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.
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Jorge Bezerra, MD
The William and Rebecca Balistreri Chair in Pediatric Hepatology; Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Liver Care Center; Director, Digestive Health Center 513-636-3008 jorge.bezerra@cchmc.org
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Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc
Medical 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
M. Susan Moyer Chair in Pediatric IBD; Director, Schubert-Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center; Research Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 513-636-7575 lee.denson@cchmc.orgPhysicians and Researchers

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A. Adjowa Amevor, MD, CNSC
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-7475 AntoinetteAdjowa.Amevor@cchmc.org
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Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS
Medical Director, Pancreas Care Center 513-803-2123 maisam.haija@cchmc.org
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Ana Catalina Arce-Clachar, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 anacatalina.arce-clachar@cchmc.org
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Akihiro Asai, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-1791 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 513-636-4415 william.balistreri@cchmc.org
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Scott Bolton, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 scott.bolton@cchmc.org
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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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Kathleen Campbell, MD
Medical Director, Liver Inpatient Unit; Medical Director, A4N 513-636-4415 kathleen.campbell@cchmc.org
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Jasbir Dhaliwal, MBBS, MRCPCH, MSc
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 jasbir.dhaliwal@cchmc.org
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Khalil El-Chammas, MD, MS
Associate Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Center; Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 khalil.el-chammas@cchmc.org
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Peter Farrell, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 peter.farrell@cchmc.org
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Chandrashekhar Gandhi, MSc, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics 513-517-1090 shekhar.gandhi@cchmc.org
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Kahleb Graham, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-2329 kahleb.graham@cchmc.org
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Jenny Hellmann, MD
Associate Director, Gastroenterology Safety 513-636-4415 jennifer.hellman@cchmc.org
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James Heubi, MD
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training
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Stacey Huppert, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 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 heidi.kalkwarf@cchmc.org
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Ajay Kaul, MD
Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Center 513-636-4415 ajay.kaul@cchmc.org
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Samuel Kocoshis, MD
Medical Director, Intestinal Transplant Program 513-636-4415 samuel.kocoshis@cchmc.org
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Tom K. Lin, MD
Director, Interventional Endoscopy Center; Associate Director, Pancreas Care Center 513-636-4415 tom.lin@cchmc.org
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Daniel Mallon, MD, MSHPEd
Director, Celiac Disease Center; Associate Director, GI Fellowship Program; Co-Director, Celiac Disease/Type 1 Diabetes Clinic 513-636-4415 daniel.mallon@cchmc.org
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Sherief Mansi, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 Sherief.Mansi@cchmc.org
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Alexander Miethke, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Center 513-636-8948 alexander.miethke@cchmc.org
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Phillip Minar, MD, MS
Medical Director, Schubert-Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center 513-636-4415 phillip.minar@cchmc.org
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Marialena Mouzaki, MD, MSc
Medical Director, Advanced Nutrition Services 513-636-4415 marialena.mouzaki@cchmc.org
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Vincent Mukkada, MD
Medical Director, Lumen Inpatient Unit; Medical Director, A4S 513-636-4415 vincent.mukkada@cchmc.org
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Stephanie Bachi de Castro Oliveira, MD, CNSC
Associate Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program 513-636-6155 stephanie.oliveira@cchmc.org
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Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD
Director, Gastroenterology Center of Excellence 513-636-4415 joseph.palermo@cchmc.org
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Scott Pentiuk, MD, MEd
Director, GI Fellowship Program; GI Director, Interdisciplinary Feeding Team; Medical Director, A4S; Physician, Interdisciplinary Feeding Team 513-636-4415 scott.pentiuk@cchmc.org
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Anna Peters, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 anna.peters@cchmc.org
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Philip Putnam, MD
GI Director, Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders 513-636-4415 philip.putnam@cchmc.org
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Michael Rogers, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 michael.rogers@cchmc.org
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Neha Santucci, MD, MBBS
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 motility2@cchmc.org
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Pranavkumar Shivakumar, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics pranav.shivakumar@cchmc.org
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Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD
Director for Commercial Innovation, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Research and Medicine (CuSTOM) 513-803-7807 takanori.takebe@cchmc.org
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Kelli VanDussen, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics kelli.vandussen@cchmc.org
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David Vitale, MD
Associate Director, Interventional Endoscopy Center 513-636-4415 david.vitale@cchmc.org
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Cynthia Wetzel, PhD
Manager, Digestive Health Center cynthia.wetzel@cchmc.org
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Kaitlin Whaley, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 kaitlin.whaley@cchmc.org
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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.org
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Chunyue Yin, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics chunyue.yin@cchmc.org
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