Department / Division:
Medicine / Gastroenterology

Address:
DUMC 3858
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-6437

Office Telephone:
919-684-1817

Fax Telephone:
919-681-8147

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1973

• Internal Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts), 1973-1975
• Gastroenterology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Washington, DC), 1976-1978

Clinical Interests:
Inflammatory bowel disease, GI function in the aged, pelvic-floor disorders in women, peptic disorders, general gastroenterology, therapeutic/diagnostic endoscopy and colonoscopy (including PEG, polypectomy), esophageal varices

Research Interests:
Gastrointestinal Disorders of the elderly, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colon Cancer Screening, Therapeutic Endoscopy, Functional Bowel Disorders, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.

Representative Publications:
Wilson JAP. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and colitis-associated colon cancer. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 19;358(25):2733-4. (2008)

Ringel, Y., Wilson, J.A., D’Agostino, R.D., Lewis, J.H.. Development and validation of an ischemic colitis clinical diagnosis assessment instrument (ICCAI). Gastroenterology (2005) 128(Suppl 2): A467. (2005)

Wilson, J.A.P: Gastroenterologic Disorders. In: Geriatric Medicine, 4th ed  Cassel, CK, Lepzig, RM, Cohen, HJ, Larson, EB et al (eds). Spring-Verlag, New York ,2003. (2003)

Wilson J.A.P.: Module 3, Colon Cancer and Barrett's Esophagus, Educational and Training Systems International, 2000. (2000)

Wilson JAP. Recognition and management of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care. GI Focus 2000;3:21-25. (2000)

Wilson JA. Constipation in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med. 1999 Aug;15(3):499-510. (1999) Abstract

Swaim MW, Wilson JA. GI emergencies: rapid therapeutic responses for older patients. Geriatrics. 1999 Jun;54(6):20-2, 25-6, 29-30 passim. (1999) Abstract

Bloomfeld RS, Wilson JA. Clinical images. Melanosis coli. Dig Dis. 1999;17(2):124. (1999) Abstract

Wilson KH,Wilson JAP, Whipple's Disease. Current Opinion in Infect Dis 8:380-383, 1995. (1995)

Wilson KH, Blitchington RB, Frothingham R, Wilson JA. Identification of the Whipple's disease bacillus. N Engl J Med. 1993 Jan 7;328(1):62; author reply 63. (1993) Abstract

Wilson KH, Blitchington R, Frothingham R, Wilson JA. Phylogeny of the Whipple's-disease-associated bacterium. Lancet. 1991 Aug 24;338(8765):474-5. (1991) Abstract