Dr. Adler is currently Director of the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Adler is also the Editor-in-Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Prior to moving to Colorado, Dr. Adler was a tenured Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Adler was also the GI Fellowship Program Director at the University of Utah School of Medicine for seven years. Dr. Adler focuses his clinical, educational, and research efforts on the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal cancers and complex gastrointestinal disease, with an emphasis on therapeutic endoscopy.
Dr. Adler is an internationally recognized expert on all facets of ERCP, EUS, gastrointestinal stenting, GPOEM, and other topics. He is the author of more than 600 scientific publications, articles, and book chapters and he has published 9 gastroenterology textbooks, including the first textbook on Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound. Dr. Adler has also published more than 70 articles on history, aviation, aerospace, and astronomy.
Doug Adler, MD
Douglas G. Adler, M.D., F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F., F.A.S.G.E. received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York, NY. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Adler completed both a general gastrointestinal fellowship and a therapeutic endoscopy/ERCP fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He then returned to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for a fellowship in endoscopic ultrasound.
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Biography
Education
- Medical School – Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
- Residency – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Fellowships:
- Gastrointestinal Fellowship – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Therapeutic Endoscopy/ERCP Fellowship – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Endoscopic Ultrasound Fellowship – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Distinctions
Peak Gastroenterology Associates Physician, Dr. Doug Adler, Named Top 1% GI All-Star
Dr. Doug Adler has been named a 2024 GI All-Star by Avant-Garde Health, recognizing the top 1% of gastroenterologists based on procedural volumes, peer-reviewed publications and publication weight.
