Meet Our Team

Learn more about the people working every day to advance care together. Find credentials, contact information and research interests for our faculty members below.

Leadership

Jorge Bezerra, MD Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Care Center

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Jorge Bezerra, MD

Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Care Center 513-636-3008 jorge.bezerra@cchmc.org
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Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc Clinical Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program

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Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc

Clinical Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program 513-636-4415 conrad.cole@cchmc.org
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Lee Denson, MD Director of Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition; Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

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Lee Denson, MD

Director of Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition; Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center 513-636-7575 lee.denson@cchmc.org
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Physicians and Researchers

Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD Medical Director, Pancreas Care Center

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Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD

Medical Director, Pancreas Care Center 513-803-2123 maisam.haija@cchmc.org
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Akihiro Asai, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Akihiro Asai, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 akihiro.asai@cchmc.org
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William Balistreri, MD Dorothy M. M. Kersten Professor of Pediatrics; Director Emeritus, Pediatric Liver Care Center; Medical Director Emeritus, Liver Transplantation; Program Director Emeritus, Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology

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William Balistreri, MD

Dorothy M. M. Kersten Professor of Pediatrics; Director Emeritus, Pediatric Liver Care Center; Medical Director Emeritus, Liver Transplantation; Program Director Emeritus, Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology 513-636-4594 william.balistreri@cchmc.org
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Kristin Bramlage, MD Staff Physician II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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Kristin Bramlage, MD

Staff Physician II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-636-4415 kristin.bramlage@cchmc.org
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John Bucuvalas, MD Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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John Bucuvalas, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-803-1791 john.bucuvalas@cchmc.org
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Kathleen Campbell, MD Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

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Kathleen Campbell, MD

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program 513-636-4415 kathleen.campbell@cchmc.org
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Khalil El-Chammas, MD, MS Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Khalil El-Chammas, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 khalil.el-chammas@cchmc.org
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Dana (Chelly) Dykes, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Dana (Chelly) Dykes, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-1791 dana.dykes@cchmc.org
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Michael Farrell, MD Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Michael Farrell, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 michael.farrell@cchmc.org
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Chandrashekhar Gandhi, MSc, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics

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Chandrashekhar Gandhi, MSc, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics 513-517-1090 chandrashekhar.gandhi@cchmc.org
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Monique Goldschmidt, MD Staff Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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Monique Goldschmidt, MD

Staff Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-636-6155 monique.goldschmidt@cchmc.org
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Xiaonan Han, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Xiaonan Han, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-7592 xiaonan.han@cchmc.org
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James Heubi, MD Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training

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James Heubi, MD

Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training 513-636-9776 sandra.geideman@cchmc.org
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Stacey Huppert, PhD Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Stacey Huppert, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-3871 stacey.huppert@cchmc.org
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Heidi Kalkwarf, PhD, RD Scientific Director, Bionutrition & Body Composition Core Laboratory, CCTST; Associate Director, Digestive Health Center; Associate Director, Pediatric Advanced Nutrition Fellowship

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Heidi Kalkwarf, PhD, RD

Scientific Director, Bionutrition & Body Composition Core Laboratory, CCTST; Associate Director, Digestive Health Center; Associate Director, Pediatric Advanced Nutrition Fellowship 513-636-3803 heidi.kalkwarf@cchmc.org
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Ajay Kaul, MD Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Program

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Ajay Kaul, MD

Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Program 513-636-4415 ajay.kaul@cchmc.org
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Samuel Kocoshis, MD Medical Director, Small Bowel Transplantation Program

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Samuel Kocoshis, MD

Medical Director, Small Bowel Transplantation Program 513-636-4415 samuel.kocoshis@cchmc.org
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Mike Leonis, MD, PhD GI Fellowship Program Director

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Mike Leonis, MD, PhD

GI Fellowship Program Director 513-636-4415 mike.leonis@cchmc.org
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Tom K. Lin, MD Co-Director, Endoscopy Services; Associate Director, Pancreas Care Center

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Tom K. Lin, MD

Co-Director, Endoscopy Services; Associate Director, Pancreas Care Center 513-636-4415 tom.lin@cchmc.org
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Daniel Mallon, MD, MSHPEd Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Daniel Mallon, MD, MSHPEd

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 daniel.mallon@cchmc.org
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Alexander Miethke, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Alexander Miethke, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-8948 alexander.miethke@cchmc.org
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Phillip Minar, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Phillip Minar, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 phillip.minar@cchmc.org
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Vincent Mukkada, MD Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Vincent Mukkada, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 vincent.mukkada@cchmc.org
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Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD Associate Director, Pancreas Care Center; Assistant Professor UC Department of Pediatrics

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Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD

Associate Director, Pancreas Care Center; Assistant Professor UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 joseph.palermo@cchmc.org
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Scott Pentiuk, MD, MEd Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics; Medical Director, A4S; Director, Interdisciplinary Feeding Team

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Scott Pentiuk, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics; Medical Director, A4S; Director, Interdisciplinary Feeding Team 513-636-4950 scott.pentiuk@cchmc.org
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Philip Putnam, MD Co-Director, Endoscopy Services

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Philip Putnam, MD

Co-Director, Endoscopy Services 513-636-4415 philip.putnam@cchmc.org
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Michael Rosen, MD, MSCI Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Michael Rosen, MD, MSCI

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-7044 michael.rosen@cchmc.org
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Pranavkumar Shivakumar, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Pranavkumar Shivakumar, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-3676 pranav.shivakumar@cchmc.org
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Kris Steinbrecher, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Kris Steinbrecher, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 kris.steinbrecher@cchmc.org
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Takanori Takebe, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Takanori Takebe, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-7807 takanori.takebe@cchmc.org
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Cynthia Wetzel, PhD Manager, Digestive Health Center

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Cynthia Wetzel, PhD

Manager, Digestive Health Center 513-636-9605 cynthia.wetzel@cchmc.org
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Stavra Xanthakos, MD, MS Director, Steatohepatitis Center

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Stavra Xanthakos, MD, MS

Director, Steatohepatitis Center 513-636-4415 stavra.xanthakos@cchmc.org
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Chunyue Yin, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Chunyue Yin, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-8096 chunyue.yin@cchmc.org
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Yael Haberman Ziv, MD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Yael Haberman Ziv, MD, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-8949 yael.haberman@cchmc.org
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