Anne Peery

Dr. Anne Peery is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She leads NIH-funded clinical research focusing on gastrointestinal diseases, particularly understudied conditions like diverticulitis and microscopic colitis. Her work has produced national guidelines and influential studies on diverticular disease.

• Recipient of NIH R01 DK132050
• Organizer of "Burden of Disease" papers
• Key collaborations with Barnes, Barritt, Bartelt, Dellon, Keku, Moon, Sandler, Shaheen

Research highlights include epidemiological studies on diverticulitis risk factors (obesity, diet), healthcare cost analyses for GI diseases, and microbiome associations in microscopic colitis. Her recent publications examine meat sensitization, surgical trends for colorectal polyps, and metabolic syndrome links to diverticulitis.

Scientific awards include the 2017 Pilot Feasibility Study Award. Current research explores clinical/translational aspects of digestive system diseases, with over 75 PubMed publications spanning from 2010 to 2025. She maintains active clinical collaborations and contributes to major journals like Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.