Contact The Division

DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

4160-A Bioinformatics Building
130 Mason Farm Road
CB# 7080
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080
Phone: GI Program - (919) 966-2511
Hepatology Program - (919) 966-2516
Fax: GI Program - (919) 966-6842
Hepatology Program - (919) 966-1700

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Division Chief	Robert Sandler, M.D., M.P.H.	(919) 843-0758 rsandler@med.unc.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Chief	Fern Jeremiah	(919) 843-0758 sonny@med.unc.edu
Service Line Administrator	Joanna V. Herath	(919) 966-2369 jvherath@med.unc.edu
Research and Center Director	Sally Binkowski	(919) 966-8381 sally_binkowski@med.unc.edu
Human Resources Manager	Robyn Catlett	(919) 966-0775 robyn_catlett@med.unc.edu

Contact The Centers

THE PROGRAM IN DIGESTIVE HEALTH

4160-J Bioinformatics Building
130 Mason Farm Road
CB# 7555
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7555
Phone: (919) 966-1757
Fax: (919) 966-7592

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Center Director	Robert Sandler, M.D., M.P.H.	(919) 966-1757 rsandler@med.unc.edu
Center Administrator	Sally Binkowski	(919) 966-8381 sally_binkowski@med.unc.edu
Financial Management	Steve Payne	(919) 843-6238 steve_payne@med.unc.edu
Office Coordinator	Gwen McIntyre	(919) 966-1757 gwen_mcintyre@med.unc.edu

THE CENTER FOR GASTROINTESTINAL BIOLOGY AND DISEASE

4101 Bioinformatics Building
130 Mason Farm Road
CB# 7555
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7555
Phone: (919) 966-1757
Fax: (919) 966-7592

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Center Director	Robert Sandler, M.D., M.P.H.	(919) 966-1757 rsandler@med.unc.edu
Center Administrator	Sally Binkowski	(919) 966-8381 sally_binkowski@med.unc.edu
Assistant to the Director	Richard Mocarski	(919) 966-3969 rmocarsk@email.unc.edu

THE CENTER FOR LIVER DISEASE AND TRANSPLANTATION

8015A Burnett Womack
99 Manning Drive
CB# 7584
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: (919) 966-2516
Fax: (919) 966-1700

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Center Director	Michael W. Fried, M.D.	(919) 966-2516
Medical Director of Liver Transplant	Paul Hayashi, MD	(919) 966-2516 paul_hayashi@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Jama Darling, M.D.	(919) 966-2516 jdarling@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Steven L. Zacks, M.D., M.P.H.	(919) 966-2516 steven_zacks@med.unc.edu
Clinical Psychologist	Donna Evon, PhD	(919) 843-6732 donna_evon@med.unc.edu
Nurse Practitioner	Karen Dougherty, ANP, MSN	(919) 843-7903 donna_evon@med.unc.edu
Physician Assistant	Betty Batey, PA-C	(919) 843-9022 betty_batey@med.unc.edu
Physician Assistant	Luigi Troiani, PA-C	(919) 966-3739 ltroiani@med.unc.edu
Program Administrator & Assistant to Drs. Fried and Hayashi	Gabriele Riggsbee	(919) 843-6386 gabriele@med.unc.edu
Assistant to Zacks, Darling, Dougherty, Evon	Sharron Jones,	(919) 843-9483 sharron_jones@med.unc.edu
Scheduling	Elizabeth Johnson	(919) 843-4429 elizabeth_johnson@med.unc.edu
Clinical Research Coordinator	Renee Blanchard	(919) 843-5936 renee_blanchard@med.unc.edu
Clinical Research Coordinator	Carrie A. Nielsen, MA	(919) 966-0687 (919) 966-6842 (fax) carrie_nielsen@med.unc.edu
Clinical Research Assistant	Jessica Aitken	(919) 843-5303 jessica_aitken@med.unc.edu
Appointments and New Patient Referrals	Receptionist	(919) 966-2516

THE CENTER FOR BILIARY AND PANCREATIC DISORDERS

4162-M Bioinformatics Building
130 Mason Farm Road
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: (919) 966-2513
Fax: (919) 843-2508

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Center Co-Director	John Martinie, M.D.	(919) 966-8436 John_Martinie@med.unc.edu
Center Co-Director	Ian S. Grimm, M.D.	(919) 966-0262 isg@med.unc.edu
For Hospital Transfers	Transfer Center	(919) 843-1920 or (800) 806-1968
Program Assistant and Scheduling	Patty Prentice	(919) 966-2513 pprentici@med.unc.edu
Administrative Assistant	Melissa Davis	(919) 966-8436 melissa_davis@med.unc.edu
Administrative Assistant	Janis Zarkowsky	(919) 966-8436 janis_zarkowsky@med.unc.edu

THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT

7300 MBRB
CB# 7032
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: (919) 966-2516
Fax: (919) 966-1700

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Director	R. Balfour Sartor, M.D.	(919) 966-0149 rbs@med.unc.edu
Clinical Director	Kim Isaacs, M.D.,PH.D	(919) 966-0140 klisaacs@med.unc.edu
Associate Professor	Scott Plevy, M.D.	(919) 966-8946 scott_plevy@med.unc.edu
Associate Professor	Hans Herfarth, M.D.,Ph.D	(919) 966-8946 hherf@med.unc.edu
Professor of Surgery	Mark Koruda, M.D.	(919) 966-8436
Assistant Professor - Pediatrics	Sandra Kim, M.D.	(919) 966-0745 sandra_kim@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor - Basic Science	Christian Jobin, Ph.D.	(919) 966-2885 christian_jobin@med.unc.edu
Instructor	David Grunkemeier, M.D.	(919) 966-0140 dgrunkem@unch.unc.ed
Appointment Scheduling	Gloria Layne	(919) 966-8946 gloria_layne@med.unc.edu
Center Administrator	Sandra Woody	(919) 966-0140 sandra_woody@med.unc.edu
Clinical Trials Coordinator	Dolly Walkup, BS, RN, CCRC	(919) 843-8105 dolly_walkup@med.unc.edu
Assistant Clinical Trials Coordinator	Mikki Sandridge, CRC	(919) 843-3873 mikki_sandridge@med.unc.edu
Nurse Educator	Anthea Darling, RN	(919) 843-8107 anthea_darling@med.unc.edu
Secretary to R. Balfour Sartor, M.D.	Susie May	(919) 966-0149 susan_may@med.unc.edu
Secretary to Drs. Herfarth and Plevy	Gloria Layne	(919) 966-8946 gloria_layne@med.unc.edu

THE CENTER FOR ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES AND SWALLOWING

4162-M Bioinformatics Building
130 Mason Farm Road
CB# 7080
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7555
Phone: (919) 966-2513
Fax: (919) 843-2508

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Center Director	Nicholas Shaheen, M.D., M.P.H.	(919) 966-2513 shaheen@email.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Ryan Madanick, MD	(919) 966-2513 madanick@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Douglas Morgan, MD	(919) 966-2513 douglas_morgan@med.unc.edu
Program Assistant and Scheduling	Patty Prentice	(919) 966-2513 patricia_prentice@med.unc.edu
Nurse Coordinator	Melissa Brennen, CGRN	(919) 966-7780 melissa_brennen@med.unc.edu
Head Study Coordinator	Paris Heidt	(919) 966-0764 paris_davis@med.unc.edu
Clinical Study Recruitment	Coordinator	(919) 966-4591 paris_davis@med.unc.edu

UNC CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL GI & MOTILITY DISORDERS

4118-A Bioinformatics Building
130 Mason Farm Road
CB# 7080
UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080
Phone: (919) 966-0144
Fax: (919) 966-8929

Position	P.O.C.	Contact Info
Center Co-Directors	Douglas A. Drossman, MD William E. Whitehead, PhD	(919) 966-0142 ddrossman@med.unc.edu (919) 843-0819 wwhitehead@med.unc.edu wwhitehead@med.unc.edu
Research Professor in Biostatistics	Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, PhD	(919) 962-3266 kant@unc.edu (919) 843-0819
Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine	Jane Leserman, PhD	(919) 966-4755 JLes@med.unc.edu
Associate Professor of Medicine	Olafur S. Palsson, PsyD	(919) 843-5932 opalsson@med.unc.edu
Research Associate Professor of Medicine	Temitope O. Keku, PhD	966-5828 Temitope_keku@med.unc.edu
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine	Charles K. Burnett, PhD, DrPH	(919) 966-0141 cburnett@hrc-pa.com
Associate Professor of Medicine	Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD	(919) 966-2513 nicholas_shaheen@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Yehuda Ringel, MD	(919) 966-0141 ringel@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Yolanda Scarlett, MD	(919) 966-0776 valjene@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Miranda Van Tilburg, PhD	(919) 843-0688 Tilburg@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	Denesh Chitkara, MD	(919) 966-4129 Denesh_chitkara@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine	Douglas R. Morgan	(919) 843-8104 Douglas_morgan@med.unc.edu
Postdoc Fellow in Digestive Disease Epidemiology	Spencer Dorn, MD	(919) 843-4907 sdorn@med.unc.edu
Instructor in Medicine	Steve Heymen, MS	(919) 966-2515 Steve_heymen@med.unc.edu
Physician Assistant	Christine Dalton, PA-C	(919) 966-2928 cdalton@med.unc.edu
Physician Assistant	Danielle Maier. PA-C, MA PAS	(919) 966-5787 dmaier@med.unc.edu
Center Coordinator	Kirsten Nyrop, MA	(919) 966-0289 knyrop@med.unc.edu
Patient Scheduling	Linda Miller	(919) 966-0141 lcmiller@med.unc.edu
Research Coordinator (Ringel)	Sarah Causey, MHA	(919) 843-1003 scausey@med.unc.edu
Research Nurse/Coordinator (Whitehead)	Lenore Keck, RN	(919) 966-8329 akeck@med.unc.edu
Research Coordinator (Drossman)	Kim Meyer	(919) 966-8328 kimmey@med.unc.edu
Research Nurse/Coordinator (Whitehead)	Jane Tucker, RN	(919) 843-4906 Jane_tucker@med.unc.edu
Research Coordinator (Whitehead)	Marsha Turner	(919) 962-9787 mturn@med.unc.edu
Research Assistant (Drossman)	Jane Hankins	(919) 966-0147 hankins@med.unc.edu