Stefano Guandalini, MD

Professor Emeritus University of Chicago

Medical Advisor at imaware™

Experience

Dr. Stefano Guandalini is an internationally recognized expert on celiac disease. He is Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago, and the founder of the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. Dr Guandalini’s clinical and research efforts have greatly influenced the way celiac disease is diagnosed and treated today. His work contributed to the revision of 20-year-old guidelines for celiac disease diagnosis.

Dr. Guandalini has been ranked among America’s "Best Doctors" since 2008. In 2012, he received the prestigious title of "Master of Pediatrics" from the Italian Society of Pediatrics. In 2016, he published a "Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition."

Education

University of Naples, Naples, Italy - 07/1977 - Ped GI Fellowship

University of Messina, Messina, Italy - Pediatrician - 10/1974 - Pediatric Residency

University of Messina, Messina, Italy - MD - 08/1971 - Medicine

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Expertise

Food Allergies
Malabsorption Syndromes
Intestinal Infections
Chronic Diarrhea
Nutrition
Autoimmune Disease
Celiac Disease

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We are now in an age where science and technology have converged to allow reliable and precise remote and home-based blood testing.

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