StephaniePointerMD
Gastroenterology • Nashville, TNGastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Nutrition
Clinical Gastroenterologist, Co-Owner and Managing Partner of Digestive and Liver Health Specialists, PLLC and its subsidiaries (NGH-SEC, QMR), Medical Director and Principal Investigator of Quality Medical Research, PLLC; AGA - Chair, Trainee and Early Career Committee; ACG - Member, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee; ABGH - Member
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Office
330 Wallace Rd
Suite 103
Nashville, TN 37211Phone+1 615-832-5530
Summary
- Stephanie Pointer, MD is a gastroenterologist based in Nashville, TN. Her sub-specialities include gastrointestinal functional and motility disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, and nutrition. Dr. Pointer graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2013 and completed her fellowship in Gastroenterology at Ohio State University Hospital between 2016 and 2019. She accomplished her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Currently, she serves as Co-owner at Digestive and Liver Health Specialists, PLLC and works as a locum tenens at MPLT Healthcare, having previously been a Gastroenterologist at Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Dr. Pointer has also published multiple academic papers on gastroenterology topics.
Education & Training
Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2016 - 2019
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
Morehouse School of MedicineClass of 2013
Rhodes CollegeB.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2005 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2014 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2016 - 2024
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2023- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsPrecision nicotine metabolism-informed care for smoking cessation in Crohn's disease: A pilot study.Elizabeth A. Scoville, Hilary A. Tindle, Quinn S. Wells, Shannon C. Peyton, Shelly Gurwara
Plos One. 2020-03-26 - 1 citationsDiversity, equity, and inclusion in gastroenterology training: a call to action.Stephanie D Pointer, Cassandra D L Fritz, Peter S Liang
The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2022-10-01 - 1 citationsThe Importance of Professional Societies as Academic Homes.Peter S Liang, Sarah F Andres, Ryan B Perumpail, Raj Shah, Alexandra T Strauss
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023-09-01
Press Mentions
Digestive and Liver Health Specialists Opens State-of-the-Art Gastroenterology Care in 3 New Locations in TennesseeMarch 3rd, 2023
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