Committees

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Members

Amy L. Stewart, FNP-C, Vice Chair Mikhail A. Alper, PA Carol M. Antequera, PA-C Catherine O. Brady, PA Michelle A. Buck, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, CCRN Amanda W. Charlton, NP Ricketta H. Clark, DNP Taylor L. Compton, DNP, APRN-FNP Allison J. D’Angelo, PA Kathleen A. Ferrell, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C Sonia T. George, DNP Janet L. Gripshover, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC Candice Hallmon, NP Victoria M. B. Howard, PA Kevin M. Knoblock, NP Lenore Lamanna, ANP Sophia Lichenstein-Hill, DNP Victoria S. Louwagie, DMSc, MS, PA-C Kristin Marcous, PA-C Jessica D. McCreight, NP

Andrew A. McDowell, PA-C Bonnie L. Mohler, NP Rebecca S. Mooney, CRNP Monica R. Nandwani, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC Polly A. Nesset, CNP MaryKate O’Brien, PA Sarah C. Patel, PA Heidi Rezendes, NP Meggin Sabatino, FNP Alice Saji, NP Jamie D. Sanchez, RN, MSN, FNP-C Amy K. Seale, FNP Inga Shvartsman, NP Kristina F. Skarbinski, FNP Heather L. Smith, NP Annjanette Sommers, PA Sarah A. Stainko, FNP-C Hana Svejdova, NP Hilary R. Ugras, NP

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Responsibilities

This Committee shall be responsible for coordinating activities, programs and outreach relating to advanced practice provider members of the College.

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Members

Aastha V. Bharwad, MD Umer A. Bhatti, MD Amit R. Hudgi, MD Anthony Kerbage, MD Osama S. Khan, MD Robert E. Kravetz, MD, MACG Carole Macaron, MD Daniel Marino, MD

Maliha Naseer, MD Shireen A. Pais, MD, FACG Irving M. Pike, MD, MACG John W. Popp, Jr., MD, MACG Syed Hamza Sohail, MD Vishnu C. Suresh Kumar, MD Gaurav Suryawanshi, MD Lawrence Y. Zhou, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for gathering, assembling, maintaining and restoring records, photographs and historical memorabilia relating to past and present College activities, and organizing and displaying these materials periodically to the Membership, and compiling articles or monographs relating to the Membership, and compiling articles or monographs relating to the history of the College.

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Members

Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, FACG Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FACG Fritz Francois, MD, FACG Christine Y. Hachem, MD, FACG Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG

Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG W. Elwyn Lyles, MD, MACG Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG Irving M. Pike, MD, MACG Francisco C. Ramirez, MD, MACG

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

The committee shall be responsible for coordinating all of the awards presented by the College, including plaques or certificates of appreciation and consideration of new awards.

Objectives

1. Comprehensive evaluation of award nominees.
2. Review and update the Awards section of ACG website

Awards Qualifications and Past Winners

Click here to learn more about all of the ACG Awards.

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Members

Richa Bhardwaj, MD
Sherif Elhanafi, MD
Daniel S. Jamorabo, MD
Gauree G. Konijeti, MD, MPH, FACG
Eitan Scheinthal, DO
Eric D. Shah, MD, MBA, FACG
Sapna V. Thomas, MD, FACG

ACG Constitution and Bylaws

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for reviewing the Constitution and Bylaws of the College and recommending changes or additions to the Board of Trustees and Membership.

Objectives

1. Monitor the programs, committees, and College activities, in order to incorporate any applicable changes or updates to the Bylaws.
2. Make suggestions to the Board of Trustees as appropriate regarding changes or updates to the Bylaws.
3. Promulgate changes to the Bylaws to the membership

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Members

Jean-Paul Achkar, MD, FACG John T. Bassett, MD, FACG Lea Ann Chen, MD, FACG Wei-Chung Chen, MD, FACG Meredith M. Clary, MD Christine Y. Hachem, MD, FACG

James D. Morris, MD, FACG Neelima G. Reddy, MD, FACG Sasha Taleban, MD, FACG Julie Tobak, MD, FACG J. Brendan Wiggins, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for reviewing all applications for Fellowship, Membership, International Membership, Trainee Membership, and Allied Health Membership, and shall report its recommendations to the Board of Trustees at least twice annually.

