Clinical
Faculty
Willem J. S. de Villiers, MD, PhD
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
Paul Angulo, MD, FACG, AGAF
Professor
Section Chief, Hepatology
Clinical: Hepatology
Razvan Arsenescu,
MD
Associate Professor
Clinical: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Celiac Sprue; Clinical and
Translational studies
in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Advanced endoscopic procedures including rectal EUS,
deep enteroscopy and confocal microscopy
Clinical Research: Industry-sponsored IBD drug trials, Investigator-initiated studies
Basic Research: Mucosal Immunology; Animal Models of IBD;
Role of Xenobiotic Pathway
in IBD; Metabolism, Adipokines and gut immunity; Molecular diagnosis of IBD; Oral-intestinal
Response to Inflammatory Stimuli
Antonio Bosch, MD
Associate Professor
Clinical: Therapeutic endoscopy and advanced endoscopy
Clinical Research: Outcome
studies, Endoscopy
Deborah Flomenhoft, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric and Adolescent Gastroenterology
Elizabeth Holt, MD
Assistant Professor
Patrick Mosler, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical: Therapeutic endoscopy, ERCP, EUS
Nicholas Nickl, MD
Professor Associate
Clinical Director
Director of Endoscopy
Clinical: Therapeutic endoscopy, EUS, esophageal manometry/pH
Clinical Research: Industry-sponsored: Endoscopic approaches to GERD
Trushar Patel, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical: Advanced hepatology and transplant hepatology
Clinical Research: Viral and autoimmune hepatology and transplant
outcomes
Rishi Pawa, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP),
endoscopic ultrasound, enteral stents (esophageal,
duodenal and colonic)
Luis R. Peņa, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship Program Director
Medical Director Digestive Health Program Clinic
Clinical: Therapeutic endoscopy
Clinical Research: Outcome studies, capsule endoscopy
Jens Rosenau, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Clinical: Viral hepatitis, liver transplantation,
liver tumors
Clinical Research: Viral hepatitis especially in the
setting of liver transplantation
Lisbeth Selby, MD
Associate Professor
Clinical: Motility disorders, IBD
Clinical Research: IBD, IBS, quality in colonoscopy
Steven Shedlofsky, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Toxicity
Director of Hepatitis Program, Kentucky Department of Corrections
Clinical: Hepatology, hepatitis, porphyria,
hemochromatosis
Clinical Research: Hepatitis C in correctional
institutions
Jassir Witta, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical:
Clinical Research:
Gastroenterology Fellows
- Joe Auer, MD
- Benjamin Bryson, MD
- Brian Cross, MD
- Tina Dela Cruz, MD
- Garfield Grandison, MD
- Scott Leverage, MD
- Kishore Maganty, MBBS
- Scott Merkley, MD
- Gregory Reynolds, MD
Clinical Staff
- Kim Annis, PA-C
- Andrea Gorringe, PA-C
- C. Brooke Kuns, PA-C
- Barry Moore, PA-C
Research Staff
- Rey Cortes, RN
- Crystal Walton-Davis, RN
- Sylvia Nicholson
Administrative Staff
- Laura Damron, Division Administrator
- Melissa Clift
- Betty Cummings
- Pam Dennis
- Madeline Flynn
- Brandi Waskul
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