Directory | Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH

Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

rsandler@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 843-0758

Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

tessa_andermann@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-0834

Janelle Arthur, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology

janelle_arthur@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-2206

M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD

Associate Professor
UNC Departments of Medicine and Nutrition
Director, Microbiome Core Facility

azcarate@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 966-9838

Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

barnese@email.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-4468

Kim Elaine Barrett, PhD

Vice Dean for Research
School of Medicine

University of California, Davis

A. Sidney Barritt IV, MD, MSCR

Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

sid_barritt@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-2516

Luther Bartelt, MD

Associate Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology

luther_bartelt@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6152

Michelle Battle, PhD

Professor and Chair
Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

mabattle@ncsu.edu

Aadra Bhatt, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director, Mouse Phase 1 Unit, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

aadra_bhatt@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-4598

Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD, DACVS

Associate Dean and Director of Veterinary Medical Services

anthony_blikslager@ncsu.edu

(O) 919 513-7725

Diego Bohórquez, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Depts. of Gastroenterology & Neurobiology
Duke University

(O) 919-684-4520

diego.bohorquez@duke.edu

Richard C. Boucher, MD

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

Erica Brenner, MD, MSCR

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology

erica.brenner@unchealth.unc.edu

Kathleen M. Caron, PhD

Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

kathleen_caron@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-5215

Ian Carroll, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

ian_carroll@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 843-4893

Michael Cowley, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
North Carolina State University

macowley@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-0818

Nathan Crook, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
North Carolina State University

nccrook@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-2429

Blossom A. Damania, PhD

Vice Dean for Research
Boshamer Distinguished Professor

Lawrence David, PhD

Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

lawrence.david@duke.edu

(O) 919-668-5388

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

Anna Mae Diehl, MD

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University

annamae.diehl@duke.edu

(O) 919-684-2366

Lars Eckmann, MD

Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology

UC San Diego

Donna Evon, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

donna_evon@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6732

Craig A. Fletcher, DVM, PhD

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

Anthony Fodor, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Genomics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

afodor@uncc.edu

(O) 704-687-8214

Terrence (Terry) Furey, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Biology

tsfurey@email.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-7033

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

Ajay Gulati, MD

Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology
Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

ajay_gulati@med.unc.edu

919-966-1746 (Lab)

Gail Hecht, MD

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

Loyola University Chicago

Susan J. Henning, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

sjh@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-4969

Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD

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

hherf@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6806

M. Maya Kaelberer, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University

melanie.kaelberer@duke.edu

(O) 919-684-8949

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

Arion Kennedy, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
North Carolina State University

akmidget@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-4347

Manuel Kleiner, PhD

Associate Professor in Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
North Carolina State University

manuel_kleiner@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-515-3792

Stanley Lemon, MD

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology

smlemon@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-1848

Rodger A. Liddle

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University Medical Center

rodger.liddle@duke.edu

(O) 919-681-6380
(F) 919-684-4983

Millie Long, MD, MPH

Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

millie_long@med.unc.edu

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

Heather McCauley, PhD

Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology

Heather_McCauley@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6412

Edward Miao, MD, PhD

Professor
Department of Immunology, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

edward.miao@duke.edu

Andrew Moon, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

andrew.moon@unchealth.unc.edu

(O) 919-974-7138

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

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

Director, Division of Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Anne Peery, MD, MSCR

Associate Professor,
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

anne_peery@med.unc.edu

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

Matthew R. Redinbo, PhD

William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor,
Dept. of Chemistry

redinbo@unc.edu

(O) 919-962-4581

Jatin Roper, MD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Duke University
jatin.roper@duke.edu

(O) 919-660-2923

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

Erin Steinbach, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology

erin_steinbach@med.unc.edu

(O) 984-974-2645

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