Dr. Peter Kahrilas, MD

• Gastroenterology

• Internal Medicine

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• Mcgaw Medical Center Of Northwestern University|medical College Of Wisconsin

  Fellowship Hospital, 1984

• University Hospitals Of Cleveland

  Residency Hospital, 1982

• University Hospitals Of Cleveland

  Internship Hospital, 1980

• University Of Rochester School Of Medicine & Dentistry

  Medical School, 1979

• The relationship between esophageal acid exposure and the esophageal response to volumetric distention, 2017-11-02

• Heterogeneity of primary and secondary peristalsis in systemic sclerosis: a new model of ‘scleroderma esophagus', 2021-10-28

• Majority of symptoms in esophageal reflux PPI non-responders are not related to reflux, 2015-09-04

• Normative values of intra-bolus pressure and esophageal compliance based on 4D high-resolution impedance-manometry, 2022-06-05

• Partial recovery of peristalsis after myotomy for achalasia; more the rule than the exception, 2013-09-20

• Histopathologic Patterns Among Achalasia Subtypes, 2015-11-06

• Studies of abnormalities of the lower esophageal sphincter during esophageal emptying based on a fully-coupled bolus-esophageal-gastric model, 2018-04-11

• Chicago Classification Update (v4.0): Technical Review of High-Resolution Manometry Metrics for EGJ Barrier Function, 2021-03-02

• Normal Functional Luminal Imaging Probe Panometry Findings Associate With Lack of Major Esophageal Motility Disorder on High-Resolution Manometry, 2020-03-20

• Simulation studies of the role of esophageal mucosa in bolus transport, 2017-01-03

• BLOWN OUT MYOTOMY (BOM): A COMPLICATION OF LAPAROSCOPIC HELLER MYOTOMY AND PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA, 2020-07-25

• ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS ON HIGH RESOLUTION MANOMETRY: CHICAGO CLASSIFICATION VERSION 4.0©, 2021-04-02

• Management Options for Patients with GERD and Persistent Symptoms on Proton Pump Inhibitors: Recommendations from an Expert Panel, 2018-04-24

• Mechanics Informed Fluoroscopy of Esophageal Transport, 2021-03-02

• Chicago Classification Criteria of Esophageal Motility Disorders Defined in High Resolution Esophageal Pressure Topography (EPT)†, 2011-12-14

• Weak Peristalsis in Esophageal Pressure Topography: Classification and Association With Dysphagia, 2010-10-05

• A fully resolved active musculo-mechanical model for esophageal transport, 2015-10-01

• Perspectives in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Advances in the Management of Esophageal Motility Disorders, 2018-04-24

• A fully resolved multiphysics model of gastric peristalsis and bolus emptying in the upper gastrointestinal tract, 2021-10-15

• Do large hiatal hernias affect esophageal peristalsis?, 2013-01-23

• A Comparison of Symptom Severity and Bolus Retention to Chicago Classification Esophageal Pressure Topography Metrics in Patients with Achalasia, 2012-10-16

• Development of quality indicators for the diagnosis and management of achalasia, 2021-03-15

• Validation of clinically relevant thresholds of esophagogastric junction obstruction using FLIP Panometry, 2021-06-30

• Hyperdynamic Upper Esophageal Sphincter Pressure: A Manometric Observation in Patients Reporting Globus Sensation, 2009-01-20

• Normal values of esophageal distensibility and distension-induced contractility measured by functional luminal imaging probe panometry, 2018-08-03

• Distal Contraction Latency: A Measure of Propagation Velocity Optimized for Esophageal Pressure Topography Studies, 2010-10-26

• How Updates in Chicago Classification Impact Clinical Practice, 2021-08-20

• High-resolution manometry assessment of the lower esophageal sphincter after-contraction: normative values and clinical correlation, 2017-07-21

• Benchmarks for the Interpretation of Esophageal High Resolution Manometry, 2016-10-13

• Could the peristaltic transition zone be caused by non-uniform esophageal muscle fiber architecture? A simulation study, 2017-01-05

• Relationship Between Manometric and Videofluoroscopic Measures of Swallow Function in Healthy Adults and Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer with Various Modalities, 2008-10-28

• Postprandial High Resolution Impedance Manometry Identifies Mechanisms of Non-Response to Proton Pump Inhibitors, 2017-09-12

• Classifying esophageal motility by FLIP Panometry: A study of 722 subjects with manometry, 2021-12-01

• FUNCTIONAL LUMINAL IMAGING PROBE PANOMETRY IDENTIFIES ACHALASIA-TYPE ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION, 2019-11-25

• Development of Quality Measures for the Care of Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 2014-11-18

• Esophageal hypervigilance and visceral anxiety are contributors to symptom severity among patients evaluated with high-resolution esophageal manometry, 2020-02-27

• Management of Spastic Disorders of the Esophagus, 2013-01-04

• Long-term Outcomes of Patients with Normal or Minor Motor Function Abnormalities Detected by High-resolution Esophageal Manometry, 2015-03-11

• Challenges in the swallowing mechanism: non-obstructive dysphagia in the era of high resolution manometry and impedance, 2011-09-19

