Staff (listed by area of study)

Clinical Services -- Douglas A. Drossman, MD

• Y. Ringel, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Syed Thiwan, MD, Gastroenterology Fellow
• Spencer Dorn, MD, Epidemiology Fellow
• Christine Dalton, PA-C, Physician Assistant
• Lynn Eckert, PA, Physician Assistant
• Danielle Maier, PA-C, Physician Assistant
• Linda Miller, Scheduling Coordinator
• Visiting Professors, Fellows, Trainees

Physiological Services/Motility Lab -- William E. Whitehead, PhD

• Yolanda Scarlett, MD, Medical Director of GI Motility Lab
• Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH, Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases & Swallowing
• Steve Heymen, PhD, Director, Biofeedback Services
• Sheila Crawford, RN, Nurse, Motility Clinic
• Visiting Professors, Fellows, Trainees

Psychological Services

• Charles K. Burnett, PhD, DrPH, Director
• Stephan Weinland, PhD
• Visiting Professors, Fellows, Trainees

Pediatric GI Services

• Miranda Van Tilburg, PhD

Research -- Functional Bowel Disorders -- Douglas A. Drossman, MD

• Y. Ringel, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Stephan Weinland, PhD, Instructor of Medicine
• Christine Dalton, PA-C, Physician Assistant
• Jane Leserman, PhD, Professor, UNC Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine
• Syed Thiwan, MD, Gastroenterology Fellow
• Spencer Dorn, MD, Epidemiology Fellow
• Kim Meyer, CCRC, Clinical Trials Coordinator
• Ann Selph, Research Coordinator
• Shannon Adams, Grants Administrator
• Jane Hankins, MAT, Research Assistant
• Visiting Professors, Fellows, Trainees

Research -- Motility -- William E. Whitehead, PhD

• Yolanda Scarlett, MD, Medical Director of GI Motility Lab
• Olafur Palsson, PsyD, Associate Professor
• Miranda Van Tilburg, PhD, Assistant Professor
• Steve Heymen, PhD, Director, Biofeedback Services
• Y. Ringel, MD, Assistant Professor
• Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, Epidemiology Fellow
• Marsha Turner, M.S., Research Coordinator
• Lenore Keck, RN, Research Nurse
• Jane Tucker, RN, Research Nurse
• Syed Thiwan, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor
• Visiting Professors, Fellows, Trainees

Research Team -- Yehuda Ringel, MD

• Sarah Causey, MSHA, Research Project Coordinator
• Jennifer Boos, Research Assistant
• Ian Carroll, PhD, Microbiologist
• Jiwan Kim, Lab Technician

Biometry Section -- Shrikant Bangdiwala, PhD

• J.B. Hu, MA, PhD, Assistant Director
• Jane Leserman, PhD, Statistical Consultant
• Carolyn Morris, MPH, Statistician

Administration

• Kirsten Nyrop, MA, Administrative & Development Coordinator
• Shannon Adams, Assistant to Dr. Drossman
• Gae Caudill, Public Education Assistant
• Sarah McGee, Secretary to Whitehead, Ringel, Morgan
• Jennifer Peterson, MA, Media Coordinator
• Ann Selph, Assistant to Dr. Drossman