Joseph J. Vicari, MD, MBA, FASGE is Board Certified in Gastroenterology. Dr. Vicari attended medical school at Creighton University where he received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching for three consecutive years. He completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Creighton University and completed his GI Fellowship in gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation where he became Chief Fellow in Gastroenterology from 1996-1997. While completing his fellowship, his interests were in esophageal and liver diseases. Dr. Vicari joined Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd. in 1997 previously serving as Managing Partner. He has held a faculty appointment at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford since that time, holding the academic rank of Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Vicari has served as Chair of the ASGE Practice Operations Committee, he currently chairs the ASGE Advanced Practice Provider Task Force and is a Councilor on the ASGE Governing Board. He is a journal reviewer for the American Journal of Gastroenterology and Section Editor for Advanced Practice Providers for iGIE. Dr. Vicari has presented numerous lectures and presentations to students, and residents and physicians both locally and nationally.