Ziad F. Gellad | Scholars@Duke

Ziad F. Gellad
Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Gellad is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center and a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He is also a VA Career Development Awardee and holds an appointment in the Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation at the Durham VA Medical Center. His research focuses on the implementation of systems engineering methods to improve the quality and value of health care delivery with a specific emphasis in colorectal cancer screening.

Dr. Gellad has also received several innovation grants to develop and implement novel information technology platforms to improve the patient and clinician experience. He is also an active contributor to the innovation and entrepreneurship activities within Duke University and co-founder of a health technology startup in Durham.

Dr. Gellad received his MD and MPH degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center. He is the Director of Quality for the Division of Gastroenterology and Associate vice Chair for Clinical Innovation in the Department of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Gellad is past-chair of the Quality Measures Committee of the American Gastroenterological Association, associate editor for GI & Hepatology News and is on the Board of Editors for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Current Research Interests

Quality and value of healthcare

Healthcare systems engineering and decision analysis

Outcomes research in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Implementation Science

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine 2019
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2011

Contact Information

2301 Erwin Road, Duke North - DUMC 3703, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Road, Duke North - DUMC 3703, Durham, NC 27710
ziad.gellad@duke.edu (919) 668-7802
@ZiadGelladMD

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Gastroenterology, Medicine, Duke University 2006 - 2009
- Medical Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2003 - 2006
- M.D., Johns Hopkins University 2003
- M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine 2016 - 2019
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine 2009 - 2016
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- EFC 13794 2016 - 2019
- DRI13940 Study 2016 - 2018
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- HSR&D Career Development Award awarded by Department of Veterans Affairs 2015 - 2020
Industry Relationships
- Higgs Boson, Inc.
- Merck & Co. USA (not assoc'd with Merck KGaA)
- Novo Nordisk
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Voils, Corrine I., Heather A. King, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Dan V. Blalock, Ian M. Kronish, Bryce B. Reeve, Colleen Boatright, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Content Validity and Reliability of a Self-Report Measure of Medication Nonadherence in Hepatitis C Treatment..” Dig Dis Sci 64, no. 10 (October 2019): 2784–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-019-05621-7.
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  - Gellad, Z. “Issue Highlights.” Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17, no. 10 (September 1, 2019): 1921–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2019.07.003.
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  - Lieberman, David, Brian A. Sullivan, Elizabeth R. Hauser, Xuejun Qin, Laura W. Musselwhite, Meghan C. O’Leary, Thomas S. Redding, et al. “Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance..” Gastroenterology, July 31, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.052.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Haresh L. Bhatia, Ziad F. Gellad, Mark Eatherly, Rochelle Henderson, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Adoption of direct-acting antiviral medications for hepatitis C: a retrospective observational study..” Bmc Health Serv Res 19, no. 1 (July 25, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4349-x.
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  - Finn, Raymond T., Benjamin Lloyd, Yuval A. Patel, James T. Allen, Jennifer Cornejo, Andrea Davis, Thasha McIntosh, et al. “Decreasing Endoscopy No-Shows Using a Lean Improvement Framework..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 17, no. 7 (June 2019): 1224-1227.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2019.02.002.
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  - Volk, Michael L., Jessica Mellinger, Meena B. Bansal, Ziad F. Gellad, Mark McClellan, and Fasiha Kanwal. “A Roadmap for Value-Based Payment Models Among Patients With Cirrhosis..” Hepatology 69, no. 3 (March 2019): 1300–1305. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.30277.
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  - Gellad, Ziad. “Issue Highlights..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 16, no. 10 (October 2018): 1539–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2018.08.022.
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  - Ding, Xiruo, Ziad F. Gellad, Chad Mather, Pamela Barth, Eric G. Poon, Mark Newman, and Benjamin A. Goldstein. “Designing risk prediction models for ambulatory no-shows across different specialties and clinics..” J Am Med Inform Assoc 25, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 924–30. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocy002.
