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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Advanced IBD Fellowship Alumni

Divya Ashat, MBBS
Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Nannaya Jampala, MD
Rex Digestive Healthcare
Raleigh, NC

Christina Bauer, MD
Prism Health
Greenville, SC

Bharati Kochar MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor
Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA

Rohini Reddy Vanga, MD
Alamance Gastroenterology
Burlington, NC

Edward Barnes, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

Maisa Abdalla, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Fadi Hamid, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Missouri
Mosaic Life Care at St. Josephs
St. Joseph, MO

Marcus Muehlbauer MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Shehzad Z. Sheikh MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine & Genetics
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

Millie D. Long MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

David Grunkemeier, MD
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Portland, OR

Clinical publications of Advanced IBD Fellows during their fellowship:

  • Peery AF, Crockett SD, Murphy CC, Lund JL, Dellon ES, Williams JL, Jensen ET, Shaheen NJ, Barritt AS, Lieber SR, Kochar B, Barnes EL, Fan YC, Pate V, Galanko J, Baron TH, Sandler RS. Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2018. Gastroenterology 2019;156:254-272.e11.
  • Weaver KN, Kochar B, Hansen JJ, Isaacs KL, Jain A, Sheikh SZ, Fichera A, Chaumont N, Sadiq T, Koruda M, Long MD, Herfarth HH, Barnes EL. Chronic Antibiotic Dependent Pouchitis Is Associated With Older Age at the Time of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (J-pouch) Surgery. Crohn’s Colitis 360 2019;1.
  • Kochar B, Jiang Y, Winn A, Barnes EL, Martin CF, Long MD, Kappelman MD. The Early Experience With Vedolizumab in the United States. Crohn’s Colitis 360 2019;1.
  • Barnes EL, Kochar B, Jessup HR, Herfarth HH. The Incidence and Definition of Crohn’s Disease of the Pouch: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2019;25:1474–1480.
  • Kochar B, Herfarth N, Mamie C, Navarini AA, Scharl M, Herfarth HH. Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019;17:991–993.
  • Kochar B, Barnes EL, Peery AF, Cools KS, Galanko J, Koruda M, Herfarth HH. Delayed Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Has a Lower 30-Day Adverse Event Rate: Analysis from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018;24:1833–1839.
  • Kochar B, Barnes EL, Long MD, Cushing KC, Galanko J, Martin CF, Raffals LE, Sandler RS. Depression is associated with more aggressive inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113:80–85.
  • Kochar B, Martin CF, Kappelman MD, Spiegel BM, Chen W, Sandler RS, Long MD. Evaluation of gastrointestinal patient reported outcomes measurement information system (GI-PROMIS) symptom scales in subjects with inflammatory bowel diseases. Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113:72–79.
  • Fan YC, Steele D, Kochar B, Arsene D, Long MD, Dellon ES. Increased Prevalence of Esophageal Eosinophilia in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Intest Dis 2018;3:180–186.
  • Barnes EL, Kochar B, Long MD, Pekow J, Ananthakrishnan A, Anyane-Yeboa A, Martin C, Galanko J, Herfarth HH, Kappelman MD, Sandler RS. Lack of difference in treatment patterns and clinical outcomes between black and white patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018;24:2634–2640.
  • Weiser M, Simon JM, Kochar B, Tovar A, Israel JW, Robinson A, Gipson GR, Schaner MS, Herfarth HH, Sartor RB, McGovern DPB, Rahbar R, Sadiq TS, Koruda MJ, Furey TS, Sheikh SZ. Molecular classification of Crohn’s disease reveals two clinically relevant subtypes. Gut 2018;67:36–42.
  • Kochar B, Herfarth HH. Teduglutide for the treatment of short bowel syndrome–a safety evaluation. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018;17:733–739.
  • Kochar B, Herfarth HH. Vaccinations in Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in the West. Inflamm Intest Dis 2018;3:11–15.
  • Kochar B, Barnes EL, Herfarth HH, Martin CF, Ananthakrishnan AN, McGovern D, Long MD, Sandler RS. Asians Have More Perianal Crohn Disease and Ocular Manifestations Compared with White Americans. Inflamm Intest Dis 2017;2:147–153.
  • Barnes EL, Kappelman MD. Do Shared Exposures Link the Lungs and Gut? Association Between Asthma and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017.
