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Tarun Narang, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist practicing at Carolina Digestive Health Associates, PA, with 15 locations in the greater Charlotte area, including: Belmont, Concord, Davidson, Denver, Matthews, Monroe, Huntersville, University, and Pineville, North Carolina. He sees adult patients at four practice locations, including the Charlotte office, Pineville office, Carolina Digestive Endoscopy Center in Charlotte, and Carolina Endoscopy Center in Pineville.

Specializing in the pancreatic/hepatobiliary specialty of gastroenterology, along with therapeutic endoscopy and ERCP, Dr. Narang also has a significant interest in weight loss and fitness. He was the first Charlotte-area physician to perform the Orbera intragastric weight loss balloon placement endoscopically in 2016.

Dr. Narang earned his bachelor’s degree at the Kasturba Medical College in Manipal Karnataka, India, before moving to New York to complete an internal medicine residency at the Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx. He then traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a hepatology, gastroenterology, and therapeutic endoscopy fellowship at the Carolinas Medical Center.

Dr. Narang is an award-winning doctor, earning the American College of Gastroenterology clinical research award and was the recipient of multiple education research awards, travel grants, and recognitions in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Fred Fowler, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist practicing at Carolina Digestive Health Associates, PA, with 15 locations in the greater Charlotte area, including: Belmont, Concord, Davidson, Denver, Matthews, Monroe, Huntersville, University, and Pineville, North Carolina. He sees adult patients at three of the practice’s locations, including Concord/Cabarrus, University office, and Carolina Endoscopy Center. He specializes in gastroenterology, hepatology, and research studies.

Dr. Fowler earned his medical degree at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He then moved to Gainesville, Florida, to complete an internal medicine residency. He served as Chief Resident at the University of Florida Shands Hospital and a gastroenterology and liver disease fellowship. Dr. Fowler also completed graduate school at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, earning a Master's in Business Administration.

When he’s not at work, Dr. Fowler enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He is active and likes running, completing home improvement projects, gardening, and learning about history.