Digestive and Liver Diseases Faculty
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Division Chief

Ezra Burstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology
Division Chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases
Program Director, T-32 Fellowship Program
Research Lab
Division Faculty
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Ariel Aday, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
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Indira Bhavsar-Burke, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

Divya Bhatt, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Endoscopy Chief at Dallas VA Medical Center

Moheb Boktor, M.D.
Associate Professor

Jeffrey D. Browning, M.D.
Professor
School of Health Professions and Internal Medicine
Chairman, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Allied Health
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Lisa Casey, M.D.
Associate Professor

Thomas G. Cotter, M.B.B.Ch.
Assistant Professor

Jennifer A. Cuthbert, M.D.
Professor
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Kerry Dunbar, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Associate Program Director, Residency Program
Section Chief, Dallas VA Medical Center
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Daniel Ellis, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Benjamin L. Elsbernd, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Dallas VA Medical Center

Luke Engelking, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, and Molecular Genetics
Research Lab

Ngozi Enwerem, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor
Dallas VA Medical Center

Magdalena Espinoza, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Frisco
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J. Gregory Fitz, M.D.
Professor
Office of the President and Internal Medicine
Special Assistant to the President

David Fudman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of the IBD Clinic
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Sravanya Gavini, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Motility

Markus Goldschmiedt, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Third Space Endoscopy

Lafaine Grant, M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Director of Hepatology at Parkland Health & Hospital System

Linsheng Guo, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dallas VA Medical Center
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Homer "Frank" Herlong, M.D.
Professor

Jay Horton, M.D.
Professor
Center for Human Nutrition, Internal Medicine, and Molecular Genetics
Director, Center for Human Nutrition

Yujin Hoshida, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Translational Research of the HCC Program
Research Lab
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Rodney Infante, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Human Nutrition and Department of Internal Medicine
Research Lab

Gerald M. Isbell, III, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Thomas A. Kerr, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Hepatology Clinics
Director of Outreach Programs

Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Lab

Maddie Kubiliun, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Nisa Kubiliun, M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Chief, Digestive & Liver Diseases
Medical Director, Endoscopy Services at University Hospitals
Medical Co-Director, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Genetic Counseling Program

Vincent C. Kuo, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Frisco
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Maria Lepe-Suastegui, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas Health Dallas

Xi Li, Ph.D.
Instructor

Sarah Lieber, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Shuzhen Liu, Ph.D.
Instructor

Amy Lo, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Medical Director of Endoscopy Medical Services at CUH

Jeremy Louissaint, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Ravikanth Maddipati, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine and Children’s Medical Center Research Institute
Dallas VA Medical Center
Research Lab

Willis C. Maddrey, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Assistant to the President

Marlyn Mayo, M.D.
Professor
GI / Liver Clinic Director at Parkland Health & Hospital System

Christian Mayorga, M.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Clinical Chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases
Senior Medical Director, Medical Specialty Services at Parkland Health & Hospital System
Medical Director, Endoscopy Laboratory at Parkland Health & Hospital System

Khurram Mazhar, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor

Mack Mitchell, M.D.
Professor
Clinical Affairs and Internal Medicine
Vice-President for Medical Affairs at UT Southwestern

Rozina Mithani, M.D.
Associate Professor

Arjmand Mufti, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Director of Liver Transplant Program
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Ayaz Najafov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine and Children’s Research Institute

Diane Nguyen, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Josephine Ni, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine and Microbiology
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Chinemerem "John" Okwara, M.D.
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Las Colinas

Jacqueline O'Leary, M.D.
Professor
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Neha Patel, M.D.
Associate Professor

Suraj Patel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Lab

Mark Pedersen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Co-director of MS2 GI/Nutrition Course; Director of Living Related Liver Transplant Program

Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D.
Professor
Office of the President and Internal Medicine
President, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Venuprasad Poojary, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine and Immunology
Research Lab
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Rekha Reddy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas Health Dallas

Hans-Christian Reinecker, M.D.
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine, Center for Genetics of Host Defense, and Immunology
Research Lab

Nicole Rich, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Clinical Research
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Tarek Sawas, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Program Director, Advanced Endocscopy Fellowship

Shawn Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dallas VA Medical Center

Ashutosh Shukla, Ph.D.
Instructor

Amit Singal, M.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine and Peter O’Donell Jr. School of Public Health
Associate Division Chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases
Chief, Hepatology
Medical Director, PHHS Heptocellular Carcinoma
CCSG Program Leader (Population Sciences and Cancer Control)

Amika Singla, Ph.D.
Instructor

Ioana Smith, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Las Colinas

Mingjun Song, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Greta Szabo, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Anna Tavakkoli, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Dwain L. Thiele, M.D.
Professor
Office of the President and Internal Medicine
Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Initiatives

Chenlu "Maria" Tian, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Thomas Tielleman, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Shannan Tujios, M.D.
Associate Professor
Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program

Emre Turer, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Center for Genetics of Host Defense, Immunology, and Internal Medicine
Research Lab
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Hendrikus (Dutch) S. Vanderveldt, M.D.
Associate Professor
Health System Medical Director for Frisco Medical CenterUT Southwestern Frisco

Lisa VanWagner, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Research

Roopa Vemulapalli, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Digestive Diseases Clinic
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Howard J. Weiner, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Jennifer Wells, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dallas VA Medical Center
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Jinhai Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Center for Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine
Advanced Practice Providers

Ashley Butler, M.P.A.S., PA-C

Christopher Romine, M.P.A.S., PA-C
Volunteer Teaching Faculty
Amit P. Desai, M.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Son Do, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mark Feldman, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Rajeev Jain, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Robert Perrillo, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Kimberly Persley, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ruben Ramirez-Vegas, M.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Don Rockey, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Kai Xia, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor