About the contributor

• James L. Wise
• Joseph A. Murray

James L. Wise

Dr James L. Wise is Senior Associate Consultant and Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He received his M.D. from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Wisconsin. He was a Fellow in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Esophagology at the Mayo Clinic. His research and clinical interests are in the areas of esophageal motility, esophageal diseases and endoscopy.

Joseph A. Murray

Dr Joseph Murray obtained his medical school training at the National University of Ireland in Galway where his interest in gastroenterology was born. He subsequently trained in internal medicine and GI in Dublin. He then moved to the University of Iowa where he completed GI fellowship training with a focus on esophageal motility working with Jeffrey Conklin and James Christiansen. His major focus was the elucidation of the role of nitric oxide and signal transduction of neuromuscular coordination in the esophagus. While focusing on the esophagus at the University of Iowa for ten years, he then moved to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where he has run the Esophageal Motility Laboratory now as a co-director with Dr. James Wise. His practice focuses on swallowing and esophageal motility disorders. He directs the multidisciplinary swallowing program and maintains a special interest in celiac disease.