Dr. Carol Semrad

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Biography

Carol Semrad, MD, is a gastroenterologist specializing in small bowel diseases such as celiac disease, diarrhea, and malabsorption as well as nutritional management. She is known for her leadership in utilizing small bowel endoscopy techniques including video capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy for managing small bowel bleeding, ulcers, and tumors. Dr. Semrad is an active member of the medical leadership team at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and has contributed to major medical textbooks through co-authored chapters focusing on malabsorption and diarrheal diseases. She has directed courses on small bowel endoscopy and developed teaching materials on clinical nutrition for short bowel syndrome through the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Additionally, she chairs the Nutrition Advisory Committee at the University of Chicago Medicine, where she oversees nutrition policy within the hospital. Dr. Semrad has received numerous accolades including the AGA’s Senior Research Fellow Award and the Research Scholar Award. She has been recognized as one of the nation's top gastroenterologists by U.S. News & World Report and as one of Chicago's top doctors by Chicago Magazine.

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Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Department of Philosophy