FACULTY

AGA CPF Steering Committee

Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Jessica Allegretti currently serves as the Medical Director of the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, MACP, MHM

Associate Dean for Clinical Transformation, UCI Health
Tom and Mary Cesario Chair, Department of Medicine
Chief & Executive Director, Hospital Medicine
Co-Director & Medical Director, Institute for Precision Health
Professor of Medicine, Business, Public Health, Nursing & Biomedical Engineering
University of California Irvine

Dr. Alpesh N. Amin is with the University of California–Irvine (UCI) in the capacity of the Tom and Mary Cesario Chairman, Department of Medicine.

Elizabeth L. Hohmann, MD

Staff Physician
Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases Division
Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Elizabeth L. Hohmann is a staff physician and associate professor in the Infectious Diseases Division at Massachusetts General Hospital and is the director of the fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) core laboratory at MGH

Session Chairs

Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Dubberke is a Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he has been a faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases since 2005.

Paul Feuerstadt, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine

Dr. Paul Feuerstadt is a gastroenterologist practicing at the PACT-Gastroenterology Center and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Monika Fischer, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine
Director of IBD and FMT Programs
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Indiana University

Dr. Fischer is a professor of medicine, a practicing gastroenterologist, and the director of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and FMT (fecal microbiota transplantation) programs at Indiana University.

Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS

Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Robert L. Boblitt Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery
Department Chair
Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston

Dr. Garey’s research interests are centered on clinical and translational research in healthcare-associated infections including candidemia, and Clostridium difficile infections.

Stuart Johnson, MD, DTM&H

Infectious Disease Researcher
Hines VA Hospital
Emeritus Professor
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Dr. Johnson is an Infectious Disease Researcher at the Hines VA Hospital, Hines IL and an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

Colleen Kelly, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Kelly is a gastroenterologist at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and member of the faculty in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Speakers

Lynn Bry, MD, PhD

Director, Crimson Specimen Bank
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Bry directs the Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center and has held a longstanding interest in host-commensal interactions, particularly through using genetically tenable microbes to probe host responses.

Carl V. Crawford, Jr., MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Program Director, Fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Carl V. Crawford is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Attending Physician and the Fellowship Program Director in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine.

Stuart H. Cohen, MD

Professor and Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of California Davis Health

Dr. Stuart H. Cohen is a distinguished professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases as well as a clinical director of hospital epidemiology and infection control at UC Davis Health.

Scott Curry, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist, MUSC Charleston
Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. Scott Curry completed his undergraduate degree at Duke and returned to his home state of South Carolina for medical school at MUSC before completing his post-graduate residency and fellowship in internal medicine and infectious diseases in the UPMC system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Larry Danziger, PharmD

UIC Distinguished Professor
Director, Section of Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy
Executive Director, CADRE
University of Illinois Chicago

Larry Danziger is a UIC Distinguished Professor, Director of the Infectious Disease Section of Pharmacotherapy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Staff
Department of Medicine and the Department of Infectious Diseases at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Abhishek Deshpande serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and Staff in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Infectious Diseases at Cleveland Clinic.

Najwa El-Nachef, MD

Director of Academics and Luminal Research
Henry Ford Hospital
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Dr. El-Nachef established the fecal microbiota transplant program at the University of California, San Francisco in 2014 and served as co-director of the Microbial Restoration Therapy program.

Ari Grinspan, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Director of the Fecal Microbiota Transplant Program
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. Ari Grinspan is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and Director of the Fecal Microbiota Transplant Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Alice Y. Guh, MD, MPH

U.S. Public Health Service Medical Officer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CAPT Alice Y. Guh, MD, MPH is a U.S. Public Health Service Medical Officer in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Ronald Hsu, MD

Clinical Professor
University of California Davis School of Medicine

Dr. Ronald Hsu obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Wales, College of Medicine, United Kingdom, and a Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California Davis Medical Center.

Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS

Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic

Dr. Sahil Khanna is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Alexander Khoruts, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director of Microbiota Therapeutics Program
Luminal GI Section Leader, Division of Gastroenterology
Center for Immunology, BioTechnology Institute, Cancer Center
University of Minnesota

Dr. Khoruts is a Medical Director of the University of Minnesota Microbiota Therapeutics Program.

Nirja Mehta, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases
Emory University

Dr. Nirja Mehta is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at Emory University.

Maribeth R. Nicholson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Nicholson has a broad background in clinical and epidemiologic pediatric research, including advanced training in biostatistics and protocol development as well as experience conducting prospective studies requiring patient enrollment.

Andrew M. Skinner, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Utah
Staff Physician and Researcher
George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center

Dr. Andrew Skinner is an infectious diseases physician who practices at the University of Utah and the George E. Wahlen Veteran Affairs Medical Center located in Salt Lake City.

David B. Stewart, MD

Professor of Surgery and Division Chief of General Surgery
Southern Illinois University

Dr. David B. Stewart is a Professor of Surgery and Division Chief of General Surgery at Southern Illinois University.

Neil Stollman, MD

Chief
Division of Gastroenterology
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Oakland, CA
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Dr. Neil Stollman is a Trustee on the ACG Board of Trustees, currently Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA, and an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco.

Mark Wilcox, MD, BM, B Med Sci, BS

Consultant
Head of Microbiology Research & Development
Infection Lead
Leeds NIHR Diagnostic Technologies Medical Technology and In Vitro Diagnostic Co-operative
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Professor of Medical Microbiology
Sir Edward Brotherton Chair of Bacteriology
University of Leeds

Professor Wilcox is a Consultant/Head of Microbiology Research & Development / and Infection Lead of the Leeds NIHR Diagnostic Technologies Medical Technology and In Vitro Diagnostic Co-operative at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

FACULTY

AGA CPF Steering Committee

Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, MACP, MHM

Elizabeth L. Hohmann, MD

Staff Physician Associate Professor Infectious Diseases Division Massachusetts General Hospital

Session Chairs

Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine

Paul Feuerstadt, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Yale University School of Medicine

Monika Fischer, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine Director of IBD and FMT Programs Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Indiana University

Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS

Professor of Pharmacy Practice Robert L. Boblitt Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery Department Chair Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research University of Houston

Stuart Johnson, MD, DTM&H

Infectious Disease Researcher Hines VA Hospital Emeritus Professor Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Colleen Kelly, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Speakers

Lynn Bry, MD, PhD

Director, Crimson Specimen Bank Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Carl V. Crawford, Jr., MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Program Director, Fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine

Stuart H. Cohen, MD

Professor and Chief Division of Infectious Diseases University of California Davis Health

Scott Curry, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine Hospital Epidemiologist, MUSC Charleston Division of Infectious Diseases Medical University of South Carolina

Larry Danziger, PharmD

UIC Distinguished Professor Director, Section of Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy Executive Director, CADRE University of Illinois Chicago

Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Case Western Reserve University Staff Department of Medicine and the Department of Infectious Diseases at Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Najwa El-Nachef, MD

Director of Academics and Luminal Research Henry Ford Hospital Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California San Francisco

Ari Grinspan, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Director of the Fecal Microbiota Transplant Program Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alice Y. Guh, MD, MPH

U.S. Public Health Service Medical Officer Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Ronald Hsu, MD

Clinical Professor University of California Davis School of Medicine

Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS

Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic

Alexander Khoruts, MD

Professor of Medicine Director of Microbiota Therapeutics Program Luminal GI Section Leader, Division of Gastroenterology Center for Immunology, BioTechnology Institute, Cancer Center University of Minnesota

Nirja Mehta, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases Emory University

Maribeth R. Nicholson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Associate Fellowship Program Director Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Andrew M. Skinner, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Utah Staff Physician and Researcher George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center