Benjamin Lebwohl, MD | Source | Associate Professor - Medicine & Epidemiology at Columbia University Irving M...
Benjamin Lebwohl, MD
Dr. Lebwohl is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is a graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in music. Dr. Lebwohl received his MD from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003, and then completed his internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine at Columbia. He stayed at Columbia as a fellow in Digestive and Liver Disease, during which time he obtained a Master's in Patient Oriented Research from the Department of Biostatistics at the Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Lebwohl was a post-doctoral fellow in a National Cancer Institute-funded Training Program in Cancer-Related Population Sciences under the mentorship of Alfred Neugut. He joined the faculty of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in 2010.
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Associate Professor - Medicine & Epidemiology
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What to Know About the Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger People
A gastroenterologist explains the rise of colorectal cancer diagnoses in adults younger than 55, and when people should see a specialist.
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Columbia University Expert Available for IBD Insights
Dr. Lebwohl, Gastroenterologist at Columbia University, is available for interviews on IBD. He offers insights into treating and researching inflammatory bowel disease. Julia Ripperger at ColumbiaDoctors Midtown can arrange an interview. Dr. Lebwohl says, "Our research aims to improve patient outcomes."
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The rise does not appear to be abating. Unlike in older age groups, whose rates of colorectal cancer are falling, there has been an ongoing increase of this cancer in young people.
