GI Division News

Children and families visiting the Marbles Kids Food Fest in downtown Raleigh recently had the opportunity to experience the digestive system in a whole new way — by becoming food themselves.

Katherine Garman, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award.

Christy Walters, RN, Research Program Leader in the GI division is a recipient of the inaugural Research Staff Excellence Award. This Duke Department of Medicine award recognizes exceptional contributions to clinical and laboratory research studies within the Department of Medicine and celebrates frontline research staff who demonstrate sustained excellence in implementing research protocols, managing teams, and troubleshooting complex experiments.

Duke GI is pleased to announce expanded service to patients in Wake County with the recent hire of gastroenterologist Alexander Reddy, MD.  As Director of Motility at Duke Gastroenterology of Raleigh, Dr. Reddy will provide comprehensive GI care, with a focus on the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal conditions such as Barrett's esophagus and swallowing disorders. 

During his August 21^st annual State of the GI Division presentation, Andrew Muir, MD, Chief of the Gastroenterology division (Duke GI) announced this year’s recipients of the Duke GI Chief Awards for Excellence.  These awards honor the contributions of staff and faculty for their significant and sustained contributions to one of the missions of Duke GI. 

2024 Award Recipients

Dr. David Leiman, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Gastroenterology division is the recipient of the 2024 Dawn Provenzale Mentorship Award in Gastroenterology. This annual award recognizes Duke Gastroenterology faculty who have demonstrated sustained commitment to excellence in mentoring.

Dr. Jeremy Glissen Brown has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Malcolm P. Tyor M.D. Faculty Scholars Endowment Fund award. This annual award, created in recognition of Dr. Malcolm P. Tyor's 35 years of service to Gastroenterology in Duke University Medical Center supports the advancement and growth of junior faculty in the GI division. 

Duke Gastroenterology welcomed new fellows to the division on July 1, 2024. The GI fellowship programs welcomed 6 new GI fellows, 2 Transplant Hepatology fellows, and 2 Advanced Endoscopy fellows.

Dr. Beth Floyd has joined Duke Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.  Dr. Floyd, a transplant hepatologist will be based with the transplant program on the Duke University campus.