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Earl Andrews Neal, MD
Earl Andrews Neal, MD (born April 20, 1944) is a retired gastroenterologist, professor, and military veteran. Dr. Neal has devoted over 50 years of his life to studying, teaching, and practicing medicine, specializing in the fields of gastroenterology, internal medicine, and liver disease.

Early Life and Education
Earl Andrews Neal, known by many close to him as "Andy," was born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1944. He graduated high school from Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario in 1962. Then, he received his B.A. from Washington Square College of New York University in 1966. He continued on to medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he received his MD in 1970. Further, Dr. Neal completed an internship and residency at University Hospital of Boston University Medical Center between 1970 and 1973. Finally, he completed a fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center between 1975 and 1977.

Family and Personal Life
Earl "Andy" Neal is presently retired from the medical practice and maintains a close relationship with his sister, Theo, and two children, Jennifer and Jeffrey. Earl Neal has seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Medical Career
Dr. Neal began his professional career as an Intern in Medicine at University Hospital at the Boston University Medical Center. He remained at University Hospital and eventually became a Senior Resident in Medicine before serving two years in the United States Army as a an Internist and Gastroenterologist at Fort Wood in Missouri from 1973 to 1975. Following his military service, Earl Neal spent the next two years as a Fellow in Gastroenterology at Stanford University Medical Center. From there, Earl Neal spent the next twenty three years at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Jose, California where he served as Senior Physician, Chief of Gastroenterology, and Chief of Medicine. Starting in 2000, Dr. Neal worked for Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Sacramento as a Senior Physician. Finally, Earl Neal finished his career at Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn, California, where he worked from 2010 to 2016.

Career in Academia
Earl A. Neal also served for 29 years in academia, teaching Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at both Boston University School of Medicine (1971-1973) and Stanford University School of Medicine (1975-1977).

Honors, Awards and Accomplishments

 * American Heart Association Award, University of Rochester (1970)
 * Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (1991)
 * Named one of "The Best Doctors in the Bay Area," in a survey of physicians (1992)
 * Selected as teacher for advanced endoscopic training for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) (1993)
 * Elected as both a member and a Fellow in the American College of Gastroenterology (2008)
 * Physician of the Year, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital (2014)

Notable Publications

 * Pollard, R. B., Smith, J. L., Neal, E. A., Gregory, P. B., Merigan, T. C., & Robinson, W. S. (1978). Effect of vidarabine on chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Jama, 239(16), 1648-1650.
 * Neal, E. A., Meffin, P. J., Gregory, P. B., & Blaschke, T. F. (1979). Enhanced bioavailability and decreased clearance of analgesics in patients with cirrhosis. Gastroenterology, 77(1), 96-102
 * Scullard, G. H., Andres, L. L., Greenberg, H. B., Smith, J. L., Sawhney, V. K., Andrew Neal, E., ... & Gregory, P. B. (1981). Antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: improvement in liver disease with interferon and adenine arabinoside. Hepatology, 1(3), 228-232.
 * Marton, K. I., Larkin, J., Ward, J., NEAL, A., & MARGULIES, I. (1981, January). THE ROLE OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES (UGI) IN THE EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL-PAIN. In Clinical Research (Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. A322-A322). 6900 GROVE RD, THOROFARE, NJ 08086: SLACK INC.