Our talented leadership team in the UAB Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is dedicated to providing comprehensive clinical care, education, and research for all digestive and liver-related diseases. Our division director, clinic, and center directors bring incredible expertise and passion to their roles.

Meet Our Interim Division Director

Kondal Kyanam Kabir Baig, MD

Kondal Kyanam Kabir Baig, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, director of the Basil I. Hirschowitz Endoscopic Center of Excellence, and director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship program has been named the Interim Division Director for the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UAB. His top priorities include expanding the division's clinical, educational, and research programs to meet the needs of Alabamians and beyond. His central career interest is general endoscopy and advanced endoscopy, including diagnostic and therapeutic endosonography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), pseudocyst, necrosis, and abscess drainage, and endoscopic removal of large polyps and early cancers, as well as therapy for Barrett's esophagus and cancer.

Meet Our Clinic and Center Directors

Douglas Morgan, MD, MPH

Director of Global Health
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Endowed Professor in Gastroetnerology and Hepatology

Brendan McGuire, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, UAB Liver Center

Shajan Peter, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, The Kirklin Clinic Endoscopy
Director, Small Bowel and Mucosal Therapeutics Programs

Kirk Russ, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic

Fayez Sarkis, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, The Kirklin Clinic Outpatient Clinic

Mohamed Shoreibah, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Hepatology Section