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About Gastroenterology & Hepatology

The University of Michigan Medical School Department of Internal Medicine Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology is one of the largest digestive health and liver disease programs in the country, providing prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract and liver.

Not only are we leaders in the clinic, our faculty are also leaders in their respective areas of research, conducting and participating in many pharmaceutical clinical investigations. The innovative research conducted by our physicians and faculty has paved the way for more effective methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.

Patient Care
  • Outpatient Services provided at the Taubman Center and at our various satellite clinics at Briarwood, Brighton, Canton, Dexter, East Ann Arbor, Livonia, Northville, Saline, and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare Center.
  • Inpatient Services, including a luminal GI service, hepatology service, and consultation service at University Hospital and the VA.
  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology Endoscopy Practice at the Medical Procedures Unit (MPU) in University Hospital in Ann Arbor and at East Ann Arbor Ambulatory Surgery and Medical Procedures Center, as well as Northville Health Center, Livonia Center for Specialty Care, and the VA.
  • The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has a number of multidisciplinary clinical programs, including the Esophageal Disorders Program, Functional Bowel Disorders Program, Hepatology Program, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Interventional Endoscopy Program, Michigan Bowel Control Program and the Wilson Disease Program.

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Education

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology offers a three-year GI Fellowship Training Program, along with our Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Training Program and Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Training Program, both of which are available to fellows who are interested in completing a fourth year of fellowship. We also contribute significantly to the training and education of residents and medical students and health care providers in our surrounding communities.

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Research

In our mission to create knowledge through research, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology conducts cutting-edge investigations of the molecular, cellular and physiological conditions of healthy and diseased states of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas. Our research activities are well funded, with over $27 million received in federal, industry and foundation funding in FY2023.

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Our Wellness Activities

Women in Gastroenterology Committee

The Women in Gastroenterology Committee addresses the needs of our female faculty members by providing opportunities specific to their unique professional and personal needs.

Mission

  • Promote work-life balance and encourage a collaborative environment among women in GI
  • Foster and promote the involvement and professional advancement of women in GI institutionally and nationally
  • Ensure that institutional policies and recommendations take into account the interests of women in GI

The Women in GI Committee gather for a variety of social and educational events each year.

Committee Chairs

Our Leadership
View all faculty chey-william William D Chey, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP, RFF
H Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Division of Gastroenterology
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Faculty Leadership
adlrich-leslie Leslie B Aldrich, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Emerita of Internal Medicine
Pratima Sharma headshot Pratima Sharma, MD, MS
Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Director, Hepatology Transplant
Internal Medicine
Anna S. Lok Anna Suk-Fong Lok, MD
Dame Sheila Sherlock Distinguished University Professor of Hepatology and Internal Medicine
Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Clinical Hepatology
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Neil Sheth headshot Neil Sheth
Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine
Service Chief, Gastroenterology
su-grace Grace Su, MD
H Marvin Pollard Collegiate Professor of Gastroenterology III
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Surgery
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The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology welcomes board certified candidates for faculty positions who have a commitment to outstanding patient care and endoscopic practice with an interest in teaching, academic medicine and scholarship.

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Patient Inquiries

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Academic & Business Inquiries
Andrea Besson, Administrative Assistant
Department of Internal Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

3912 Taubman Center
1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 5362
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5362

Phone (non-patient related calls only): 734-615-4628
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