The Carolinas Medical Center Gastroenterology Fellowship is an ACGME-approved, three-year, flexible program designed to train board eligible/certified internal medicine specialists in the field of clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. The program will fund two fellows per year for a total of six fellows.
The program curriculum adheres to the principles and guidelines defined by the ACGME and the national gastroenterology organizations including the AGA, ASGE, ACG and AASLD. The primary objective is to train excellent clinicians in gastroenterology and hepatology in an environment that fosters thoughtfulness and a scholarly approach to the understanding and treatment of basic disorders of the digestive tract and liver. Given the number of diverse career choices for gastroenterologists and hepatologists, the secondary objective is to provide a flexible environment that allows fellows to tailor their third year of training to their specific needs.
Fellows receive intensive clinical experience for at least eighteen months during the program with at least six of those months focusing on hepatology. There is six months of protected time for an individualized research experience over the three years of training. The third year focuses on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), motility disorders and testing, pancreatico-biliary disease and an out-patient experience at the Charlotte VA. Additional training in hepatology, motility, nutrition or IBD and/or research time are also available depending on an individual fellow’s preferences and needs.
A basic breakdown of activities by year is as follows:
Year 1:
4 months general gastroenterology in-patient service; 3 months hepatology service which includes outpatient clinics; 2 months outpatient endoscopy service and research time; 1 month pancreato-biliary disease; 1 month of outpatient experience in motility; 1 month of outpatient experience in IBD; and general gastroenterology continuity clinic ½ day per week.
Year 2:
2 months in-patient gastroenterology service; 2 months hepatology service which includes outpatient clinics; 2 months of outpatient experience in motility; 2 months of outpatient experience in IBD; 2 months pancreato-biliary disease; 2 months outpatient endoscopy service and research time; general gastroenterology continuity clinic ½ day per week; 4 months of experience in reading wireless capsule endoscopy during other rotations.
Year 3:
3 months pancreato-biliary disease; 3 months of outpatient experience in IBD; 3 months of outpatient experience in motility; 2 months outpatient endoscopy service and research time; 1 month hepatology service which includes outpatient clinics; VA out-patient procedures; general gastroenterology continuity clinic ½ day per week. There is some flexibility in outpatient rotations for electives and additional research time.
During the course of training, fellows will participate in a weekly GI Grand Rounds to review the literature on difficult management cases, a weekly Core Curriculum Conference to review important content in gastroenterology and hepatology, a monthly Journal Club, a monthly Research Conference, monthly Foregut Conference, weekly IBD conferences, weekly hepatology conferences, and periodic Pathology and GI Board Review conferences. Fellows will have the opportunity to attend at least one national gastroenterology or hepatology conference per year. Fellows have access to free biostatistics support from the Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation and to the clinical data warehouse for their projects. To support their educational activities, fellows have an annual CME stipend.
Please click here for Salary and Benefits information.
If interested in the Gastroenterology Fellowship, please call 704-355-7479.
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Steven Zacks, MD, MPH, FRCPC |
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Jason Baker, PhD Dr. Jason Baker completed graduate degrees from the University of Michigan and Walden University. Areas of interest: GI Physiology Laboratory development, anorectal physiology, and gastro-intestinal health literacy. His research portfolio includes partnering with diverse investigators and inter-disciplinary teams. These projects range from clinically focus, pharmaceutical pathology, and bio-medical technology. |
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Shailendra Singh Chauhan, MD, AGAF, FASGE |
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Andrew deLemos, MD
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Andrew M. Dries, MD
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John S. Hanson, MD, AGAF
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Jason Lewis, MD
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Nilesh Lodhia, MD Dr. Lodhia received his medical degree from Wake Forest University. He completed his Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Tennessee and his IBD Fellowship at the University of Chicago. Areas of interest: inflammatory bowel disease and endoscopy. |
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Baharak Moshiree,MD Dr. Moshiree received her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed her gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Areas of interest: motility disorders (gastroparesis and slow transit constipation), pelvic floor disorders and disorders of gut-brain dysfunction (Irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia). |
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Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH
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Paul Schmeltzer, MD
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Martin W. Scobey, MD, FACP, AGAF Dr. Scobey received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee and completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the Wake Forest University. He joined the faculty of Carolinas Medical Center in 2007 to serve as the Chief of Gastroenterology in the Department of Internal Medicine. He currently holds an appointment as a clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Scobey's interests include general gastroenterology, esophageal motility disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. |
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Elyse R. Thakur, PhD Dr. Thakur, a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating gastrointestinal disorders, received her PhD from Wayne State University and completed her pre-doctoral internship at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship through the South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) VA Advanced Fellowship Program at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine. Areas of interest: disorders of gut-brain interaction, motility disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases, GI-related anxiety and depression. |
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Philippe Zamor, MD
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Thomas Roberts, MD Dr. Roberts received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina and completed his gastroenterology fellowship at Ohio State University. Areas of interest: general gastroenterology and inflammatory bowel disease. |