Research

Eli D. Ehrenpreis MD has over 30 years of experience as an academic gastroenterologist and clinical pharmacologist. He has published more than 130 scientific papers, 20 chapters in medical textbooks and has written and edited six books related to gastrointestinal diseases and drug therapy. He has developed new treatments for a variety difficult to manage conditions including Crohn’s disease, radiation proctopathy, mesenteric panniculitis, oral mucositis and anal pruritis and has developed several new clinical diagnostic methods. Dr Ehrenpreis graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northeastern Illinois University where he majored in Biology and Music Performance. He received his Medical Degree (MD) from the University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School.

He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He completed fellowships in both Gastroenterology and Clinical Pharmacology at Northwestern University Medical Center. He has previously served as a faculty member at the Cleveland Clinic, Rush University Medical Center and the University of Chicago. Currently Dr. Ehrenpreis is Professor of Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University Medical Center and Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Miami Miller Medical School. He servers as Associate Director for Research at the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency and is Chairman of the Internal Medicine Academic Oversight Committee at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

The Division of Research and Scholarship is a program within the Department of Internal Medicine designed to educate and mentor residents to achieve academic success and lifelong learning skills.

Eli D. Ehrenpreis M.D.
Associate Director
Research and Scholarly Activity

Mission statement

The goal of the Division of Research and Scholarship Advancement is to provide residents with training and skill sets to appraise clinically relevant literature and incorporate research into clinical practice. The program embraces the general core competences: medical knowledge, patient care, communication skills, practice-based learning, professionalism, and system based practice as the foundation for academic and clinical success. Each resident will have the opportunity to participate in a research elective and conduct an original research project.

The research elective combines independent study with supervised, practical experience. In addition to working on an independent research project, all participants must complete the required readings, satisfactorily pass a quiz and complete the Human Research Subjects tutorial by the end of the month. Each resident must choose a faculty advisor to guide them in their project selection, monitor progress, ensure completion of required elements, and plan for presentation of results