David Andrew Tendler MD

Durham Gastroenterology Consultants

249 E NC Highway 54Ste 200Durham, NC 27713
Phone+1 919-806-8322
Fax+1 919-433-0409

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Summary

Dr. David Tendler is a gastroenterologist based in Durham, NC, with education from Yale School of Medicine and specialized training in gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His clinical experience includes expertise in inflammatory bowel disease, viral hepatitides, and esophageal disease. He has published several influential papers, with notable studies on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis, among others. Dr. Tendler has been recognized with the Top MD award from Consumers Checkbook.

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1996 - 1999
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1999 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Alteer Office, Visionary HealthWare, LLC, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Treatment of TIPS/biliary fistula-related endotipsitis with a covered stent.
Paul V. Suhocki, Alastair D. Smith, David A. Tendler, Daniel J. Sexton
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2008-06-01
160 citations
The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study.
David A. Tendler, Sauyu Lin, William S. Yancy, John C Mavropoulos, Pam Sylvestre
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2007-01-12
95 citations
Utility of thiopurine methyltransferase genotyping and phenotyping, and measurement of azathioprine metabolites in the management of patients with autoimmune hepatitis
M. Heneghan, Michael L. Allan, Jeffrey D. Bornstein, Andrew J. Muir, David A. Tendler
Journal of Hepatology. 2006-10-01

Other

Acute mesenteric ischemia
Tendler DA, LaMont JT
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/acute-mesenteric-ischemia
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-05-04
Chronic mesenteric ischemia
Tendler DA, LaMont JT
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/chronic-mesenteric-ischemia
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2009-04-08
Pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Tendler DA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pathogenesis-of-nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-26