Category: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
What You Should Know about the Lone Star Tick鈥檚 Impact on our Gut, Diet
A Lone Star Tick on a leaf. Credit Judy Gallagher An eight-legged brown creature about a quarter inch in size could make you want to skip out on your next cheeseburger. Found in North Carolina, the Midwest and Southern U.S., the Lone Star Tick can transmit the alpha-gal sugar, a sugar present in all mammals except humans, into the blood through its bite. This causes some to becom … Read more
Dr. Baron Receives Rudolf Schindler Award from American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Todd H. Baron, MD, MASGE, has been honored with the Rudolf Schindler Award, the most prestigious award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). “The Schindler award is the most prestigious award from the ASGE, and I have been fortunate enough to have worked directly with 鈥� and been mentored by 鈥� past Schindler Award recipients. I am very proud and honored … Read more
Dr. Dellon Ushers in First FDA-Approved Medication for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, co-leads effort to approve an allergy drug, dupilumab, for the treatment in adults and adolescents with eosinophilic esophagitis. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an allergic condition of the esophagus that is on th … Read more
Welcome New Administrative Leadership
As the calendar year comes to a close, the Department of Medicine has much to celebrate. Congrats to the following individuals who are beginning new administrative positions with the Department. Their expertise and enthusiasm will help us excel in 2023. While others are moving along in their career journey, we are thankful for their contributions and wish them the best in their f … Read more
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Dr. Dellon Ushers in First FDA-Approved Medication for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an allergic condition of the esophagus that is on the rise throughout the United States. Patients with the condition typically have inflammation throughout their esophagus and trouble swallowing food 鈥� known as dysphagia. Without proper treatment, the lining of the esophagus becomes fibrous, and the passage becomes so narr … Read more
2023 Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine is honored to welcome new Tar Heel trainees! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released results for the 2022 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match on November 30. This is the first year the organization’s largest Fellowship Match included subspecialties in internal medicine, pediatrics, addiction and multidisciplinary specialties. More th … Read more
A puppy is spending Thanksgiving with his family thanks to Dr. Baron, NC State Veterinary Resident
Dr. Todd Baron, right, a professor medicine at 黑料网-Chapel Hill, has been doing complex endoscopy since 1993 and wrote the book on ERCP. A North Carolina family is enjoying Thanksgiving with their furry friend thanks to the helping hand of Todd Baron, MD, professor of medicine and director of advanced therapeutic endoscopy, a determined NC State veterinary resdient and other profe … Read more
High-Impact Hepatology: An Update on Care of the Patient with Liver Disease
Register Here 20th Annual Hepatology Symposium A hybrid 鈥� live in-person and virtual 鈥� conference! 聽 The practice of clinical Hepatology remains challenging for many gastroenterologists due to rapidly changing disease management paradigms and often complex, critically-ill patients. The 20th Annual High Impact Hepatology program is specifically designed to bring the latest informa … Read more
Dr. Moon Awarded Two Liver Cancer Research Grants
Andrew Moon, MD, MPH Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and member of 黑料网’s Lineberger, recently received two grants to advance his training in liver cancer research. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases presented Moon with a Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research Award, a two-year $2 … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 鈥� September 30, 2022
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Andrew Moon, MD has received a $200,000 (AASLD) Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research Award (CTORA) from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases for his grant on 鈥淚ncorporating the Patient Voice into Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment Models鈥�. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Doug Phanstiel,聽PhD … Read more
COVID-19 Drove Up Drinking, and Americans Are Dying Faster as a Result
Sasha Deutsch-link, MD, clinical outcomes/epidemiology fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, wrote a Newsweek op-ed on the rise of alcohol-associated liver disease during the COVID pandemic. [Read It Here]