Rishi K. Agarwal, MD
Dr. Agarwal, a native of Alexandria, Louisiana, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Louisiana College with a Bachelor of Science (Biology and Chemistry) and a minor in English studies. He received his MD from Louisiana State University New Orleans School of Medicine. He completed his Internship and Residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in Internal Medicine and completed his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Tulane University, in New Orleans.
His awards include the President Award of Excellence, Dean’s List and Merit Scholarship, 1999-2003. He was also awarded a National Cancer Institute Summer Fellowship and was an active member of the Aesculapian Society during his time at LSU. He has presented at national conferences, published in multiple journals, and is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He has special interests in colon cancer screening and prevention.
Brent N. Barranco, MD
Brent N. Barranco, MD, joined Gastroenterology
Associates, N.A., P.C. in July 2003 and practices at our Brookwood location. He obtained his undergraduate degree from
Auburn University and his medical degree from Tulane University. His internship, residency and fellowship were all
performed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospitals. Dr. Barranco is board certified in Internal Medicine
and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Barranco is a member of the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, American
Gastroenterological Association, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Gregory L. Champion, MD
Gregory L. Champion, MD joined Gastroenterology
Associates, N.A., P.C. in July 1994 and practices at our Brookwood location. He obtained his undergraduate degree from
the University of Alabama and his medical degree from the University of South Alabama. He performed his internship,
residency, and fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Champion is board certified in both Internal
Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Champion is a member of the State Medical Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American
Gastroenterological Association, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the Crohn’s and Colitis
Foundation of America.
W. Timothy Denton, MD
W. Timothy Denton, MD, is the president of
Gastroenterology Associates, N.A., P.C. and joined Gastroenterology Associates, N.A., P.C. in June 1984. He practices
at our Brookwood location. He obtained both his undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Mississippi.
His internship, residency, and fellowship were all performed at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Denton is
board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Denton is a member of the State Medical Association, American Medical Association, American College of
Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He
is also a member of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and received their J. Marshall Garrett Medical
Achievement Award in 2002.
Dr. Fettig graduated Summa Cum Laude from
Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science and received his MD from the University of South Florida College of
Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and
additionally served as Chief Resident. He also completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology and his Liver Transplant
Fellowship at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
He was presented with the Arnold P. Gold
Humanism in Medicine Award, Best Teaching Fellow Award, Best Teaching Faculty Award, Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology Board
Review Scholarship Award, and the AASLD Transplant Fellow Grant Recipient, and is a member of the American College of
Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Physicians, and the American
Association of the Study of Liver Diseases. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
William H. Halama, MD
William H. Halama, MD joined
Gastroenterology Associates, N.A., P.C. in October 1999 and practices at our Brookwood location. Prior to this date,
Dr. Halama was in practice with Gastrointestinal Medical Specialists of North Alabama, P.C. Dr. Halama obtained his
undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and his medical degree from the University of Alabama at
Birmingham. He performed his internship and residency at The Baptist Medical Centers in Birmingham, Alabama and his
fellowship at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Halama is board certified in both Internal Medicine and
Gastroenterology.
Dr. Halama is a member of the State Medical Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American
Gastroenterological Association.
David Landy, MD
Dr. Landy grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta. He
earned a degree in Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. He attended medical school at Emory University in Atlanta, and
received an M.D. degree in 1989.
Dr. Landy completed his Internal Medicine
residency at Emory University. His Fellowship in Gastroenterology was completed at University of Florida Health Science
Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Landy has been with Alabama Gastro since
2000. He is board certified in Gastroenterology, and Dr. Landy is a member of the American Gastroenterology
Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy, and MASA.
Dr. Landy serves on the board of directors of
several community service organizations, including the local chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
(CCFA). The Alabama chapter of the CCFA named Dr. Landy their "2007 Physician of the Year."
Besides spending time with his wife, Randi, and
daughter, Ellen, in his off-hours, Dr. Landy enjoys working in the yard, playing softball and tennis, and watching SEC
football.
Raj Parikh, MD
Dr. Parikh earned a B.S. in Neural Sciences
from New York University and obtained his M.D. from St. George’s University School of Medicine where he graduated in
the Honors Society. He did his Internship and Residency training at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New
Jersey (UMDNJ) where he also served as the Chief Medical Resident. He proceeded to complete his fellowship in
Gastroenterology at UMDNJ. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Parikh joined
Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates in 2011.
Dr. Parikh practices at Brookwood Medical Center. His special interests include Endoscopic Ultrasound and
Gastrointestinal Oncology. He plays a key part in the development of the Endoscopic Ultrasonagraphy program at
Brookwood Medical Center. He has presented at numerous national conferences and is a member of the following societies:
American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association & American Society for
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Lindsay South Robison, MD
Dr. Robison joined Gastroenterology Associates
of N.A., P.C. in September 2011 to practice at our Brookwood locaton. She obtained her undergraduate degree from
Washington and Lee University and her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. She
performed her internship, residency, and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hospitals. She was the recipient of a 2010 GI Fellows‘ Research Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease to study
family planning issues in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Robison is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association,
and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Chris Shaver, MD
A native of Huntsville, Ala., Chris Shaver
attended Birmingham-Southern College where he graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Biology. He was a scholarship athlete
at BSC and was named a two-time academic all-american in basketball. Dr. Shaver received his medical degree from the
University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the Medical
University of South Carolina. Advanced subspecialty training in gastroenterology was completed at the University of
South Florida.
Dr. Shaver is board-certified in internal
medicine and gastroenterology and is a member of the American Gastroenterological Society, American Society of
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology, The Obesity Society , the Jefferson County
Medical Society and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
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