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Category: Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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    2024 Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine

    The Department of Medicine is honored to welcome new Tar Heel trainees! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released results for the 2023 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match on November 29. More than 7,000 applicants matched to advanced training positions. After a successful Match, the following fellows will join Department subspecialties in July 2024. Division of … Read more

  • GIE Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in PATENT-E Benign Esophageal Stricture Treatment Study

    The large, multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the ProTractX3™ TTS drug coated balloon for the treatment of benign esophageal strictures. News provided by GIE Medical via PRNewswire. MINNEAPOLIS – GIE Medical, a clinical stage company developing solutions for patients suffering from benign stricture(s) of the esophagus or bowe … Read more

  • Dr. Anne Peery (Credit: Brian Strickland)

    Doctors Discover Many Patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Screen Positive for Malnutrition

    Research led by first and second authors Aaron C. Viser, Adelaide R. Cooke, and corresponding author Anne F. Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, reveals how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic. Eating food and absorbing i … Read more

  • Isaacs Named Master of the American College of Gastroenterology

    Kim Isaacs, MD, PhD, was designated as a “Master of the American College of Gastroenterology” (MACG), a prestigious recognition within the field of gastroenterology. She received the honor at this year’s American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) meeting in Vancouver Canada. The title of “Master” is an honorary designation granted by the ACG to individuals who have demonstrated e … Read more

  • Moon wins Shark Tank Competition at The Liver Meeting 2023

    Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, won the the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Liver Cancer SIG Shark Tank Competition. At The Liver Meeting 2023 he presented a proposal for remote monitoring of decompensation symptoms (ePROs).

  • Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout October

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of October.  Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, was featured in a New York Times article that depicts a patient’s experience with EoE. Faculty and fellows in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine attended the NC Thoracic Society … Read more

  • UNC Hospitals Meets Rising Need for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

    Hersh Shroff, MD, a transplant hepatologist and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, has seen the human impact of a recent, rising trend: Severe alcohol-related liver disease with high rates of death or need for liver transplantation. The new IHEAL Clinic at Eastowne addresses this trend. “It’s an overwhelming, scary place to be for … Read more

  • Dr. Evan Dellon

    NYT article featuring Dr. Dellon depicts patient’s experience with eosinophilic esophagitis

    Moises Velasquez-Manoff, a science writer, spent years attempting to find answers for the cause of his burning esophagus. When the diagnoses was deemed eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), Velasquez-Manoff details the brutal side effects that came with the medications. He points to Drs. Evan Dellon’s and Elizabeth Jensen’s research on the increase of cases, causes and new treatments i … Read more

  • GI Fellows Win Golden Scope ASGE Competition

    A team of UNC GI fellows entered a quiz bowl-type contest sponsored by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The competition tested their knowledge and featured some endoscopy technical skills. The impressive team, pictured below, of Drs. Gabrielle Ritaccio, Ryan Balko, and Alicia Muratore, beat 66 teams from all over the world to share the $5,000 prize!

  • Drs. Weickert, Shifali, Elected to the Medical Staff Executive Committee

    Congratulations to the newly elected at-large members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee. The new members from the Department of Medicine, who will serve a 2-year term, include: Thelsa Weickert, MD Shifali Arora, MD Also, a huge thanks to our departing members whose terms have expired – Cody Deen, MD, and Jennifer Mentee. The MSEC consists of the officers of the Medical Sta … Read more

  • Featured Advance Practice Provider: Vikki Metheny

    Vikki Metheny, BSN, MSN, ANP, is a Chapel Hill native and has been a nurse practitioner with the UNC Liver Center for over 11 years. Each visit she works to ensure the patient has an understanding of their disease. Outside of work, Vikki is a proud mom of two sons, frequents concerts, and loves Neapolitan style pizza!

  • Gastroenterology Faculty and Fellows Will Present at 2023 Digestive Disease Week

    It’s almost Digestive Disease Week! The world’s largest annual gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery, will take place in Chicago, IL on May 6-9. The best and most innovative research in the field of gastroenterology will be showcased and among the presenters are members of UNC Gastroenterolog … Read more