Serve on a NASPGHAN Committee
The Committee Appointment application will aid us in better tracking those who are interested, while matching interest, skills sets and maintaining committee diversity. Applications for November 2021 appointments are being accepted now.
Deadline for Submission: May 10, 2021
Submit an application
Responsibilities of Committee Members
- Commit the time and effort required
- Work collaboratively for NASPGHAN
- Communicate effectively by email
- Perform committee assignments in a timely fashion
- Attend committee meetings (semi-annually at NASPGHAN and DDW)
- Participate on committee conference calls
- Help develop and execute the committee action plans
- Be a member in good standing (your dues are paid in full)
- Have a passion for the mission
Committees and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Special Interest Groups:
Integrative Medicine Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2017)
Chair: Alexandra Russell, MD, Nashville, TN
Vice Chair: Neha Santucci, MD, Cincinnati, OH
Vice Chair: Ashish Chogle, MD, MPH, Orange, CA
Celiac Special Interest Group (Established 2018)
Chair: Jocelyn Silvester, MD, Boston, MA
Chair: Edward Hoffenberg, MD, Aurora, CO
EGID Special Interest Group (Established 2020)
Chair: Rajitha Venkatesh, MD, Columbus, OH
Vice Chair: Sandeep Gupta, MD, Peoria, IL
Clinical Care and Quality Committee: The committee seeks ways to address pertinent issues that affect pediatric GI practice in both the institution and community-based settings with an emphasis on quality and clinical care issues. Included in this effort are: novel projects and research initiatives to gauge and improve current clinical practice and quality of care; reviewing and guiding the development of societal manuscripts including clinical guidelines and position papers; and supporting the educational process by reviewing vignettes for the annual meeting and providing MOC Part II materials.
Jonathan Moses, MD - Chair
Cleveland, OH
Joseph Picoraro, MD - Vice Chair
New York, NY
Sandeep Gupta, MD - Past Chair
Indianapolis, IN
Jonathan Moses, MD, Cleveland, OH (23)
Joseph Picoraro, MD, New York, NY (23)
Sandeep Gupta, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Jonathan Teitelbaum, MD, Morganville, NJ (23)
Vahe Badalyan, MD, MPH, MBA, Bethesda, MD (21)
Neetu Bali, MD, MPH, Columbus, OH (23)
Prerana Baranwal, MD, New York, NY (23)
Rachel Bernard, DO, MS, Nashville, TN (23)
Rebecca Carey, MD, Evansville, IN (22)
Bethany Cunningham, MD, Palmyra, PA (23)
Michael D'Amico, MD, Burlington, VT (21)
Rhys David, MSN, San Diego, CA (22)
Vera De Matos Maillard, MD, Villanova, PA (21)
Dana Dykes, MD, Atlanta, GA (22)
Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Amir Jazayeri, MD, MBA, Sugar Land, TX (21)
Nagraj Kasi, MD, Mount Pleasant, SC (23)
Arathi Lakhole, MD, Dublin, CA (23)
Lauren Lazar, MD, Dallas, TX (22)
Chetan Mandelia, MD, Greenville, NC (23)
Hillary Moore, MD, New York, NY (22)
Nathalie Nguyen, MD, Aurora, CO (23)
Dinesh Pashankar, MD, New Haven, CT (23)
Pooja Reddy, MD, New York, NY (22)
Matthew Riley, MD, Portland, OR (23)
Kelly Sandberg, MD, Dayton, OH (21)
Amit Shah, MD, Philadelphia, PA (21)
Erin Syverson, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Sharon Tam, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Rajitha Venkatesh, MD, Columbus, OH (23)
Ritu Verma, MD, Chicago, IL (21)
Pankaj Vohra, MD, Albuquerque, NM (22)
Special Interest Groups:
EHR (SIG) (Established 2019)
Chair: Jeremy Screws, MD, Chattanooga, TN
Telehealth (SIG) (Established 2021)
Chair: John Rosen, MD, Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO
Clinical Practice Committee: This committee addresses the needs of the pediatric gastroenterologist whose primary focus is in the clinical care setting. The committee currently is addressing a variety of projects of interest to the clinical pediatric gastroenterologist. Within the committee, a group of members work on reimbursement and billing issues, Internet research initiatives for clinical practice, in-office grants, advocacy for the clinical pediatric gastroenterologist as well as other practice issues. The committee has the responsibility of interacting and advocating for the pediatric clinician whether they practice within an academic or private practice setting.
