Peter Henry Rae Green (born 30 January 1947) is an Australian-born gastroenterologist and Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of the Celiac Disease Center at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, New York City. He is notable for his expertise is

celiac disease Coeliac disease (British English) or celiac disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine. Patients develop intolerance to gluten, which is present in foods such as wheat, rye, spel ...

and his research includes epidemiology, clinical manifestations, associated diseases and the pathophysiological mechanisms of the syndrome. Green has an active research collaboration with the

Karolinska Institute The Karolinska Institute (KI; ; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden and one of the foremost medical research institutes globally ...

in Sweden.

Early life

Green was born in

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and attended

Newington College Newington College is a multi-campus Independent school, independent Uniting Church in Australia, Uniting Church Single-sex education, single-sex and Mixed-sex education, co-educational Pre-school education, early learning, Primary school, primar ...

(1959–1964) commencing in the preparatory school at Killara. At the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

he graduated as a

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with First Class Honours in 1971. During his medical studies, Green played with the Newington Old Boys Rugby Club as a member of a Kentwell Cup winning team and was a surf lifesaver with Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club. He is still a member of the Cabbage Tree Club at Palm Beach, New South Wales.

Medical career

Green became the senior medical registrar at Royal North Shore Hospital and trained there in

gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, sometime ...

before becoming clinical superintendent in 1976. Later that year he was appointed to the Beth Israel Medical Center and

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, Massachusetts. He is now an Attending Physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and

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. In 1978, Green became a

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of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and in 1979 he was awarded an MD from Sydney University based on research performed at Harvard and Columbia Universities.

Publications

He is the author of a book titled "Celiac disease, a hidden epidemic", first published by

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in 2006 and currently in its second edition and has over 300 publications in medical journals that include original research, invited reviews, editorials and book chapters.

Awards

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(AGA), Foundation Mentors Research Scholar Award in 2007, for his teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows * American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Master Endoscopist Award in 2007, for his expertise in the field of gastroenterology

References

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