American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

he American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Medical Position Panel consisted of the authors of the technical eview, a community-based gastroenterologist (Stephen W. Hiltz, MD, MBA, AGAF), an insurance provider representative (Edgar lack, MD, Medical Director, Policy Resources Technology Evaluation Center, BlueCross BlueShield Association), a general urgeon (Irvin M. Modlin, MD), a patient advocate (Gregory Lane), a primary care physician (Steve P. Johnson, MD), a astroenterologist with expertise in health services research (Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD), the Chair of the AGA Institute Clinical ractice and Quality Management Committee (John Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF), and the Chair of the AGA Institute Practice anagement and Economics Committee and the AGA Institute CPT Advisor (Joel V. Brill, MD, AGAF).