Division Of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

The Division of Gastroenterology at UMDNJ-NJMS offers a full range of services which encompasses the entire spectrum of digestive diseases.  The following is a listing of each of the physicans in the GI division and their associated specialties and interests.

Physician, Specialties and Interests:

Arun Samanta, MD, FACP, FACG

Division Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Professor of Medicine & Surgery Transplant Hepatology

Viral Hepatitis B, viral Hepatitis C, Post-transplant Hepatitis C
Liver Transplant, Liver Disease in Obesity, Non alcoholic steatohepatitis, Alcoholic Liver Disease, Toxic and Autoimmune Liver disease, Acute Liver Failure, Refractory ascites, Hepato-renal Syndrome. Cirrhosis of liver, ascites, Portal hypertension, Liver Disease in Pregnancy.

Sushil Ahlawat, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Liver Disease

Hepatitis

Maliha Ahmad, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Liver Disease

Hepatitis C

Zamir Brelvi, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
GI Motility

Michael Demyen, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Inflamatory Bowel Disease

Kiran Rao, MDiran Rao, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Gastroenterology/Hepatology

Gerald Salen, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Cholestatic Liver Disease
Hyperlipidemia

Weizheng William Wang, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine                      
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clinical Nutrition