Education & Training

Medical School

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Internship

  • Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center

Residency

Internal Medicine

  • Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center

Fellowship

Gastroenterology

  • Botsford General Hospital

Boards

American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology

Insurances

MU Health Care participates with most major managed care organizations. To find out whether MU Health Care is a participating provider in your insurance plan or network, or for information on co-payments and deductibles, please contact your insurance carrier directly.

Academic Information

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Research Interests

  • Capsule Endoscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Medical Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Medical Ethics

Awards & Honors

  • 1991, 1992 Specialist Teacher of the Year; NRMC House of Staff
  • 1994-1995 A.T. Still Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 1994, 2000 Max Gutenshon, D.O. Merit Award for Teaching
  • 1997 Governor’s Award in Excellence in Teaching
  • 2009 Order of Socrates II-Dean of Medical Education MU

Current Professional Societies/Committees

  • 1990 American Osteopathic Association member
  • 1990 American College of Gastroenterology member
  • 1990 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy member
  • 1995 American Osteopathic Association, Internal Medicine Subspecialty Paper Review member
  • 2010 Vice-President Boone County Osteopathic District, MO
  • 2002 Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons Strategic Planning Committee member
  • 2002 Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons Legislative Affairs Committee member
  • 2006 Deep Sedation Committee, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics
  • 2006 Mentoring Committee for GI Division
  • 2009 Quality and Procedure Complication Committee
  • 2010 Clinical Affairs Committee, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics

Former Professional Societies/Committees

  • 1991-1994 Medical Records Committee, North East Regional Medical Center
  • 1991-2003 Utilization Review Committee North East Regional Medical Center
  • 1991-2003 Education Committee, North East Regional Medical Center
  • 1994-2002 American Osteopathic Association, Internal Medicine Residency Review Inspector
  • 1997-1998 Adair County, Vice President Board of Directors, Violence Intervention Services Program chairman ACOI Annual Convention Boston, MA
  • 1999-2003 Medical Advisory panels for U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof, 9th District, Missouri
  • 2003-2014 Board Member American College of Osteopathic Internists
  • 2006-2014 Member of the ACOI Ethics Committee
  • 2007 Program Chair for ACOI National Convention Oct. Boston, MA
  • 2010-2011 President-elect of the ACOI (October, 2010 to October, 2011)
  • 2010-2014 Member of the ACOI Executive Committee
  • 2011-2012 President of ACOI
  • 2012-2013 Ethics Consultation Team, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics

Publications

Peer Reviewed Papers

  • Matteson ML, Bechtold ML, Winn J, Bragg JD, Russell CL. “Improving maintenance medication adherence in adult inflammatory bowel disease patients: A pilot study.” Accepted – Health Psych Res. 2013.
  • Bragg, J. “Updated Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of the US population for Hepatitis C.” J Am Osteopath Assoc., June 2013, 113:445-446 http://www.jaoa.org/content/113/6/445.full.html
  • Jack Bragg, Review: Osteopathic Primary Care of the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease JAOA September 2014, Vol. 114 #9 p. 695-701 www.osteopathic.org/JAOA