Dr. Christopher Almario – IFFGD Research Award Winners: Where Are They Now?

April 17, 2021

2020 IFFGD Research Award Winner Christopher Almario, MD

This episode is hosted by IFFGD’s Hayley McCorkle and features our 2020 Research Award Winner Dr. Christopher Almario. Dr. Almario is a gastroenterologist and health services research at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. His dedicates his research to better understanding functional GI disorders.

Dr. Christopher Almario’s research is focused on developing and validating innovative, scalable, evidence-based technologies that support patients and clinicians in making shared decisions that improve health and reduce costs. He has also conducted a number of studies that deepen our understanding of the epidemiology and impact of functional gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, chronic idiopathic constipation, functional heartburn) on patients’ quality of life.

Learn more about Dr. Almario.

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