Faculty
Meet the faculty of the University of Louisville Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
Leadership
| Faculty | Clinical Expertise |
|---|---|
| Kristine Krueger, M.D. | Chief, Academic and Clinical Affairs; Therapeutic Endoscopy; Gastroenterology; Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
| Craig McClain, M.D. | Chief, Research Affairs; Alcohol Associated Liver Disease; Environmental Live Disease; Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD); Nutrition |
Clinical Faculty
| Faculty | Clinical Expertise |
|---|---|
| Thomas Abell, M.D. | Gastrointestinal Motility; Gastroparesis |
| Ashutosh Barve, M.D., Ph.D. | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Hepatitis C |
| Matthew Cave, M.D. | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation; Nutrition |
| Gerald Dryden, M.D., MSPH, M.Sc. | Inflammatory Bowel Disease; General Gastroenterology |
| Loretta Jophlin, M.D., Ph.D. | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation; Alcohol Associated Liver Disease |
| Nanlong "Nathan" Liu, M.D. | Advanced Endoscopy; ERCP; EUS; ESD; POEM; G-POEM; Third Space Endoscopy; Bariatrics; Endoscopic Sleeve; Advanced Resection |
| Tzu-Yu 'June' Liu, M.D. | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation |
| Luis Marsano, M.D. | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation; Nutrition |
| Stephen McClave, M.D. | Endoscopic Ultrasound; Critical Care Nutrition; Nutrition Education |
| Endashaw Omer, M.D., MPH | Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS); Pancreatic Disorders; Enteral Access; General Gastroenterology |
| Dipendra Parajuli, M.D. | Therapeutic Endoscopy; General Gastroenterology |
| Benjamin Rogers, M.D., MS | Gastrointestinal Motility; GERD; General Gastroenterology |
| Brett Rossow, M.D. | General Gastroenterology |
| Ashwani Singal, M.D., MS | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation; Alcohol Associated Liver Disease and Alcohol Use Disorder; Porphyria |
| Abigail Stocker, M.D. | Gastrointestinal Motility; General Gastroenterology |
| Robert Tatum, Pharm.D., PA-C | Hepatology; Liver Transplantation; Chronic Viral Hepatitis (B&C) |
| Brandon Wuerth, M.D. | Inflammatory Bowel Disease; General Gastroenterology |
Research Faculty
| Faculty | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Thomas Abell, M.D. | Endoscopic Device Development |
| Shirish Barve, Ph.D. | Alcohol and Immune Function; Epigenetics and Immune Function, HIV |
| Matthew Cave, M.D. | Environmental Liver Disease |
| Gerald Dryden, M.D., MSPH, M.Sc. | Endoscopic Device Development |
| Smita Ghare, Ph.D. | Epigenetics, HIV and Liver Disease |
| Andrea Reyes Vega, M.D., M.Sc., MHPE | Clinical Trials in Aging, Alcohol and HIV |
| Ashwani Singal, M.D., MS | Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Metabolism |
| Ming Song, M.D., Ph.D. | Fructose and Fatty Liver; Spinal Cord Injury and Liver Disease; Nuclear Hormones and Liver Disease |
| Vatsalya Vatsalya, M.D., Pg.D., M.Sc., MS | Novel Human Alcohol Mechanistic Paradigm; Treatment Assessment of AUD; Gut-Brain Axis; Organ Injury (AALD); AUD-Viral Comorbidity |
| Banrida Wahlang, Ph.D. | Environmental Toxicology; Endocrine Disruption; Environmental Liver Disease; Gut-Liver Interactions; Sex Differences |
| Walter "Bert" Watson, Ph.D. | Oxidative Stress and Redox Signaling; Environmental Toxins and Liver Injury; Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |