Dr. Carol Semrad

Biography

Carol Semrad, MD, is a gastroenterologist at the University of Chicago, specializing in small bowel diseases such as celiac disease, diarrhea, and malabsorption syndromes. She is an expert in small bowel endoscopy techniques, including video capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy, which are essential for managing small bowel bleeding, ulcers, and tumors. Dr. Semrad is a member of the medical leadership team at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and has contributed significantly to academic literature, co-authoring chapters in major medical textbooks on malabsorption and diarrheal diseases. She has directed courses on small bowel endoscopy and developed teaching materials focused on clinical nutrition for short bowel syndrome. Additionally, Dr. Semrad chairs the Nutrition Advisory Committee at the University of Chicago Medicine, overseeing hospital policies related to nutrition care. She has received notable awards such as the AGA's Senior Research Fellow Award and the Research Scholar Award, and she has been recognized as one of the nation's top gastroenterologists by U.S. News & World Report and as one of the city's top doctors by Chicago Magazine.

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