Faculty Detail   
Name TRACI W. JESTER
  
Campus Address ACC 618 Zip 0011
Phone  (205) 638-9918
E-mail  twatkins@uab.edu
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Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  PED-GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY, & NUTRITION  PED-GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY, & NUTRITION Associate Professor

Biographical Sketch 
Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University
of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, recipient of Department of Pediatrics Dixon Fellowship Award

Pediatric Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine (UASOM), Birmingham, AL

Dietetic Internship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

B.S, Magna Cum Laude, Nutrition and Food Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
Alabama/Northwest FL Chapter of Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America  Board of Trustees   
American Gastroenterological Association  member   
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)  member   
 

Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Adherent-Invasive E. coli in Crohn's Disease; Prospective Cohort of Patient Knowledge in patients attending a specialized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
Description
Genetics and Microbiome of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Quality of Life and Healthcare Costs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease