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.

Physicians and Researchers

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Scott Bolton, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 scott.bolton@cchmc.org
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Alexander Bondoc, MD Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Assistant Professor, UC Department of Surgery

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Alexander Bondoc, MD

Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Assistant Professor, UC Department of Surgery alex.bondoc@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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Kathleen Campbell, MD Medical Director, Liver Inpatient Unit; Medical Director, A4N

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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

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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

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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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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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Peter Farrell MD, MS Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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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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Maria E. Fields (Moreno-Fernandez), PhD Member, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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Maria E. Fields (Moreno-Fernandez), PhD

Member, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition maria.fields@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 shekhar.gandhi@cchmc.org
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Kahleb Graham, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Kahleb Graham, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-2329 kahleb.graham@cchmc.org
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Temara Hajjat, MD Associate Director, Celiac Disease Center

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Temara Hajjat, MD

Associate Director, Celiac Disease Center 513-636-4415 temara.hajjat@cchmc.org
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Jenny Hellmann, MD Associate Director, Gastroenterology Safety

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Jenny Hellmann, MD

Associate Director, Gastroenterology Safety 513-636-4415 jennifer.hellman@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 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 heidi.kalkwarf@cchmc.org
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Ajay Kaul, MD Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Center

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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

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Samuel Kocoshis, MD

Medical Director, Intestinal Transplant Program 513-636-4415 samuel.kocoshis@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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Sarah Orkin, MD Assistant Professor UC, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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Sarah Orkin, MD

Assistant Professor UC, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 513-517-1070 sarah.orkin@cchmc.org
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Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD Director, Gastroenterology Center of Excellence

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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

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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 Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Anna Peters, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor, UC Instructor, 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

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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

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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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James Rick, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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James Rick, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-7475 james.rick@cchmc.org
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Neha Santucci, MD, MBBS Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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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, UC Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Pranavkumar Shivakumar, PhD

Associate, UC 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)

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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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Amy Taylor, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Amy Taylor, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4415 amy.taylor@cchmc.org
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Greg M. Tiao, MD Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery Frederick C. Ryckman Chair in Pediatric Surgery; Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation; Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship; Professor, UC Department of Surgery UC Department of Pediatrics

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Greg M. Tiao, MD

Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery Frederick C. Ryckman Chair in Pediatric Surgery; Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation; Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship; Professor, UC Department of Surgery UC Department of Pediatrics greg.tiao@cchmc.org
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Kelli VanDussen, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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Kelli VanDussen, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics kelli.vandussen@cchmc.org
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David Vitale, MD Director, Interventional Endoscopy Center

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David Vitale, MD

Director, Interventional Endoscopy Center 513-636-4415 david.vitale@cchmc.org
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Yunguan Wang, PhD Member, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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Yunguan Wang, PhD

Member, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition yunguan.wang@cchmc.org
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Cynthia Wetzel, PhD Manager, Digestive Health Center

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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

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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

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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

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Chunyue Yin, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 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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