Dr. Paul Wischmeyer’s journey to becoming an internationally-renowned critical care and perioperative nutrition researcher and clinician began at the age of 15 when a bout of strep throat and a prescription for antibiotics led to persistent gastrointestinal bleeding. He was ultimately diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract, and admitted to the hospital where he stayed for the next six months, enduring a battery of tests.

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