Pegah D. Hosseini-Carroll, MD
Associate Professor-Education
Department:
SOM-Medicine-DIG DIS
Email:
phcarroll@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-4540
Biography
Dr. Hosseini-Carroll received her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Tulane University in New Orleans. She completed her medical training at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2016. Her enthusiasm for endoscopy and education is reflected in her role as course director for both the surgical residency endoscopy rotation and a procedural gastroenterology course for medical students. She is the associate program director for the Digestive Diseases fellowship program with interests in inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer screening, fecal microbial transplant, and endoscopy. She has a passion for education and considers herself an advocate for all trainees.
She is serving a 2-year term as the secretary-treasurer for the Mississippi Gastroenterology Society and is slated to serve as the president in 2023. She is a fellow in the American College of Gastroenterology and was also selected to serve on the Women in GI committee. She is a fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and serves on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Notably, she completed the selective, year-long Leadership Education and Diversity program through ASGE in 2018.
Education
| LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport, MD, Medicine | 2009 |
| Tulane University, MS, Neuroscience | 2005 |
| Tulane University, BS, Neuroscience | 2004 |
| LSU Health Shreveport, MD, Internal Medicine | |
| LSU Health Shreveport, MD, Gastroenterology | |
| LSU Health Shreveport, MD, Internal Medicine |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi state medical license | 11/2015 - 06/2022 |
| Licensure, Louisiana state medical license | 06/2011 - 01/2022 |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine | 11/2015 - 12/2025 |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2012 - 12/2022 |
Current Positions
| Associate Director, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 08/2019 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 01/2016 - Present |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, Gratis Employee, School of Medicine | 10/2015 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Intramural, The Medical Student Research Program (Full Option) comes with a $5,000 grant which helps cover research supplies, books, conference registration, and travel for the medical student over the 3 year term of the project. I am the faculty mentor to Mr. William Henry (M3) for the project "Re-evaluating the presence of occult micrometastases in lymph nodes from putative N0mCRCs via IHC., UMMC | 11/2021 - Present |
| Extramural, IBD QORUS: Improving the Quality of Care for Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is sponsored through the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America with a $15,000 fund to be used for data extraction. I am the local principal investigator for this study., Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America | 06/2020 - Present |
Publications
Submitted for publication | |
| Bobo J, Walker H, Grunes D, Henry O, Hosseini-Carroll P, Orr S, Duhe R. Beyond Hematoxylin and Eosin: Should Colon Cancers Be Further Evaluated for Micrometastases in the Lymph Nodes? | 2021 |
| Buchanan L, Ullah H, Iqbal S, Royer A, Burstiner L, Glover S, Hosseini-Carroll P Factors that Facilitate or Limit the Success of Telemedicine IBD Subspecialty Visits in Disparate Populations | 2021 |
Submitting for publication | |
| Bobo J, Walker H, Grunes D, Hosseini-Carroll P, Orr S, Duhe R. Node Negative Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: What Are We Missing? | |
Review Article | |
| Patil S, Veron A, Hosseini P, Bates R, Guthikonda B, DeSouza R Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mimicking Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2010; 162(4):203-205 | 2010 |
Abstracts | |
| Royer A, Burstiner L, Barr M, Hosseini-Carroll P, Hreish Y, Johnson J Impact of Depression and Anxiety on the Healthcare Utilization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Gastroenterology. 2021;Vol 160.6S-561-S-562 | 2021 |
| Hamade N, Bhavsar-Burke I, Jansson-Knodell C, Wani S, Patel S, Ehrlich A, Paine E, Hosseini-Carroll P, Menard-Katcher P, Fayad N Virtual Gastroenterology Fellowship Recruitment During COVID-19 and Its Implications for the Future Gastroenterology.2021;Vol 160, Issue 6, S-399 | 2021 |
| Brar HS, Ross B, Hosseini-Carroll P Cameron Lesions: Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Presenting with Iron Deficiency Anemia Journal of Investigative Medicine 2021;69:521 Doi 10.1136jim-2021-SRMC.262 | 2021 |
| Buchanan L, Iqbal S, Hosseini-Carroll P It's Not Working Out: A Rare Case of Whey Protein Induced Liver Injury Journal of Investigative Medicine.2020;68:488 | 2020 |
