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Patient Care ● GI Research ● Endoscopic Expertise

Dennis D. Kokenes, MD

Office:

  • Ballantyne

Certifications:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Gastroenterology

Undergraduate:

  • Duke University, Durham, NC

Medical School:

  • University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Residency:

  • Boston City Hospital, Boston University, Boston, MA

Fellowship:

  • Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Specialties:

  • Adult gastroenterology and hepatology
  • Colon cancer screening
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangipancreatography (ERCP)

Memberships:

  • Served as board member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region
  • Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of American (CCFA)
  • Mecklenburg County Medical Society (MCMS)
  • North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)
  • Founding board member and former treasurer of the North Carolina Society for Gastroenterology (NCSG)
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)

Awards:

  • Charlotte Magazine Top Doctor, 2017, 2018
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2023

Dr. Kokenes has taken an active role in Charlotte’s medical community. He previously served as board member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region and was the founding board member and former treasurer of the North Carolina Society for Gastroenterology (NCSG).

 

Dr. Kokenes and his wife have two daughters. He attends the St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church, where he sings in the choir. In his spare time, Dr. Kokenes enjoys traveling, reading, and exercising.