Diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome

Susan Lucak MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Digestive and Liver Disease at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. Her clinical interest is in functional bowel disorders, particularly irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Her research efforts have focused on evaluating the clinical safety and efficacy of treatments for patients with IBS.

Dr Lucak is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Physicians, the Functional Brain Gut Research Group and the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.

Dr Lucak received her BA in biology from Barnard College in New York City and her MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. She then went on to complete her clinical fellowship in gastroenterology at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York City and her research fellowship under Dr Michael Field at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center