| Burstiner S, Schwimmer D, Alvarez LM, Tuna K, Hosseini-Carroll P, Glover S Real World Use of Tacrolimus in Combination With Biologicals Is Beneficial in the Treatment of IBD American College of Gastroenterology. 2019; 114:S490 | 2019 |
| Bhandari S, Iqbal S, Hosseini-Carroll P Appearances Are Glimpse of the Unseen American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2019; 114:S935 | 2019 |
| Hosseini-Carroll P, Seth A GI Bleeding: The Unusual Suspect Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2017. Vol85, No5S | 2017 |
| Seth A, Hosseini-Carroll P, Singh T, Palmer TR, Basel M, Hawkins H Reporting the Rarest of the Rare! Duodenal Adenocarcinoma in a Patient with Prior Rectal Adenocarcinoma American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2016;111:S1047 | 2016 |
| Seth A, Pandit S, Hosseini-Carroll P, Shehzadi R, Basel M, Palmer T, Hawkins H Fluconazole-Induced Liver Injury: Beware of Polypharmacy! American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015; 110:S314-315 | 2015 |
Electronic Publications | |
| Pegah Hosseini-Carroll, MD Words of Advice to Fellows, Making the Most of Your GI Fellowship American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Trainee Advisor, The Pathway to GI. 2020; Volume 3, Issue 3 | 2020 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Preventive Care and Healthcare Maintenance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Veterans Affairs, virtual | 06/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Utilization and Cost Benefit Analysis of Lipase Testing in Acute Pancreatitis, Mississippi/Alabama Regional ACP Meeting (June 10-12, 2021), Meridian, MS | 06/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Virtual Gastroenterology Fellowship Recruitment During COVID-19 and Its Implications for the Future, Digestive Disease Week, Virtual | 05/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diversity and Inclusion in Gastroenterology and Medicine, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, La and virtual | 04/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Acute Management of GI Bleeding, Southeastern Emergency Medicine Annual Conference, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS and virtual | 04/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Cameron Lesions: Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Presenting with Iron Deficiency Anemia, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation, Regional Meeting Feb 25-27, 2021, New Orleans, La | 02/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diversity and Inclusion in Gastroenterology, Mississippi Gastroenterology Association, Jackson, MS | 02/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Cameron Lesions- Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Presenting with Iron Deficiency Anemia, American College of Physicians Abstract Day (Local), Jackson, MS | 10/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Whey Protein Supplement Associated Liver Injury, American College of Gastroenterology 2020 National Conference, Virtual national conference | 10/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, To See Or Not To See: Factors Impacting the Modality of Gastroenterology Telemedicine Clinic Visits, American College of Gastroenterology 2020 National Meeting, Virtual national conference | 10/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, A Foundation for Uncovering the Progression of Node Negative Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Medical Student Research Program, Jackson, Mississippi | 08/2020 |
| Platform Presentations, Decoding a Stealthy Metastasis: Analysis of Tumor Volume and Lymphovascular Invasion in Node-negative Stage IV Colorectal Cancer, University of Mississippi Medical Center Medicine Research Day, Jackson, MS | 06/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, It's Not Working Out: A Rare Case of Whey-Protein-Induced Liver Injury, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 02/2020 |
| Platform Presentations, Multiple Foreign Body Ingestion in Psychiatric Patients, Mississippi Gastroenterology Society Regional Meeting, Jackson, MS | 02/2020 |
| Platform Presentations, A Net of Red Herrings: The Convoluted Diagnosis of Liver Injury, Mississippi Gastroenterology Society Regional Meeting, Jackson, MS | 02/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Everything but the Kitchen Sink, a Case of the Serial Swallower, American College of Physicians, Jackson, MS | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Real World Use of Tacrolimus in Combination with Biologicals is Beneficial in the Treatment of IBD, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Appearances Are Glimpse of the Unseen, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX | 10/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Not as Mundane As It May Seem, Mississippi Gastroenterology Society Regional Meeting Scientific Symposium, Jackson, MS | 02/2019 |
| Platform Presentations, Appearances Are a Glimpse of the Unseen, Mississippi Gastroenterology Society Regional Meeting, Jackson, MS | 01/2019 |
