Cases with John Lipham, MD

Developing an algorithm for Barrett’s esophagus

   

   

John Lipham, MD, is a professor of clinical surgery and chief of upper GI and general surgery at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Since adopting TissueCypher, he and his team have developed an algorithm for managing patients with non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus.

   

“It’s helping to decrease overutilization of endoscopy and surveillance [for low-risk patients],” says Dr. Lipham.

   

“On the other hand, if they come back as intermediate or high risk… those are the patients that are jumping at the chance to get rid of their Barrett’s at that point because they now know that their risk is higher than the standard non-dysplastic patient.” 

See Dr. Lipham's TissueCypher case studies

  • Older patient, short-segment with TissueCypher high risk

    Dr. Lipham shares the case of a 77-year-old patient who appeared to have low clinical risk but received a high-risk TissueCypher score.

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  • Younger patient, long-segment with TissueCypher low risk

    A 38-year-old male with long-segment Barrett’s esophagus and a low-risk TissueCypher emphasized the need to consider all the factors of the case. 

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  • If they come back as intermediate or high risk... those are the patients that are jumping at the chance to get rid of their Barrett's at that point because they now know that their risk is higher than the standard non-dysplastic patient.

    John C. Lipham, MD