Emily R. Jonica, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Jonica is a gastroenterologist with advanced fellowship training in interventional endoscopy. She specializes in pancreas and bile duct disorders, and she sees patients in clinic as well as performs procedures (EUS and ERCP) related to these conditions. Her clinical and research interests involve management of chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cystic lesions and necrotizing pancreatitis. She also is experienced in performing procedures such as ERCP in those with altered post-surgical anatomy, when a less invasive, non-operative approach is desired.

During her free time, she enjoys trail running and cycling with her husband —a couple of main reasons that attracted her to Portland! She is passionate about caring for Oregonians and empowering patients to make decisions about their potential treatment options together.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2015, The University of Texas School of Medicine

  • Internship

    • Boston University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Boston, MA

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 2018.

  • Fellowship

    • Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 2021
    • Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 2022

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, 2021.
    • American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018.

Memberships and associations:

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • American College of Gastroenterology

Areas of interest

  • Endoscopy

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Emily R. Jonica MD & Richard A. Kozarek MD. Chapter 23: “Pancreaticobiliary Stent Retrieval”, in “ERCP”, 4th ed, Kozarek RA, Baron T, Carr-Locke D. Elsevier.  
  • Emily R. Jonica MD & Gregory A. Coté MD, MS. Chapter “Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis: The diagnostic and therapeutic role of ERCP”, in “ERCP and EUS: A Case Based Approach”, 2nd ed, Linda S. Lee MD.
  • Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent Insertion Despite Presence of Ascites: A single center case series. Emily R. Jonica MD, Shayan Irani MD, MBBS. Poster DDW 5/2022.
  • EUS-Guided Ileo-colostomy with LAMS for Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction. Emily R Jonica MD, Shayan Irani, MD, MBBS. DDW Video Plenary (5/2022) – “Best of the Best” award.  
  • Jonica ER, Shah RJ. Pancreatoscopy-guided laser dissection of obstructing pancreatic duct stricture: pancreas-preserving endotherapy. VideoGIE. 2022 Mar 5;7(4):146-148. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2022.01.006. PMID: 35937194; PMCID: PMC9349054.
  • Jonica ER, Wagh MS. Length of esophageal myotomy during peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: it's okay to take the shortcut. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Jun;93(6):1313-1315. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.12.006. Epub 2021 Mar 7. PMID: 33691980.
  • Endoscopic vs Percutaneous Management of Post-Transplant Biliary Strictures in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients Emily R Jonica, MD, Samuel Han, MD, Raj J. Shah, MD. Virtual poster: DDW 5/2021. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 93(6):AB127-AB128. DOI:10.1016/j.gie.2021.03.306 
  • C. difficile and the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Testing Dilemma Varun Moktan, MD, Emily R Jonica, MD, Zhou Li, MD, Donna Jane Hata, MD, Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc.  Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol 66, Mar 2021, pp 921–922. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06496-9
  • Jonica ER, Wagh MS. Endoscopic treatment of symptomatic insulinoma with a new EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation device. VideoGIE. 2020 Jun 27;5(10):483-485. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2020.05.028. PMID: 33103004; PMCID: PMC7570976.
  • Role of Cycle Threshold in Clostridioides difficile Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Emily R Jonica, MD, Carol A Sulis, MD, Kanupriya Soni, MD, Michelle Hughes, MD, Eric Jones, PhD, Janice Weinberg, ScD, Nancy S Miller, MD, Francis A Farraye, MD, MSc. Crohn's & Colitis 360, Vol 1, Issue 3, Nov 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/crocol/otz036

Publications