
Philip Okafor
Gastroenterologist and health services researcher at Mayo Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine; focuses on health disparities in gastroenterology.
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Jun 29, 2026
Gut Check: Philip Okafor, MD, on Health Care Disparities in Gastroenterology
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Brian LaceyHOST
And could you tell us a few things that are going on on a national level first? And then we'll talk about maybe local community efforts to help address some of these issues you've brought up today.

Philip OkaforGUEST
If we go into the colorectal cancer space, the non-invasive stool tests, states offering more support there, offering navigation to underprivileged minorities.

Philip OkaforGUEST
so that they can get access to this non-invasive stool test has totally changed the way colorectal cancer screening is being approached, right? So there's been historically that fear in getting colonoscopies, but now people are getting more receptive to getting this non-invasive stool test.

Brian LaceyHOST
And so as we wind down here, what do you think are some of the challenges that may slow the progress or prevent health care equity in the United States?