Education
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1977)
Residency
Johns Hopkins Hospital (1979), Internal Medicine
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Hospital (1980), Hepatology
Fellowship
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1982), Gastroenterology

Specialty Areas

Clinical Interest
  • Abdominal Pain (Generalized/Epigastric)
  • Abnormal Liver Function
  • Ascites
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)
  • Blood in Stool
  • Celiac Disease
  • Colon/Rectal Polyps
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea
  • Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
  • Diverticular Disease (Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis)
  • Drug Induced Liver Disease
  • Early Stage Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma or HCC)
  • Elevated Transaminase
  • Esophageal Reflux
  • Fatty Liver
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD) - Heartburn
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Hemorrhage)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Intestinal Bleeding
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Liver Cancer, Cysts, Masses & Tumors
  • Liver Disease in the Pregnant Patient
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Lynch Syndrome

    • Honors & Awards
    • Research Society on Alcoholism
      Seixas Award for Distinguished Service (2007)