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  - Mull, Hillary J., Ziad F. Gellad, Rajan T. Gupta, Javier A. Valle, Danil V. Makarov, Tyler Silverman, and Westyn Branch-Elliman. “Factors Associated With Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions After Invasive Outpatient Procedures in the Veterans Health Administration..” Jama Surg 153, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 774–76. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0874.
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  - Egberg, Matthew D., Ajay S. Gulati, Ziad F. Gellad, Gil Y. Melmed, and Michael D. Kappelman. “Improving Quality in the Care of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases..” Inflamm Bowel Dis 24, no. 8 (July 12, 2018): 1660–69. https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izy030.
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  - Crockett, Seth D., Sachin Wani, Timothy B. Gardner, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Alan N. Barkun, and Alan N. American Gastroenterological Association Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee. “American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis..” Gastroenterology 154, no. 4 (March 2018): 1096–1101. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2018.01.032.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F. “Issue Highlights..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 15, no. 10 (October 2017): 1483–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2017.08.013.
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  - Finn, R Thomas, Amanda Boyd, Li Lin, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Bolus Administration of Fentanyl and Midazolam for Colonoscopy Increases Endoscopy Unit Efficiency and Safety Compared With Titrated Sedation..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 15, no. 9 (September 2017): 1419-1426.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2017.03.030.
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  - Japinga, Mark, Robert Saunders, Ziad F. Gellad, and Mark McClellan. “The Evolving Payment Reform Landscape: New Opportunities for Gastroenterology Leadership..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 15, no. 9 (September 2017): 1322–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2017.07.008.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F. “Cultivating Competencies for Value-Based Care..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 15, no. 7 (July 2017): 969–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2017.03.039.
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  - Day, Theodore Eugene, and Ziad F. Gellad. “The Value of Negative Results in Quality Improvement: A Simulation Perspective..” Am J Med Qual 31, no. 4 (July 2016): 376–78. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860615609112.
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  - Saini, Sameer D., Megan A. Adams, Joel V. Brill, Neil Gupta, Mariam Naveed, Jonathan A. Rosenberg, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Colorectal Cancer Screening Quality Measures: Beyond Colonoscopy..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 14, no. 5 (May 2016): 644–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2016.02.023.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., and Theodore Eugene Day. “What Is Value Stream Mapping, and How Can It Help My Practice?.” Am J Gastroenterol 111, no. 4 (April 2016): 447–48. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2016.38.
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  - Partin, Melissa R., Aasma Shaukat, David B. Nelson, Amy Gravely, Sean Nugent, Ziad F. Gellad, and James F. Burgess. “Reply..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 14, no. 3 (March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2015.12.008.
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  - Partin, Melissa R., Amy Gravely, Ziad F. Gellad, Sean Nugent, James F. Burgess, Aasma Shaukat, and David B. Nelson. “Factors Associated With Missed and Cancelled Colonoscopy Appointments at Veterans Health Administration Facilities..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 14, no. 2 (February 2016): 259–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2015.07.051.
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  - Seidelman, Jessica, Rena Zuo, Krishna Udayakumar, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Caught on Capsule: Iron-deficiency Anemia Due to Hookworm Infection..” Am J Med 129, no. 2 (February 2016): 167–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004.
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  - Rubenstein, Joel H., David Lieberman, Brian Fennerty, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Measuring the quality of Barrett's esophagus management with measures that are high quality..” Gastroenterology 149, no. 6 (November 2015): 1298–1301. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2015.09.006.
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  - Rubenstein, Joel H., Robert Enns, Joel Heidelbaugh, Alan Barkun, and Alan Clinical Guidelines Committee. “American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Lynch Syndrome..” Gastroenterology 149, no. 3 (September 2015): 777–82. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2015.07.036.
