William Y. Chey, Gastroenterologist
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William Y. Chey

Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology

33 Harrington Drive Fairport New York, 14450
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William Y. Chey, MD, is a national and international expert on digestive and liver diseases, practicing at the Rochester Institute for Digestive Disease and Sciences in Rochester, New York.  His expertise is in gastroenterological motility disorders, functional bowel disorders including irritable bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease, endocrine tumors of the pancreas, prancreatitis and inflammatory bowel disease.  He received post doctoral degrees:  MSc, DSc, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He was a Professor of Medicine and former Director of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, and has over 300 publications, mostly in peer review journals, over 50 textbook chapters and two books.  He is currently the Editor in Chief of Clinical Endoscopy.

Education and Training

Seoul National University College of Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 72 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Gastrointestinal EndocrinologyPancreatic DiseasesPeptic Ulcers

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • For Peers on his Research -
  • Honorary Professor of Medicine, Catholic University School of Medicine, Korea -

Awards

  • Distinguished Clinician Award, 2004   
  • Mentors Research Award, 2007   

Internships

  • New York City Hospital

Fellowships

  • Medical University of New Jersey (Hepatology); Temple University Medical Center (Gastroenterology); Mt. Sinai Hospital (Pathology)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Pancreatic Association, American Motility Association, American Physiological Society

Articles and Publications

  • 300 Peer Reviewed Works

What do you attribute your success to?

  • His Education and Training, the Broad Base of Knowledge Acquired and Additional Service Education

Hobbies / Sports

  • Studying the History of Medicine, Writing a Personal Memoir and a Research Memoir

Favorite professional publications

  • Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Pancreas

William Y. Chey's Practice location

33 Harrington Drive -
Fairport, New York 14450
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