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Faculty and Research
There are 16 full time faculty in the Academic Division at TJUH, 13 of whom are clinicians. Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., MD is the William Rorer Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology. Dr. DiMarino's areas of interest include esophageal and gastrointestinal motility disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, endoscopic management of intestinal neoplasms and peptic ulcer disease. Robert M. Coben, MD is the Academic Coordinator of the Fellowship Training Program whose areas of interest include motility disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract, endoscopic management of hepatobiliary disorders, and endoscopic ultrasound. Mitchell I. Conn, MD areas of interest include invasive endoscopy with special expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic biliary techniques, enteroscopy, liver disease and transplantation. Thomas Kowalski, MD, Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, has research interests in endoscopic ultrasound and transluminal guided biopsies. Victor J. Navarro, MD, is medical director of liver transplantation whose areas of interest include portal hypertension and the epidemiology of chronic liver disease. Steven K. Herrine, MD is the Associate Coordinator of the Fellowship Training Program whose areas of interest include chronic viral hepatitis and fulminant hepatic failure, with a special interest in computer-assisted medical education. Simona Rossi, MD has research interests in liver transplantation, viral hepatitis and liver disease in women. Howard S. Kroop, MD has interests in reflux esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and gastric emptying disorders. Jorge A. Prieto, MD has interests which include treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding via injection, electrocautery and laser therapy, and diseases of the pancreas. Anthony Infantolino, MD interests are in advanced endoscopic therapy, gastrointestinal cancer, endoscopic ultrasonography, laser therapy, inflammatory bowel disease, small bowel endoscopy, and esophageal reflux disease. David Kastenberg, MD has interests in esophageal reflux disease, non-cardiac chest pain and biliary endoscopy. Leo Katz, MD has interests in inflammatory bowel disease, esophageal disease and endoscopic ultrasound. Cuckoo Choudhary, MD has strong clinical interests in inflammatory bowel disease and women's health. Hie-Won Y. Hann has main interests which include Hepatitis B and C, primary liver cancer and liver cirrhosis associated with Hepatitis B and C.
David Loren, MD has research interests in the epidemiology of GI cancers and advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy.
In addition to this clinical faculty, there are several other members of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology who are primarily involved in basic research. These members include Dr. Pamela A. Norton, whose research is currently focused on the regulation of fibronectin production and functions of its alternative isoforms, which are directly linked to fibrotic liver injury. Dr. Satish Rattan's research interests focus on the regulation of the internal anal sphincter muscle, specifically the mechanisms governing the basal tone of the internal anal sphincter and the nature of inhibitory neurotransmitters for internal anal sphincter relaxation.
A volunteer faculty also plays a role in teaching clinical and endoscopic skills to our trainees.
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