Matthew W. Wood, MD
Board Certified, Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology
Bio
Dr Wood joined Asheville Gastroenterology Associates in 1999. Following the completion of his medical training, Dr. Wood was a member of the faculty at the Medical Schools of Vanderbilt University and Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center. His research focused on small bowel disorders and new methods to image the intestines, and this data has been presented at national conferences. Dr. Wood was the first physician in Western North Carolina to perform capsule endoscopy, a new technique to directly view the small intestine for bleeding or disease. He has a special interest in celiac disease, and other diseases of the small intestine, and has lectured on these topics throughout the region. His other interests involve colon cancer prevention and performance of colonoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy.
Special Interests
- Small Bowel Diseases - Celiac Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening
- Capsule Endoscopy
Education
Undergraduate Studies
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 1978-1982
Graduate Studies/Master of Science
- Saint Louis University, Saint Louis MO 1983-1985
Medical School
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia MO 1985-1989
Internship/Residency - Internal Medicine
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN 1989-1992
Fellowship - Gastroenterology
- Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem NC 1993-1996
Professional Memberships/Societies
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American College of Physicians
- North Carolina Medical Society
- Buncombe County Medical Society