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https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/945/2018/12/Barritt.Sid_-e1616866403265.jpeg239311What is hereditary hemochromatosis? Dr. Sid Barritt discusses this disease with Dr. Ron Falk. This genetic condition causes excess iron to deposit in different parts of the body. They talk about the symptoms and how one can be tested, and the treatment for hereditary hemochromatosis. Dr. Barritt is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.