Gastroenterology

WakeMed Faculty Physicians Gastroenterology provides general inpatient GI consultation for the Raleigh Campus. There is also a GI ambulatory practice located in the Andrews Center.

In addition to the diagnosis and treatment of simple GI conditions, the group offers expertise in more complex problems, such as those of the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) is available, as well as sub-specialty expertise in GI motility issues and hepatology.

Location:
WakeMed Raleigh Campus
Andrews Center, Second Floor
3024 New Bern Ave
Raleigh, NC 27610

Appointments: 919-350-6484 

Riaz S. Chowdhury, MD, PhD, AGA (F) - Director
MD: Dhaka University, Bangladesh
PhD: Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Japan
Residency: University of Maryland at Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD
Fellowships: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Clinical Interests: pancreaticobiliary disease such as common bile duct stones, pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis

Adeyemi A. Lawal, MD
BS: The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria
MD: College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Residency: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
Fellowships: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY; Medical
College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine – Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, GERD, Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy