Training Record
The quality of the Gastroenterology Training Program at the University of Michigan can be measured by the success of our former trainees. Provided below is a summary of our trainees who were supported by one of our NIH Training Grants. Their research topics and current positions are also listed.
| Name | Year of entry on grant, prior institution, degree at entry | Mentor | Research Topic | Current Position |
Rajiv Bansal |
1993 Duke University, M.D. |
Scheiman |
Use of endoscopic ultrasound for evaluation of portal hypertension |
Director, Endoscopy |
Cary Caldwell |
1994 |
Kunkel |
Role of cytokines in liver injury |
Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University |
John Carethers |
1993 Mass General Hospital, M.D. |
Boland |
Mechanism of apotosis in colon cancer cells |
Professor, Chief, Gastroenterology, University of Calif, San Diego |
Manish Chokshi |
1999 MetroHealth Medical Center, M.D. |
Lown |
Donor liver cytochrome P450 3A4 activity can be predicted with the 14C-erythromycin breath test in liver transplant patients |
Private Practice, Greater Cincinnati GI Associates |
Michael Cleary |
2003 U of Michigan, M.D. |
Scheiman/ |
Utility of EUS in the evaluation of pancreatic lesions |
Private Practice, St. Louis, MO |
Emory Collins |
2003 |
Dickinson |
Usefulness of web based instruction for pediatric residents in GI |
3rd year fellow, supported by hospital funding |
Matthew DiMagno |
1999 University of Michigan, M.D. |
Owyang/ |
Experimental acute pancreatitis in CFTR (-/-) Mice |
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
Luke Evans |
2003 Mayo Clinic, M.D. |
Chey/ |
Endoscopic research |
Private Practice, Denver, CO |
Robert Fontana |
1993 Northwestern University, M.D. |
Watkins |
Effect of diet on expression of CYPIIIA4 in human intestine |
Associate Professor University of Michigan |
Adam Gorelick |
1998 New York University, M.D. |
Owyang/ |
Use of PET in pancreatic disorders |
Private Practice, New Haven,CT with clinical appt at Yale Hospital |
Naresh Gunaratnam |
1996 |
Lok |
HCV RNA levels in hepatitis C |
Staff Physician, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI |
Peter Higgins |
2002 Duke University, M.D., Ph.D. |
Zimmermann |
Mechanisms of inflammation and fibrosis in IBD |
Assistant Professor University of Michigan |
Robert Holmes |
1994 Southwestern Med, M.D. |
Zimmermann |
Cellular sites of IGF-1 and IGFBP-1-6 in rat livers with PG-PS induced granulomatous hepatitisUse of PET in pancreatic disorders |
Clinical Instructor Bowman-Gray, (Wake Forest School of Medicine) |
Kelvin Hornbuckle |
2000 University Hosptial of Maryland, M.D. |
Inadomi |
Cost-effectiveness of open-access endoscopy; Patient quality of life during endoscopic procedures |
Staff, Sentara Leigh Hospital Sentara Norfolk General, Norfolk, VA |
Mary Ann Huang-Sherbondy |
2001 Univ of Illinois - Chicago Medical Center, M.D. |
Lok/ |
Fatty liver disease - efficacy of an intense weight reduction program, and outcome after liver transplantation |
Staff Physician, Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit, MI |
Essam Imseis |
2001 |
Gariepy/ |
Use of fecal lactoferrin as a marker for Crohns disease activity in children receiving infliximab infusions |
Assistant Professor |
Srinivas Janardan |
1993 |
Watkins |
Regulation & function of CYPIIIA5 in human stomach |
1995-1996 |
Hellan Kang |
1998 Kyungpook Nat., M.D . |
Duckett |
Analysis of Fas and TGF-beta signaling pathways in XIAP knockout mice |
Lecturer, University of Michigan |
John Kao |
2000 University of California, Davis, M.D. |
Chen |
Effect of TGF on DC vaccine |
Assistant Professor Univ of Michigan |
Betty Kim |
2001 University of Michigan, M.D . |
Elta |
Efficacy of droperidol with phenergan on the quality of sedation and safety among patients undergoing ERCP |
Private Practice, Portland, OR with clinical appt at University of Oregon |
Sherin Koshy |
1996 |
Hasler |
Role of 5HT3 in response to mechanoreceptor activation |
Private Practice, Northwest Ohio Consultants, Toledo, OH |
Uri Ladabaum |
1996 University of California, San Francisco, M.D . |
Owyang |
Pathogenesis of dyspeptic symptoms |
Associate Professor |
Ernest Ofori-Darko |
1997 Harvard University, M.D . |
Merchant |
H pylori pathogenesis |
Private Practice, Midland, MI |
Cyrus Piraka |
2001 |
Nunez/ |
Role of Nod2 in Crohn's Disease |
Lecturer, University of Michigan |
James Rhee |
2001 University of Michigan, M.D. |
Scheiman |
Trans-abdominal ultrasound vs EUS for the detection of biliary sludge in patients with idiopathic pancreatitis |
Private Practice, Boulder, CO |
Joel Rubenstein |
2002 University of Chicago, M.D. |
Inadomi |
Optimal strategy for secondary prophylaxis of esophageal varices |
Lecturer, University of Michigan |
Richard Saad |
2003 |
Chey/ |
Functional bowel disease |
Lecturer, University of Michigan |
Thomas Sheehab |
2000 University of Michigan, M.D . |
Lok/ |
Hepatitis C - delivery of care in primary care clinics |
Staff Physician, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI |
Mark Stern |
1997 Emory University, M.D . |
Chey/Elta |
Clinical and economic outcomes of a novel colorectal cancer screening strategy |
Clinical Faculty, Dekalb Medical Center |
Wei Ming Sun |
2004 University of Michigan, MD, Ph.D. |
Owyang/ |
Mediation of serotonin in abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome |
GI Consultant, Trinity Health System, IL |
Mimi Takami |
1996 University of Michigan, M.D. |
Petruzelli |
Integrin activation of intracellular signaling pathways |
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
William Tierney |
1996 Yale University, M.D. |
Scheiman |
Clinical and economic impact of EUS in pancreatic cancer |
Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma |
Stephen Webster |
1994 Wayne State University, M.D. |
Gumucio |
Differential regulation of gene expression in hepatocytes |
Private Practice, Muskegon, MI |
Richard Wille |
1996 University of Michigan, M.D. |
Watkins |
Differential regulation of gene expression hepatocytes |
Clinical Instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
Ali Yazdani |
2001 Baylor University, M.D . |
Owyang |
Orphanin FQ-A newly discovered neuropeptide; its distrubition and functional significance in rat gastrointestinal tract |
Private practice, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI |
Najeeb Zoubi |
1999 Children's Hospital of MI, M.D. |
Dickinson |
Somatostatin processing enzymes |
Assistant Clinical Instructor, University of Michigan |

