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Digestive Diseases Faculty
Division Director
Faisal A. Bukeirat, MD, FACG
Professor
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fab369@umc.edu
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Joydeep Chakraborty, MD
Assistant Professor
jchakraborty@umc.edu
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Olivia R. Henry, PhD
Instructor
ohenry@umc.edu
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Pegah D. Hosseini-Carroll, MD
Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor
phcarroll@umc.edu
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Bobby R. Owens
Assistant Professor
bowens@umc.edu
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Elizabeth R. Paine, MD
Associate Professor
epaine@umc.edu
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David C. Schaefer, MD
Associate Professor
dschaefer@umc.edu
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Laura E. Smart, MD
Assistant Professor
lsmart@umc.edu
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Shou J. Tang, MD
Professor
stang@umc.edu
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Professor Emeritus
James Q. Sones, MD, FACP, FACG
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