Objectives

1. Work with the Governors so that criteria for advancement to Fellowship are clear
   and encourage them to review membership yearly and contact members who seem eminently qualified for advancement.
2. Work with the Governors so that criteria for direct election to Fellowship are clear.

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Members

Rashmi R. Advani, MD Jatinder P. Ahluwalia, MD, FACG Mohamad K. Almujarkesh, MD Diego F. Anazco Villarreal, MD Christina N. Awad, MD Shubha Bhat, PharmD, MS Moheb Boktor, MD, FACG Vibhu Chittajallu, MD Erica Duh, MD Katie A. Dunleavy, MD Katie A. Falloon, MD Khushboo Gala, MD Lasha Gogokhia, MD

Prateek S. Harne, MD Virendra Joshi, MD Carl Kay, MD Keerthana Kesavarapu, DO Talia F. Malik, MD Eleazar E. Montalvan, MD Mukesh S. Paudel, MD, FACG Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MD Sanam D. Razeghi, MD Nizar H. Senussi, MD Prince Shah-Riar, MD Natalie J. Wilson, MD Muhammad N. Yousaf, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall have primary responsibility for oversight and strategic direction of the College web sites and member publications, and shall curate content from ACG’s official scientific journals. The editors of the official publications of the College and the Chairs of the Public Relations and Patient Care Committees shall be ex officio members of this Committee.

Objectives

1. Advise the College staff on the general direction, and key objectives for scientific, member communications and online communities.
2. Curate the content on the College’s website and provide insight and user feedback regarding the overall design of the website.
3. Serve as the Editorial Board for ACG MAGAZINE.
4. Serve as mentors for the Editorial Board of the Case Reports Journal.

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Members

Abdillahi M. Abdinoor, MD Tonya L. Adams, MD Paula G. Adamson, MD Patricia Ajayi-Fox, MD Somaya A. M. Albhaisi, MD Mohammad F. Ali, MD, FACG Mazer R. Ally, MD, FACG Aliana M. Bofill, MD Makda K. Bsrat, MD Sindhu Chadalawada, MD Janice Cheong, MD Maridine L. Co, MD, FACG Liege I. Diaz Urrutia, MD Sujaata Dwadasi, MD Sankalp Dwivedi, MD Fatima Elmustafa, MD Chukwunonso B. Ezeani, MD Samita Garg, MD Yasmin Abdelsalam Gerais, MD Dominique E. Howard, MD, FACG Sushrut M. Ingawale, MD Fatima Khan, MD Anas Khouri, MD Kondal R. Kyanam Kabir Baig, MD, FACG Adam C. Lessne, MD, FACG Jose R. Martin, MD, FACG

Alexis G. McCary, MD Matthew B. McNeill, MD, FACG Ramon O. Minjares, MD Clive J. Miranda, DO, MSc Sumana Moole, MD Than Nguyen, DO Luis Miguel Nieto, MD Melvina C. Nnam, DO Kashif R. Osmani, MD Joseph W. Rinaldi, MD Nicolette J. Rodriguez, MD Giovanni A. Roldan, MD Priscila Santiago, MD Taranika Sarkar, MD Yash R. Shah, MD Douglas A. Simonetto, MD Lindsay A. Sobotka, DO Kevin Y. Song, MD Raj Jessica Thomas, DO Sophie Trujillo, DO Kenneth J. Vega, MD, FACG Christopher D. Velez, MD Nicole E. Villa, MD Alexander W. Worix, MD Bushra Zia, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for identifying and bringing forth issues which concern minorities and ways in which the College can better serve the interests of minority members. The Committee will promote educational programs and provide input on research activities for the College on GI conditions that impact disproportionately minority populations. The Committee will serve as an advisory group to the ACG on other health-related issues that impact minority populations and will also make specific recommendations, as well as assisting with efforts to actively encourage membership of minorities in the College, and developing means to increase participation and visibility of minorities in College-related activities, and on the faculty of ACG educational programs.

