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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

Internal Medicine

Division of
Digestive Diseases
and Nutrition

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Clinical Faculty

Willem J. S. de Villiers, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chief
Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Clinical:  IBD, celiac disease Clinical Research:  Industry-sponsored IBD drug
trials, Investigator-initiated studies; IBD database and genetic bank
Basic Research:  Animal models of IBD, macrophage, scavenger receptors, NIH-funded.

Razvan Arsenescu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical:  IBD, celiac disease
Clinical Research:  Industry-sponsored IBD drug trials, Investigator-initiated studies
Basic Research:  mucosal immune system, regulatory neuropeptides, immune
Tolerance, animals models of IBD

Antonio Bosch, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kentucky Clinic Director
Clinical: Therapeutic endoscopy and GI Oncology
Clinical Research: Outcome studies, Endoscopy

Deborah Flomenhoft, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Pediatric and Adolescent Gastroenterology

Alvaro Koch, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program
Clinical:  Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology
Clinical Research:  Industry-sponsored Hepatology and Transplant protocols

Patrick Mosler, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Nicholas Nickl, M.D.
Professor Associate
Clinical Director
Director of Endoscopy
Clinical: Therapeutic endoscopy, EUS, esophageal manometry/pH
Clinical Research: Industry-sponsored:  Endoscopic approaches to GERD

Luis R. Peņa, M.D.
Associate Professor
Fellowship Program Director
Clinical:  Therapeutic endoscopy
Clinical Research:  Outcome studies, capsule endoscopy

Lisbeth Selby, M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical:  Motility disorders, IBD
Clinical Research:  IBD, IBS

Steven Shedlofsky, M.D.
Professor
Chief of Gastroenterology at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Associate Director of the General Clinical Research Center
Clinical:  Hepatology, Hepatitis C, HIV, porphyria
Clinical Research:  NIH-funded grant on Alcohol, Hepatitis C and HIV (clinical)

Chung-Jyi Tsai, MD, ScD
Associate Professor
Clinical: Nutrition
Clinical Research: Nutrition, Pancreas and Biliary Diseases

Gastroenterology Fellows

  • Athar Altaf, M.D.
  • Matthew D. Ashmun, M.D.
  • Freddy Caldera, D.O.
  • Harry Elvanides M.D.
  • Alla Grigorian M.D.
  • Thomas Knopp, D.O.
  • Robert T. Wells, M.D.
  • Jassir Witta, M.D.

Clinical Staff

  • Kim Annis, P.A.-C 
  • Tammy Bryant, P.A.-C
  • Mike Cooper, P.A.-C
  • Andrea Gorringe, P.A.
  • Barry Moore, P.A.-C

Research Staff

  • Jeri Reynolds, R.N., Nurse Manager
  • Chris Dunn, R.N.
  • Sylvia Nicholson

Administrative Staff

  • Laura Damron, Division Administrator
  • Melissa Clift
  • Betty Cummings
  • Pam Dennis
  • Madeline Flynn
  • Brandi Waskul

Gastroenterology & Hepatopogy links

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