The Little GI Book: An Easily Digestible Guide to Understanding Gastroenterology

Freshly updated to its third edition with over 100 color images, tables, and figures, this practical and portable handbook is an essential resource for anyone new to gastroenterology and hepatology. Written in a friendly, conversational style, it covers the latest advancements in the field while providing a comprehensive guide to gastrointestinal anatomy, physiology, diseases, and treatments. Dr. Douglas G. Adler takes readers through the entire GI tract, from the esophagus to the colon, with a special chapter on endoscopy. Perfect for students, residents, and GI industry professionals, this pocket guide is indispensable.

Key Features:

• Offers a compact and thorough overview of all aspects of gastroenterology, making it ideal for quick reference and learning
• Packed with dense, high-quality illustrations to enhance understanding and retention of complex concepts
• Includes the latest advancements in medical and endoscopic treatments for gastrointestinal illnesses

Douglas G. Adler, M.D., F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F., F.A.S.G.E. earned 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.

Dr. Adler is currently Director of the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy (CATE) at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado and is Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at CATE. 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 and endoscopic education.

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 700 scientific publications, articles, and book chapters and he has published nine previous gastroenterology textbooks and one nonfiction book, including the first textbook on Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound. Dr. Adler has also published more than 90 articles on history, aviation, aerospace, and astronomy.