Mayo Clinic Gastroenterologist Elected President of American College of Gastroenterology

Monday, October 15, 2007

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Amy Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, was elected the 2007–2008 president of the American College of Gastroenterology, a national specialty association representing more than 10,000 clinical gastroenterologists and other specialists in digestive diseases. Dr. Foxx-Orenstein officially assumes the presidency this week during the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia.

As president, Dr. Foxx-Orenstein will direct the American College of Gastroenterology's programs, including continuing medical education in clinical and scientific gastroenterology, policies involving national and state medical affairs, managed care issues and clinical investigation.

At Mayo Clinic, Dr. Foxx-Orenstein is involved in patient care and clinical and translational research focused on motility disorders of the gut, enteric neuroscience and serotonin metabolism.

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