Ziad F. Gellad, MD, MPH

Department / Division:
Medicine / Gastroenterology

Address:
Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton Street (111E)
Durham, NC 27705

Office Telephone:
919-286-0411, ext. 6945

Fax Telephone:
919-416-5839

• MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland), 2003

• Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2003-2006

• Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, 2006-2009

• MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (Maryland), 2002

Clinical Interests:
General gastroenterology; diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy; colon cancer screening and surveillance; health-services research, specifically quality of care, screening, surveillance, and treatment of colorectal cancer

Representative Publications:
Gellad ZF, Hampton D, Tebbit CL, Puscas L, Pavey DA. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis following stent placement for proximal esophageal stricture. Endoscopy. 2008 Sep;40 Suppl 2:E150. (2008) Abstract

Gellad ZF, Almirall D, Provenzale D, Fisher DA. Time from Positive Screening Fecal Occult Blood Test to Colonoscopy and Risk of Neoplasia. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Dec 18. (2008) Abstract

Gellad ZF, Lyles KW. Direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals. Am J Med. 2007 Jun;120(6):475-80. (2007) Abstract

Gellad ZF, Alexander BD, Liu JK, Griffith BC, Meyer AM, Johnson JL, Muir AJ. Severity of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant patients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;9(4):276-80. (2007) Abstract