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  - Mansouraty, Gabriel, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Website Review: Review of patient-oriented websites on hemorrhoids..” Gastroenterology, April 25, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2015.04.029.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F. “Endoscopy unit efficiency..” Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 10, no. 5 (May 2014): 315–17.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., and Javad Taheri. “Reply: To PMID 23978500..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 12, no. 3 (March 2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2013.12.003.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Corrine I. Voils, Li Lin, and Dawn Provenzale. “Physician perceptions on colonoscopy quality: results of a national survey of gastroenterologists..” Gastroenterol Res Pract 2014 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/510494.
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  - Taheri, J., Z. Gellad, D. Burchfield, and K. Cooper. “Simulation as a guide for systems redesign in gastrointestinal endoscopy: Appointment template redesign.” Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference Simulation: Making Decisions in a Complex World, Wsc 2013, December 1, 2013, 2204–14. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2013.6721597.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Cole P. Thompson, and Javad Taheri. “Endoscopy unit efficiency: quality redefined..” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 11, no. 9 (September 2013): 1046-1049.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2013.06.005.
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  - Gellad, Ziad. “Personalisation of colorectal cancer screening..” Lancet Oncol 14, no. 8 (July 2013): 673–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70252-3.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Corrine I. Voils, Li Lin, and Dawn Provenzale. “Clinical practice variation in the management of diminutive colorectal polyps: results of a national survey of gastroenterologists..” Am J Gastroenterol 108, no. 6 (June 2013): 873–78. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2012.316.
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  - Jackson, George L., Leah L. Zullig, S Yousuf Zafar, Adam A. Powell, Diana L. Ordin, Ziad F. Gellad, David Abbott, James M. Schlosser, Janis Hersh, and Dawn Provenzale. “Using NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology to measure the quality of colorectal cancer care in the veterans health administration..” J Natl Compr Canc Netw 11, no. 4 (April 1, 2013): 431–41. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2013.0058.
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  - Taheri, J., Z. Gellad, D. Burchfield, and K. Cooper. “A simulation study to reduce nurse overtime and improve patient flow time at a hospital endoscopy unit.” Proceedings Winter Simulation Conference, December 1, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2012.6465136.
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  - Chan, Johanna L., Li Lin, Michael Feiler, Andrew I. Wolf, Diana M. Cardona, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Comparative effectiveness of i-SCAN™ and high-definition white light characterizing small colonic polyps..” World J Gastroenterol 18, no. 41 (November 7, 2012): 5905–11. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5905.
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  - Gellad, Ziad, Dariele Burchfield, Kevin Cooper, and Javad Taheri. “Continuous Nursing Care in GI Endoscopy Improves Nurse and Room Utilization and Decreases Patient Wait Time.” American Journal of Gastroenterology 107 (October 1, 2012): S778–79.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Andrew J. Muir, John G. McHutchison, William Sievert, Ala I. Sharara, Kimberly A. Brown, Robert Flisiak, et al. “Cost-effectiveness of truncated therapy for hepatitis C based on rapid virologic response..” Value Health 15, no. 6 (September 2012): 876–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2012.06.010.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Shelby D. Reed, and Andrew J. Muir. “Economic evaluation of direct-acting antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C..” Antivir Ther 17, no. 6 Pt B (2012): 1189–99. https://doi.org/10.3851/IMP2430.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Karen M. Stechuchak, Deborah A. Fisher, Maren K. Olsen, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Truls Ostbye, and William S. Yancy. “Longitudinal adherence to fecal occult blood testing impacts colorectal cancer screening quality..” Am J Gastroenterol 106, no. 6 (June 2011): 1125–34. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2011.11.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., David G. Weiss, Dennis J. Ahnen, David A. Lieberman, George L. Jackson, and Dawn Provenzale. “Colonoscopy withdrawal time and risk of neoplasia at 5 years: results from VA Cooperative Studies Program 380..” Am J Gastroenterol 105, no. 8 (August 2010): 1746–52. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2010.107.
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  - Jackson, George L., L Douglas Melton, David H. Abbott, Leah L. Zullig, Diana L. Ordin, Steven C. Grambow, Natia S. Hamilton, et al. “Quality of nonmetastatic colorectal cancer care in the Department of Veterans Affairs..” J Clin Oncol 28, no. 19 (July 1, 2010): 3176–81. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2009.26.7948.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., and Dawn Provenzale. “Colorectal cancer: national and international perspective on the burden of disease and public health impact..” Gastroenterology 138, no. 6 (June 2010): 2177–90. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.056.
