Featured Researcher: Cameron Body
What is your professional background? I knew that I wanted to be a doctor, but I was afraid to take the MCAT. Therefore, after graduating from Oglethorpe University, I got a job with a large…
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Featured Researcher: Rehan Naseemuddin
What is your professional background? I completed the majority of my education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). For my undergraduate studies, I majored in biology and minored in chemistry. I completed my…
Featured Researcher: Ahmed Messallam
What is your professional background? I graduated from Alexandria University Medical School in Alexandria, Egypt in 2011. After finishing my internship, I worked as a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University in the Division of Gastroenterology, and I…
Goebel named GI Clinical Consultant, VISN Business Office
Stephan Goebel, MD (Emory University Division of Digestive Diseases) has been appointed GI Clinical Consultant for the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Business Office in Duluth, GA for a period of two years, effective Oct. 2,…
Women’s GI health at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Kavya M. Sebastian, MD (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University Division of Digestive Diseases) recently discussed the role of the gastroenterological team at Emory Saint Joseph Hospital’s new Women’s Center. The Women’s Center is located at 5673…
Digestive Diseases Fellow Spotlight: Mary Flynn
Emory Digestive Diseases fellow Mary Flynn (2nd year) is making waves in the field of gastroenterology. Her research and faculty mentors, Drs. Ram Subramanian and J.P. Norvell, stated that Dr. Flynn has impressed them greatly…
2017 Emory Doctors’ Day nominees – Digestive Diseases
In honor of National Doctors’ Day (March 30), the Emory University School of Medicine Recognitions Committee asked faculty and staff to nominate doctors who demonstrate dedication to improving the health and well-being of our patients and…
Focus on Research: Gut Motility Lab
High-fat diet (HFD) intake–like the average “Western diet”–can lead to gastrointestinal complications that can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Excessive dietary fat intake correlates with constipation, prolonged colonic transit times, and other complications. Emory gastroenterologists…
Anania elected president, Liver Fibrosis SIG
Frank A. Anania, MD, FACP, AGAF, FAASLD (Bruce Logue Chair in Digestive Diseases; professor of medicine; and director, Emory Division of Digestive Diseases) was recently elected president of the American Association for the Study of Liver…
Congratulations to our 2016 “Top Doctors”
Congratulations to the 32 Emory University Department of Medicine faculty members who were named among Atlanta magazine’s 2016 “Top Doctors.”* More than half of the physicians recognized in this year’s “Top Doctors” issue of Atlanta magazine…