Carol Semrad, MD, is a gastroenterologist, specializing in small bowel diseases (celiac disease, diarrhea, malabsorption) and nutrition. She is a leader in the use of small bowel endoscopy (video capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy) for management of small bowel bleeding, ulcers, and tumors. She is member of the medical leadership team at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center.
She has co-authored chapters on malabsorption and diarrheal diseases for major medical textbooks and directed courses on small bowel endoscopy. Dr. Semrad has also developed teaching material on clinical nutrition and the short bowel syndrome for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). As chairperson of the University of Chicago Medicine’s Nutrition Advisory Committee, she oversees hospital policy on nutrition.
Dr. Semrad has received several awards including the AGA’s Senior Research Fellow Award and Research Scholar Award. She has also been named one of the nation's top gastroenterologists by U.S. News and World Report, and one of the city's top doctors by Chicago magazine.
The Histologic Spectrum of Rituximab-Associated Common Variable Immunodeficiency-Like Enteropathy.
The Histologic Spectrum of Rituximab-Associated Common Variable Immunodeficiency-Like Enteropathy. Mod Pathol. 2025 Apr 11; 38(8):100770.
PMID: 40222650
Common Variable Immunodeficiency-Like Enteropathy Associated with Rituximab B-Cell Depletion Therapy.
Common Variable Immunodeficiency-Like Enteropathy Associated with Rituximab B-Cell Depletion Therapy. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Mar; 70(3):996-999.
PMID: 39843789
Parenteral fish oil lipid emulsion use in adults: a case series and review from an intestinal failure referral center.
Parenteral fish oil lipid emulsion use in adults: a case series and review from an intestinal failure referral center. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2024 Sep; 78(9):796-800.
PMID: 38886536
Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, and Diet Management.
Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, and Diet Management. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2024 Aug; 26(8):191-199.
PMID: 38865028
Outcomes of parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer and malignant bowel obstruction.
Outcomes of parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer and malignant bowel obstruction. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Mar 04; 32(3):206.
PMID: 38433169
Outcomes of parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer and malignant bowel obstruction.
Outcomes of parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer and malignant bowel obstruction. Res Sq. 2023 Nov 14.
PMID: 38014195
Response to Fahey et al.
Response to Fahey et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 11 01; 118(11):2095-2096.
PMID: 37916753
Standardizing Randomized Controlled Trials in Celiac Disease: An International Multidisciplinary Appropriateness Study.
Standardizing Randomized Controlled Trials in Celiac Disease: An International Multidisciplinary Appropriateness Study. Gastroenterology. 2024 01; 166(1):88-102.
PMID: 37704112
Response to Catassi et al.
Response to Catassi et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 09 01; 118(9):1703.
PMID: 37646453
Response to Rettally and Husby and Murray.
Response to Rettally and Husby and Murray. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 06 01; 118(6):1102-1103.
PMID: 37260136