Christopher Hayes MD - Chair (21)
Richmond, VA
Jonathan Teitelbaum, MD, Morganville, NJ (23)
Imad Absah, MD, Rochester, MN (21)
Pinar Bulut, MD, Paradise Valley, AZ (22)
Christopher Fink, MD, Santa Cruz, CA (21)
Donna Garner, MSN-PNP, Katy, TX (22)
Bailey Koch, BS, RD, CSP, LD, Woodstock, GA (23)
Koorosh Kooros, MD, San Diego, CA (23)
Ding-You Li, MD, PhD, Overland Park, KS (21)
Steven Miller, MD, Columbia, MD (23)
Gillian Noel, MD, MSCS, Chapel Hill, NC (22)
Mala Setty, MD, Oakland, CA (21)
Clarivet Torres, MD, Washington, DC (21)
Melissa Van Arsdall, MD, Houston, TX (23)
Special Interest Groups:
ERCP Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2015)
Chair: David Troendle, MD, Dallas, TX
Vice Chair: Matthew Giefer, MD, Seattle, WA
GI Polyposis Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2020)
Chair: Thomas Attard, MD, Kansas City, MO
Vice Chair: Steve Erdman, MD, Columbus, OH
Endoscopy & Procedures Committee: This committee coordinates with the NASPGHAN Foundation for endoscopic activities and advance endoscopic training for trainees and members by providing activities at NASPGHAN meetings, on the website and inter society activities. The Committee is a member of Annual Meeting Committee and promotes endoscopic research both within and outside NASPGHAN. The Committee also is a liaison with AGA, AASLD ASGE AND AAP and designates liaisons for ERCP SIG with SIG chair. The Committee corresponds with ASGE to increase exposure at DDW. The Committee is also responsible for the image library. Finally, the Committee is responsible for the production of clinical guidelines and reports in line with current practices in pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Diana Lerner MD - Chair (21)
Milwaukee, WI
Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD, FRCPC - Vice Chair (21)
Toronto, ON
Jenifer Lightdale, MD, MPH, Chestnut Hill, MA (23)
Omar Alharbi, MD, Los Angeles, CA (22)
Thomas Attard, MD, Kansas City, MO (23)
Ayesha Baig, MD, Madera, CA (21)
Monique Barakat, MD, PhD, Cupertino, CA (22)
Samuel Bitton, MD, Lake Success, NY (22)
Scott Bolton, MD, Cincinnati, OH (23)
Keith Breglio, MD, Mineola, NY (23)
Herbert Brill, MD, North York, ON (21)
Nicholas Carman, FRACP, MBBS, BSc, Ottawa, ON (21)
Michael Dole, MD, Nashville, TN (23)
Ben Freiberg, MD, New Haven, CT (22)
Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD, Tampa, FL (23)
Roberto Gugig, MD, Visalia, CA (21)
Clifton Huang, MD, Fort Worth, TX (21)
Ali Khalili, MD, Cleveland, OH (23)
Muhammad Khan, MD, MPH, Washington, DC (21)
Ulises Leal Quiroga, MD, Garza Garcia, N.L. (23)
Michael Manfredi, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Randolph McConnie, MD, Chicago, IL (23)
Kenneth Ng, DO, Baltimore, MD (21)
Pratikkumar Patel MD, MPH, Charleston, WV (22)
Raza Ali Patel MD, MPH, Salt Lake City, UT (21)
Albert Ross IV, MD, Providence, RI (22)
Wenly Ruan, MD, Houston, TX (23)
Ramy Sabe, MD, Cleveland, OH (21)
Corey Scherer, DO, Hudson, OH (21)
Yamen Smadi, MD, Orlando, FL (22)
David Vitale, MD, Cincinnati, OH (21)
Jessica Yasuda, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Ethics Committee: This committee reviews and develops the society’s codes of conduct, conflict of interest/disclosure policies, and other ethics policies related to pediatric GI practice and research. It reviews conflicts of interest for the society and its publications and makes recommendations for the management of these conflicts. The Committee is charged with educating the membership regarding important ethical issues in clinical care, basic science and clinical research.
Matthew Ryan MD- Chair (21)
Philadelphia, PA
Stacy Kahn, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Michael Bates, MD, PhD, Dayton, OH (22)
Elizabeth Burch, MSN, RN, CPNP, Boston, MA (22)
Donna Cheung, MD, Iowa City, IA (23)
Jennifer Crouse, MS, RD, CD, CDE, Milwaukee, WI (21)
Lena Gottesman-Katz, MD, New York, NY (23)
Melissa Jensen, MD, Sioux Falls, SD (21)
Hillel Naon, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
William Wenner, MD, Hershey, PA (23)
Harland Winter, MD, Brookline, MA (21)
Fellows Committee: This committee's focus is to promote the development of high quality fellows by enhancing fellow education (board review questions/book, NASPGHAN fellows' conference curriculum), addressing national issues with fellowship programs, and launching a fellow-based GI/hepatology/nutrition advocacy project.
