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Christina Gainey, MD, Gastroenterology, Chapel Hill, NC

Christina Gainey MD


UNC Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow

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  • 4119b Bioinformatics Bldg 130 Mason Farm RoadChapel Hill, NC 27599

  • Phone+1 984-974-5050

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Education & Training

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2023 - 2026
  • University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
    University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2021
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2018
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityBA, Public Policy, 2008 - 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • AASLD Early Career Investigator Award in Clinical/Translational Sciences AASLD, 2020
  • Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalist American College of Physicians, 2019
  • Excellence in Primary Care Award LAC+USC Internal Medicine, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Endoscopic ultrasound-directed transgastric percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for long-term enteral feeding in patients with Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass anatomy  
    Gainey CS, Baron TH, VideoGIE, 2024
  • Diagnosis of Focal Nodular Hyperplasia (FNH) After Liver Transplantation  
    Gainey CS, Palmer SL, Mena E, Kaur N, Gong Y, Kahn JK, Case Reports in Transplantation., 9/17/2020
  • Special Section on Laser Applications in Life Sciences: Comparing in vivo pump–probe and multiphoton fluorescence microscopy of melanoma and pigmented lesions  
    Jesse W Wilson, Simone Degan, Christina S Gainey, Tanya Mitropoulos, Mary Jane Simpson, Jennifer Y Zhang, Warren S Warren, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 5/2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Striking Rural-Urban Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Trends in the United States, 1995-2016
    Christina S. Gainey MD, Kali Zhou MD, Norah Terrault MD, MPH, FAASLD, AASLD 2020 Oral Presentation, The Liver Meeting Digital Experience, 11/16/2020
  • Can Targeted Coaching Improve Emergency Medicine Residents’ Skill and Satisfaction with the EMR
    Briggs A, Gainey CS, Gruber P, Innovations in Medical Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2/15/2020
  • An Interim Analysis of a Patient Navigation Program (PNP) to Improve Colonoscopy Access After Abnormal FIT
    Idos G, Haghighat S, Gainey CS, Shen S, Mulgonkar A, Herman D, Bonner J, Dea S, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/2019

Other

Press Mentions

  • EUS-Directed Transgastric PEG for Long-Term Enteral Feeding in Patients with Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Anatomy
    EUS-Directed Transgastric PEG for Long-Term Enteral Feeding in Patients with Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass AnatomyApril 8th, 2025
  • Study Reveals Rates of the Most Common Form of Liver Cancer Are Rising in Rural Areas While Slowing in Urban Areas
    Study Reveals Rates of the Most Common Form of Liver Cancer Are Rising in Rural Areas While Slowing in Urban AreasSeptember 16th, 2021
  • Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for New Liver Cancer Cases
    Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for New Liver Cancer CasesNovember 25th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish

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