Department of Medicine
Faculty Profiles by Division

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Faculty Profiles

Division Chief (Interim)

Naudia L. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, MBA

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: jonassaintnl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-5734

Faculty

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Search by Academic Interest:

Steven R. Abo, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: abo@dom.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-641-2135

Kathryn M Albers, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sensory neuron development, function of transcription factor Sox11

Email: kaa2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9669

Gavin E. Arteel, PhD, FAASLD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic fatty liver diseases (alcoholic and nonalcoholic)

Email: gearteel@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4187

Kiran Bambha, MD, MSc

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology. Liver Transplant and Evaluation.

Email: bambhak@upmc.edu

Arthur M. Barrie III, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Email: amb145@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-641-2164

Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Fatty Liver Disease; Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Email: jab31@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-4526

Juliane I. Beier, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Toxicant-associated liver disease

Email: jibeier@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4186

Scott W. Biggins, MD, MAS

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology

Email: bigginssw@upmc.edu

David G. Binion, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Big Data and IBD: Defining Clinical Challenges and Developing Data Driven Solutions

Email: biniond@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-4194

Randall E. Brand, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hereditary Pancreatic and GI Cancers; Pancreatic cystic neoplasms,, Early detection of pancreatic cancer.

Email: brandre@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Rhonda Metter Brand, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Musocal research in dermatology and gastroenterology.

Email: rmb91@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-3399

Patrick J. Buckley, MD, MBA

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Integrated Psychiatry

Email: buckleypj@upmc.edu

Jennifer S Chennat, MD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: chennatjs@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9424

Kapil Brijmohan Chopra, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Transplantation; Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases

Email: choprak@dom.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Rohit Das, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: dasr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Brian M. Davis, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neurogenic inflammation and role of peripheral nervous system in pancreatic disease

Email: bmd1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9745

Howard Dubner, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: dubnerhm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Jeffrey M Dueker, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: IBD, quality improvement and patient safety, healthcare utilization, and medical education

Email: duekerjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Richard H. Duerr, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory bowel disease genetics and functional genomics research; inpatient care of inflammatory bowel disease patients

Email: duerr@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9497

Kenneth E. Fasanella, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy; Barrett's Esophagus

Email: fasanellake@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7081

Fadi F. Francis, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology and General Gastroenterology

Email: francisff2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Charles C. Gabbert, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Endoscopy and related advanced gastroenterology procedures and patient care.

Email: gabbertcc2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Swaytha Ramaraj Ganesh, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Diseases, Liver Transplant and post liver transplant related issues

Email: ganesx@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-0689

Amir Ali Ghaffari, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Microbiome, Diet, Medical Education

Email: ghaffariaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Michael S Gold, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical features of pain syndromes

Email: msg22@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5367

Julia B. Greer, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: GI cancer epidemiology and medical education

Email: greerjb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9525

Janet Rose Harrison, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Women's GI

Email: harrisonj@dom.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-641-2172

Jing Hu, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular interventions for colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

Email: huj3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2227

Elyse Ryding Johnston, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Email: johnstoner@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Naudia L. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, MBA

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: jonassaintnl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-5734

Asif Khalid, MD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pancreatic disorders, Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: khalida@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7079

Michael Kingsley, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Email: kingsleymj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Janet Kwok, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening, Hepatology, and Functional GI Disorders

Email: kwokjy@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Vladimir Lamm, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Advanced Imaging; Machine Learning

Email: lammv2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: pancreatic cysts, early cancer detection

Email: lennona2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-2049

David Levinthal, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mind-Body Interactions in GI Health and Disease

Email: dlevinth@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Sultan Mahmood, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Advanced Endoscopy Procedures / Gastroenterology

Email: mahmoods7@upmc.edu

Shahid M. Malik, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: maliks@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-1170

Emily Y. Mao, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Gastroenterology

Email: maoey@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1100

Kevin McGrath, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Barrett's Esophagus; Esophageal cancer; Pancreatic cysts

Email: mcgrathkm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7079

Sharon F. Miller, DO

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: millersl5@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-981-8883

Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular mechaniss of liver growth and development

Email: smonga@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8842

Beverley A Moore, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, translational research, GI motility disorders

Email: bamoore1786@gmail.com

Phone: 215-692-0860

Alex H. Myint, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation

Email: myintah2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-672-5766

Sudhir K. Narla, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: narlsk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-672-5766

Stephen J.D. O'Keefe, MBBS, MD, MSc, MRCS, FRCP

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Nutrition; Short Bowel; Microbiome; Colon Cancer Prevention

Email: sjokeefe@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-7217

Michael A. Pezzone, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology.

Email: pezzone@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Pancreatology

Email: evansac3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9424

Mordechai Rabinovitz, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease; Hepatitis B and C; fatty liver

Email: mxr5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-7922

Shari S. Rogal, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology.

Email: rogalss@upmc.edu

Phone: 866-482-7488

Stephanie Romutis, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Advanced Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology, GI Oncology

Email: romutissl@upmc.edu

Jami L. Saloman, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer Neuroscience, Peripheral mechanisms of pain, pancreas

Email: jls354@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5120

Robert E. Schoen, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Colon Cancer Screening; GI Cancer Epidemiology

Email: rschoen@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-7078

Marc B. Schwartz, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Email: schwartzm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Obaid S. Shaikh, MD, FRCP

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: obaid@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-4528

Harkirat Singh, MBBS

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: singhh3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Adam Slivka, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: slivkaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-0994

Mark A. Smith, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: smithma30@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-588-8089

Aylin Tansel, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Email: tansela@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Sunny Y. Tao, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Email: taosy@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Ravy K. Vajravelu, MD, MSCE

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General gastroenterology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Health services research, Bioinformatics

Email: Ravy.Vajravelu@pitt.edu

Lee Weinberg, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: weinlm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pancreatic Genetics; Pancreas Disease

Email: whitcomb@pitt.edu

Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pancreas Disease; Pancreas Epidemiology

Email: yadavd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7078