1. Modeling, Mechanics and Physiology of the Esophagus and Lower Sphincter Open Access Author: Ghosh, Sudip Kumar Title: Modeling, Mechanics and Physiology of the Esophagus and Lower Sphincter Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: fundoplication surgeryesophageal transition zoneacid reflux diseasehiatal herniamathematical modelingfluid-structure interactionmuscle mechanicslubrication theory File: Download Thesis.pdf Committee Members: James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPeter J Kahrilas, Committee MemberFrancesco Costanzo, Committee MemberJames S Ultman, Committee MemberRichard C Benson, Committee Member