  • Kochar B, Long MD, Galanko J, Raffals LE, Ananthakrishnan A, Sandler RS. Inflammatory Bowel Disease is Similar in Patients with Older Onset and Younger Onset. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017;23:1187–1194.
  • Barnes EL, Kochar B, Long MD, Martin CF, Kappelman MD. Minority Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Demonstrate an Increased Length of Stay. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017;23:2189–2196.
  • Barnes EL, Kochar B, Long MD, Martin CF, Kappelman MD. Minority Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Demonstrate an Increased Length of Stay. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017.
  • Barnes EL, Kochar B, Long MD, Kappelman MD, Martin CF, Korzenik JR, Crockett SD. Modifiable Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Nationwide Database. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017.
  • Barnes EL, Herfarth HH, Sandler RS, Chen W, Jaeger E, Nguyen VM, Robb AR, Kappelman MD, Martin CF, Long MD. Pouch-Related Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017;23:1218–1224.
  • Abdalla MI, Sandler RS, Kappelman MD, Martin CF, Chen W, Anton K, Long MD. Prevalence and Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Irritable Bowel Syndrome on Patient-reported Outcomes in CCFA Partners. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017.
  • Kochar B, Long MD, Shelton E, Young L, Farraye FA, Yajnik V, Herfarth H. Safety and Efficacy of Teduglutide (Gattex) in Patients with Crohn’s Disease and Need for Parenteral Support Due to Short Bowel Syndrome-associated Intestinal Failure. J Clin Gastroenterol 2017;51:508–511.
  • Ananthakrishnan AN, Sakuraba A, Barnes EL, Pekow J, Raffals L, Long MD, Sandler RS. The benefit of combination therapy depends on disease phenotype and duration in Crohn’s disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017.
  • Barnes EL, Kochar B, Long MD, Martin CF, Crockett SD, Korzenik JR, Kappelman MD. The Burden of Hospital Readmissions among Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Pediatr 2017;191:184-189.e1.
  • Barnes EL, Herfarth HH. The Usefulness of Serologic Testing for Epstein–Barr Virus Before Initiation of Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology 2017.
  • Kochar B, Aldridge M, Cook SF, Bright R, Mallette M, Moniz H, Shah SA, LeLeiko NS, Shapiro J, Sands BE, Chen W, Jaeger E, Galanko J, Long MD, Martin CF, Sandler RS, Kappelman MD. Achieving synergy: Linking an internet-based inflammatory bowel disease cohort to a community-based inception cohort and multicentered cohort in inflammatory bowel disease. J Med Internet Res 2016;18.
  • Abdalla MI, Herfarth H. Budesonide for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2016.
  • Abdalla M, Sheikh SZ. Harnessing the Power of Posttranscriptional Gene Silencing in Crohnʼs Disease. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2016.
  • Madanick RD, Long MD, Shaheen NJ. Ascertainment bias increases estimate of risk of GERD in depressed patients: Letters to the Editors. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010.
  • Long MD, Thiny MT, Sandler RS, Gangarosa LM. Bone health in a tertiary-care gastroenterology and hepatology population. Dig Dis Sci 2010.
  • Herfarth HH, Long MD. Capsule and balloon endoscopy: When are they really needed in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases? In: Digestive Diseases.; 2010.
  • Herfarth HH, Long MD, Rubinas TC, Sandridge M, Miller MB. Evaluation of a non-invasive method to detect cytomegalovirus (CMV)-DNA in stool samples of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): A pilot study. Dig Dis Sci 2010.
  • Long MD, Martin CF, Galanko JA, Sandler RS. Hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptive use, and distal large bowel cancer: A population-based case-control study. Am J Gastroenterol 2010.
  • Long MD, Herfarth HH, Pipkin CA, Porter CQ, Sandler RS, Kappelman MD. Increased Risk for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010.
  • Long MD, Plevy SE. Poorly Responsive Ulcerative Colitis in the Hospital. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009.
  • Vinikoor LC, Long MD, Keku TO, Martin CF, Galanko JA, Sandler RS. The association between diabetes, insulin use, and colorectal cancer among Whites and African Americans. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009.
  • Grunkemeier DMS, Cassara JE, Dalton CB, Drossman DA. The Narcotic Bowel Syndrome: Clinical Features, Pathophysiology, and Management. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007;5:1126–1139.