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Prateek Sharma, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Research, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. In 2000, he received the ACG Governors Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. Dr Sharma is also a recent recipient of a Career Development Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Castell Esophagus Clinical Research Award. He is also a member of the Barrett's Esophagus Working Group of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr Sharma is involved with the AGA, ACG and ASGE at committee level: for the AGA he is on the Education and Clinical Practice Committees; for the ACG he is Chair of the Public Relations Committee; and for the ASGE he is on the Research and Program Selection Committees. Professor Richard Sampliner is Professor of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and University Medical Center. He is the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director, serves on the Training and Education Committee of the ACG and MKSAP 11 and 12 Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

1 Definition and Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus. Ajay Bansal and Prateek Sharma. 2 The Epidemiology and Prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus. Alan J. Cameron. 3 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma-Epidemiology and Association with Barrett's Esophagus. Jesper Lagergren. 4 Pathogenesis of Barrett's Esophagus. Nicholas J. Clemons, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, and Michael J. G. Farthing. 5 The Role of Acid and Bile in Barrett's Esophagus. Joel E. Richter. 6 Esophageal Motility Abnormalities in Barrett's Esophagus. John E. Pandolfino and Peter J. Kahrilas. 7 Mucosal Defense in Barrett's Esophagus. Roy C. Orlando. 8 The Role of Helicobacter pylori in Barrett's Esophagus. Peter Malfertheiner and Ulrich Peitz. 9 Molecular Biology of Barrett's Esophagus. Linda A. Feagins and Rhonda F. Souza. 10 Histology of Barrett's Esophagus: Metaplasia and Dysplasia. Joel E. Mendelin and John R. Goldblum. 11 Screening for Barrett's Esophagus: Targeting High Risk Patients. Richard E. Sampliner. 12 Surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus. Gary W. Falk. 13 The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Surveillance to Decrease Mortality from Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. John M. Inadomi and Joel H. Rubenstein. 14 Chromoendoscopy in Barrett's Esophagus. M. Brian Fennerty. 15 Surface Imaging in Barrett's Esophagus: The Role of High-Resolution Endoscopy, Magnifying Endoscopy, and Related Techniques. Mohammed A. Kara, Prateek Sharma, and Jacques J.G. H. M. Bergman. 16 Emerging Techniques: Spectroscopy. Stephan M. Wildi and Michael B. Wallace. 17 Emerging Techniques: Optical Coherence Tomography, Confocal Imaging, and Others. Thomas D. Wang and Jacques Van Dam. 18 Medical Management of Barrett's Esophagus. Ernst J. Kuipers. 19 Thermal Endoscopic Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus. Jacques Deviere. 20 Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus with Laser and Photodynamic Therapy. Kenneth K. Wang and Navtej S. Buttar. 21 Endoscopic Resection. Oliver Pech, Andrea May, and Christian Ell. 22 Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal. Adenocarcinoma. Ann Marie Joyce and Gregory G. Ginsberg. 23 Surgical Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus and Cancer. Dave R. Lal and Brant K. Oelschlager. 24 Chemoprevention for Barrett's Esophagus. Janusz Jankowski and Edyta Zagorowicz. 25 Management of High-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus. Jacques J. G. H. M. Bergman and Paul Fockens. 26 Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma. Stuart Jon Spechler. 27 The Options for Palliation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Shyam Varadarajulu and C. Mel Wilcox. Index. Color plate section