WHAT: MEDIA AVAILABILITY Lawrence J. Brandt, M.D., MACG who is presenting this year’s The American Journal of Gastroenterology lecture, “Fecal Transplantation for Persistent C. difficile Infection." In this presentation, Dr. Brandt will provide a fascinating glimpse into the unconventional yet potentially life-saving procedure that involves donor stool, a colonoscope, the healing power of good bacteria — and an open mind.

Dr. Brandt along with William D. Chey, M.D., FACG, co-editor of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, will be available for media interviews in the ACG Press Room Galileo 901 immediately following Dr. Brandt’s presentation. Please contact Jacqueline Gaulin [email protected] to schedule a phone interview.

When: Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 3:05 pm – 3:35pm PDT

WHERE: VENETIAN BALLROOM, THE VENETIAN RESORT, LAS VEGAS, NV

WHO: Lawrence J. Brandt, M.D., MACG, Professor of Medicine and of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Chief of Gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center.

CONTACT: Jacqueline Gaulin, ACG 301-263-9000 (office) or 202-579-1057 (Mobile) [email protected] as of Sunday October 21, 2012 at ACG Press Room, The Venetian, Galileo 901, 702-691-8010