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CURRICULUM VITAE

W Harley H. Sobin MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
1969 - 1973 Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
1973 - 1977 Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York University Medical School, New York, NY

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
1977 - 1980 Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and other University of Miami affiliated Hospitals, Miami, FL
1980 - 1982 Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami Veterans Administration Hospital and other University of Miami affiliated Hospitals, Miami, FL

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
01/2022 - Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1985 - 1988 Board of Directors - Associated Internists, Mount Sinai Hospital
1995 - Present Vice Chairman of Medicine, St. Catherine's Hospital
1996 - Present Chairman of Medicine, St. Catherine's Hospital
1997 - Present Assistant Chief of Staff, St. Catherine's Hospital
1998 - Present Vice Chairman of Medicine, Kenosha Hospital
1999 - Present Chairman of Medicine, Kenosha Hospital
2000 - 2001 Assistant Chief of Staff, United Hospital Systems
2002 - 2003 Chief of Staff, United Hospital Systems
2004 - 2018 Board of Directors, United Hospital System

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
10/2019 - Present Teaching staff, Gastroenterology, Zablocki VA Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
10/2019 - 2021 Teaching staff, Gastroenterology, Zablocki VA Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
2021 - Present Date- Adjunct Assistant Professor- Froedtert/Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/1982 - 12/1988 Partner, Multi-specialty, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Chicago, IL
01/1989 - 12/1992 Physician Gastroenterologist, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL
01/1993 - 06/2018 Physician Gastroenterologist, Digestive Disease Consultants, Kenosha Hospital, and Medical Center, Kenosha, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/1982 - 12/1988 Full-time attending physician, Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai, Chicago, IL

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Internal Medicine
09/1980
None
Gastroenterology
11/1983
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin license
3401
None
Wisconsin license
34019-20
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1973 - Present Phi Beta Kappa
1973 Phi Beta Kappa
1985 - Present Teaching Attending of the Year, Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
1985 Teaching Attending of the Year , Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
1987 - Present Teaching Attending of the Year, Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
1987 Teaching Attending of the Year, Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
1994 Rookie of the Year Award for Teaching, St. Catherine's Hospital (Kenosha, WI)
1994 - Present Rookie of the Year Award for Teaching, St. Catherine's Hospital (Kenosha, WI)
1999 - 2000 Physician of the year -Wisconsin branch, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American College of Physicians (Member)
American Gastroenterological Association (Member)
American College of Gastroenterology (Member)

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
08/1982 - 12/1988 Mount Sinai Medical Center, Full-time attending teaching Internal Medicine residents and medical students
 
Resident and Fellow Education
01/1989 - 12/1992 Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Part-time teaching attending for Internal Medicine residents
01/1993 - 1997 University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Part-time teaching attending for family practice residents at St. Catherine's training hospital
10/2019 - Present Zablocki VA Hospital
2021 - Present Date-Froedtert/Medical College of Wisconsin
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Sobin WH, Heinrich TW, Drossman DA. Central Neuromodulators for Treating Functional GI Disorders: A Primer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 May;112(5):693-702. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.57. Epub 2017 Mar 28. PMID: 28349992.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Berk JE, Bockus, Henry L. Bockus Gastroenterology. 4th ed. Saunders; 1985. (co-author of chapter)
2. Sobin, W.. (2019). Using Central Neuromodulators and Psychological Therapies to Manage Patients with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction A Clinical Guide: A Clinical Guide. 10.1007/978-3-030-18218-2.
3. Sobin WH, Barkin JS, Rogers AI. Carcinoembryonic antigen elevation: red herring or. . . ? Compr Ther. 1982 Aug;8(8):44-7.
4. Sobin WH, Heinrich TW, Drossman DA. Central Neuromodulators for Treating Functional GI Disorders: A Primer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 May;112(5):693-702.
5. Sobin, Sanvanson. Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction IBS-C Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
6. Editor: W. Harley Sobin. Using Central Neuromodulators and Psychological Therapies to Manage Patients with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: A Clinical Guide . .
7. Sobin. Refractory GERD Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
8. Sobin, Saeian, Sanvanson Editors. Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
9. Sethi AK, Sobin WH, Garretto M. Endoscopic ligation of bleeding internal hemorrhoids using multiband ligation device Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1998;47(4).
10. Sobin, Sanvanson. Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Functional Dyspepsia Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
11. Sobin, Sanvanson. Unusual Causes of Abdominal Pain and Controversies in Diagnosis Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
12. Sobin, Sanvanson. Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction IBS-D Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
13. Berger, Browning, Sobin. Diverticulitis Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
14. Sobin, Sanvanson. Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Bloating Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology . .
15. Sobin, Sanvanson. Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction IBS-C Chapter in Textbook: Managing Complex Cases in Gastroenterology. 2023
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Sobin HW, Rogers AI.(1982) Gastrointestinal manifestations of scleroderma, Postgraduate Medicine, 72:2, 259-266, DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1982.11716171
 
Abstracts
1. Sobin WH, Barkin JS, Rogers AI. Carcinoembryonic antigen elevation: red herring or. . . ? Compr Ther. 1982 Aug;8(8):44-7. PMID: 7128041.
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the GI Tract But Were Afraid to Ask (44 page booklet)-2010
2. Living with Irritable Bowel Disease Syndrome - A guide for patients with IBS - 1999
3. Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A guide for patients with IBD - 1998
4. It’s Not Hieroglyphics-Its Liver Disease. A primer in clinical hepatology for general practitioners - 1997
5. Update in Hepatitis C-1995.
6. What to Do Before You Call In a Gastroenterologist-a 150 page guide for internists - 1982.
7. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the GI Tract But Were Afraid to Ask (44 page booklet)-2010