| Platform Presentations, Unusual Presentation of Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Case of Gastroduodenal Artery Aneurysm, American College of Physicians Regional Conference, Jackson, MS | 10/2018 |
| Bariatrics Committee Presentation, Intragastric Balloons, Bariatrics Committee, UMMC | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Rare Differential Diagnosis for Common Presentation, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, LA | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Reporting the Rarest of the Rare! Duodenal Adenocarcinoma in Patient with Prior Rectal Adenocarcinoma, American College of Gastroenterology, Las Vegas, NV | 10/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Patient Education and Medicine Residents- Is it a "FIT?", International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, New Orleans, LA | 10/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Physician Delivered Health Literacy Patient Education on CRC Screening Using FIT, Ray A. Barlow Scientific Symposium, Shreveport, LA | 05/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Development of Materials and Methods for Physician Delivered Patient Education on CRC Screening using FIT, American College of Gastroenterology/Louisiana Gastroenterology Society Regional Postgraduate Course, New Orleans, LA | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, A Rare Case of Duodenal Adenocarcinoma, Mississippi/Louisiana Chapters Meeting, American College of Physicians, Point Clear, Alabama | 09/2014 |
| Invited Symposia, Physician Delivered Education and Colon Cancer Screening, Louisiana State University Health Science Center-Shreveport/University Health Medical Student Poster Symposium, Shreveport, LA | 10/2013 |
| Platform Presentations, Results of Interspinous Process Distraction Device Placement. 2-year Follow Up., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA | 05/2009 |
| Invited Symposia, Rescue of the Protein Defect by Over-expression of COL1A1 cDNA in Marrow Stromal Cells from a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Tulane University/Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA | 08/2003 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Gastroenterology Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Division of Digestive Diseases fellows | 2021 |
| Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Development Program, Group on Women in Medicine and Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center; this is an inaugral program for female faculty members at UMMC. The program consists of a day-long conference and subsequent monthly meetings for 6 months. The program required an application and had a selection process for participants. | 2021 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, Office of Medical Education, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2021 |
| Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2020 |
| Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), American College of Gastroenterology | 2020 |
| Keynote speaker 2020 UMMC School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony | 2020 |
| Most Outstanding Presentation: "A Net of Red Herrings: The Convoluted Diagnosis of Liver Injury", Mississippi GI Society Regional Meeting | 2020 |
| American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program. This is a selective 12-month program which requires a nomination and approximately 20 women are chosen to participate per cycle. Selection to participate in this program is recognition for potential as a future leader in gastroenterology., American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2018 |
| ASGE Educational Products Committee and CME Programs Committee honorable mention for the video, GI Bleeding: The Unusual Suspect, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2017 |
| Honored Physician, LSU "An Evening for Healers" | 2016 |
| Gastroenterology Chief Fellow, LSU Health Gastroenterology Fellowship | 2014 |
| LSU Team Recognition Award, received recognition for providing outstanding GI care, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | 2013 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Member | 2020 - Present |
| REACH-IBD: Rising Educators Academics and Clinicians Helping IBD, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Mississippi Gastroenterology Society, Officer, Other Officer, Mississippi Gastroenterology Society Regional Meeting | 2016 - Present |
| American Gastroenterological Association, Member | 2015 - Present |
| American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), Women in GI committee member, Fellow of the ACG | 2012 - Present |
| American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Member | 2012 - Present |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-MEDICAL STUDENT PROMOTIONS, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Women in GI Committee for the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), Task Force Member | 2020 - Present |
| Program Evaluation Committee, Chair | 2020 - Present |
