Phone:
(859) 323-5575
Fax:
(859) 257-8860
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 Gonzalez Koch, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program
Clinical: Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology
Clinical Research: Industry-sponsored Hepatology and Transplant protocols
Houssam Mardini, 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.
Assistant 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
- Matthew D. Ashmun, M.D.
- Harry S. Elvanides, M.D.
- Jeff Gilbert, M.D.
- Alla Grigorian, M.D.
- Elisabeth Holt, M.D.
- Todd Horn, M.D.
- Luis Servin-Abad, M.D.
- Robert T. Wells, M.D.
Clinical Staff
- Kim Annis, P.A.-C
- Tammy Bryant, P.A.-C
- Mike Cooper, P.A.-C
- Andrea Gorringe, P.A.
Research Staff
- Jeri Reynolds, R.N., Nurse Manager
- Chris Dunn, R.N.
- Tammy Ellis, R.N.
- Kayla Greene
- Carlene Hamilton
- Sylvia Nicholson
- Maureen Waugerman, R.N.
Administrative Staff
- Laura Damron, Division Administrator
- Nancy Atkinson
- Betty Cummings
- Melissa Clift
- Madeline Flynn
- Evelyn Greenwood
- Brandi Waskul
Gastroenterology & Hepatopogy links