Sarah Kemme, MD - Chair (22)
Denver, CO
Allison Ta, MD - Chair (22)
Cincinnati, OH
Benjamin Gold, MD, FAAP, FACG, Atlanta, GA (22)
Zeyad Abdulkader, MD, Columbus, OH (21)
Katherine Black, MD, Nashville, TN (22)
Geetanjali Bora, MD, Milwaukee, WI (22)
Paroma Bose, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Yasemin Cagil, MD, Redwood City, CA (22)
Katherine Cheng, MD, San Francisco, CA (22)
Madelyn Cohen, Galloway, OH (22)
Conrad Cox, MD, Nashville, TN (21)
Price Edwards, MD, Houston, TX (21)
Jenelle Fernandez, MD, Kissimmee, FL (22)
Andrea Gosalvez Tejada, MD, Elm Grove, WI (22)
Arielle Grossman, MD, New York, NY (22)
Jennifer Halma, MD, Kansas City, MO (22)
Kayla Hartjes, MD, Everett, MA (22)
Kathryn Hawa, DO, Hilliard, OH (22)
Rachel Herdes, DO, Palo Alto, CA (22)
Elizabeth Hilow, MD, Cleveland, OH (22)
Laura Irastorza, MD, Orlando, FL (21)
Salina Khushal, MD, Parkville, MD (22)
Lauren Klein, MD, Nashville, TN (23)
Vijay Mehta, DO, Orlando, FL (21)
Jonathan Miller, MD, New York, NY (22)
Sindhu Pandurangi, MD, Cincinnati, OH (22)
Namrata Patel, MD, MPH, San Francisco, CA (22)
Patrick Reeves, MD, Silver Spring, MD (22)
Raul Sanchez, MD, Columbus, OH (22)
Samantha Saul, MD, Chicago, IL (22)
Melissa Shapiro, Washington, DC (21)
Desiree Sierra, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Kate Templeton, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Aravind Thavamani, MBBS, Parma, OH (22)
Nerissa Velazco, MD, West Hempstead, NY (22)
Jonathan Wong, DO, Milwaukee, WI (21)
Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD - Chair (23)
Dallas, TX
Jeannie Huang MD - Past Chair (21)
San Diego, CA
Sandeep Gupta, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Hepatology Committee: This committee focuses on promoting education, research, quality care and advocacy in the field of pediatric hepatology and transplant hepatology. In its educational role, the Committee is responsible for symposia planning at the annual Liver and Digestive Diseases Week meetings. Its members also participate in updates of clinical guidelines and position statements on matters related to liver disease and liver transplantation in children. The Committee also identifies areas in pediatric hepatology and liver transplantation, and working with the Public Affairs and Advocacy Committee, advocates on positions it believes will benefit children with liver disease.
Mercedes Martinez, MD - Chair (21)
New York, NY
Saeed Mohammed, MD - Vice Chair (21)
Chicago, IL
Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD, Dallas, TX (23)
Karine Amirikian, MD, Yonkers, NY (22)
Mary Ayers, MD, Pittsburgh, PA (23)
Katherine Black, MD, Nashville, TN (23)
Maricruz Crespo, MD, Shaker Heights, OH (22)
Tamir Diamond, MD, Philadelphia, PA (22)
Noelle Ebel, MD, San Francisco, CA (22)
Johanna Ferreira, MD, New York, NY (23)
Amber Hildreth, DO, Denver, CO (22)
Jessica Hochberg, Miami Beach, FL (21)
Samar Ibrahim, MBChB, Rochester, MN (22)
Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, MD, Saint Louis, MO (23)
Vania Kasper, MD, East Greenwich, RI (21)
Mohit Kehar, MD, Nepean, ON (22)
Taisa Kohut, MD, Philadelphia, PA (23)
Alisha Mavis, MD, Cary, NC (22)
Douglas Mogul, MD, Baltimore, MD (21)
Amrita Narang, MD, Palo Alto, CA (22)
Dieudonne Nonga, MD, Memphis, TN (23)
Akash Pandey, MD, Wintergarden, FL (22)
Girish Rao, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Michael Rogers, DO, Cincinnati, OH (21)
Lauren Storch, MS, RD, CSP, LD, Columbus, OH (21)
Sarah Taylor, MD, Evanston, IL (23)
Jennifer Vittorio, MD, New York, NY (21)
Special Interest Groups:
FMT Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2015)
Chair: Stacy Kahn, MD, Boston, MA
IBD Committee: This committee takes a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to pediatric inflammatory bowel disease with a focus on the promotion of educational, clinical and basic science research, quality of care, improved outcomes, and collaborative endeavors that advance the care and understanding of this challenging disease. The forum is intentionally one of sharing, collegiality and mentorship and members are asked to be active participants at live meetings as well as electronically as we develop and implement agenda items to achieve our mission.
