Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy

Department of Medicine

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A strong multi-disciplinary team

The Division of Digestive Care and Endoscopy is home to gastroenterologists - all of which have academic appointments with Dalhousie University.

Division faculty members devote much of their time to clinical duties that serve the division’s vital role as a regional referral and care service for gastrointestinal and liver diseases. We also dedicate 25 per cent of our faculty time to conducting research and providing education.

Faculty members

Name	Academic rank	Special interest
Dr. Ian Epstein Interim Co-Division head / service chief	Assistant professor	Core Internal Medicine Program Director
Dr. Steven Gruchy Interim Co-Division head / service chief	Associate professor	Advanced therapeutic endoscopy including ERCP
Dr. Dana Farina	Associate professor	Advanced therapeutic endoscopy including ERCP
Dr. Jennifer Jones	Associate professor	Research and Complex IBD
Dr. Ali Kohansal	Assistant professor	Advanced therapeutic endoscopy including ERCP, EUS
Dr. Tasha Kulai	Assistant professor	Hepatology and liver transplant
Dr. Sunil Patel	Associate professor
Dr. Kevork Peltekian	Professor	Hepatology and liver transplant
Dr. Michael Stewart	Assistant professor	Research and Complex IBD
Dr. Geoff Williams	Associate professor	Advanced therapeutic endoscopy including ERCP, EUS
Dr. Stacey Williams	Assistant professor	GI Program Director
Dr. Julie Zhu	Assistant professor	Hepatology and liver transplant

Locums

Name	Academic rank	Special interest
Dr. Harrison Petropolis	Locum

Adjunct appointments

Name	Site
Dr. Desmond Leddin	Halifax, NS
Dr. Jennifer Leonard	St. John's, NL
Dr. Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten	Edmonton, AB

Academic only appointments

Name (Academic rank)	Associated hospital
Dr. Mohammad Al-Karain (assistant professor)	The Moncton Hospital
Dr. Robert Berger (assistant professor)	The Moncton Hospital
Dr. Stephanie Carpentier (assistant professor)	Saint John Regional
Dr. Alan Cockeram (associate professor)	Saint John Regional
Dr. Hughie Fraser (assistant professor)	South Shore Regional
Dr. Cory Gillis (assistant professor)	Saint John Regional
Dr. Muhammad Hossain (assistant professor)	Miramichi Regional
Dr. John Igoe (assistant professor)	The Moncton Hospital
Dr. Oscar Koller (lecturer)	Dr. Everett Chalmers
Dr. Donald MacIntosh (professor)	QEII Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Mark MacMillan (assistant professor)	Dr. Everett Chalmers
Dr. Lisa McKnight (assistant professor)	Saint John Regional
Dr. Bruce Musgrave (assistant professor)	Valley Regional
Dr. Duane Sheppard (assistant professor)	Dartmouth General
Dr. Chadwick Williams (assistant professor)	Dartmouth General

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