 Stacie Vela, MD, FASGE
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Chief, Gastroenterology Section, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Medical School: The Ohio State University Residency: University Hospitals/Case Western University GI Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina Specialties: Endoscopic teaching, pancreatic diseases, gastrointestinal cancers and advanced endoscopic techniques, such as endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic mucosal resection
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 Yasmin Alishahi, MD, FACG
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Staff Gastroenterologist, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chief Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine GI Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center Specialties: Diagnosis and disease activity assessment of inflammatory bowel disease, medical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease, health preventive measures in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease, in particular in patients on immunosuppressive therapy
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 Paul J. Berggreen, MD
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Undergraduate: Louisiana State University Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Health Care System, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Specialties: ERCP, open access colonoscopy, therapeutic endoscopy, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Mashal Jatoi Batheja, MD
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Chief, Hepatology, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: University of Southern California Internship and Residency: Northwestern University Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ Gastroenterology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ Specialties: Chronic liver diseases, non-invasive testing for liver fibrosis, management of Hepatitis C, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma
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 Joseph David, MD
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Site Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Clinical Assistant Professor, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Undergraduate: University of Missouri Medical School: University of Missouri Internal Medicine Residency: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Specialties: ERCP, open access colonoscopy, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Brenda Dennert, MD
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Undergraduate: San Francisco State University Medical School: University of Southern California Internal Medicine Residency: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Arizona/Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center Specialties: Colonoscopy, ERCP, pH Monitoring, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 David J. Drewitz, MD
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Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Residency: St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center Specialties: Capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy now, ERCP, hepatology and liver disease, nutrition, Remicade® infusion, therapeutic endoscopy, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Michael Fallon, MD
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Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital Gastroenterology Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine Specialties: Complications of cirrhosis, portal hypertension management, liver transplant evaluation, chronic liver disease, upper and lower endoscopy
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 Charles Gabbert, MD
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Medical School: Oregon Health and Sciences University Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency: University of California Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Specialties: Endoscopic Ultrasound, ERCP, endoscopic mucosal resection, radiofrequency ablation, balloon-assisted enteroscopy
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 Richard Gerkin, MD
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Medical Director of GME Research, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency and Cardiology Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) Specialties: Assisting in research design, IRB submission, statistical analysis and manuscript preparation of studies for faculty and fellows in the GI Fellowship
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 Aaron Goldberg, MD
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Staff Gastroenterologist, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center GI Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) Specialties: Endoscopic ultrasound, inflammatory bowel disease, Barrett’s esophagus and colorectal cancer prevention
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 Vincent J. Honan, MD
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Undergraduate: State University of New York Medical School: Albany Medical College of Union University Internal Medicine Residency: Westchester County Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Arizona, Maricopa County Medical Center/Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Specialties: Barrx ablation, capsule endoscopy, ERCP, open access colonoscopy, pH monitoring, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Camron Kiafar, DO, AGAF, FACG
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Chief of Endoscopy, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Residency and GI Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) Specialties: Endoscopic eradication of Barrett’s esophagus, colorectal cancer prevention and GI malignancies
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 Geetha Kolli, MD
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Medical School: Indira Gandhi Medical College Internal Medicine Residency: Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Hepatology Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Specialties: Autoimmune live disease, liver diseases in pregnancy
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 Derek Landan, MD
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Staff Gastroenterologist, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Medical School: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine Residency: Summa Health System/Northeastern Ohio University GI Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) Specialties: Endoscopic ultrasound and biliary endoscopy
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 Ester Little, MD
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Transplant Hepatologist, Banner Transplant Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: Faculdade de Ciencias Medicina De Santos Internal Medicine Internship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Internal Medicine Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Specialties: Cholestatic liver disease, post-liver transplant care
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 Barbara MacCollum, MD
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Arizona Digestive Health/Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Undergraduate: Arizona State University Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Internal Medicine Residency: Maricopa Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Maricopa Medical Center Specialties: Colonoscopy, ERCP, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Shivang Mehta, MD
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Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center Internal Medicine Residency: University of Texas at Houston Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Specialties: Liver transplant evaluation and post care, cirrhosis, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, NASH, PBC, general GI
