Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology

Address
DUMC 3919
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-6437

Office Telephone
919-684-2052

Fax Telephone
919-684-8857

Training

• MD, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Faculty of Medicine (Germany), 1992

Residency

• Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Hannover Medical School (Germany), 1992-2003

Fellowship

• Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Hannover Medical School (Germany), 1992-2003

Other Training

• Professor of Medicine, University of Leipzig (Germany), 2004

Clinical Interests
Liver disease with a focus on viral hepatitis with or without HIV co-infection, new therapeutics and treatment optimization

Research Interests
viral hepatitis infection and its complications, organ transplantation, HIV-coinfection, virus-virus interactions, antiviral drug research including resistance and developing viral load monitoring tools, autoimmune liver diseases

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Abbott Laboratories / AbbVie
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Eli Lilly & Co.
• Evivar Medical Pty Ltd, Australia
• Gilead Sciences, Inc.
• Merck
• Novartis
• Roche
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.