Overview
I am an academic esophagologist and medical educator.
I am the program director for the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Program at Duke.
My clinical area of specialty is in esophageal disorders. I see patients with a wide range of esophageal problems including: gastroesophageal reflux diseaase (GERD); swallowing disorders; primary esophageal motility disorders including achalasia, esophageal spasm, and jackhammer esophagus; Barrett's esophagus; and Esophageal cancer.
I also practice as a general gastroenterologist and see patients for routine screening colonoscopies.
I am the program director for the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Program at Duke.
My clinical area of specialty is in esophageal disorders. I see patients with a wide range of esophageal problems including: gastroesophageal reflux diseaase (GERD); swallowing disorders; primary esophageal motility disorders including achalasia, esophageal spasm, and jackhammer esophagus; Barrett's esophagus; and Esophageal cancer.
I also practice as a general gastroenterologist and see patients for routine screening colonoscopies.
Office Hours
Office Visits at Duke South Clinic 2J: Thursday 8 am to 12 pm
Endoscopy at Duke South Clinic 2H: Wednesday 9 am to 5 pm
Endoscopy at Brier Creek: Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Endoscopy at Duke South Clinic 2H: Wednesday 9 am to 5 pm
Endoscopy at Brier Creek: Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Acid exposure time is sensitive for detecting gastroesophageal reflux disease and is associated with long-term survival after lung transplant.
Journal Article Dis Esophagus · July 27, 2023 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in patients who have undergone lung transplantation and is associated with poorer outcomes, but guidelines are lacking to direct management strategies in this population. We assessed the diagnostic yield of ... Full text Link to item CiteUtilization Trends and Volume-outcomes Relationship of Endoscopic Resection for Early Stage Esophageal Cancer.
Conference Ann Surg · January 1, 2023 OBJECTIVES: We describe utilization trends and center volume-outcomes relationship of ER of early stage esophageal cancer using a large hospitalbased registry. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: ER is increasingly accepted as the preferred treatment for early sta ... Full text Link to item CitePatient, Physician, and Procedure Characteristics Are Independently Predictive of Polyp Detection Rates in Clinical Practice.
Journal Article Digestive diseases and sciences · August 2021 BackgroundVariability in colon polyp detection impacts patient outcomes. However, the relative influence of physician, patient, and procedure-specific factors on polyp detection is unclear. Therefore, determining how these factors contribute to ad ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ·
2002
M.D.