Clinical and Research Faculty in the Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

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Gail Hecht, MD- Professor of Medicine and Chief

Waddah Alrefai, MD- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Richard Benya, MD- Professor of Medicine
Reed Berger, MD- Assistant Clinical Professor
Russell Brown, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine
Robert Carroll, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine
Pradeep Dudeja, PhD- Professor of Physiology in Medicine
Ravinder Gill, PhD- Research Assistant Professor
Sarah Glover, DO- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jay L. Goldstein, MD- Professor of Medicine, Vice Head of Clinical Affairs
Allan Halline, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine
Lyn Sue Kahng, MD- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Xavier Llor, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine
Jaleh Malakooti, PhD- Assistant Professor
K. Ramaswamy, PhD- Professor of Physiology in Medicine
Mrinalini Rao, PhD- Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Ki-Jong Rhee, PhD- Research Assistant Professor
Paul Schlesinger, MD- Professor of Medicine; Head, Dept of Medicine, Jesse Brown VA Hospital
Angela Tyner, PhD- Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics 
 

Basic Research Focus


The broad focus of our research is gastrointestinal and epithelial pathobiology.  Included under this umbrella are molecular mechanisms and chemoprevention of colorectal and liver cancer, host-pathogen interactions/inflammation in the intestine, and intestinal transport in health and disease.  These particular areas of focus are of monumental importance to the field of gastrointestinal health and disease.  The research of each of our participating faculty falls under one or more of the categories listed at the right.