Faculty and Fellows
UVA Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology faculty and fellows are committed to excellence in patient care, teaching, and clinical and basic research.
GI FACULTY
TITLES
ADMIN ROLES
Curtis Argo
Professor (Tenured), Hepatology
Section Chief of Hepatology
Ross Christian Buerlein
Assistant Professor, Interventional Endoscopy
Founder and Director, The Haven
Stephen Caldwell
Professor (Tenured), Hepatology
Director of Research
Andrew Copland
Associate Professor, Luminal
Director of Outpatient Endoscopy
Section Chief of Luminal GI
Section Chief of Luminal GI
Amy Doran
Associate Professor, Luminal
Associate Program Director GI/Hep Fellowship
Jeanetta Walters Frye
Associate Professor, Luminal
Medical Director of Motility
Rebecca Haug
Assistant Professor, Luminal
Zachary Henry
Associate Professor, Hepatology
Medical Director of Living Donor Liver Transplant Program, Quality Liaison for Division of GI
Nicolas Michael Intagliata
Associate Professor, Hepatology
Director Transplant Clinics
Director, Liver Transplant Fellowship
Director, Liver Transplant Fellowship
Dennis Kumral
Associate Professor, Luminal
Anya Mezina
Assistant Professor, Hepatology
Alexander Joseph Podboy
Assistant Professor, Interventional Endoscopy
Steven Powell
Associate Professor, Luminal
Bryan Sauer
Professor (Tenured), Interventional Endoscopy
Neeral Shah
Professor (Tenured), Hepatology
Program Director, GI and Hepatology Fellowship
Section Chief of Education
Section Chief of Education
Vanessa Shami
Professor (Tenured), Interventional Endoscopy
Section Chief of Interventional Endoscopy
Director of Endosonography
Director of Endosonography
M. Shadab Siddiqui
Professor of Medicine, Hepatology
Director of Transplant Research
Daniel Stephen Strand
Associate (Tenured) Professor, Interventional Endoscopy
Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Director of NPF-UVA Centers for Pancreatitis Care & Pancreas Cancer
Director of NPF-UVA Centers for Pancreatitis Care & Pancreas Cancer
Anne Tuskey
Professor, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Director of Gastroenterology Clinic
Section Chief of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Section Chief of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Andrew Wang
Professor (Tenured), Interventional Endoscopy
Division Chief
Director of Interventional Endoscopy
Director of Interventional Endoscopy
Brian Wentworth
Assistant Professor, Hepatology
Mark Worthington
Professor of Medicine, Luminal
Cynthia Yoshida
Professor, Luminal
Director, Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, Emily Couric Cancer Center
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Clinical Faculty
Links take you to the UVA Health System Physician Directory. Use the back button to return to the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology website.
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Curtis K. Argo, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Ross C. Buerlein, MD
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Stephen H. Caldwell, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Heather N. Camp, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Andrew P. Copland, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Amy E. Doran, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Carolyn J. Driscoll, PhD, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Julia A Felty, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Administrative Assistant: Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Jeanetta W. Frye, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Colleen W. Green, PAC
Physician Assistant
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Hallie Gunnoe, PA
Physician Assistant
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Rebecca Haug, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Residency: University of Virginia
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Zachary Henry, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Kristi Homa, AG-ACNP
Nurse Practitioner
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Nicolas Intagliata, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Dennis Kumral, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Anya Mezina, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Alexander Podboy, MD
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Steven M. Powell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Anthony Rainho, MD
Advanced Endoscopy Fellow
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Bryan G. Sauer, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Neeral L. Shah, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Vanessa M. Shami, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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M. Shadab Siddiqui, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Gianna Stoleru, MD
Advanced Endoscopy Fellow
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Daniel Strand, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Anne G. Tuskey, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Andrew Y. Wang, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Administrative Assistant:
Tammy Eubank
434.297.7206
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Brian J. Wentworth, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207
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Julia F. Winegard, PA
Physician Assistant
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481
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Mark T. Worthington, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
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Cynthia M. Yoshida, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant (Clinical):
Kelly Rogers 434.243.5714
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research Faculty
Choose a faculty member to view his or her research profile. Links go to the School of Medicine Research Faculty Directory; use the back button to return to the Gastroenterology division website.
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Zachary Henry, MD, MPH
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Nicolas Intagliata, MD, MPH
- Vanessa Shami, MD
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Anne Tuskey, MD
Director of IBD Research
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Brian Wentworth, MD, MPH
- Cynthia Michi Yoshida, MD
2024-2025 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellows
THIRD-YEAR FELLOWS
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John Hickman, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University
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Sahil Khanna, MD
Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
SECOND-YEAR FELLOWS
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Andrew Bigelow, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Virginia
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Neha Rajpal, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
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Preethi Venkat, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: University of California, San Diego
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Himesh Zaver, MD
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Residency: Mayo Clinic
FIRST-YEAR FELLOWS
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Manavi Bhagwat, MD
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Residency: Rush University
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Emily Minor, MD, PhD
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia
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Matthew Schliep, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia
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Deepika Suresh, MD
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: University of Michigan
ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY FELLOW
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Anthony Rainho, MD
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia
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Gianna Stoleru, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Opportunities for Professional Education
- GI Grand Rounds
- GI and Hepatology Journal Club
- CME Conferences
- Medicine Grand Rounds: Weekly series available for CME credit. Speakers include UVA faculty and distinguished clinicians and researchers from other institutions. Free and open to all. Schedule
Additional resources:
- UVA Office of Continuing Medical Education
- Faculty Development Office
- GME Core Lecture Series
- Journal of Medicine (archived issues – open access)