Chin Hur MD

Dr. Chin Hur received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University, his MD and MPH degrees from Johns Hopkins University, and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He subsequently completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and then joined the faculty of the MGH Gastrointestinal Unit in 2002. In 2018, Dr Hur joined the faculty of the Columbia University Medical Center as a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology.

Dr. Hur’s areas of clinical interest include: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma, as well as gastrointestinal cancer screening. His research interest lies in outcomes research, specifically technology assessment with a focus on decision analysis and disease modeling, and the application of these methodologies to the management of cancers and pre-malignant states (e.g., dysplasia) in the gastrointestinal tract. This management includes the identification of clinical predictors, diagnostic algorithms, and the optimization of treatment.

Some of the specific projects that he has been involved with include a disease model of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer, an analysis of the impact of the implementation of Virtual Colonoscopies for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, and the possible role for chemoprevention in cancer care.