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Advancing health equity: The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 18, pages 449–450 (2021)Cite this article

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The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists is a new organization that aims to improve gastrointestinal health outcomes in Black communities, foster networking and scholarship among its members, develop the pipeline of Black gastroenterologists and hepatologists, and promote health equity in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology.

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  1. The Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Pascale M. White

  2. New York Gastroenterology Associates, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Ugonna Iroku

  3. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Rotonya M. Carr

  4. Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Folasade P. May

  5. UCLA-Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Folasade P. May

  6. NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Sophie Balzora, Valerie Antoine-Gustave & Renee L. Williams

  7. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa

  8. Ohio State University College of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA

    Darrell M. Gray

  9. Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Alexandra Guillaume

  10. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Rachel B. Issaka

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The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists Board of Directors

  • Sophie Balzora
  • , Valerie Antoine-Gustave
  • , Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa
  • , Darrell M. Gray
  • , Alexandra Guillaume
  • , Rachel B. Issaka
  •  & Renee L. Williams

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Correspondence to Folasade P. May.

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White, P.M., Iroku, U., Carr, R.M. et al. Advancing health equity: The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 18, 449–450 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-021-00464-y

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