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Dr. Al-Sabbagh is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He completed his residency at Englewood Medical Center in New Jersey, which is affiliated with Mount Sinai University Program. Dr. Al-Sabbagh has over 20 years’ experience in gastroenterology diseases. He will be seeing patients in all offices on a rotating schedule.

Fun Fact: Dr. Al-Sabbagh is a loving husband and father of three. He enjoys reading, camping, and traveling.

Dr. Battaglino was born in upstate New York and remained in the Empire State for the majority of his education.  After receiving his medical degree at New York Medical College, he completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in NY.  Following his residency, Dr. Battaglino relocated to North Carolina to complete his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Duke University.

He is board certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.  He joined Raleigh Medical Group in July of 2000 and has since been an invaluable member of our Gastroenterology Team.  He treats a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases, but has a more focused interest in inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr. Battaglino lives in Raleigh with his wife Tracy.  He spends most of his free time enjoying activities involving his four children.  His other joys in life include traveling, working out at the gym, keeping up with the Carolina Hurricanes, and his rabid obsession with his precious Pittsburgh Steelers.

Farah Hussain, MD, is a distinguished gastroenterologist dedicated to providing superior digestive health to patients throughout Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Clayton, and Wilson, North Carolina. As part of the team at Wake Endoscopy, Dr. Hussain is a trusted partner in achieving optimal well-being through compassionate care and cutting-edge gastroenterology services.

Dr. Hussain was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Baghdad, Iraq. She received her medical degree from the University of Sulaimani School of Medicine in Sulaimani, Iraq. She completed her internal medicine residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and her gastroenterology fellowship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She did an additional year of advanced endoscopy fellowship at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Hussain is board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.

In addition to managing various general gastrointestinal conditions, Dr. Hussain's clinical interest and particular focus are on complex esophageal diseases and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). She has expertise in managing complex esophageal diseases medically and endoscopically. Her research experience during training was centered on understanding the molecular basis of different GI diseases, in particular Barrett’s esophagus. This research experience has provided her with an in-depth understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease.

Dr. Hussain has enormous pride in the quality of care she provides for her patients, and she tailors the care to their specific needs, whether that will be listening and reassurance or performing an elaborate procedure. She aspires that every time a patient leaves her office, they have a clear understanding of the disease process and the plan to manage it.

In her free time, Dr. Hussain enjoys spending time with her family, running, playing tennis, and watching sports.

Dr. Christopher Schwarz is a Michigan native. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit with his medical degree.  He completed his internal medicine residency at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago before relocating to the Southeast to do his fellowship in gastroenterology at the Medical College of Virginia.  Dr. Schwarz is board certified in gastroenterology and hepatology. 

He joined the group in 1998.  Some of his clinical interest include biliary and pancreatic diseases, therapeutic endoscopy, and inflammatory bowel disease.  Dr. Schwarz has been involved with fundraising for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and the Cancer Hospital at Rex Healthcare.

He lives in North Raleigh with his wife and has four children.  He enjoys traveling and water sports with his family, foreign travel, as well as drawing and sculpture.  Dr. Schwarz is also proficient in Spanish.  He and his family attend Open Door Baptist Church.

Ashish Shah, MD, is a skilled gastroenterologist and hepatologist. He brings his vast experience to the team at Wake Endoscopy, serving patients throughout Raleigh, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. 

Dr. Shah graduated from Cornell University.

He received his medical degree from Upstate Medical University - Syracuse, New York, where he met his physician-wife.

He attended Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia for a residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Subsequently, Dr. Shah owned and ran a private gastroenterology practice for over a decade. He also served as a board member on the Delaware Board of Licensure and Discipline.

He and his family relocated to the Triangle to become Medical Director of a large Gastroenterology group in Raleigh/Cary.

He is the current Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at WakeMed Cary Hospital and Chair of Peer Review-Cary.  He is a board member of WakeMed Raleigh Hospital Peer Review. 

He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and a member of the American Gastroenterological Association.

Dr. Shah has broad expertise in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.  His expertise includes treatment of esophageal, colon and liver disease, gastrointestinal bleeding/anemia, colon cancer screening, GERD and Barrett's, inflammatory bowel disease and more.  

