Center Leadership

Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH

Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

rsandler@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 843-0758

Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD, DACVS

Associate Dean and Director of Veterinary Medical Services

anthony_blikslager@ncsu.edu

(O) 919 513-7725

Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology

edellon@med.unc.edu

919-843-9618

Katherine Garman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University

Katherine.garman@duke.edu

(O) 919-684-1205

Liara Gonzalez, DVM, PhD

Associate Professor
Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Equine Surgery
North Carolina State University

lmgonza4@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-6919

Misty Good, MD, MS

Associate Professor
Division Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
mistygood@unc.edu

Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH

Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Michael_Kappelman@med.unc.edu

Temitope O. Keku, PhD, MSPH

Professor, Dept. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Nutrition

keku@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-5828

Scott Magness, PhD

Associate Professor, Joint Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, NCSU/UNC-CH, Dept. of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Director, CGIBD Advanced Analytics Core

magness@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6816

John Rawls, PhD

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor,
Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Director, Duke Microbiome Center

john.rawls@duke.edu

(O) 919 613-7212

R. Balfour Sartor, MD

Margaret and Lorimer W. Midget Distinguished Professor
Co-Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease
Director, Gnotobiotic Core

rbs@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-0149

Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH

Bozymski-Heizer Distinguished Professor
Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

nshaheen@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-7047

Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD

Professor
Dept. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

shehzad_sheikh@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6000

Casey Theriot, PhD

Associate Professor in Infectious Disease
Dept. of Population Health & Pathobiology
North Carolina State University

cmtherio@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-0711

Richard C. Boucher, MD

Director, Marsico Lung Institute/ UNC Cystic Fibrosis Center
James C. Moeser Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Blossom A. Damania, PhD

Vice Dean for Research
Boshamer Distinguished Professor

Craig A. Fletcher, DVM, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair of Comparative Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor of Research
Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine

Andrew J. Muir, MD, MHS

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute

Joshua A. Stern, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies
Professor of Cardiology - Department of Clinical Sciences
North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Catalina Berenblum Tobi

Community Representative

Kim Elaine Barrett, PhD

Vice Dean for Research
School of Medicine

University of California, Davis

Lars Eckmann, MD

Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology

UC San Diego

Gail Hecht, MD

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology
Chief, Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Loyola University Chicago

Richard M. Peek, Jr., M.D.

Director, Division of Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Gary D Wu, MD

Associate Director of the Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Amy Smither, MBA

Center Administrator

amy_smither@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 966-8381