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Alan R. Zinsmeister

Alan R. Zinsmeister

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2025

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104344
World Ranking
439
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Overview

Alan R. Zinsmeister is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed to the fields of medicine, with a focus on gastroenterology, surgery, and rheumatology. Their research primarily addresses gastrointestinal disorders and related treatments.

The scientist has published work in venues including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Topics frequently covered in their research include:

  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments

Recent publications by Alan R. Zinsmeister include:

  • The Natural History of Chronic Unexplained Gastrointestinal Disorders and Gastroesophageal Reflux During 20 Years: A US Population-Based Study (2021) in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Classification of Fecal Incontinence: State of the Science Summary for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Workshop (2020) in UNC Libraries
  • Recollection of childhood abdominal pain in adults with functional gastrointestinal disorders (2020) in UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Cathy D. Schleck
  • Nicholas J. Talley
  • Rok Seon Choung
  • Yuri A. Saito
  • William S. Harmsen

Alan R. Zinsmeister's work intersects clinical and epidemiological studies in gastrointestinal diseases, contributing to an understanding of chronic gastrointestinal conditions and pelvic floor disorders. Their interdisciplinary approach involves both medical and surgical perspectives within gastroenterology and associated subfields.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and clinical spectrum of gastroesophageal reflux : a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota

    GR Locke;NJ Talley;SL Fett;AR Zinsmeister

  • The natural history of corticosteroid therapy for inflammatory bowel disease: A population-based study

    William A. Faubion;Edward V. Loftus;William S. Harmsen;Alan R. Zinsmeister

  • Etanercept for active Crohn's disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    William J. Sandborn;Stephen B. Hanauer;Seymour Katz;Michael Safdi

  • Simplified assessment of segmental colonic transit

    Amanda M. Metcalf;Sidney F. Phillips;Alan R. Zinsmeister;Robert L. MacCarty

  • The natural history of fistulizing Crohn's disease in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

    David A. Schwartz;Edward V. Loftus;William J. Tremaine;Remo Panaccione

  • Risk factors for opportunistic infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

    Murat Toruner;Edward V. Loftus;W. Scott Harmsen;Alan R. Zinsmeister

  • Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: a clinicopathological study of patients with disease of the mucosa, muscle layer, and subserosal tissues.

    N J Talley;R G Shorter;S F Phillips;A R Zinsmeister

  • Increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction

    Manuel Pera;Alan J. Cameron;Victor F. Trastek;Herschel A. Carpenter

  • The safety profile of infliximab in patients with Crohn's disease: The Mayo Clinic experience in 500 patients

    Jean Frederic Colombel;Edward V. Loftus;William J. Tremaine;Laurence J. Egan

  • Increased Prevalence and Mortality in Undiagnosed Celiac Disease

    Alberto Rubio–Tapia;Robert A. Kyle;Edward L. Kaplan;Dwight R. Johnson

  • Dyspepsia and dyspepsia subgroups: A population-based study

    NJ Talley;AR Zinsmeister;CD Schleck;LJ Melton

  • Epidemiology of colonic symptoms and the irritable bowel syndrome

    Nicholas J. Talley;Alan R Zinsmeister;Carol E. Van Dyke;L.Joseph Melton

  • Risk factors associated with progression to intestinal complications of Crohn's disease in a population-based cohort.

    Kelvin T. Thia;Kelvin T. Thia;William J. Sandborn;William S. Harmsen;Alan R. Zinsmeister

  • A 21-year experience with major hemorrhage after percutaneous liver biopsy

    Douglas B. McGill;Jorge Rakela;Alan R. Zinsmeister;Beverly J. Ott

  • Update on the incidence and prevalence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1940–2000

    Conor G. Loftus;Edward V. Loftus;W. Scott Harmsen;Alan R. Zinsmeister

  • Apolipoprotein A-I as a Marker of Angiographically Assessed Coronary-Artery Disease

    James J. Maciejko;David R. Holmes;Bruce A. Kottke;Alan R. Zinsmeister

  • PSC-IBD: a unique form of inflammatory bowel disease associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis

    E V Loftus;G C Harewood;C G Loftus;W J Tremaine

  • Crohn's disease in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1940-1993: incidence, prevalence, and survival.

    Edward V. Loftus;Marc D. Silverstein;Marc D. Silverstein;William J. Sandborn;William J. Tremaine

  • Correlation of C‐reactive protein with clinical, endoscopic, histologic, and radiographic activity in inflammatory bowel disease

    Craig A Solem;Edward V Loftus;William J Tremaine;William S Harmsen

  • A comparison of endoscopic ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and exam under anesthesia for evaluation of Crohn's perianal fistulas

    David A. Schwartz;Maurits J. Wiersema;Kika M. Dudiak;J.G. Fletcher

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. Talley
Nicholas J. Talley University of Newcastle Australia
Duane Burton
Duane Burton Mayo Clinic
Adil E. Bharucha
Adil E. Bharucha Mayo Clinic
Cathy D. Schleck
Cathy D. Schleck Mayo Clinic
William J. Sandborn
William J. Sandborn University of California, San Diego
Edward V. Loftus
Edward V. Loftus Mayo Clinic
L. Joseph Melton
L. Joseph Melton Mayo Clinic

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