Edwin de Zoeten MD, PhD - Chair (21)
Denver CO
Jeremy Adler, MD, MSc, Vice Chair (21)
Ann Arbor, MI
John Pohl, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (22)
Sabina Ali, MD, Hayward, CA (23)
Travis Ayers, MD, Little Rock, AR (22)
Laura Bauman, MD, San Diego, CA (21)
Jessica Breton, MDCM, Philadelphia, PA (21)
Jeffrey Brown, MD, Park Ridge, IL (21)
Eileen Crowley, MD, London, ON (22)
Lina Diaz Calderon, MD, Washington, DC (21)
Amy Donegan, RN, MS, APN, Dublin, OH (21)
Matthew Egberg, MD, MPH, MMSc., Chapel Hill, NC (22)
Steven Fusillo, MD, Philadelphia, PA (21)
Nadia Hijaz, MD, Tomball, TX (22)
Taina Hudson, DO, Kansas City, MO (22)
Sirvart Kassabian, MD, Cleveland Heights, OH (21)
Arthur Kastl, Jr, MD, Philadelphia, PA (22)
Muhammad Rehan Khan, MBBS, Peoria, IL (21)
Matthew Kowalik, MD, Silver Spring, MD (22)
Jamie Mathew, MD, Astoria, NY (23)
Hilary Michel, MD, Columbus, OH (23)
Elana Mitchel, MD, Philadelphia, PA (23)
Huyen Nguyen, DO, Katy, TX (23)
Joanna (Barbara) Niklinska-Schirtz, MD, Scottdale, GA (22)
Brad Pasternak, MD, Phoenix, AZ (21)
Trusha Patel, MD, Philadelphia, PA (23)
Shervin Rabizadeh, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Sharmistha Rudra, MD, Philadelphia, PA (23)
Lawrence Saubermann, MD, FACG, Rochester, NY (21)
Jennifer Smith, MS, RD, CSP, LD, LMT, Dresden, OH (21)
Shova Subedi, MD, Providence, RI (22)
Whitney Sunseri, MD, Pittsburgh, PA (21)
Kaitlin Whaley, MD, Cincinnati, OH (23)
Lori Zimmerman, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Naamah Zitomersky, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Special Interest Groups:
Global Health Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2016)
Chair: Suzanna Attia, MD, Lexington, KY
International Committee: The International Committee is responsible for working on strategies to facilitate and strengthen the current interactions with other pediatric GI societies around the world, with a particular focus on Latin America and to develop a plan to approach and create a strong bond with the other societies including Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Jose Garza, MD - Chair (21)
Atlanta, GA
Ericka Montijo Barrios, MD, PhD, Mexico, Mexico (22)
Antoinette Adjowa Amevor, MD, Union, KY (21)
Virginia Baez Socorro, MD, Shaker Heights, OH (21)
Katarzyna Bigaj, MD, Houston, TX (23)
Vanessa Cardenas-Soto, MD, Birmingham, AL (21)
Jorge Chavez Saenz, MD, Zapopan, Jalisco Mexico (22)
Manuel Garcia, (21)
Grace Gathungu, MD, Stony Brook, NY (23)
Amornluck Krasaelap, MD, Overland Park, KS (22)
Rose Lee, MD, Iowa City, IA (23)
Alejandro Llanos-Chea, MD, Miami, FL (21)
Melissa Martin, MD, San Francisco, CA (21)
Lybil Mendoza Alvarez, MD, Memphis, TN (21)
Zarela Molle-Rios, MD, Wilmington, DE (21)
Gihan Naguib, MD, Columbia, MD (23)
Edgardo Rivera Rivera, MD, Fort Wayne, IN (22)
Hanh Vo, MD, Omaha, NE (21)
Dong Xi, MD, Portland, OR (23)
Fernando Zapata, MD, Shawnee Mission, KS (23)
Special Interest Groups:
Aerodigestive Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established (2016)
Chair: Hayat Mousa, MD, San Diego, CA
Neurogastroenterology & Motility Committee: This committee is charged with promoting education of its members, health care providers and the public and fostering research in the area of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, which will translate into quality care for the patients and families being served. The Committee will help develop standards of care practice guidelines and quality improvement goals.
Anil Darbari, MD, MBA - Chair (23)
Washington, DC
Julie Khlevner, MD - Vice Chair (23)
Merrick, NY
Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD, MSc - Past Chair (21)
Aurora, CO
Rachel Rosen, MD, Boston, MA (22)
Silvana Bonilla, MD, Wayland, MA (21)
Rachel Borlack, MD, Williamsville, NY (23)
Mary Boruta, MD, Cary, NC (21)
Catherine Chao, MD, Oak Hill, VA (21)
Ashish Chogle, MD, MPH, Irvine, CA (21)
Amy Drayton, PhD, Omaha, NE (23)
Khalil El-Chammas, MD, Cincinnati, OH (23)
Walaa Elfar, MB.BCh, Hershey, PA (22)
Laurence Feinstein, MD, Philadelphia, PA (21)
Kristin Fiorino, MD, Philadelphia, PA (22)
Roberto Gomez-Suarez, MD, Orlando, FL (23)
Maheen Hassan, MD, Palo Alto, CA (21)
Kirsten Jones, RD, Delaware, OH (21)
Prasanna Kapavarapu, MBBS, Moorestown, NJ (23)
Alexandra Kilgore, MD, Denver, CO (23)
Sravan Kumar Reddy Matta, MD, Folsom, CA (21)
Ricardo Medina, MD, Dallas, TX (21)
Dhiren Patel, MD, Saint Louis, MO (22)
Leonel Rodriguez, MD, MS, Westport, CT (23)
Shaista Safder, MD, Orlando, FL (22)
Muhammadd Shaukat, MD, Oklahoma City, OK (21)
Anita Sicolo, MD, FAAP, Los Angeles, CA (23)
Manu Sood, MD, Milwaukee, WI (21)
Erick Manuel Toro Monjaraz, MD, MsC, Tlalpan, Mexico DF (23)
Justin Wheeler, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (23)
Special Interest Groups:
Intestinal Rehabilitation Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2018)
Co-Chairs: Valeria Cohran, MD, Chicago, IL, and Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc, Cincinnati, OH
Nutrition Committee: This committee focuses on promoting education, research, quality of clinical care and advocacy in the field of clinical nutrition and nutrition science. To achieve these goals and to foster multidisciplinary care, the Committee closely collaborates with the Council of Pediatric Nutrition Care Professionals. In collaboration with the NASPGHAN Foundation, important education (notably Nutrition University) and research opportunities have evolved and continue to grow over recent years.
