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Joel Howard Rubenstein MD

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Specialties: 
Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests:

Achalasia, Barrett's Esophagus, Cancer Prevention and Screening, Colonoscopy, Difficulty Swallowing, Dysplasia,Endoscopy, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophageal cancer, Esophageal Spasm, Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD, Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Locations

U of M Gastroenterology

Taubman Center, Floor 3, Reception D
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor
MI
48109
Phone:
888-229-7408

U of M Gastroenterology - Medical Procedures

East Ann Arbor Ambulatory Surgery and Medical Procedures Center
4270 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor
MI
48109
Phone:
888-229-7408

Credentials

Medical School or Training

  • Washington University School of Medicine, 1998

Residency

  • University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, IL, 2001

Fellowship

  • Internal Medicine Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Health System, 2004

Professional Organizations

  • Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology

  • Member, American Gastroenterology Association

  • Member, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

  • Member, American College of Physicians

Board Certification

  • Gastroenterology

Research

Clinical and translational research in developing effective strategies of identifying Barrett's esophagus and reducing deaths from esophageal cancer.
 

Biography

Joel Rubenstein, M.D., M.Sc. is Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan, and is a Research Scientist at the Veterans Affairs Center of Excellence for Clinical Management Research.

Dr. Rubenstein earned a Bachelors of Science from the University of Michigan, majoring in biophysics. He then earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis. After completing his residency training in internal medicine at the University of Chicago, Dr. Rubenstein returned to the University of Michigan, where he completed fellowship training in gastroenterology, earned a Masters of Science in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis, and then joined the faculty of the Division of Gastroenterology in 2004.

Dr. Rubenstein is a recognized expert in the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous lesion associated with esophageal cancer. His research aims to develop efficient management strategies for identifying Barrett's esophagus and reducing deaths from esophageal cancer. Dr. Rubenstein's research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and he is a former Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Gordon Family Clinical Investigator.

In addition to Barrett's esophagus, Dr. Rubenstein has clinical expertise in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), eosinophilic esophagitis, and other swallowing disorders.

Dr. Rubenstein serves as a Special Sections Editor for the journal, Gastroenterology, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Rubenstein sees patients in clinic at Taubman Center, and performs most of his endoscopy procedures at the East Ann Arbor Medical Procedures Center.

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