2009 IFFGD Research Award Recipient Satish Rao, MD
Dr. Satish Rao, IFFGD’s 2009 Research Award Winner for Senior Investigator in Clinical Science, explains his journey through research and provides us with great insight on topics like SIBO, chronic constipation, accidental bowel leakage, dyssynergic defecation, diagnostic tools, and much more.
Dr. Rao’s research interests focus on the causes and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, fecal incontinence (also known as bowel incontinence), and esophageal chest pain. Dr. Rao has pioneered several new techniques for evaluating how these areas of the gut function, and a technique of biofeedback therapy for dyssynergic defecation. In addition, Dr. Rao is studying new treatments for fructose intolerance.