Timothy Sentongo MD - Chair (22)
Chicago, IL
Justine Turner, MD, Edmonton, AB (23)
Anushree Algotar, MD, Memphis, TN (23)
Alexandra Carey, MD, Boston, MA (22)
Stanley Cohen, MD, Atlanta, GA (23)
Mark Corkins, MD, CNSC, SPR, FAAP, Memphis, TN (21)
Gayle Diamond, MD, Yardley, PA (23)
Sesi Dosunmu-Ogunbi, MD, Montgomery, AL (23)
Debora Duro, MD, MS, Miami, FL (21)
Amanda Fifi, MD, Miami Beach, FL (21)
Sarah Fleet, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Megan Gabel, MD, Rochester, NY (22)
Jessica Gangaram, MD, Providence, RI (22)
Kerri Gosselin, MD, Worcester, MA (22)
Iris Jo-Shi, DO, Vienna, VA (22)
Sara Karjoo, MD, Tampa, FL (21)
Rachel Kassel, MD, PhD, Birmingham, AL (22)
David Kawatu, MD, MSc, Little Rock, AR (23)
Sivan Kinberg, MD, New York, NY (23)
Patrice Kruszewski, DO, Decatur, GA (22)
Russell Merritt, MD, PhD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Shweta Namjoshi, MD Palo Alto, CA (22)
Ryan Pitman, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Ruben Quiros-Tejeira, MD, Omaha, NE (23)
Angela Sandell, MD, Rochester, NY (23)
Senthilkumar Sankararaman, MD, Beachwood, OH (23)
Carmyn Thompson, RD, LDN, CSP, Chicago, IL (21)
Charles Vanderpool, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Linda Wang, MD, Los Angeles, CA (23)
Danielle Wendel, MD, Seattle, WA (21)
Bridget Whitehead, MD, Chicago, IL (23)
Pancreas Committee: The overall purpose of this committee is to promote the field of pediatric pancreatology. Its goals involve the expansion and dissemination of knowledge about pancreatic disorders, improvement of care for children suffering from pancreatic problems, advocacy for these children and their families, as well as promoting and supporting research within the realm of pancreatology. The Committee liaises with other NASPGHAN committees (in particular Endoscopy & Procedures, Training, Public Affairs & Advocacy, and Public Education Committees) to address common overlapping goals, and aims to similarly create links with external organizations. It is hoped that through the development of educational materials for the public and physicians, involvement in continuing medical education endeavors, and support of basic/ translational/ and clinical research, that the overall care and quality of life of children with pancreatic disorders will improve.
Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD - Chair (23)
Cincinnati, OH
Palo Alto, CA
Sohail Husain, MD – Past Chair (21)
Palo Alto, CA
Stacy Kahn, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Jefferson Brownell, MD, Philadelphia, PA (23)
Chinenye Dike, MBBS, Omaha, NE (23)
Elissa Downs, MD, MPH, Minneapolis, MN (21)
Racha Khalaf, MD, Tampa, FL (22)
Bridget Kiernan, MD, New York, NY (21)
Jorge Alberto Macias Flores, Chihuahua, Chihuahua (21)
Jacob Mark, MD, Centennial, CO (21)
Andres Martinez, MD, Nashville, TN (22)
Megha Mehta, MD, Dallas, TX (22)
Jaimie Nathan, MD, Cincinnati, OH (22)
Kalyan Ray Parashette, MD, Loma Linda, CA (21)
Travis Piester, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Karen Queliza, MD, MS, New York, NY (23)
Mirta Rios, RD, CSP, LDN Miami, FL (22)
Sabina Sabharwal, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Uzma Shah, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD, Columbus, OH (21)
Vivek Shenoy, MD, Chapel Hill, NC (23)
Joanna Stanisz, MD, Ottawa, ON (22)
Andrew Trout, MD, Cincinnati, OH (22)
Michael Wilsey, Jr, MD, Saint Petersburg, FL (23)
Yuhua Zheng, MD, Los Angeles, CA (22)
Karen Murray - MD, Chair
Cleveland, OH
Kathleen Schwarz, MD, Baltimore, MD
B Li, MD, Milwaukee, WI
John Barnard, MD, Columbus, OH
Philip M. Sherman, MD, FRCPC, Toronto, ON
Mitchell B. Cohen, MD, Cincinnati, OH
Richard B. Colletti, MD, Burlington, VT
Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD, Columbus, OH
Peter R. Durie, MD, Toronto, ON
William J. Klish, MD, Houston, TX
Jay A. Perman, MD, Lexington, KY
Ronald J. Sokol, MD, Denver, CO
Frederick J. Suchy, MD, New York, NY
Jon A. Vanderhoof, MD, Omaha, NE
Harland S. Winter, MD, Boston, MA
Special Interest Group:
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) on Diversity, Inclusion and Leadership Development (Established 2019)
Mission and Purpose: To assess and promote diversity and inclusion of different races, ethnicities, beliefs and genders within NASPGHAN membership and participation on committees and at a leadership level.
