Meet Our Faculty

Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

Email: Wallace.A.Gleason@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: Colombia (South America)

Research Interests: 

Inflammatory bowel disease, functional abdominal pain, autism

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: 

I truly enjoy having the opportunity to work with the fellows, during clinics, hospital rounds and the academic activities. These help me keep me up-to-date and makes my work enjoyable. 

Email: Fernando.Navarro@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD (outside Washington, DC)

Research Interests:  Probiotics, postbiotics, infant microbiome, autoimmunity, and autism spectrum disorders. 

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: 

I greatly enjoy the fellow research conferences and journal clubs--the ability to learn and to change what we do for the better. 

Email: J.Marc.Rhoads@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: Dalian, China

Research Interests: impact of probiotics in intestinal inflammation and autoimmune disorders

Favorite aspect of working with fellows:  

My favorite part of working with fellows is that I  have the chance to learn lots of GI-related clinical scenarios through our different fellows’ specific research interests.  I enjoy integrating these clinical interests into our lab's basic science, immunology, and molecular biology expertise and assisting our trainees with study design and analysis. 

Email: Yuying.Liu@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Research Interests:  fatty liver disease, intestinal failure, nutrition

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: 

I enjoy teaching fellows in the clinical and didactic setting and watching them develop and enjoy successful careers in gastroenterology.

Email: Essam.Imseis@uth.tmc.edu 

(after completion of fellowship at UTHealth)

Hometown: Houston, TX

Research Interests: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, IBS, intestinal microbiota in functional GI disorders

Favorite aspect of working with fellows:  

Teaching, helping improve endoscopy skills and the lifelong learning that comes from working with fellows  

Email: Melissa.R.Van.Arsdall@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: New Hyde Park, NY (Long Island)

Research Interests: Eosinophilic esophagitis, inflammatory bowel disease

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: 

Meeting with new fellows who come from other parts of the country (and the local ones) and working through challenging consults

Email: Amanda.T.Schuck@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Research Interests:  Eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding intolerance in infants with congenital heart disease

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: 

I love having academic discussions with fellows about our cases. This gives all of us an opportunity to learn and grow from each other and our patients. I also enjoy seeing our fellows develop into their new careers and being a part of their journey from trainees to attendings.

Email: Supriya.Nair@uth.tmc.edu 

(after completion of fellowship at UTHealth)

Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 

Research Interests:  breast milk, probiotics, eosinophilic esophagitis 

Favorite aspect of working with fellows:

As a junior faculty, I enjoy working with fellows with teaching and participating in conferences which allows me to stay up-to-date with current knowledge in the field. 

Email: Tu.Mai@uth.tmc.edu 

(after completion of fellowship at UTHealth)

Hometown: Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Research Interests:  Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Disorders

Favorite aspect of working with fellows:  My favorite aspect of working with fellows is the many teaching opportunities and various didactic topics. 

Email: Monisha.Shah.1@uth.tmc.edu

(after completion of fellowship at UTHealth)

Hometown: Jupiter, FL

Research Interests:  Probiotics & Quality Improvement

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: 

I enjoy getting to know them and helping them establish and achieve their goals.

Email: Rhea.C.Daniel@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: Weston, Florida 

Research Interests:  Celiac disease, constipation, program development, quality improvement. 

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: I love having the opportunity to foster their growth and development. It's incredibly rewarding to witness their progress as they refine their skills, build confidence, and start to take on more complex cases. I also enjoy the dynamic exchange of ideas that comes from working with fellows—they often bring fresh perspectives and new approaches to patient care, enriching my practice. It's a collaborative learning process that keeps me motivated and ensures that the fellows and I continuously grow.

Email: Jaclyn.Siegel@uth.tmc.edu 

Hometown: Houston, TX

Research Interests:  Newborn cholestasis, nutrition, fatty liver disease  

Favorite aspect of working with fellows: I enjoy learning and working together as a team with the fellows to better serve our pediatric population 

Email: Ashley.A.LopezLara@uth.tmc.edu