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About the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Our Leadership

Garth Swanson, M.D.

Division Director & Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
David Koch, M.D., MSCR Associate Program Director, GI and Hepatology Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology
Section Chief, Hepatology, wearing a suit and tie

David Koch, M.D., MSCR

Section Chief, Hepatology
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Brenda Hoffman, M.D.

ICCE Chief, Digestive Disease, Endocrine & Metabolism
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Our Faculty

Amit Agrawal, M.D.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ryan Beyer, M.D., Associate Program Director, GI and Hepatology Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology wearing a suit and tie

Ryan Beyer, M.D.

Associate Director, GI & Hepatology Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Andrew Brock, M.D.

Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Christian Clark, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Puja S. Elias, M.D., MPH, Director, GI and Hepatology Fellowship Program, Professor, wearing a black dress shirt

Puja S. Elias, M.D., MPH

Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Thomas Faust, M.D., MBE

Professor, Hepatology & Transplant Hepatology

Erin Forster, M.D., MPH

Director, IBD Fellowship Program
Marvin Jenkins Family IBD Endowed Chair
Associate Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gregory Habig, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Brenda Hoffman, M.D.

ICCE Chief, Digestive Disease, Endocrine & Metabolism
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
David Koch, M.D., MSCR Associate Program Director, GI and Hepatology Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology
Section Chief, Hepatology, wearing a suit and tie

David Koch, M.D., MSCR

Section Chief, Hepatology
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Songling Liu, M.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Samuel Mardini, M.D., MBA, MPH

Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Vishnu Naravadi, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Chuma Obineme, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

K. Mark Payne, M.D.

Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Michael Rajala, M.D.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Don C. Rockey, M.D.

Director, Digestive Disease Research Core Center
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Amol Sharma, M.D., MS

Donald O. Castell Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology
Professor, Gastroenterology

Zengdun Shi, M.D.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Heather Simpson, M.D.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Garth Swanson, M.D.

Division Director & Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Thomas Werth, M.D.

Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Cameron Wilhoit, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Kathy Williams, M.D., MS

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Ira R. Willner, M.D.

Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology and Hepatology APPs

Vicki Allen, MS, PA-C

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Deanna Caveslio, MSN, APRN, A-GNP-C

General GI

Kara Cole, ANP

Hepatology, Liver Transplant

Savannah Cole, RN, MSN, FNP

General GI

Tallon Harding, MS, PA-C

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Devyn Feil, MSN, FNP

General GI, PEG

Dawn Smalls, DNP, RN, FNP-C

General GI

Central Administrative Staff

Richard (Mac) Houck, MBA

Division Administrator
Senior Director, Research and Administration

Michelle Potter

Division Operations Manager
Cynthia (Cindy) Peeples Program Coordinator, GI and Hepatology Fellowship Program Coordinator, Transplant, wearing a grey shirt

Cynthia (Cindy) Peeples

Program Coordinator, GI & Hepatology Fellowship
Program Coordinator, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship

Contact Us

Gastroenterology Division

Phone: 843-792-2301
Fax: 843-876-7232

Hepatology Division

Phone: 843-792-6901
Fax: 843-876-4301

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Medical Records

Fax: 843-876-4716