He utilizes a variety of endoscopic procedures to manage a wide variety of emergent and non-emergent gastrointestinal diseases.

When not seeing patients, Dr. Shah enjoys exploring all the Triangle has to offer with his wife and three children.  

Dr. Vadlamudi completed Internal Medicine residency from East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. He received a Master’s in Public Health (Health Administration) from East Tennessee State University. He worked at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center as Research Chair of Hospital Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine. He was honored with “Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP)”. He completed a Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship at State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate, Syracuse, New York. He was awarded “The Best Fellow” during his fellowship. He finished his Advanced Interventional Endoscopy (ERCP/EUS) Fellowship at Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia.

He strives to provide the best care possible to his patients which is comprehensive, evidence based, and state-of-art with involvement of the patient and family. His goal is to help patients and families understand the disease process and thus help them to have the most effective and comprehensive treatment plan.

He continues to publish and work as peer reviewer in various high impact journals.

He is board certified in gastroenterology. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians.

He Joined the Raleigh Medical Group Gastroenterology, Wake Endoscopy, and Wilson Digestive Diseases Center in 2019.

He specializes in advanced interventional endoscopic procedures like endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Spyglass cholangioscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with fine needle aspiration, and pancreatic cyst drainage with stent placement. He performed the first pancreatic cyst drainage (cystogastrostomy) with stent placement at WakeMed Raleigh and WakeMed Cary.

Dr Dwivedi completed his medical school at The Brody School of Medicine. He completed internal medicine residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital, and was selected as a Chief Resident. Following his chief residency, he completed gastroenterology fellowship at Virginia Tech-Carilion Clinic. 

His medical interests include general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel diseases, esophageal motility disorders. In his spare time, he is passionate about playing soccer and watching his favorite team, Arsenal. He also enjoys spending time with his wife, and two daughters.

Dr. Troy Pleasant grew up in Virginia and earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, followed by a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia.

Dr. Pleasant's clinical interests include general gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and esophageal disorders. He is committed to providing patient-centered, evidence-based care with a focus on clear communication and long-term wellness.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Pleasant enjoys watching sports, hiking, traveling, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and their dog

Dr. Reddy earned her medical degree from S.V. Medical College in Tirupati, India.  From there, Dr. Reddy completed both her Internal Medicine residency and her Gastroenterology/Hepatology fellowship at the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook.

Dr. Reddy joined the practice in January 2008.  The majority of her practice is concentrated in the Raleigh and Cary areas.

Dr. Reddy is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.  Dr. Reddy’s clinical interests include high risk colorectal cancer screening, genetic testing, Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis, IBS, celiac disease, dysphagia/achalasia, eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), GERD, hepatitis, and other liver diseases.

She is involved in several ongoing clinical trials such as bowel prep studies, intractable GERD, and Crohn’s/colitis trials.

Dr. Reddy strives and finds joy in her medical career when she is able to connect with patients through care and compassion.

She lives in Cary with her husband and two sons.  Some of her personal interests are managing/watching kid activities, gardening, and traveling with her family.

Andrew Lange, MD, FACP provides comprehensive gastroenterology care at Wake Endoscopy. He is proud to provide a compassionate approach to patient care for the communities of Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Clayton, and Wilson, North Carolina.   

Dr. Lange grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota. He earned his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and then went on to obtain a Master of Science in physiology from Georgetown University. He pursued medical training at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Medical Honor societies while studying at Tulane. 

Following his graduation, Dr. Lange completed his internal medicine residency at Yale University. He remained on the medical staff at Yale-New Haven Hospital as an attending physician in hospital medicine. Dr. Lange completed a gastroenterology fellowship at the Lahey Clinic in the Boston area before joining Wake Endoscopy in 2022.

Dr. Lange’s clinical interests include eosinophilic esophagitis, colon cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and hepatology. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts on topics in gastroenterology. He finds the most fulfillment when connecting with patients through active listening and compassionate care of the entire patient.

