Ziad Gellad

Core Faculty

Ziad Gellad, MD, MPH, AGAF

Contact

ziad.gellad@duke.edu

Focus Areas
Degrees

MD, Johns Hopkins University

MPH, Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Gellad is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center and a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute.  He is also a VA Career Development Awardee and holds an appointment in the Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation at the Durham VA Medical Center.  His research focuses on the implementation of systems engineering methods to improve the quality and value of health care delivery with a specific emphasis in colorectal cancer screening.

Dr. Gellad has also received several innovation grants to develop and implement novel information technology platforms to improve the patient and clinician experience.  He is also an active contributor to the innovation and entrepreneurship activities within Duke University and co-founder of a health technology startup in Durham.

He is the Director of Quality for the Division of Gastroenterology and Associate vice Chair for Clinical Innovation in the Department of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center.   Dr. Gellad is past-chair of the Quality Measures Committee of the American Gastroenterological Association, associate editor for GI & Hepatology News and is on the Board of Editors for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 

Dr. Gellad received his MD and MPH degrees from Johns Hopkins University.  He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center. 

From Scholars@Duke

Scholars@Duke Profile
Venkatraman V, Bharmi R, Coletti F, Gellad ZF, Lempel N, Amit R, et al. Real World Characterization of Chronic Pain, Success Rates and Implant Rates: Evidence from a Digital Health Platform of Patients Undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation Evaluations. J Pain. 2023 Dec;24(12):2228–39.

Venkatraman V, Lad SP, Gellad ZF, Heo H, Wu KA, Dharmapurikar R, et al. Improving patient outcomes with a mobile digital health platform for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Sep;35(9).

Sullivan BA, Henson JB, Leiman DA, Moore J, Gellad ZF. Quality Improvement Training for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship: More Than Just a GME Requirement. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jun;21(6):1390–4.