| American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Fellow of ASGE, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Clinical Competency Committee, Chair | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Participant/Trainee | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Bariatrics Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| LSU Medical Records Committee, Member | 2012 - 2015 |
Community Service
| UMMC COVID-19 Vaccine Injector, I volunteered to administer COVID-19 vaccines to UMMC employees and students, document vaccine administration in the medical record, and filled out vaccination cards. | 01/2021 - 01/2021 |
| Side Walk Chalk Artist, In October 2020, I volunteered my time on a weekend to create encouraging side walk art to cheer on the UMMC employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. I made this a family affair and brought my 2 children to also participate. We spent a Saturday morning writing uplifting messages and drawing on the sidewalks of the UMMC campus so employees would know how much the community appreciated their sacrifice and efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. | 10/2020 - 10/2020 |
| Jackson Free Clinic Colon Cancer Screening Initiative- Project Collaborator, I am a collaborator with Dr. Roy Duhe in a project proposal to provide the Jackson Free Clinic (JFC) with free fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) to patients for colorectal cancer screening. This project proposal has the support of the Mississippi Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, which is committed to providing the free test kits. It also has the support of the UMMC Division of Digestive Diseases to provide colonoscopies to patients who have positive FIT results. The UMMC Revenue Cycle Single Billing Office has agreed to facilitate processing of indigent care to absorb the costs associated with colonoscopies for individuals who do not have financial means to pay for such a service. Trained JFC volunteers will identify patients eligible for CRC screening. Trained volunteers will then serve as colonoscopy "navigators" for patients with positive FIT results. The project navigators will follow a modified version of the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Navigation Protocol. Such navigation has been documented to improve the probability that patients will properly prepare their bowels for the colonoscopy and complete the procedure. | 09/2019 - Present |
| Destination Education, Volunteered as educator for nutritious eating habits in children. | 05/2019 - 05/2019 |
| Helping Hands, I volunteer 50 hours per year to different community service projects in the Jackson metro area. My favorite experience has been through Canopy House. | 04/2019 - Present |
| Colon Cancer Awareness in March, Coordinated the UMMC GI Division table for Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Ordered informative posters to display | 03/2019 - 03/2019 |
| Jumble, The Ultimate Rummage Sale (helps fund over 30 Jackson-area community initiatives), I have volunteered in different roles for this event such as organizing and pricing merchandise and working at the event reveal party. I volunteered 16 hours of my time between September 2018 and January of 2019. In 2020, I volunteered 8 hours of my time and anticipate an 8 hour time commitment moving forward. | 09/2018 - Present |
| Mistletoe Marketplace, I volunteer at the Mistletoe Marketplace yearly. I have helped create the decorations for the event, worked in promotional sales, and assisted at the children's event in past years. My time commitment to this event is 16 hours each year. | 08/2018 - Present |
| Junior League of Jackson, Member | 06/2018 - Present |
| Touch A Truck Jackson (fund development business and community project for the Jackson metro area), I volunteer at Touch A Truck yearly. My volunteer duties typically involve pre-event staging. My time commitment to this project is 8 hours per year. | 03/2018 - Present |
| Mississippi Public Broadcast Radio, "Southern Remedy Healthy and Fit", Guest Doctor for a segment on colorectal cancer screening, GERD, PPI use | 04/2016 - 04/2016 |
Other Service
| I serve as the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy's (ASGE) representive for the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022 Gastroenterology Women's Coalition (GWC) Symposium. I am working with representives from all the major national GI societies to plan the symposium. I am involved with choosing topics of interest, identifying and recruiting speakers , and program/event planning., The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases come together to create the Gastroenterology Women's Coalition Symposium which takes place annually at Digestive Disease Week. This is an international premier conference for physicians, researchers, and industry in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery. I serve as the ASGE representative to plan the program for the 2022 meeting. | 08/2021 - Present |
