Digestive Diseases Research Programs
In addition to numerous clinical trials ongoing in our patient-care facilities, the division has four full-time wet bench investigators whose work is supported by the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Digestive Diseases Education Programs
We offer outstanding fellowship and sub-specialty fellowship programs to produce outstanding clinical investigators including a Gastrointestinal Fellowship, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, and a Liver Transplantation and Advanced Hepatology Fellowship.
Emory’s expert team of gastroenterology and liver specialists is devoted to providing patient-centered, comprehensive care for digestive disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, pancreas and bile duct disorders, liver failure, and impaired gastrointestinal motility. Emory is a leader in the field of hepatology, with one of the only intensive care units in the country dedicated to liver failure and a nationally recognized liver transplant program. In addition, we offer cutting-edge, minimally invasive advanced endoscopic therapies for a number of disorders including achalasia, gastroparesis, obesity, esophageal disorders, and endoscopic removal of lesions.
Our division is comprised of regionally and nationally recognized faculty members whom are also committed to advancing the frontier of gastrointestinal-related clinical and basic science research, and spearhead numerous clinical trials and basic science investigations supported by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Where We Work
Most of our physicians have particular interests in the broad field of digestive disorders, including:
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Endoscopic ultrasound (high-definition imaging technology) and study of the pancreas
- Endoscopic weight loss therapies and therapy of bariatric complications
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection
- Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for treatment of achalasia
- Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (GPOEM) for treatment of gastroparesis
- Device-assisted deep enteroscopy for evaluation and therapy of small bowel diseases
- Gastrointestinal motility and irritable bowel syndrome
- Liver failure, liver transplantation and liver cancer
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Spyglass cholangioscopy
- EndoFLIP for assessment of esophageal motility disorders
- Fecal transplant for treatment of refractory Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
Learn more about the Digestive Diseases Clinical care at Emory by visiting Emory Healthcare digestive diseases website.
- Emory Clinic Gastroenterology appointments – 404-778-3184
- Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital – 404-686-0500
- Emory at Spivey Station – 404-251-2683
- The Emory Liver Transplant Center – 404-778-7777
- Emory Liver Transplant Appointments – 1-855-EMORYTX or 1-855-366-7989
- Grady Clinic – 404-616-4358
- Atlanta VA Medical Center – If you are eligible to see a physician at the VA, please get a referral from your primary care provider.