of California San Diego, CA, USA
Felice Schnoll‐Sussman, MD Professor of Clinical Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology New York, NY, USA
Lauren K. Schwartz New York University Grossman School of Medicine New York, NY, USA
Robert E. Sedlack, MD, MHPE Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA
Amrita Sethi, MD, MASGE Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy Associate Professor of Medicine Columbia University Irving Medical Center‐NYP New York, NY, USA
Raj J. Shah University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO, USA
Neal Shahidi, MD, FRCPC Assistant Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada; Westmead Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prateek Sharma Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, KS, USA
Virender K. Sharma Arizona Center for Digestive Health Gilbert, AZ, USA
Stuart Sherman, MD Professor of Medicine and Radiology Director of Advanced Endoscopy Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN, USA
Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG Professor of Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Oncology Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Radbboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Amerah Taleb, MBBS New Giza University Cairo, Egypt
Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG, FASGE, AGAF, FJGES Director of Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Co‐Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness Brigham and Women's Hospital Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Roland M. Valori, MD, FRCP, MSc(Oxon) Consultant Gastroenterologist, Gloucestershire Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust Gloucestershire, UK
Ashley A. Vareedayah, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine New York University School of Medicine New York, NY, USA
Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FACG, FASGE Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL, USA
Catharine M. Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD, FRCPC Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Research and Learning Institutes, Hospital for Sick Children Department of Paediatrics and the Wilson Centre, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
Sachin Wani, MD, FASGE, AGAF Professor of Medicine Associate Medical Director Medical Director Esophageal and Gastric Center University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO, USA
Kevin A. Waschke, MD.CM., FRCPC, CAGF, FASGE Professor of Medicine (clinical)Division of Gastroenterology McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC, Canada
Jerome D. Waye, MD Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY, USA
Edris Wedi Sana Klinikum Offenbach Offenbach, Germany
Foreword
This second edition of the book, Successful Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is an entirely new and refreshing approach to what should be taught to those learning to perform endoscopy but also delves into the cognitive aspects of how to address and solve problems as they are encountered. The second edition has updated each and every chapter to include the latest training guidelines and resources for both trainees and teachers and a full web version accompanies this book. New chapters have been added, such as training the teachers of endoscopy, GI motility, anorectal procedures, and international opportunities for additional training and there are several detailed online resources for both trainees and teachers.
Dr. Jonathan Cohen is a dedicated teacher of endoscopy and has an active practice of endoscopy in New York City where he is responsible for training new endoscopists but also is active in the development of teachers of endoscopy. His expertise in every aspect of endoscopy training has been recognized by the World Endoscopy Organization who appointed him as co‐chair of the “Program for Endoscopy Teachers,” known throughout the world as “PET,” with training sessions that he has developed and organized in dozens of countries across the world.
Translating thoughts into written documents is difficult for many of us, but Dr. Cohen is adept at producing medical articles that are concise and meaningful. He has been involved in the production of several articles published in mainstream medical journals and in addition to publishing the first edition of this book, he also is the editor of a multiauthored book on narrow‐band imaging (Comprehensive Atlas of High Resolution Endoscopy and Narrow Band Imaging).
Dr. Cohen’s vast experience in the practice of endoscopy as well as his special expertise in teaching has resulted in his being requested to teach and perform procedures in endoscopy units throughout the world, giving him a first‐hand observation into the types of training and teaching performed in first‐class endoscopy suites in North and South America but also in Europe and Asia. Drawing on his understanding of the State of the Art of Training, Dr. Cohen has been able to gather the very best teaching endoscopists from many countries to share their special knowledge and techniques of training and their approach to problems encountered during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures. Each author was chosen primarily for their skill in performance of endoscopy while also currently engaged in teaching these skills to students and other accomplished endoscopists. In addition, the authors also had to have demonstrated their ability to express their thoughts in writing as well as being articulate in discussions during live endoscopic cases.
Through years of observations, Dr. Cohen has come to understand that some doctors that are outstanding practitioners of the art are not necessarily the best teachers of endoscopy and that the best teachers may not be the quickest or best practitioners of endoscopy. He has chosen the best teachers for each chapter in this book. Teachers of endoscopy have taken on the enormous responsibility to not only share their knowledge completely and selflessly with the student, but have accepted the task of patient advocate during each case to ensure their safety so that the teaching aspect of the procedure does not infringe upon the ability to provide the best endoscopic examination possible. The endoscopic approach, learned in apprentice fashion at the side of the teacher will be a part of that person’s endoscopic framework every time that they pick up an endoscope.
Dr. Cohen has made it a priority to present all facets of teaching the procedural aspects of gastrointestinal endoscopy, and has done it well. In addition to the detailed written description in each chapter, there is an extensive video section available on the web version of the book, which demonstrates the techniques discussed.
Teaching and learning are not linear experiences, but rather a repeating cycle of cognitive input with each cycle incorporating new data and new material as it evolves. Endoscopy learning embraces an entirely new dimension, the technical aspects of manipulating tubes inside the human body, a skill which can only