He lives in Cary with his wife and daughter. He is an avid fan of the Minnesota Vikings and Liverpool Football Club. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, cycling, traveling, and toddler gymnastics classes with his daughter.

Dr. Allen attended medical school at UNC and performed his Gastroenterology Fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia where he also served as Chief Fellow and completed a sub fellowship in Pancreatobiliary Medicine.  He is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.  He originally joined Raleigh Medical Group in 1991.  He and his wife, Dr. Jill Allen, who are both from very rural areas, moved to the country in Southern Virginia to slow down some, raise a family along the shores of Kerr Lake, and devote themselves to the practice of their specialties in very underserved areas.  Dr. Allen closed his practice after 21 years of service and has rejoined his friends, both old and new, at Raleigh Medical Group.  And he admits, he is having a blast!  

Dr. Allen has won Clinician of the Year Awards from both UNC and Duke University Medical Center.  He won the Presidents Award from the Virginia GI Society for his work in converting the ACG Williamsburg Conference from a local speakers’ conference to the third largest academic GI conference in America.  He very much enjoys teaching at both the medical student and community levels.

In his free time, Dr. Allen enjoys spending time with his family and church.  He and his wife are active members of Clarksville Presbyterian Church.

Board-certified in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sanjay Jagannath, MD, AGAF, FASGE, brings a wealth of experience to the team at Wake Endoscopy. He sees patients throughout Raleigh, Cary, Clayton, and Wilson, North Carolina. 

Growing up in Maryland, Dr. Jag graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency training at The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Returning to Baltimore, he completed both his Gastroenterology Fellowship and Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined the clinical and teaching faculty. He specializes in complex endoscopic procedures to aid in the management of patients with benign and malignant GI conditions. 

Dr. Jagannath was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, was the Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Program, and authored numerous research and academic publications. He lectured both in the United States and internationally. He founded the Johns Hopkins Pancreatitis Center and joined the team at Wake Endoscopy after serving as the Director of the Pancreas Center at Mercy Medical Center. 

Dr. Jag lives in Apex with his wife and two sons. 

Neeraj Sachdeva, MD, is an accomplished gastroenterologist on the team at Wake Endoscopy. He is proud to serve patients throughout Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Clayton, and Wilson, North Carolina. 

Dr. Sachdeva grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated with honors from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, a magnet school of math and science. He pursued his medical training mainly in New York, completing his medical degree and internal medicine residency training at New York Medical College. 

After residency, Dr. Sachdeva served on the medical faculty at New York Medical College before relocating to Chapel Hill. He completed his training with a fellowship in gastroenterology from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Sachdeva is board-certified in both gastroenterology and hepatology.

He joined the practice right after graduating from UNC.  The majority of his practice is concentrated in the North Raleigh and Wake Forest area. Some of his clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, high-risk colo-rectal cancer, and hepatology. He presently serves as the Director of Endoscopy at Wake Endoscopy Center.

Dr. Sachdeva lives in Raleigh with his wife and two daughters. In his free time, he is very active in managing “dads-N-daughter” activities. Some of his personal interests include biking, rafting, and traveling with his family.

About Us

Valli P. Kodali, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, is a board-certified gastroenterologist at Park Gastroenterology in Cary, North Carolina. He provides high-quality and compassionate care for a wide range of conditions, including abdominal pain, GERD, hemorrhoids, and more. Dr. Kodali also has expertise in colorectal cancer screening and prevention.

Dr. Kodali completed his training in internal medicine at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, and his fellowship training in gastroenterology at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He completed additional fellowship training in liver diseases at the University of Miami School of Medicine and advanced training in therapeutic endoscopy at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Kodali has conducted various scientific research projects and presented scientific papers at various national meetings. He has also published scientific papers in various peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Kodali conducted clinical research at Cumberland Research Associates for 20 years. He was awarded the American College of Gastroenterology Senior Fellow Award in 1993 and 1995. He was elected as a fellow with the American College of Physicians (FACP), the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF) in recognition of significant professional achievement and superior competence within the field of internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Dr. Kodali is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has been on various national gastroenterological and North Carolina Medical Society committees. He is married and has two sons.