Faculty & Staff
Faculty

Prashant Mudireddy, MD
Division Chief (Interim)
Clinical Associate Professor
Head of Advanced Endoscopy / Pancreaticobiliary Services
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Therapeutic Endoscopy including ERCP, Diagnostic and Therapeutic EUS, Barrett’s, Enteral Stent Placement, Polyp EMR, Zenker’s Diverticulectomy
Research Interests: Novel Endoscopic Therapeutic Procedures
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA (Advanced Endoscopy); Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (General GI fellowship)
Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Medical School: Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

Kara Regan, MD
Program Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program
Teaching Associate Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Endoscopic Ultrasound and Interventional Endoscopy, Barrett’s Endotherapy, Balloon Enteroscopy, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO (Gastroenterology, Endoscopic Ultrasound and Interventional Endoscopy)
Residency: University Of Virginia School of Medicine
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Danielle T. Hoo-Fatt, MD
Assistant Program Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program
Academic GI hospitalist
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: General Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Bleeding Management, Foreign Body Removal, Advanced and Novel GI Bleeding Therapies
Research Interests: Innovations in Gastrointestinal Bleeding Management
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: UVA Health
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview, Baltimore
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Mohamed Khalaf, MD
Assistant Program Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Esophageal Motility Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Non-obstructive Dysphagia and Chest Pain, Functional Defecation Disorders
Research Interests: Mechanisms of Gastroesophageal Reflux and PPI Failure
Board Certification: Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina- Esophageal Motility Clinical Research Fellowship
Residency: Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt
Medical School: Alexandria School of Medicine, Egypt

Glenn Harvin, MD
Outpatient Gastroenterology
Associate Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease; Reflux Disease; Chronic Diarrhea, Colon Cancer Screening
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
Fellowships: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Sandra Gomez Paz, MD
Outpatient Gastroenterology
Assistant Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: General Gastroenterology, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colon Cancer Screening, Functional Bowel Disorders, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Board Certifications:American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Nassau University Medical Center
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center
Medical School: University of San Martin de Porres

Eslam Ali, MD
Teaching Assistant Professor
Academic GI hospitalist
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical interests: Liver Diseases, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Colon Cancer Prevention
Research interests: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Insertion and Management
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
Residency: Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
Medical School: Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

William J. Leland, MD
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Teaching Clinical Assistant Professor
Academic GI hospitalist
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: In-patient Gastroenterology, Liver Disease, Functional Bowel Disease
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowships: Vanderbilt University, TN
Residency: University of Texas, San Antonio
Medical School: University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Karissa Lambert, MD
Advanced Endoscopist
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Therapeutic Endoscopy including ERCP, Diagnostic and Therapeutic EUS
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: ECU Health Medical Center / Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (Dominica)

Hans Tillmann, MD, FAASLD
Clinical Associate Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Viral Hepatitis, Drug Induced Liver Injury, Liver Transplantation & Liver Health in Organ and Transplantation, Endoscopy
Research interests: Drug Induced Liver Injury, Viral hepatitis, Liver Health Outcomes
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine (Germany); Gastroenterology (Germany)
Fellowship: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Residency: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Medical School: Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Laura Matarese, PhD
RDN, LDN, FADA, FASPEN, FAND
Professor
252-816-0800 (appointments – ECU Health Medical Group)
252-744-8426 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Short Bowel Syndrome, Obesity, Fatty Liver Disease, HIV
Research Interests: Obesity, Intestinal Failure, Gastroenterology Nutrition
Education: BA, Ohio Dominican University; MS, Case Western Reserve University; PhD, Rutgers University
Dietetic Internship: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Physician Assistants

Nancy Lopez, PA-C
252-816-0800 (appointments)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Professional School: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Board Certificates: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Elizabeth M. Dexter, DNP
252-816-0800 (appointments)
252-816-0801 (fax)
Graduate School: DNP, Liberty University School of Nursing
Board Certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners York, NY
Staff

Brooklyn Rawlins
Fellowship Coordinator – Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Department of Internal Medicine
ECU Health MA Suite 338
Office: 252-744-5681
Fax: 252-744-5681