Prof Millie Long

Millie D. Long MD, MPH is board certified in internal medicine, preventive medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Long received her medical degree from University of Virginia in 2002. She then completed residency in internal medicine and a chief residency at University of Alabama- Birmingham. She completed fellowships in gastroenterology and hepatology, preventive medicine, and inflammatory bowel disease, all at University of North Carolina. She is currently Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Long’s clinical practice is at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) center. Her research interests include prevention of complications of IBD, women’s health and clinical epidemiology. She is currently co-Principal Investigator for the Pregnancy in IBD and Neonatal Outcomes (PIANO) study. Dr. Long has contributed over 200 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and review articles to the medical literature. She is the current co-Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. She also serves as an invited reviewer for journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Gastroenterology.

Dr. Long is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, where she serves on the Board of Trustees. She is also a fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. She is the 2024 Sherman Prize recipient in IBD clinical research.