Chair: Rina Sanghavi, MD, Dallas, TX
Professional Development Committee: The committee's mission is to promote the professional development and career advancement of NASPGHAN members. We partner with the NASPGHAN leadership and other NASPGHAN committees to facilitate and enhance the ability of NASPGHAN members to achieve their professional and personal goals at every career stage. We also partner with other GI and Pediatric societies as needed to align and facilitate achieving goals that are appropriate for NASPGHAN membership. We also address other areas of professional development as suggested by the membership, and as needs evolve over time.
Gitit Tomer MD - Chair (21)
Bronx, NY
Rina Sanghavi, MD - Vice Chair (21)
Dallas, TX
Karen Murray, MD, Cleveland, OH (22)
Marwa Abu El Haija, MD, Los Altos, CA (23)
Kimberley Chien, MD, New York, NY (21)
Anna Ermarth, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (21)
Sarah Faasse Henkel, MD, Grand Rapids, MI (21)
Elizabeth Maxwell, MD, Philadelphia, PA (21)
Sylvia Ofei, MD, MPH, Lexington, KY (21)
Cary Qualia, MD, Albany, NY (22)
Melissa Rose, MD, Forest Hills, NY (21)
Dennis Spencer, MD, PhD, Boston, MA (23)
John Stutts, MD, Louisville, KY (23)
Special Interest Groups:
Education (SIG) (Established 2018)
Chair: Alan Leichtner, MD, FAAP, MS-HPEd, Boston, MA
Vice Chair: Melanie Greifer, MD, New York, NY
Professional Education Committee: The committee is charged with providing and vetting outstanding professional education to the membership of NASPGHAN including non-physicians members. To this end, the Committee designs, organizes, and conducts the Postgraduate Course that is part of the annual NASPGHAN meeting. We are involved with sessions held at multiple other national and international society meetings such as DDW and PAS with our responsibilities including creation of session topics, inviting speakers, and moderating. We also function in the role of CME content editors for multiple NASPGHAN foundation educational offerings such as webinars, podcasts, handouts and even conferences such as the N2U meeting.
Maria Oliva-Hemker, MD - Chair (22)
Baltimore, MD
Toba Weinstein, MD - Vice Chair (22)
Orlando, FL
Stacy Kahn, MD, Boston, MA (22)
Dominique Bailey, MD, New York, NY (21)
Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD, Los Angeles, CA (22)
Riha Bhatt, MD, Nashville, TN (22)
Adrian Chapa-Rodriguez, MD, Little Rock, AR (21)
Thomas Ciecierega, MD, New York, NY (22)
Peter Costa, MD, Pfafftown, NC (21)
Tanaz Danialifar, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Anil Darbari, MD, MBA, Washington, DC (21)
Marisa Gallant Stahl, MD, Aurora, CO (23)
Alexander Koral, MD, New Haven, CT (21)
Jacob Kurowski, MD, Cleveland, OH (23)
Abigail Lundin, MS, RD, Oakland, CA (22)
Javier Monagas, MD, San Antonio, TX (23)
Gary Neidich, MD, Sioux Falls, SD (21)
Deborah Neigut, MD, Aurora, CO (22)
Nadia Ovchinsky, MD, MBA, Short Hills, NJ (21)
Maria Perez, DO, Morristown, NJ (22)
Ananthasekar Ponnambalam, MD, Mobile, AL (23)
Erealda Prendaj, MD, Bronx, NY (23)
Daphne Say, MD, Sacramento, CA (22)
Terry Sigman, MD, FRCPC, Montreal, QC (22)
Lesley Smith, MD, Miami, FL (21)
Vivian Tang, MD, New York, NY (21)
Kelly Thomsen, MD, MSCI, Nashville, TN (21)
Ann Yeh, MD, Palo Alto, CA (23)
Elizabeth Yu, MD, San Diego, CA 12/31/2021
Garrett Zella, MD, Boston, MA 12/31/2021
Public Affairs and Advocacy Committee: The committee works closely with NASPGHAN leadership and NASPGHAN’s Washington advocate to address issues relating to clinical practice, research, patient care and safety, and other areas of interest to pediatric gastroenterologists both in private practice and academic environments. The committee does this by meeting with congressional representatives, communicating with government officials, regulatory and funding agencies, and uniting with other organizations or coalitions with similar interests.
