Ryan D. Madanick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, UNC Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship Program
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Ryan D. Madanick, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and works in the Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing.
Dr. Madanick attended the University of Miami in the Honors Program in Medicine, where he earned both his undergraduate and medical degrees. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was awarded Intern of the Year and Outstanding Teaching Resident. He returned to Miami for his subspecialty fellowship in gastroenterology at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Medical Center. After completing his fellowship, he stayed on the faculty at the University of Miami until he moved to UNC in November 2006 to join the UNC Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing. He assumed the role of Program Director for the GI & Hepatology Fellowship in 2009, directs the educational activities for the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and co-chairs the 2nd year Curriculum Committee for the UNC School of Medicine. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Science in Clinical Research at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health. His clinical and research interests include refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease, extraesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis and esophageal motility disorders.
Dr. Madanicks involvement with Healthcare and Social Media began in January 2011, when he began his blog, Gut Check (www.gutcheckblog.com) and became actively engaged on Twitter. In his first year on Twitter he garnered over 2000 followers and created the ongoing #meded chat, a weekly Twitter chat that discusses topics related to medical education. He has been recognized as one of the top influencers in Medicine in Social Media and a Top Medical Professor to follow on Twitter.
