Loren Laine

Loren Laine is a Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Digestive Diseases within the Department of Medicine. He also serves as Medical Chief of Digestive Health at Yale New Haven Health.

• UCSD Fellowship (1984)
• UCLA Residency (1982)
• UCLA School of Medicine MD (1979)

Dr. Laine's research focuses on gastrointestinal hemorrhage, peptic ulcer disease, Helicobacter pylori, and artificial intelligence applications in gastroenterology. He has pioneered the use of large language models (LLMs) for GI bleeding detection and medical education.

Recent publications highlight his leadership in clinical guideline development and comparative effectiveness research for GI bleeding management, with specific emphasis on endoscopic therapies and potassium-competitive acid blockers. His work integrates cutting-edge computational methods with traditional clinical practice.

Scientific Awards

• Elliot Weser Lectureship (2021)
• Howard Spiro Teaching Award (2020)
• Julius Friedenwald Medal, AGA (2018)
• Watson Lectureship (2017)
• Sunder J. Mehta Memorial Lectureship (2017)

Dr. Laine actively contributes to medical education through his roles on editorial boards of Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, and as a past President of the American Gastroenterological Association.