Mission
Our mission at the UAB IBD Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinic is to provide cutting-edge, knowledgeable, and compassionate care for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in the state of Alabama and surrounding regions by delivering expert multi-disciplinary medical, surgical, mental health and nutritional treatments to ensure the best short- and long-term outcomes. We are foundationally dedicated to healing, service, teaching and discovery in inflammatory bowel disease. We are proud to support our local Alabama/Florida panhandle chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCF).
Services:
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Multidisciplinary clinic
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Pediatric Transitional clinic (in coordination with Children’s of Alabama)
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Endoscopy (including colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, and advanced endoscopic procedures)
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Inpatient Consultative Care
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Expert Colorectal Surgery
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Expert GI Pathology
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Expert GI Imaging
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Infusion Services
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Wound Care & Ostomy Nurses
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Dietary (Nutrition) Services
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Clinical trials, registries, and investigator initiated studies
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Community outreach (via local AL/FL panhandle chapter of CCF)
Adult IBD Providers:
Kirk Russ, MD
Clinic Director, Assistant Professor
Mohamed Ismail, MD
Assistant Professor
Frederick Weber, MD
Clinical Professor
Emily Roberson, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Colorectal Surgeons:
Karin Hardiman, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Robert Hollis, IV, MD, MSPH
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Jamie Cannon, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Greg Kennedy, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Oncology, General Surgery
Drew Gunnells, Jr., MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Daniel Chu, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Melanie Morris, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Clinical Care Coordinator:
Gwendolyn Brown, RN
Clinical Pharmacists:
Lindsey DeLoach, PharmD
Hibah Missoum, PharmD
Registered Dietician:
Mariah Stewart, MS, RDN, CDCES