Jennifer Dotson, MD, MPH - Chair (25)
Columbus, OH
Bryan Rudolph, MD - Past Chair (21)
Tenafly, NJ
Benjamin Gold, MD, FAAP, FACG, Atlanta, GA (21)
Mazen Abbas, DO, MPH, Kailua, HI (25)
Kristin Bramlage, MD, Cincinnati, OH (22)
Gisela Chelimsky, MD, Milwaukee, WI (21)
Edaire Cheng, MD, Dallas, TX (22)
Julia Fritz, MD, Scarborough, ME (22)
Jermie Gandhi, New York, NY (25)
Deborah Goldman, MD, Cleveland, OH (22)
Rayna Grothe, MD, Beaufort, SC (21)
Edward Hoffenberg, MD, Aurora, CO (21)
Evelyn Hsu, MD, Seattle, WA (22)
Jacqueline Jossen, MD, New York, NY (22)
Sandra Chihyun Kim, MD, Pittsburgh, PA (25)
Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS, Los Angeles, CA (25)
Talya Miller, MD, Chapel Hill, NC (22)
Shweta Namjoshi, MD, Palo Alto, CA (25)
Sarah Orkin, MD, Cincinnati, OH (22)
Danielle Orsagh-Yentis, MD, Nashville, TN (21)
Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD, Cincinnati, OH (21)
Harpreet Pall, MD, MBA, CPE, Princeton, NJ (22)
Kathryn Rowell, FNP, Washington, DC (21)
Bryan Rudolph, MD, Tenafly, NJ (21)
Joseph Runde, DO, Chicago, IL (22)
Sally Schwartz, BS, RD, CSP, LDN, Chicago, IL (22)
Elizabeth Sinclair, MD, Decatur, GA (22)
Jaime Wolfe, MD, Bethesda, MD (22)
Public Education Committee: The committee is responsible for developing, reviewing and publishing educational materials for the public (patients, families, caregivers). Content development for NASPGHAN’s public education website, GIKids.org, is our top priority. Committee members participate in writing, editing and developing topic articles and audiovisual content. Members collaborate with the Technology Committee regarding content governance, the designated Webmaster/Internet service provider regarding social media content, and other NASPGHAN committees (e.g. Nutrition, Hepatology, Motility) for specialized content.
Vincent Mukkada MD - Chair (23)
Cincinnati, OH
Amethyst Kurbegov, MD, MPH - Vice Chair (23)
Brentwood, TX
Justine Turner, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Edmonton, AB (23)
Keren Appel, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Athos Bousvaros, MD, MPH, Boston, MA (21)
Jessica Buzenski, PhD, Atlanta, GA (23)
Amanda Deacy, PhD, Kansas City, MO (22)
Catherine DeGeeter, MD, Iowa City, IA (21)
Price Edwards, MD, Houston, TX (22)
Wendy Elverson, RD, LDN, Arlington, MA (22)
Jonathan Gisser, MD, Columbus, OH (22)
Alka Goyal, MD, Palo Alto, CA (21)
Reema Gulati, MD, Cleveland, OH (21)
Parker Huston, PhD, Columbus, Ohio (22)
Essam Imseis, MD, Houston, TX (21)
Abha Kaistha, MD, New Rochelle, NY (23)
Anil Kesavan, MD, Chicago, IL (21)
Neha Malhotra, MD, Brooklyn, NY (21)
Anthony Porto, MD, MPH, FAAP, Westport, CT (22)
Priya Raj, MD, MS, Houston, TX (21)
Jacob Robson, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (21)
Kathryn Rowell, FNP, Washington, DC (21)
Sharon Weston, MS, RD, LDN, Byfield, MA (22)
Publications Committee: This committee oversees issues relating to the publication of NASPGHAN’s professional journal, the Journal of Professional Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN).
Karen Murray, MD - Chair (21)
Cleveland, OH
James Heubi, MD - Past Chair (21)
Cincinnati, OH
Melanie Greifer, MD, New York, NY (23)
Sandeep Gupta, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Melvin Heyman, MD, MPH, San Francisco, CA (25)
Ian Leibowitz, MD, Fairfax, VA (23)
Michael Rosen, MD, MSCI, Cincinnati, OH (21)
Jennifer Schurman, PhD, ABPP, Kansas City, MO (21)
Steven Schwarz, MD, FAAP, FACN, AGAF, Brooklyn, NY (21)
Jeanne Tung, MD, Oklahoma City, OK (23)
Research Committee: This committee supports the research goals of NASPGHAN, in partnership with the NASPGHAN Foundation. Committee members participate in a variety of projects and subcommittees to promote the research agenda. Major responsibilities each year include reviewing NASPGHAN Foundation grants and Annual Meeting abstracts, recommending Research foci, and enhancing collaborative efforts towards clinical, translational, and basic science research among NASPGHAN members.