| Senator Representative for the School of Medicine in the University of Mississippi Medical Center Faculty Senate, I was elected by my peers to serve a 3 year term as Senator Representative for the School of Medicine in the University of Mississippi Medical Center Faculty Senate. | 07/2021 - Present |
| Course Co-Director/Faculty for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) "GI Endoscopy Unit Leadership" Course., Course Co-Director/Faculty for this ASGE-sponsored course. I will also create content and present on "Increasing the Diversity and Cultural Competency of Your Team." | 07/2021 - 11/2021 |
| QI Project: Utilization of Inpatient MRIs, I am working on a project with my radiology colleagues to determine if inpatient MRIs are being utilized efficiently. We are reviewing the indications for randomly selected MRIs and determining if the MRI should have been performed on an outpatient basis. We have IRB approval for this project. | 06/2021 - Present |
| I serve on the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Mentor Panel, This program allows mentees to be connected with mentors based on interests and regardless of location. The mentees can peruse profiles of willing mentors and request to be matched. I have been matched with a mentee this year and meet with him at pre-set intervals to provide guidance and counseling regarding his goals and to help him grow professionally. | 05/2021 - Present |
| Co-creator of UMMC Group of Women in Medicine and Science Facebook Group. This closed Facebook group of UMMC women faculty was created to be a source of support professionally and personally., I am a moderator for this closed Facebook group of UMMC women faculty. I am responsible for approving membership in the group, monitoring posts, and helping to fascilitate conversations. | 04/2021 - Present |
| I was chosen to particpate in the inaugral University of Mississippi Medical Center Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Development Program., Participant in this 6-month program designed to grow and enhance leadership skills. | 04/2021 - 11/2021 |
| I volunteered to be a COVID-19 vaccine injector. I helped administer COVID vaccines to UMMC employees and students. Part of my duties also included documenting in the medical record and filling out vaccine cards., I volunteered my time to administer vaccines to UMMC employees in January of 2021. | 01/2021 - Present |
| I served as a judge for the American College of Gastroenterology 2020 national meeting poster contest., I served as a judge for abstracts/presentations in the inflammatory bowel disease section. My role was to judge and score based on content and presentation. | 10/2020 - 10/2020 |
| Quality Improvement: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Quality of Care Treat to Target Breakthrough Series Collaborative, This is a quality improvement project on a national scale sponsored through the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. The quality improvement component focuses on educating patients about their disease processes, reducing the use of steroids, and counseling patients on goals of care (specifically treating inflammatory bowel disease with target of clinical and endoscopic remission). | 08/2020 - Present |
| Quality Improvement Project: Depression in IBD: Under Recognized and Under Treated. We observed depression and anxiety in our patient population was associated with higher rates of negative metrics like increased healthcare utilization. The premise of this project was that a more holistic approach to care in inflammatory bowel disease may lead to less healthcare utilization and better patient outcomes., Faculty Advisor to Dr. Amor Royer | 07/2020 - 06/2021 |
| Multi-center research collaboration on the impact of COVID-19 on the GI fellowship interview and match process. This research collaboration allowed for understanding of applicant and program leadership views regarding virtual interviews for the GI fellowship recruitment process. The project allowed for identification of benefits and drawbacks. This information can be applied to help improve the virtual recruitment process in the future. This work was also published in May of 2021 in Digestive Diseases and Science., Collaborator | 06/2020 - Present |
| Commencement Speaker for the UMMC medical school class of 2020 (virtual), Commencement Speaker | 05/2020 - Present |
| Quality Improvement Project: Evaluation of Wasteful Spending Associated with Ineffective Treatment of Constipation with Docusate. This QI project is aimed at improving management of constipation for inpatients by using more effective treatment options than docusate in the inpatient setting. Another goal of the project is to reduce wasteful spending on ineffective therapies. A prompt was created in Epic for clinicians to help guide more effective treatment choices., Faculty Advisor to Drs. Lucas Buchanon, Paul Dotherow, and Anna Owings | 12/2019 - Present |
