Gerald W. “Tad” Dryden, MD, PhD, MS, MSPH, is a Professor of Medicine and board-certified gastroenterologist serving as a Principal Investigator at the Louisville, KY MBR site. Dr. Dryden brings decades of academic medicine and clinical research experience to MBR, with a clinical focus on inflammatory bowel disease, Barrett’s esophagus, celiac disease, and colon cancer screening. He completed his medical degree at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, followed by internal medicine training and a gastroenterology fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and later earned graduate degrees in public health and clinical research from the University of Louisville. His academic appointment and long-standing GI practice give MBR access to a highly credentialed investigator with deep subspecialty expertise in digestive and liver health.
Gerald “Tad” Dryden, MD, PhD, MS, MSPH
Principal Investigator
Experience
- Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1992
- MSPH, University of Louisville, 2003
- MS, University of Louisville, 2008
- Internal Medicine Internship & Residency, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
- Gastroenterology Fellowship, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1997
- Practicing gastroenterologist at UofL Health – Chestnut Street Outpatient Center, Louisville, KY
- Clinical focus in inflammatory bowel disease, Barrett’s esophagus, celiac disease, and colon cancer screening
Therapeutic Expertise
- Clinical Research
- Gastroenterology
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Digestive & Liver Health
- Colon Cancer Screening
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