Bruno Chumpitazi MD - Chair (22)
Houston, TX
Kathleen Loomes MD - Vice Chair (22)
Philadelphia, PA
Rosara Bass, MD, Philadelphia, PA (23)
Rachel Chevalier, MD, Shawnee Mission, KS (23)
Ruben Colman, MD, Cincinnati, OH (22)
Maire Conrad, MD, Philadelphia, PA (21)
Sara Fidanza, RN, PNP, MS, C, Denver, CO (21)
Anthony Guerrerio, MD, PhD, Baltimore, MD (21)
Bridget Hron, MD, Boston, MA (23)
Basavaraj Kerur, MD, Worcester, MA (22)
Katja Kovacic, MD, Brookfield, WI (21)
Maureen Leonard, MD, Boston, MA (21)
Victoria Martin, MD, Cambridge, MA (21)
Sonia Michail, MD, Irvine, CA (22)
Rachel Rosen, MD, Boston, MA (22)
Jennifer Smith, MS, RD, CSP, LD, LMT, Dresden, OH (23)
Samir Softic, MD, Lexington, KY (22)
Sana Syed, MD, Charlottesville, VA (21)
Saurabh Talathi, MD, Oklahoma City, OK (21)
Miranda van Tilburg, PhD Buies Creek, NC (21)
Sujithra Velayuthan, MD, Beachwood, OH (23)
Preeti Viswanathan, MD, Bronx, NY (23)
Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, MPH, New York, NY (22)
Betty Zheng, MD, Seattle, WA (23)
Special Interest Group:
Data Science Special Interest Group (SIG) (Established 2020)
Chairs: Sana Syed, MD and Jasbir Dhaliwal, MRCP, MBBS, BSc
Technology Committee: This committee explores, implements, and evaluates technologies and social media to benefit NASPGHAN. The committee is focused on NASPGHAN member interaction and education, while also engaged in public communication and knowledge dissemination using technology. The technologies include (but are not limited to): websites, social media, video streaming services, and mobile applications for use on a daily basis, at special events, and at the NASPGHAN Postgraduate Course and Annual Meeting.
Jason Silverman MD, MSc, FRCPC - Chair (21)
Alberta, Canada
Peter Lu MD -Vice Chair (21)
Columbus, OH
John Pohl, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (22)
Dhandapani Ashok, MBBS, MD, FRCPCH, London ,ON (21)
Ankur Chugh, MD, Milwaukee, WI (21)
Abdul Elkadri, MD, Brookfield, WI (21)
Whitney Gray, MSN, Pittsburgh, PA (23)
Temara Hajjat, MBBS, Cincinnati, OH (23)
John Hollier, MD, Houston, TX (22)
Stanley Lau, MD, Quincy, MA (23)
Jennifer Lee, MD, Columbus, OH (21)
Nicole Martin, RD, CSP, CD, Appleton, WI (22)
Vikram Raghu, MD, Pittsburgh, PA (21)
Eduardo Rosas-Blum, MD, El Paso, TX (21)
Brandon Sparks, MD, Indianapolis, IN (21)
Priya Venkataraman, MD, Clarksville, MD (21)
Kevin Watson, MD, Akron, OH (23)
Training Committee: This committee supports NASPGHAN activities aimed at a spectrum of trainees, ranging from medical students doing summer research, to residents exploring the possibility of a career in pediatric GI through the Teaching and Tomorrow program, to fellows pursuing scholarship and deciding on specific career pathways at the Fellows conferences. The Committee also works with other organization such as the ABP for ongoing education and training requirements such as pediatric milestones, competencies, and entrustable professional activities.
Christine Lee MD - Chair (22)
Boston, MA
Daniel Mallon MD - Vice Chair (22)
Cincinnati, OH
Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD, Dallas, TX (23)
Ashwin Agrawal, DO, Coram, NY (23)
Swati Antala, MD, Chicago, IL (23)
Sylvia Doan, MD, Portland, OR (22)
Issam El-Halabi, MD, Columbia, MO (23)
Melissa Fernandes, MD, Hartford, CT (23)
Bridget Godwin, MD, Wynnewood, PA (22)
Rula Harb, MD, Los Angeles, CA (21)
Galen Hartman, MD, Indianapolis, IN (23)
Michael Herzlinger, MD, Providence, RI (23)
Candi Jump, DO, Charleston, SC (22)
John Kerner, Jr, MD, Palo Alto, CA (23)
Shifra Koyfman, MD, Miami Beach, FL (21)
Ada Lee, DO, Wantagh, NY (21)
Henry Lin, MD, MBA, Portland, OR (23)
Sarah Lusman, MD, Old Greenwich, CT (21)
Cade Nylund, MD, MS, Rockville, MD (21)
Uma Phatak, MD, New Haven, CT (21)
(Thomas) Matthew Shields, MD, Worcester, MA (21)
Darla Shores, MD, PhD, Baltimore, MD (23)
Andrew Singer, MD, Ann Arbor, MI (21)
Mamata Sivagnanam, MD, San Diego, CA (23)
Voytek Slowik, MD, Kansas City, MO (23)
Lesley Small-Harary, MD, Dix Hills, NY (21)
Dellys Soler Rodriguez, MD, Atlanta, GA (21)
Aliza Solomon, DO, Englewood, NJ (21)
Arvind Srinath, MD, MS, Pittsburgh, PA (22)
Amanda Wenzel, MD, Milwaukee, WI (22)