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  - Gellad, Z. F., and D. Provenzale. “Reply.” Gastroenterology 139, no. 3 (January 1, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07.037.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Daniel Almirall, Dawn Provenzale, and Deborah A. Fisher. “Time from positive screening fecal occult blood test to colonoscopy and risk of neoplasia..” Dig Dis Sci 54, no. 11 (November 2009): 2497–2502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-008-0653-8.
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  - Gellad, Z. F., D. Hampton, C. L. Tebbit, L. Puscas, and D. A. Pavey. “Bilateral vocal cord paralysis following stent placement for proximal esophageal stricture..” Endoscopy 40 Suppl 2 (September 2008). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-995773.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Daniel Almirall, Dawn Provenzale, and Deborah A. Fisher. “Time from positive screening fecal occult blood test to colonoscopy and risk of neoplasia.” Gastroenterology 134, no. 4 (April 1, 2008): A151–52.
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  - Gellad, Z. F., B. D. Alexander, J. K. Liu, B. C. Griffith, A. M. Meyer, J. L. Johnson, and A. J. Muir. “Severity of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant patients..” Transpl Infect Dis 9, no. 4 (December 2007): 276–80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00255.x.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., and Kenneth W. Lyles. “Direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals..” Am J Med 120, no. 6 (June 2007): 475–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.09.030.
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  - Keyl, H. van der, Z. F. Gellad, and J. A. Owen. “Disparity in the kinetics of onset of hypermutation in immunoglobulin heavy and light chains..” Immunol Cell Biol 78, no. 3 (June 2000): 224–37. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1711.2000.00903.x.
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  - Owen, J. A., H. van der Keyl, and Z. Gellad. “Disparity between the time of onset of heavy and light chain hypermutation..” Faseb Journal 13, no. 5 (March 15, 1999): A990–A990.
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- Conference Papers
  - Horton, Anthony J., Brian Sullivan, Katie Charles, Thasha McIntosh, Andrea Davis, Ziad F. Gellad, Rahul A. Shimpi, Prakash Gyawali, and Amit Patel. “ESOPHAGEAL BASELINE IMPEDANCE FROM HIGH RESOLUTION IMPEDANCE MANOMETRY (BI-HRIM) CORRELATES WITH MEAN NOCTURNAL BASELINE IMPEDANCE (MNBI) REGARDLESS OF MANOMETRY SYSTEM MANUFACTURER.” In Gastroenterology, 156:S972–73. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2019.
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  - Leiman, David A., Richard K. Wood, Kimberley J. Evans, Rahul A. Shimpi, and Ziad F. Gellad. “A NOVEL ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD-BASED WORKFLOW FOR DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERY IN BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS AND UPPER ENDOSCOPY CARE UTILIZATION.” In Gastroenterology, 156:S265–66. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2019.
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  - Sauer, Bryan G., Sierra R. Lee, Anne G. Tuskey, Anagha Suchitra, Luis Antezana, Ziad F. Gellad, and James M. Scheiman. “MOBILE APPLICATION USE IMPROVES NO-SHOW RATES AND COLONOSCOPY PREPARATION.” In Gastroenterology, 156:S264–65. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2019.
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  - Sullivan, Brian, Xuejun Qin, Thomas S. Redding, Ziad F. Gellad, Annjanette Stone, David Weiss, Ashton Madison, et al. “GENETIC COLORECTAL CANCER RISK VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING ADENOMA COUNTS.” In Gastroenterology, 156:S500–S500. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2019.
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  - Zhang, Cecelia, Lauren L. Donnangelo, Stephanie Garbarino, and Ziad F. Gellad. “REDUCING INAPPROPRIATE FECAL IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL TEST (FIT) UTILIZATION AT THE DURHAM VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER.” In Gastroenterology, 156:S146–S146. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2019.
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  - Jawitz, Nicole G., David A. Leiman, Li Lin, Richard Wood, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Patient Factors Are More Important Than Physician Factors in Predicting Likelihood of Adenoma Detection.” In American Journal of Gastroenterology, 113:S164–S164. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2018.
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  - Finn, Raymond T., Benjamin Lloyd, Yuval Patel, James T. Allen, Nicholas Burr, Jennifer Cornejo, Andrea Davis, et al. “Improving Endoscopy Access for Veterans: A Lean Performance Improvement Project Decreases Endoscopy No-Show Rate at a Veterans Affairs Hospital.” In Gastroenterology, 155:e34–35. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2018.06.061.
