Emory Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program

05/04/2026

Hope everyone is enjoying DDW as much as we are! Love seeing our residents, fellows, faculty, alumni, and friends & celebrating everyone’s accomplishments! 🥰

04/30/2026

Some great GI representation at yesterday’s 2026 Annual IM Resident Research Day 👏

04/25/2026

Team Emory increasing awareness at the Crohn’s and Colitis foundation walk!

04/24/2026

We hope you’ll join us on tomorrow’s walk!

04/22/2026

Huge congrats to Dr. Charles Cho on receiving a 2026 Pilot Research Award! 🎉

04/21/2026

Some highlights from yesterday’s Emory Digestive Disease Initiative Symposium! Special thanks to Dr. Kara Margolis, who delivered the Shanthi V. Sitaraman Memorial Lecture titled “Compartmental Serotonergic Signaling in Gut-Brain Health: Clinical Implications for Mood and Abdominal Pain”

04/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Brown for being selected as chair of the Executive Curriculum Committee! 🥳

04/03/2026

We’re so proud of you Luis!

🌟FELLOW NEWS🌟 Congrats to Luis Nieto, MD, second-year Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow, on his recent high-impact publications:

🔸AMA Network Open: "Are Incretin-Based Therapies Associated With Decreased Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder After Bariatric Surgery?"

🔹American Journal of Gastroenterology: "Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Use Does Not Increase the Risk for Acute Pancreatitis and Is Associated With Lower Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Develop Acute Pancreatitis: A Multicenter Analysis."

Dr. Nieto's research focuses on the intersection between metabolic disease, obesity, and gastrointestinal disorders, with a particular interest in the effects of incretin-based therapies. 🔗 Visit linktr.ee/emorydeptofmed to read these two publications!

04/03/2026

We are pleased to announce Dr. Giorgio Roccaro as our new Medical Director of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Emory! 🎉 He has an impressive track record of developing  and leading clinical programs within our Hepatology section, including our Liver Tumor and Living Donor Transplant programs, and we now look forward to his leadership in this new role.

03/30/2026

We loved seeing our faculty, APPs, residents, and former fellows yesterday at Southeast Regional Women in GI Workshop!! 😍

03/24/2026

🥳Please join us in congratulating Dr. Garrett Cole & Dr. Pius Ojemolon, who were selected as our chief fellows for 2026-2027! 🤩

03/22/2026

Thank you everyone for joining us yesterday morning for our annual Colon Cancer Awareness Walk! 💙