Gastroenterology Faculty
Kenneth L. Koch, MD, Section Chief
University of Iowa, MD, 1975
Fellowship: University of Florida
Professor of Internal Medicine, Director - Digestive Health Center
Clinical and Research Interests: Unexplained Nausea, Gastroparesis, Esophageal Disorders, Motility Disorders, Gastric Dysrhythmias
Richard S. Bloomfeld, MD, MS, FACP
Washington University School of Medicine, MD, 1994
Fellowship: Duke University
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Director - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
Clinical and Research Interests: Gastroenterology, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Joel T. Bruggen, MD
University of Kansas, MD, 1983
Fellowship: University of California at San Francisco
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,
Director - Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Director of Medical Education - Gastroenterology
Clinical and Research Interests: General Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geriatrics, Evidence-based Medicine
Jason D. Conway, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, MD, 1999
University of North Carolina School of Public Health, MPH, 2005
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospital
Advanced Fellowship in Endoscopic Ultrasound: Medical University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Director - Endoscopic Ultrasound Services,
Director - Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program
Clinical and Research Interests: Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound
Paul A. Dawson, PhD
State University of New York, Stony Brook, PhD, 1986
Post-doctorate Work: University of Texas Southwestern
Professor of Internal Medicine and Comparative Medicine
Research Interests: Molecular Biology of Lipid Transport, Hepatic and Intestinal Cholesterol and Bile Salt Metabolism
John A. (Jerry) Evans, MD
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, MD, 1998
Harvard Medical School, MMSc, 2005
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Advanced Fellowship - Interventional & Therapeutic Endoscopy
Univ. of Pennsylvania, 2006
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Director – Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders Service
Clinical and Research Interests: ERCP, EUS, and Endoscopic Approaches to Complications From Bariatric Operations
Michael Fina, MD
New York Medical College, MD, 1975
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical and Research Interests: General GI, IBD, Liver Disease
John H. Gilliam, MD
Medical College of Virginia, MD, 1970
Fellowship: Emory University
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Director - Advanced Endoscopy
Clinical and Research Interests: Liver Disease, Therapeutic Endoscopy, Endoscopic Treatment of Biliary Calculi
Girish Mishra, MD, MS, FACP, FACG, Section Vice-Chief
University of Missouri, MD, 1992
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Director - Endoscopy
Associate Program Director – Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Clinical and Research Interests: Endoscopic Ultrasound, Therapeutic Endoscopy, Pancreatitis, GI Cancers
Frank Pancotto, MD (VA Medical Center)
University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, MD, 1975
Fellowship: Duke University
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical and Research Interests: General GI, GERD, IBD, Esophageal Motility Disorders
Marina Nunez, MD, PhD (Infectious Diseases)
University of Navarra, Spain, MD, 1988
University of Navarra, Spain, PhD, 1996
Fellowship: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical and Research Interests: Hepatitis, HIV Infection, Infectious Diseases
Mark Russo, MD (Carolinas Medical Center)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD, 1992
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, CMC Liver Transplant Program
Clinical and Research Interests: Hepatitis B and C, NASH, Autoimmune Liver Disease, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Hemochromatosis, Wilson's Disease, Acute Liver Failure
Paul Schmeltzer, MD (Carolinas Medical Center)
Georgetown University School of Medicine, MD, 2003
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology: Mayo Clinic
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical and Research Interests: Liver Disease
Nyree K. Thorne, MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse, MD, 2001
Fellowship: Winthrop University Hospital
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Director - GI Neuromuscular Disorders Center
Clinical and Research Interests: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Incontinence,
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Richard B. Weinberg, MDJohns Hopkins, MD, 1975
Fellowship: University of Chicago
Professor of Internal Medicine & Physiology and Pharmacology
Clinical and Research Interests: Clinical Nutrition, Biophysics and Biochemistry of Intestinal Apolipoproteins, Human Lipoprotein Metabolism, Effect of Diet on Human Lipoprotein Metabolism
Philippe Zamor, MD (Carolinas Medical Center)
Boston University School of Medicine, MD, 2003
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology: Columbia University Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical and Research Interests: Liver Disease
Wayne Zurowski, MD (VA Medical Center)
Downstate Medical Center, MD, 1981
Fellowship: Bridgeport Hospital
Chief Gastroenterology, VA Medical Center
Clinical and Research Interests: Colorectal Screening Criteria & Barrett's Esophagus in High Risk VA Patients
Clinical Faculty (Preceptors in Fellows' Continuity Clinics)
Robert J. Holmes, MD, Clinical Instructor of Internal Medicine
Neil M. Kassman, MD, Clinical Instructor of Internal Medicine
Daniel W. Murphy, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
John T. Sweeney, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine