Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Physicians and Staff

Jean-Pierre Raufman, M.D.
Paulson Professor of Medicine
Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Special Interests: Gastric Gland Secretions; Bile Acids; Peptic Ulcers, Hepatitis C
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY
Fellowship: University of Michigan, Gastroenterology; National Institutes of Health, Digestive Diseases
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology

Raymond K. Cross, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Special Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Crohn's Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; Telemedicine
Medical Degree: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: University of Maryland/Baltimore VA Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland/Baltimore VA Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology

Peter E. Darwin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Pancreatitis; Pancreatic Cancer; Pancreatic Disease; Therapeutic Endoscopy; Hepatobiliary Disorders; GI Cancers
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine

George Fantry, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Heartburn and Dyspepsia Program
Special Interests: GERD; LERD; Esophageal Motility Disorders
Medical Degree: Syracuse Health Science Center
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Medicine
Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine

Mark Flasar, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD); Epidemiology and Natural History of IBD; Racial Disparities; Therapeutic Clinical Trials
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Certification: Internal Medicine

Eric M. Goldberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Biliary Tract Disease; Pancreatic Disease; Esophageal and Enteral Stenting; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection; Capsule Endoscopy
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine

Bruce D. Greenwald, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program
Special Interests: Esophageal Cancer; Barrett's Esophagus; Endoscopic Ultrasound
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Virginia, Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology

Charles D. Howell, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis; Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Sclerosing Cholangitis; Autoimmune Hepatitis; Biliary Tract Disorders; Ascites and Variceal Bleeding; Liver Transplantation
Medical Degree: Howard University
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenerology

Sandeep Khurana, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Hepatology
Special Interests: Liver Diseases, Especially Portal Hypertension and Hemodynamic Changes Associated with Cirrhosis; Bile Acid Effect on Vaculature
Medical Degree: University College, New Delhi, India
Residency: State University of New York, Brooklyn, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology; Hepatology

Ayse L. Mindikoglu, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Viral Hepatitis; Drug-Induced Hepatitis; Alcoholic Liver Disease; Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Cholestatic Liver Diseases; Genetic Liver Diseases; Liver Diseases in Pregnancy; Complications of Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Liver Transplantation; Epidemiology of Liver Diseases
Medical Degree: University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Master of Public Health Degree: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Residency: University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery; Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center, Gastroenterology; University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Hepatology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology; Transplant Hepatology

Preeti A. Reshamwala, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Transplant Hepatology
Special Interests: Viral Hepatitis; Transplant Medicine; Hepatic Regeneration
Medical Degree: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Certification: Internal Medicine

Lance T. Uradomo, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Endoscopic Ultrasound, Therapeutic Endoscopy; Clinical Research
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Residency: University of Maryland and Baltimore VAMC, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology

This page was last updated on: February 29, 2008.

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