By eliminating specific foods from patients’ diets, symptoms improved in 71 percent of patients.

The UNC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology welcomes Todd Baron, MD, a nationally known advanced endoscopist. Dr. Baron comes to UNC from the Mayo Clinic.

By eliminating specific foods from patients’ diets, symptoms improved in 71 percent of patients.

The Distinguished Mentor Awards, given by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), recognizes individuals for achievements as outstanding mentors over a lifelong career.

  Digestive Disease Week 2014 Below, find a handy guide to all of the presentations, posters, and happenings of our providers and researches as they present at DDW. Saturday, May 3, 2014 Type Presenter Title Date Time Place Authors Research Forum Miranda Van Tilburg Coping predicts disability, quality of life and depression in both IBD … Read more

Dr. Nicholas Shaheen had served as interim division chief since July 1, 2013, after Robert Sandler, MD, MPH, stepped down to focus his efforts on the research activities of the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease.

The large-scale, cross-sectional study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. David Ransohoff of UNC is one of the study’s co-authors.

New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine suggests that fear avoidance contributes to disability and pain in children with Functional Abdominal Pain (FAP) but not Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

  Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the world’s largest gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery, and is a showcase for the best and most innovate research in the field of gastroenterology. This year, we are proud to have our physicians, mid-levels, and Fellows represented in the … Read more

Congratulations to the 15 physicians from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology who were chosen as The Best Doctors in America: Eugene Bozymski Jama Darling Evan S. Dellon Michael W. Fried Ian S. Grimm Paul H. Hayashi Hans Herfarth Kim L. Isaacs Millie Long Ryan Madanick Roy C. Orlando Robert S. Sandler R. Balfour Sartor … Read more

The UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders will be hosting two events in November.
Center Research Day 2013 on Friday, November 1, 2013
IBS Sympsoium: How to treat IBS Effectively: Expert Update for Health Professionals on Saturday, November 2, 2013.
Both events will be held at the Rizzo Conference Center located at 150 Dubose House Lane in Chapel Hill, NC.

An elimination diet resulted in 40% of eosinophilic esophagitis patients achieving a histologic response, which was maintained in 20% after two years of treatment.