Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD, is an award-winning Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology at the Digestive Health Center at Augusta University (Georgia). His research interests focus on the pathophysiology and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, food intolerance (particularly fructose), constipation, fecal incontinence, and visceral pain, particularly esophageal chest pain. He has pioneered several new techniques of evaluating esophageal, gastric, colonic, and anorectal function, in particular the brain-gut axis, for which he has several patents, and he has pioneered technique of biofeedback therapy for dyssynergic defecation. He is currently investigating the neurobiologic mechanisms of biofeedback therapy and pioneering new treatments for fructose intolerance.