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 Michael R. Mills, MD, MPH
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Undergraduate: University of Arizona Graduate: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Banner Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Specialties: Capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy now, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), ERCP, esophageal manometery, GERD, Remicade® infusion, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Rawad Mounzer, MD
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Medical School: American University of Beirut Internal Medicine Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Specialties: Endoscopic Ultrasound, ERCP, endoscopic mucosal resection, radiofrequency ablation, balloon-assisted enteroscopy, endoscopic submucosal dissection
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 Rakesh Nanda, MD, FACP, FACG
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Staff Gastroenterologist, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, New Delhi Residency: Pune University GI Fellowship: Delhi University, followed by training at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England and Completed training at Kansas University Medical Center Specialties: Endoscopic eradication of Barrett’s esophagus, nutrition
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 Bruce D. Noland, MD
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Undergraduate: Iowa State University Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Specialties: Colonoscopy now, ERCP, Remicade® infusion, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Nayan Patel, DO, MPH
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Graduate: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Internal Medicine Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Hepatology Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Gastroenterology Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Specialties: Liver transplant evaluation and post care, hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, endoscopy, fecal microbiota transplant
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 Hugo Pinillos, MD, FACG
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Staff Gastroenterologist, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala Residency: Michael Reese Hospital /University of Illinois at Chicago GI Fellowship: St Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center/Columbia University Clinical Hepatology Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center Specialties: Functional GI disorders, infectious GI diseases and capsule endoscopy
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 Teodor Cristian Pitea, MD
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Banner Internvional Endoscopy, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Medical School: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Internal Medicine Residency: St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship: Winthrop-University Hospital Specialties: EUS, ERCP, colonoscopy, endoscopic mucosal resection, EGD, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), endoscopic myotomy (POEM), endoscopic Zenker's Diverticulectomy, pancreatic endo therapy, ESWL for pancreatic stones, balloon enteroscopy
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 Alberto Ramos, MD
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine Internal Medicine Internship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Internal Medicine Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Specialties: Management of cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, upper and lower endoscopy
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 Adam C. Randolph, MD
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Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Rush Medical College Internal Medicine Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) Gastroenterology Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center Specialties: Capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy now, ERCP, Remicade® infusion, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Shiva K. Ratuapli, MD
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Medical School: Osmania Medical College Internal Medicine Residency: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Advanced Fellowship in Gastroenterology Motility: Mayo Clinic Rochester Gastroenterology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Arizona Specialties: Barrett's Esophagus, colonoscopy now, esophageal diseases, esophageal manometery, fecal transplant, hepatology and liver disease, pH monitoring, Remicade® infusion, smart pill, therapeutic endoscopy, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Douglas Schwartz, MD
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Arizona Digestive Health/Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Undergraduate: University of Maryland Medical School: University of Maryland Internal Medicine Residency: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Maricopa Medical Center Specialties: Capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, open access colonoscopy, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Anil Seetharam, MD
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Transplant Hepatologist, Banner Transplant Institute
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Internal Medicine Residency: Washington University School of Medicine Gastroenterology Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine Specialties: Liver transplant evaluation and post care, viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatocellular cancer, endoscopic management of portal hypertension
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 Richard P. Shaughnessy IV, DO
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Undergraduate: University of Arizona Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Internal Medicine Residency: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center Specialties: Capsule endoscopy, Crohn's Disease, ERCP, open access colonoscopy, pH monitoring, ulcerative colitis, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Eugene F. Tharalson, MD
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Undergraduate: Seattle University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Gastroenterology Fellowship: Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center Specialties: Capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy now, ERCP, Remicade® infusion, smart pill, upper GI endoscopy (EGD)
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 Darrell D. Wadas, MD, FACG, FASGE, FACP
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Undergraduate: University of Colorado Medical School: University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship: Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center Specialties: Barrett's Esophagus, ERCP, open access colonoscopy, therapeutic endoscopy
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 Mark Wong, MD
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Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Hepatology Fellowship: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Specialties: Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C management, autoimmune liver disease, Wilson's Disease, cirrhosis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, hereditary hemochromatosis, hepatocellular cancer
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 Michele Young, MD
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Chief, Department of Medicine, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Medical School: State University of New York at Stony Brook Residency and GI Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Specialties: GI motility, inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer screening strategies
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