ShehzadZafarSheikhMD

Gastroenterology • Chapel Hill, NC

Physician

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Office
101 Manning Dr
Rm 1107g W Wing
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-1072

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2009 - 2012
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2006
King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2006 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Post-operative Crohn's Disease Recurrence and Infectious Complications: A Transcriptomic Analysis.
Kevin A Chen, Valerie Gartner, Kimberly C Darlington, Sophie R Silverstein, Meaghan M Kennedy Ng
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Vagal stimulation ameliorates murine colitis by regulating SUMOylation.
Ayman Youssef, Ata Ur Rehman, Mohamed Elebasy, Jatin Roper, Shehzad Z Sheikh
Science Translational Medicine. 2024-11-20
eQTL in diseased colon tissue identifies novel target genes associated with IBD.
Nina C Nishiyama, Sophie Silverstein, Kimberly Darlington, Meaghan M Kennedy Ng, Katelyn M Clough
Biorxiv. 2024-10-17

Press Mentions

Chairman PAC Lauds NGO-Run Free Kidney Dialysis Center at Mirpur DHQ Hospital Services:November 2nd, 2020
Personalizing Crohn’s Disease Therapies with microRNA as IndicatorOctober 4th, 2018

Grant Support

Multi-omic characterization of genetic variants in IBD risk lociUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2024–2028
High throughput functional studies of IBD-associated GWAS variantsUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2023–2027
Multiomics characterization, induction, and elimination of the HIV gut reservoirJ. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES2022–2027
Development of a high-throughput epigenomic mapping platform to molecularly phenotype Crohn's diseaseEPICYPHER, INC.2022–2025
Development of a microphysiologic system to assay the interaction of the human colonic epithelium on Clostridium difficileUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2020–2024