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

Associate Professor (Tenured), Hepatology

Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Medical Director of Living Donor Liver Transplant Program
Section Chief of Hepatology

Brian Behm

Associate Professor, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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

Amy Doran

Assistant Professor, Luminal

Associate Program Director GI/Hep Fellowship

Esteban Jorge Figueroa

Assistant Professor, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Jeanetta Walters Frye

Associate Professor, Luminal

Medical Director of Motility

Zachary Henry

Associate Professor, Hepatology

Quality Liaison for Division of GI

Nicolas Michael Intagliata

Associate Professor, Hepatology

Director Transplant Clinics
Director, Liver Transplant Fellowship

Dennis Kumral

Assistant Professor, Luminal

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

Vanessa Shami

Professor (Tenured), Interventional Endoscopy

Section Chief of Interventional Endoscopy
Director of Endosonography

Daniel Stephen Strand

Associate Professor, Interventional Endoscopy

Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
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)

Andrew Wang

Professor (Tenured), Interventional Endoscopy

Division Chief
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

CLINICAL FACULTY

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Clinical Faculty

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: Curtis K. Argo, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207

: Arjun Kundra, MD
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Brian W. Behm, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Ross C. Buerlein, MD
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Stephen H. Caldwell, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207

: Andrew P. Copland, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Amy E. Doran, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Carolyn J. Driscoll, PhD, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Esteban J. Figueroa, MD
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Karen B. Finke, PAC
Physician Assistant
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Jeanetta W. Frye, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Colleen W. Green, PAC
Physician Assistant
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Hallie Gunnoe, PA
Physician Assistant
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Zachary Henry, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207

: Nicolas Intagliata, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207

: Dennis Kumral, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Alexander Podboy, MD
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Steven M. Powell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Bryan G. Sauer, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Neeral L. Shah, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207

: Vanessa M. Shami, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Daniel Strand, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Anne G. Tuskey, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Miksovic
434.982.2481

: Andrew Y. Wang, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Administrative Assistant:
Tammy Eubank
434.297.7206

: Brian J. Wentworth, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Administrative Assistant:
Joanne Delapp-Anderson
434.297.7207

: Mark T. Worthington, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

: Cynthia M. Yoshida, MD
Professor of Medicine
Administrative Assistant (Clinical):
Emily Booth 434.297.5759
Administrative Assistant:
Sandy Marshall
434.243.6820

RESEARCH FACULTY CURRENT FELLOWS

2023-2024 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellows

THIRD-YEAR FELLOWS

: Lindsey Bierle, DO
Medical School: Pikeville College School of
Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

: Christy Gilman, MD
Medical School: University of Hawaii
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Residency: Upstate Medical University

: Rebecca Haug, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Residency: University of Virginia

: Leland Stratton, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia

SECOND-YEAR FELLOWS

: John Hickman, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University

: Sahil Khanna, MD
Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

: Anthony Rainho, MD
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia

: Gianna Stoleru, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center

FIRST-YEAR FELLOWS

: Andrew Bigelow, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Virginia

: Neha Rajpal, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Johns Hopkins University

: Preethi Venkat, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: University of California, San Diego

: Himesh Zaver, MD
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Residency: Mayo Clinic

ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY FELLOW

: Ajrun Kundra, MD
Medical School: American University Of Integrated Sciences School Of Medicine
Residency: Queen’s University

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Faculty and Fellows

UVA Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology faculty and fellows are committed to excellence in patient care, teaching, and clinical and basic research.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Clinical Faculty

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research Faculty

Argo, Curtis K.

Behm, Brian W.

Caldwell, Stephen H.

Powell, Steven M.

Shah, Neeral

Tuskey, Anne G.

Wang, Andrew Y.

2023-2024 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellows

THIRD-YEAR FELLOWS

SECOND-YEAR FELLOWS

FIRST-YEAR FELLOWS

ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY FELLOW

Opportunities for Professional Education