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  - Charles, Katie, Brian Sullivan, Thasha McIntosh, Ziad F. Gellad, Rahul A. Shimpi, C Prakash Gyawali, and Amit Patel. “ESOPHAGEAL BASELINE IMPEDANCE FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION IMPEDANCE MANOMETRY (BI-HRIM) CORRELATES WITH MEAN NOCTURNAL BASELINE IMPEDANCE (MNBI) FROM PH-IMPEDANCE MONITORING ON AND OFF PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR THERAPY.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S486–S486. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Finn, Raymond T., Benjamin Lloyd, Yuval A. Patel, Jennifer Cornejo, Thasha McIntosh, James Allen, Andrea Davis, et al. “IMPROVING ENDOSCOPY ACCESS FOR VETERANS: A LEAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT DECREASES ENDOSCOPY NO-SHOW RATE AT A VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITAL.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S139–S139. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Leiman, David A., Nicole G. Jawitz, Li Lin, Richard K. Wood, and Ziad F. Gellad. “TERMINAL ILEUM INTUBATION DOES NOT IMPROVE ADENOMA DETECTION RATE.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S341–S341. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Qin, Xuejun, Elizabeth R. Hauser, Annjanette Stone, Weleetka C. Carter, Kellie Sims, R. L. Whitley, Ashton Madison, et al. “GENETIC ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED NEOPLASIA IN A COLON CANCER SCREENING COHORT.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S277–S277. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Spechler, Stuart J., Robert H. Lee, Brian R. Smith, Hiroshi Mashimo, Vivian Sanchez, Kerry B. Dunbar, Pham Thai, et al. “A VA COOPERATIVE, RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH HEARTBURN THAT IS REFRACTORY TO PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S129–S129. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Spechler, Stuart J., Robert H. Lee, Brian R. Smith, Hiroshi Mashimo, Vivian Sanchez, Kerry B. Dunbar, Pham Thai, et al. “CHARACTERIZATION OF CONDITIONS UNDERLYING HEARTBURN REFRACTORY TO PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS ( PPIS) IN A VA COOPERATIVE STUDY OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PPI- REFRACTORY HEARTBURN.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S101–2. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Sullivan, Brian, Thomas S. Redding, Elizabeth R. Hauser, Ziad F. Gellad, Xuejun Qin, Samir Gupta, Douglas J. Robertson, et al. “HIGH RISK ADENOMAS AT BASELINE COLONOSCOPY ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE ADVANCED ADENOMA DESPITE AN INTERVENING NEGATIVE COLONOSCOPY.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S29–S29. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Voils, Corrine, Heather King, Daniel Blalock, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Ian Kronish, Bryce Reeve, Christine M. Hunt, Colleen Boatright, Jamiyla Bolton, and Ziad F. Gellad. “CHARACTERIZING ADHERENCE TO DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT FOR HEPATITIS C INFECTION.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S1228–S1228. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Gellad, Ziad, David Chermak, Emmanuel Brown, and Javad Taheri. “Automating Endoscopy Unit Efficiency Metrics: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Process Improvement.” In Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 81:AB236–AB236. MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2015.
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  - Gellad, Ziad, Dariele Burchfield, Kevin Cooper, and Javad Taheri. “Impact of Propofol on Endoscopy Unit Efficiency: A Discrete Event Simulation Model.” In American Journal of Gastroenterology, 108:S593–S593. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Javad Taheri, Dariele Burchfield, Kevin Cooper, Sarah Lothrop, and Firas H. AL-Kawas. “Discrete Event Simulation Modeling: A Valuable Tool to Optimize Endoscopy Unit Efficiency.” In Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 75:273–74. MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2012.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Susanna Naggie, Shelby D. Reed, Paul J. Clark, Alex J. Thompson, Kevin A. Schulman, and Andrew J. Muir. “THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A TELAPREVIR-INCLUSIVE REGIMEN AS INITIAL THERAPY FOR GENOTYPE 1 HEPATITIS C INFECTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH THE CC IL-28B POLYMORPHISM.” In Hepatology, 54:417A-418A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Shelby Reed, Andrew J. Muir, John McHutchison, William Steven, Ala I. Sharara, Kimberly Ann A. Brown, et al. “Truncated Therapy Based on Rapid Virologic Response is a Cost Effective Treatment Paradigm for Chronic Hepatitis C.” In Gastroenterology, 140:S895–S895. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2011.
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  - Gellad, Ziad F., Karen M. Stechuchak, Deborah A. Fisher, Maren K. Olsen, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Truls Ostbye, and William S. Yancy. “Low Adherence to Fecal Occult Blood Testing Over Time: Why Cross-Sectional Performance Measures May Overestimate Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates.” In Gastroenterology, 138:S151–S151. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2010.
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Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Service to the Profession
- Chair, Quality Measures Committee. American Gastroenterological Association. 2014 - 2017 2014 - 2017
Academic & Administrative Activities
- 2017 -              Associate vice Chair for Clinical Innovation, Department of Medicine
  
  2016 -              Duke Connected Care (ACO) Operating Committee
  
  2014 -             Director of Quality, Division of Gastroenterology
  
  2014 - 2017      Director of Clinical Improvement, Department of Medicine
  
  2014 - 2017      Chair, Management of Information Committee, Durham VA Medical Center
  
  2013 - 2014      Project Lead, Enterprise Wide Planning, Duke Medicine
  
  2012 - 2013      Faculty Lead, Duke Institute for Health Innovation Planning Committee

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