Blumberg Appointed to National Commission on Digestive Diseases
Richard S. Blumberg, MD, chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, professor of Medicine at HMS, was appointed to the National Institute of Health’s National Commission on Digestive Diseases. The commission is comprised of 16 members who are appointed for the duration of the commission by the director of the NIH. The comission is charged with conducting an overview of research in digestive diseases and developing a strategic plan for the next 10 years of digestive diseases research.