GI News
2022 Rising Healthcare Leader in IBD
Congratulations to Dr. Sharmeel Wasan who has been selected as the 2022 Rising Healthcare Leader in IBD! This award is a huge achievement and a great honor that acknowledges Dr. Wasan's continuous work to support the IBD community. We're thankful for all that she does within our department and to... More
Mid Career Faculty Leadership Program
Congratulations to Valerie Gouon-Evans who will be participating in the mid-career faculty leadership program. This program will allow her to continue to advance her leadership skills through experiential and project based learning, taught by an interdisciplinary team.
Early Career Program Participation
Congratulations to Dr. Arpan Mohanty for being admitted to the Early Career Faculty Development Program. The Early Career Program includes a team that is made up of researchers, clinicians, and educators working on a broad range of projects. Dr. Mohanty will work alongside this group to continue to advance and... More
“Best Pandemic Preceptors”
Congratulations to Charles Bliss, MD for being recognized as one of the "Best Pandemic Preceptors" with our: Advanced Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clerkship. This is a well-deserved recognition!
NIH R01 awarded to Dr. Gouon-Evans
Huge congratulations to Dr. Valerie Gouon-Evans for being awarded an NIH R01! This is her second time receiving this highly competitive award and her 1st percentile score is also very difficult to achieve. To find out more information on her lab: https://sites.bu.edu/gouonevanslab/
Boston Magazine’s “Top Docs” 2022
Boston Magazine has released its list of "Top Docs" 3 of GI's physicians were named on this list. We are delighted to celebrate this achievement with Dr. Lichtenstein, Dr. Lowe, and Dr. Nunes. Congratulations to everyone who have received this well deserved... More
2021 Evans Day Clinical Oral Presentation Winner
Congratulations to Brooke Rice, MD for winning 3rd place in the Oral Presentations category at the 2021 Evans Day event!
AY 2022 Fellowship Match Results
We are excited to share the 3 new doctors that are joining our fellowship program! We are so excited to work with these talented doctors. Joseph Asemota, MD Residency: Howard University Research Interest: Mesenteric science, disparity research, GI oncology/hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer Matthew Custodio, MD Residency: Boston University Research Interest: quality and systems improvement and... More
Welcome Santia Berberena, PsyD!
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Nina Berberna to the GI department! Dr. Berberena, who is also referred to as Dr. Nina by several of her patients and colleagues, is a CT native and proud UConn alumnus. After completing her bachelors degree in psychology at the University of Connecticut... More
Charles Bliss Jr, MD Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor at BUSM
Congratulations to Dr. Chip Bliss for being promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at BUSM! This promotion recognizes his clinical excellence and passion for educating our fellows and faculty. We appreciate the many years of work and dedication that he has given to our team.