| I am a mentor in the UMMC Physician Student Mentoring Program., I serve as a faculty mentor to female medical students at UMMC through a women empowering women initiative. I am currently mentoring Alexis Brantley and my last mentee, Dr. Pooja Goel, recently graduated. | 02/2019 - Present |
| Journal Reviewer for The Ochsner Journal, Reviewer for the Ochsner Journal. After spending approximately 4 weeks at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans in 2018, I was invited to become a reviewer for the Ochsner Journal. The Ochsner Journal is a peer-reviewed quarterly medical journal. The journal is a model for open-access publishing and was founded in 1999. | 08/2018 - Present |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Observership at Ochsner Medical Center, In late 2017 the division of Digestive Diseases at UMMC anticipated the loss of its IBD expert. My division director at the time, Dr. Jim Sones, approached me to see if I would be willing to gain additional expertise for the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. I had always had a special interest in the inflammatory bowel diseases and seized the opportunity to help the patients of Mississippi and the institution. I identified mentors in inflammatory bowel disease and completed rigorous paperwork and training requirements in order to gain more expertise in this sub-specialty of gastroenterology. Dr. Shamita Shah became a mentor to me. I spent approximately 4 weeks over a few months with Dr. Shah at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. | 06/2018 - 09/2018 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Observership at LSU New Orleans, Due to an institutional need for specialty care in inflammatory bowel diseases, I spent a week with Dr. Kara DeFelice at LSU New Orleans to obtain more experience in the management of complex inflammatory bowel diseases. Dr. De Felice trained at the Mayo Clinic and imparted her vast knowledge of management in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis upon me. I spent a very intense week with her (attending clinics, observing endoscopies, participating in journal clubs, and attending after-hours presentations) to learn nuances in IBD management. This experience was priceless and I am fortunate to have built a mentor-mentee relationship with her as a result of my rotation. | 05/2018 - 05/2018 |
| American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program. This is a selective 12-month program which requires a nomination and approximately 20 women are chosen to participate per cycle. The purpose of the program is to provide knowledge and skills necessary to enhance the path to leadership within academic or private practice and within ASGE., Alumna for LEAD 2018 (completed the leadership development course) | 05/2018 - 06/2019 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease Observership at University of Florida in Gainesville, Due to an institutional need for specialty care in inflammatory bowel diseases, I spent 4 weeks at the University of Florida to obtain additional experience in the management of complex inflammatory bowel diseases. I was fortunate to work with 4 different gastroenterologists specializing in inflammatory bowel disease. Our current division chief, Dr. Sarah Glover, was one of the IBD specialists that I worked with during my time in Florida. Our connection ultimately resulted in her recruitment to UMMC. | 03/2018 - 06/2018 |
| I completed the course, "Interventional Endoscopic Techniques Plus Video Editing", I attended this American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy endorsed course at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH to gain additional advanced endoscopy experience and to learn about endoscopic video editing techniques. The Division of Digestive Diseases sponsored my attendence at this course as the division needed more faculty with advanced endoscopy skills. | 09/2016 - 09/2016 |
| I have had training in bariatric endoscopic therapies. In 2016 my division chief, Dr. Jim Sones, wanted to explore the option of endoscopic bariatric therapies for UMMC patients. Under his direction, the Digestive Diseases division sponsored me to attend the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy's "Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies" training course in Downers Grove, IL. I gained knowledge in bariatric medical management and therapies, patient selection, management after a primary bariatric procedure, introduction to various bariatric endoscopic devices, simulation practice, and hands-on experience and training in the placement of intragastric balloons., I completed a bariatric endoscopic training course to bring these skills to UMMC and to enhance my involvement with the bariatrics program. | 06/2016 - 06/2016 |
| Quality Improvement Project: Survival of the "FIT test"- Colorectal Cancer Combat Plan! (intervention to help prevent colon cancer), I started this project in the third year of my fellowship. It was an education intervention to help increase colorectal screening rates. I developed simplified FIT instructions and filmed an educational video for this project. | 03/2015 - 12/2015 |
