About the Authors

B. Joseph Elmunzer

badihe@umich.edu

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Rodney A. Hayward

Affiliation VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and The Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Philip S. Schoenfeld

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and The Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Sameer D. Saini

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and The Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Amar Deshpande

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Akbar K. Waljee

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and The Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BJE AKW. Performed the experiments: BJE AKW RAH. Analyzed the data: BJE AKW RAH PSS SDS AD. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: BJE. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: BJE AKW RAH PSS SDS AD. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: BJE AKW RAH PSS SDS AD. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: BJE AKW RAH PSS SDS AD.