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John M Carethers MD

Professor, Internal Medicine
Specialties: 
Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests:

Dr. Carethers' clinical interests are familial colon cancer syndromes, including familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), Gardner, Peutz-Jeghers, Lynch, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), juvenile polyposis, hyperplastic polyposis, and colorectal cancer.

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Locations

U of M Genetics

Domino's Farms Lobby C
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr
Ann Arbor
MI
48105
Phone:
734-647-8906
Fax:
734-763-7672

Credentials

Medical School or Training

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1989

Residency

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, MA, 1992

Fellowship

  • Internal Medicine Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Health System, 1995

Professional Organizations

  • American Gastroenterological Association Fellow

  • Fellow American College of Physicians

Research

Dr. Carethers' research interests include familial cancer and polyposis syndromes, mechanisms of tumor progression, tumor genetics, tumor markers, DNA mismatch repair, molecular pathology, TGF-beta superfamily signaling in cancer progression, and colorectal cancer disparities.