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
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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.orgSee Info
Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc
Clinical Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program 513-636-4415 conrad.cole@cchmc.orgSee Info
Lee Denson, MD
Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center 513-636-7575 lee.denson@cchmc.orgPhysicians and Researchers
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Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD
Medical Director, Pancreas Care Center; Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology 513-803-2123 maisam.haija@cchmc.orgSee Info
Ana Catalina Arce-Clachar, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-303-0353 anacatalina.arce-clachar@cchmc.orgSee Info
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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.orgSee Info
Kristin Bramlage, MD
Staff Physician II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-636-4415 kristin.bramlage@cchmc.orgSee Info
John Bucuvalas, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-803-1791 john.bucuvalas@cchmc.orgSee Info
Kathleen Campbell, MD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 kathleen.campbell@cchmc.orgSee Info
Khalil El-Chammas, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 khalil.el-chammas@cchmc.orgSee Info
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Chandrashekhar Gandhi, MSc, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics 513-517-1090 chandrashekhar.gandhi@cchmc.orgSee Info
Yael Haberman Ziv, MD, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-8949 yael.haberman@cchmc.orgSee Info
Xiaonan Han, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-7592 xiaonan.han@cchmc.orgSee Info
James Heubi, MD
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training; Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research 513-636-9776 james.heubi@cchmc.orgSee Info
Stacey Huppert, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-3871 stacey.huppert@cchmc.orgSee Info
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.orgSee Info
Ajay Kaul, MD
Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Program 513-636-4415 ajay.kaul@cchmc.orgSee Info
Samuel Kocoshis, MD
Medical Director, Intestinal Care Center; Medical Director, Small Bowel Transplantation Program 513-636-4415 samuel.kocoshis@cchmc.orgSee Info
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Daniel Mallon, MD, MSHPEd
Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program; Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship; Co-Director, Celiac disease/Type 1 Diabetes Clinic 513-636-4415 daniel.mallon@cchmc.orgSee Info
Alexander Miethke, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program 513-636-8948 alexander.miethke@cchmc.orgSee Info
Phillip Minar, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-636-4415 phillip.minar@cchmc.orgSee Info
Marialena Mouzaki, MD, MSc
Medical Director, Nutrition Service Program 513-636-6155 elizabeth.hiles@cchmc.orgSee Info
Vincent Mukkada, MD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 vincent.mukkada@cchmc.orgSee Info
Stephanie Bachi de Castro Oliveira, MD, CNSC
Clinical Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-636-7805 stephanie.oliveira@cchmc.orgSee Info
Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Pancreas Care Center 513-636-4415 joseph.palermo@cchmc.orgSee Info
Scott Pentiuk, MD, MEd
Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, A4S; Physician, Interdisciplinary Feeding Team 513-636-4415 scott.pentiuk@cchmc.orgSee Info
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Michael Rosen, MD, MSCI
Associate Director, Schubert-Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center 513-803-7044 michael.rosen@cchmc.orgSee Info
Pranavkumar Shivakumar, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-3676 pranav.shivakumar@cchmc.orgSee Info
Kris Steinbrecher, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 kris.steinbrecher@cchmc.orgSee Info
Takanori Takebe, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics; Associate Professor, Department of Regenerative Medicine, Yokohama City University, Japan 513-803-7807 takanori.takebe@cchmc.orgSee Info
Amy Taylor, MD, CNSC
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 amy.taylor@cchmc.orgSee Info
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Stavra Xanthakos, MD, MS
Director, Steatohepatitis Center; Medical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens; Associate Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program 513-636-4415 stavra.xanthakos@cchmc.orgSee Info