Suneeta Krishnareddy, MD, is a gastroenterologist, associate professor of medicine and director of translational researcher in the Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University, New York City. She collaborates with the Department of Immunology and Microbiology in the study of the microbiome and the effect on disease pathogenesis in celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Her most recent research is “Yield of Gluten Challenge in Patients on Self-Prescribed Gluten-Free Diets” published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by your immune system’s reaction to gluten, the protein found in foods containing…