The Institute of Digestive Diseases (IMAD) located at Nantes University Hospital, is an alliance of care, research and teaching forces specialising in liver and digestive diseases.
The Institute of Digestive Diseases (IMAD) brings together over 300 people, clinicians (gastroenterologists and hepatologists), digestive surgeons specialising in adults and children, healthcare personnel, researchers, laboratory personnel, lecturers and students, who collaborate around the same objective: to advance the management of liver and digestive diseases for the patients.
In response to the expectations of patients and their clinicians, the Institute of Digestive Diseases (IMAD) is based on a triple mission:
• to promote a complete range of CARE for all digestive and liver diseases;
• to promote the advancement of knowledge through original RESEARCH programs;
• to promote quality professionalizing TRAINING.
The Institute of Digestive Diseases (IMAD) was created in 2005, and has been increasingly active ever since. It fosters yearly events for specialized and public audience (find out more in the NEWS section). Representatives of the Institute are present in national and international congresses, and clinicians and researchers are recognized experts in the following fields and collaborate with (find out more in the RESEARCH section)
The Institute of Digestive Diseases (IMAD), since 2008, has been accompanied in its missions by the SANTEDIGE foundation. The Foundation is gathering industrial companies from different areas (nutrition, diagnostic device, pharmaceutical companies, and other) sharing common values and the importance of bringing clinicians and researchers together to accelerate medical progress. Through its financial support, the SANTEDIGE Foundation contributes to the set up of innovative research projects, educational events, student exchange programmes, and patient’s training
Dr Arnaud BOURREILLE, IMAD Director
Mr Alain ANGELE, SANTEDIGE Chairman
For collaboration or information please contact us by e-mail at : contact(a)imad-nantes.org
The Flyer of the Institute of Digestive Diseases IMAD & the SANTEDIGE Foundation can downloaded here.
Links to the different entities of the Institute of Digestive Disease (IMAD), it includes two health-care units of Nantes University Hospital :
Link to the english page of Nantes University Hospital
and three research units:
Director
Pr Arnaud Bourreille (HGE-AN/TENS).
Hepato-Gastro-Enterology, Digestive Oncology and Nutritional Assistance Department (HGE-AN)
Dr Jérôme Gournay (Head of department) and Pr Yann Touchefeu (Deputy Head of department)
Digestive Cancer and Endocrine Surgery Department (CCDE)
Pr Eric Mirallié (Head of department) and Dr Juliette Podevin (Deputy Head of department)
Physiopathologie of Nutritional Adaptations research unit PhAN Inrae UMR 1280
Dr Hervé Blottière (Director) and Dr Gwenola Le Dréan (Deputy Director )
The Enteric Nervous System in gut and brain disorders UMR1235 TENS
Dr Michel Neunlist (Director)
Clinical investigation Center – CIC-IMAD
Pr Emilie Duchalais et Dr Arnaud Bourreille (Co-Directors)
Dr Emilie Duchalais (CCDE/TENS)
Pr Yann Touchefeu (HGE-AN/)
Dr Gwenola Le Dréan (PhaN)
Dr Malvyne Rolli-Derkinderen (TENS)
Pr Emmanuel Coron (HGE-AN-TENS)
Pr Tamara Matysiak-Budnik (HGE-AN)
Dr Valérie Amarger (PhAN)
Dr Sophie Talon (TENS)
Pr Angela Tess (TENS)
Nathalie Champagne (SantéDige)
Pierre-Etienne Sado (Imad)
The SantéDige Corporate Foundation supports the Institute of Digestive Diseases in all its missions.
Mr Alain Angèle (President of the SantéDige Foundation)
Support services : 
Nathalie Champagne (Sponsorship and Communications Manager) and Pierre-Etienne Sado (Grants manager)
The Institute is supported by one-off donations. You too, whether an individual or a company, can support us by making a donation in just a few clicks HERE.
