The UNC Center for Funcational GI & Motility Disorders was established in 1994 by its Co-Directors -- Douglas A. Drossman, MD and William E. Whitehead, PhD -- as a center of excellence within the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Center has evolved into a multidisciplinary patient care, research, training, and public education initiative with a base of 32 faculty, investigators and staff, in addition to visiting and collaborating scholars.

They present these monthly Evenings with the Experts.  Please visit the UNC Center for Funcational GI & Motility Disorders for more information.

March 2, 2010
Topic:"Psychosocial Aspects of Functional GI Disorders"
Presenter: Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry

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February 2, 2010
Topic:"Diet and IBS"
Presenter: Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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December 1, 2009
Topic:"Guided Imagery Soothes Abdominal Pain in Children"
Presenter: Miranda van Tilburg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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October 6, 2009
Topic: "Bowel leakage: Who gets it and what can you do about it?"
Presenter: William E. Whitehead, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of OB-GYN

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September 1, 2009
Topic: "Psychological Approaches to IBS Symptom Management"
Presenter: Stephan Weinland, Ph.D.
Instructor of Medicine

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August 4, 2009
Topic: "Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)"
Presenter: Ryan D. Madanick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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July 7, 2009
Topic: "Introduction to Functional GI Disorders and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)"
Presenter: Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry

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