Piet C de Groen

Piet C de Groen is a Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, affiliated with the Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Division. His work spans colonoscopy quality improvement, artificial intelligence in medical imaging, and somatic mutation theories in autoimmune diseases.

Key research areas include:

• Gastroenterology: Colonoscopy techniques, colorectal cancer prevention, ulcerative colitis disease activity scoring
• Medical Informatics: Electronic medical records analysis, temporal relation discovery, AI-driven clinical feedback systems
• Genetics & Immunology: Somatic mutations in HLA genes, mechanistic links to type 1 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and familial Mediterranean fever

Major funded projects include:

• National Institutes of Health grants for Deep Phenotyping from EMRs (2020-2025) and Temporal Relation Discovery (2019-2023)
• Pfizer, Inc collaboration on Endoscopic Mucosal Scoring for Ulcerative Colitis (2019-2024)
• Motus GI Holdings study on Hospitalized Patients with Pure-Vu System (2018-2025)

His publications highlight AI integration in endoscopic imaging, somatic mutation mechanisms, and population-level cancer screening protocols. He has contributed to international consensus guidelines on water-aided colonoscopy.