| Quality Improvement Project: Follow Up System for Biliary Stents, I implemented a tracking and follow up system for biliary stents at Louisiana State University. This system ensured patients were notified for the need to remove a stent or exchange a stent in a timely manner and prevented patients from being lost to follow up. | 10/2013 - 05/2014 |
| Quality Improvement Project: The Role of Team Communication and Other factors in Safe and Efficient Practice of ERCP, I conducted a quality improvement project titled “The Role of Team Communication and Other factors in Safe and Efficient Practice of ERCP.” This project focused on implementing a team huddle prior to all ERCPs. The goal was to ensure appropriate indication, discuss the anticipated needs of the procedure such as fluoroscopy staff availability, necessary equipment, administration of patient medications like indomethacin, etc. The goal was to improve safety and efficiency of ERCP procedures at Louisiana State University. | 07/2012 - 06/2013 |
Teaching Experience
| Lecture, Lecturer, Deciphering Dyspepsia | Winter 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Presenter, GI Bleeding and Intestinal Diseases | Summer 2021 |
| Fellowship, Lecture, Lecturer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Introduction to the Medical Profession Course | Fall 2020 - 2020 |
| General Surgery Residency Program Endoscopy Rotation, Course, Course Director, Surgical Endoscopy Rotation | Annual 2020 |
| Fellowship Core Curriculum, Lecture, Lecturer, Cases in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| Internal Medicine Residency, Lecture, Lecturer, Dyspepsia | Winter 2020 |
| MED 655, Medicine, Course, Course Director, MED 655 Procedural Gastroenterology | Annual 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Effective Communication and Building Rapport with Patients | Summer 2019 - 2019 |
| GI fellowship Core Curriculum, Lecture, Lecturer, Common Presentations in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis | Summer 2019 - 2019 |
| GI Fellowship, Lecture, Lecturer, Crohn's Disease Management | Spring 2019 |
| GI fellowship lecture, Lecture, Lecturer, Colorectal Cancer Screening | Winter 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Effective Communication and Building Rapport with Patients | Fall 2019 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Case Discussions on Crohn's Disease | Spring 2019 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Case Discussions on Dyspepsia | Fall 2018 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Dyspepsia Challenges | Fall 2018 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Primary Care Management for Dyspepsia | Winter 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Approach to Dyspepsia | Spring 2017 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Celiac Disease | Winter 2017 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Celiac Disease Management | Winter 2017 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Approach to Dyspepsia | Spring 2017 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Colorectal Cancer | Winter 2017 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Dyspepsia Cases | Fall 2017 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease | Winter 2016 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Colon Cancer Screening and Surveillance | Fall 2016 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Re-evaluating the Presence of Occult Micrometastases in Lymph Nodes from Putative N0mCRCs via IHC Advised: Ryan Henry | 2021 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Micrometastases Provide a Plausible Explanation for Recurrent Stage II Colorectal Cancers Advised: Hayes Walker | 2020 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Analysis of Tumor Volume and Lymphovascular Invasion in Node-negative Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Advised: John Bobo | 2019 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: John Bobo, Mary Moses Hitt, Chris Beard, Erin Dyer, Pooja Goel, Bijal Patel, Nathan Usry, Chandler Pride, Katherine Thiel, Christopher Beard, Ritesh Patel, Matthew Alias, William Dungan | 2019 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Landen Burstiner, Ralfi Doka | 2019 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Research Advisor, 5 fellows supervised | 08/2017 - Present |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Digestive Diseases Fellowship, Attending Physician, 17 fellows supervised | 01/2016 - Present |
| Gastroenterology Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 17 fellows supervised | 01/2016 - Present |
Residency Training
| American College of Gastroenterology Mentoring Program, Advisor | 2021 - Present |
| General Surgery Residency, Training Faculty | 2020 - Present |
| Internal Medicine Journal Club, Preceptor | 2019 - Present |
| Internal Medicine, Advisor | 2016 - Present |
| Internal Medicine, Advisor | 2015 - Present |