John I Allen, M.D.

Professional Background

Dr. Allen graduated with honors from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1973. At Rice, he held numerous swimming records and received the Bob Quinn Award for Outstanding Scholar Athlete. He attended medical school at the University of New Mexico, graduating in 1977. His internship, residency and specialty training in gastroenterology were completed at the University of Minnesota. After his fellowship, Dr. Allen spent ten years on the faculty of the Department of Medicine and in 1990, was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. In 1991 Dr. Allen was recruited to be Associate Medical Director of the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and joined Minnesota Gastroenterology. Currently Dr. Allen is one of the managing partners at Minnesota Gastroenterology.

The year 2000 marked Dr. Allen’s 20th year as a practicing gastroenterologist. He is board-certified by the American Boards of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. His special interests include gastrointestinal cancer, colon cancer and cancer genetics. Dr. Allen has written extensively about digestive diseases and has spoken internationally about colon cancer genetics. He has published over 40 articles and chapters.