• Achalasia subtypes can be identified with functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) panometry using a supervised machine learning process, 2020-07-01

• Localizing the Contractile Deceleration Point (CDP) in Patients with Abnormal Esophageal Pressure Topography, 2012-06-24

• The effect of a sitting versus supine posture on normative esophageal pressure topography metrics and Chicago Classification diagnosis of esophageal motility disorders, 2012-08-16

• Has high-resolution manometry changed the approach to esophageal motility disorders?, 2011-01-07

• Evaluation of esophageal motility utilizing the functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP), 2016-10-11

• Refining the criterion for an abnormal Integrated Relaxation Pressure in esophageal pressure topography based on the pattern of esophageal contractility using a classification and regression tree model, 2012-06-20

• High-resolution Impedance Manometry Measurement of Bolus Flow Time in Achalasia and its Correlation with Dysphagia, 2015-06-18

• When is proton pump inhibitor use appropriate?, 2017-02-21

• High-resolution impedance manometry metrics of the esophagogastric junction for the assessment of treatment response in achalasia, 2016-10-04

• Increased Risk for Persistent Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients with Barrett's Esophagus and Uncontrolled Reflux Exposure before Radiofrequency Ablation, 2012-05-15

• Mechanisms of Barrett's esophagus (clinical): LES dysfunction, hiatal hernia, peristaltic defects, 2014-11-12

• AMBULATORY REFLUX MONITORING GUIDES PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR DISCONTINUATION IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX SYMPTOMS: A CLINICAL TRIAL, 2020-09-16

• Esophageal Motor Disorders in Terms of High-Resolution Esophageal Pressure Topography: What Has Changed?, 2010-02-23

• Novel 3D high-resolution manometry metrics for quantifying esophagogastric junction contractility, 2017-04-05

• Pressure Topography Metrics For High-Resolution Pharyngeal-Esophageal Manofluorography - A Normative Study of Younger and Older Adults, 2016-01-28

• Optimizing the swallow protocol of clinical high resolution esophageal manometry studies, 2012-08-02

• Quantifying esophagogastric junction contractility with a novel HRM topographic metric, the EGJ-Contractile Integral: normative values and preliminary evaluation in PPI non-responders, 2013-12-03

• Development and Validation of the Brief Esophageal Dysphagia Questionnaire, 2016-07-05

• Deep learning based artificial intelligence model for identifying swallow types in esophageal high-resolution manometry, 2021-10-28

• Esophageal Pressure Topography Criteria Indicative of Incomplete Bolus Clearance: A Study Using High-Resolution Impedance Manometry, 2009-08-18

• What is New in Chicago Classification version 4.0?, 2020-12-19

• Chronic Cough: A Gastroenterology Perspective, 2014-06-05

• Validation of secondary peristalsis classification using FLIP Panometry in 741 subjects undergoing manometry, 2021-06-13

• Phenotypes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Where Rome, Lyon, and Montreal Meet, 2019-07-15

• Gaviscon Double Action Liquid (antacid & alginate) is more effective than antacid in controlling postprandial esophageal acid exposure in GERD patients; a double-blind crossover study, 2014-07-10

• Lack of correlation between HRM metrics and symptoms during the manometric protocol, 2014-02-11

• Many Patients Continue Using Proton Pump Inhibitors After Negative Results from Tests for Reflux Disease, 2012-02-22

• OPTIMAL WIRELESS REFLUX MONITORING METRICS TO PREDICT DISCONTINUATION OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR THERAPY, 2022-06-10

• Esophagogastric Junction pressure morphology: comparison between a station pull-through and real-time 3D-HRM representation, 2013-06-05

• Calculation of Esophagogastric Junction Vector Volume using 3D-high resolution manometry, 2014-08-01

• Esophageal motility classification can be established at the time of endoscopy: a study evaluating real-time functional luminal imaging probe panometry, 2019-07-04

• Severity of endoscopically identified esophageal rings correlates with reduced esophageal distensibility in eosinophilic esophagitis, 2016-05-20

• A continuum mechanics-based musculo-mechanical model for esophageal transport, 2017-07-18

• Prediction of esophageal retention: A study comparing high-resolution manometry and functional luminal imaging probe Panometry, 2021-10-01

• The Chicago Classification of Motility Disorders: an Update, 2014-08-01

• Assessing Bolus Retention in Achalasia using High Resolution Manometry with Impedance: A Comparator Study with Timed Barium Esophagram, 2014-04-08

• Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility After Fundoplication Assessed with a Novel Functional Luminal Imaging Probe, 2010-04-29

• Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life Impairment are Associated with Symptom Severity in PPI Non-Responders with Normal Impedance-pH Profiles, 2017-09-12

• The acoustic cough monitoring and manometric profile of cough and throat clearing, 2013-02-26

• Treatment of GERD Complications (Barrett's, Peptic Stricture) and Extraesophageal Syndromes, 2010-10-22

• Parameters for quantifying bolus retention with high-resolution impedance manometry, 2014-04-22

• A Causal Relationship Between Cough and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Has Been Established: a Pro/Con Debate, 2013-11-13