Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, is an internationally recognized physician scientist who has made seminal contributions in understanding and treating eosinophilic esophagitis. Dr. Dellon directs the UNC Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing (CEDAS), and his main clinical focus is on disorders of swallowing, and in particular eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and the eosinophilic GI diseases (EGIDs). Dr. Dellon’s main research interest is in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of EoE and EGIDs. He has published nearly 400 peer-reviewed papers, garnering an H-index of 67 (Scopus). Dr. Dellon received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He performed a clinical and a research fellowship in Adult Gastroenterology at UNC, during which he also received a Masters of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from the UNC School of Public Health. Dr. Dellon has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterologic Association, the CURED Foundation, UNC, and a number of industry partners to study EoE and other EGIDs. He has served as an Associate Editor for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is a gifted mentor, having trained more than 50 medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faulty.