Administratively responsible for all activities of Division of Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition, NIDDK;
Chairman, National Commission on Digestive Diseases;
Chairman, Digestive Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee;
Scientific oversight, National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
B.A., Chemistry, Cornell University, 1969
M.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1973
Residency Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 1973-1976
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, U. of Maryland, 1976-1977
Clinical Associate, Liver Unit, NIAMDD, 1977-1980
Expert, Metabolism Branch, NCI, 1980-1982
Investigator, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NIAID, 1982-1991
Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Gastroenterology, U. of Maryland, 1991-2001
Deputy Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, NIDDK, 2001-2004
Board Certified, Internal Medicine (1977) and Gastroenterology (1980)
Liaison: Broad Medical Research Foundation; Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America; American Gastroenterological Association; National Association for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Editorial Board, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