Objectives

1. To continue to identify and bring forth GI health issues that negatively impact minority populations and underserved populations and to develop strategies to achieve health equity in these groups.
2. To continue to educate the ACG Membership about cultural differences of racial and ethnic groups as the United States population becomes more diverse. Culturally sensitive educational materials will be developed to improve patient-doctor interaction and eventually improve patient care.
3. To continue to encourage the participation of ACG members of different racial and ethnic groups to be actively involved at all levels of activities within the College.
4. To help educate students from minority populations and underserved groups about careers in medicine and gastroenterology, through outreach and mentorship.

Intersociety Group on Diversity

ACG has two representatives to the Intersociety Group on Diversity (IGD). Formed in 2020, IGD works collaboratively across the five gastroenterology professional societies (AASLD, ACG, AGA, ASGE and NASPGHAN) to guide, support, and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the GI field. IGD serves as a cooperative forum for new ideas and cultivates conversation among GI society DEI leaders whose dedicated work together advances the entire profession. In 2022 IGD introduced a new Resources Guide highlighting the five societies’ individual DEI initiatives, research opportunities, pipeline development programs, education, and awards in a helpful at-a-glance format with links to learn more.

Click here to view the IGD DEI Resources Guide.

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Members

George G. Abdelsayed, MD, FACG Elham Afghani, MD, FACG Monjur Ahmed, MD, FACG Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, MSc, FACG Aldanah Althwanay, MD Ahmad N. Anaizi, MD Olga C. Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG Sharjeel Arshad, MD Bilal A. Asif, MD Akwi W. Asombang, MD, MPH, FACG Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG Mashal A. Batheja, MD Bhavana Bhagya Rao, MD Sean Bhalla, MD Asmeen Bhatt, MD, PhD, FACG Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG Wojciech C. Blonski, MD, FACG Darren M. Brenner, MD, FACG Jason M. Brown, MD, FACG Peter S. Buch, MD, FACG Chad M. Burski, MD, FACG Steven L. Carpenter, MD, FACG Andrew T. Catanzaro, MD, FACG Shannon Chang, MD, FACG Khadija H. Chaudrey, MD Harleen Chela, MD Cuckoo Choudhary, MD Reezwana Chowdhury, MD, FACG Benjamin H. Click, MD, MS Raquel E. Davila, MD, FACG Larry M. Deppe, MD Lovekirat S. Dhaliwal, MD Banreet Dhindsa, MBBS Ahmed M. Dirweesh, MD David T. Dulaney, MD Jerry C. Edelson, MD Adam C. Ehrlich, MD, MPH, FACG Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, MD, FACG Shanti L. Eswaran, MD, FACG Thomas W. Faust, MD Ryan K. Fawley, MD, FACG David Fudman, MD Seema R. Gandhi, MD, FACG Ari B. Garber, MD Swapna Gayam, MD, FACG Emmanuel C. Gorospe, MD, MPH, FACG Lafaine Grant, MD Shilpa Grover, MD, MPH Nghiem Ha, MD Fady Haddad, MD Bilal Hameed, MD Yasmin G. Hernandez-Barco, MD Edith Y. Ho, MD, MS, FACG Simon J. Hong, MD Nicholas A. Hoppmann, MD Christian L. Horn, MD Jennifer Horsley-Silva, MD Dominique E. Howard, MD, FACG Sumant Inamdar, MD Mohammad K. Ismail, MD Danny Issa, MD John W. Jacobs, Jr., MD, FACG Prasun K. Jalal, MD, FACG Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG Yan Jiang, MD Arslan A. Kahloon, MD Aditya Kalakonda, MD Rahul Karna, MD Hetal A. Karsan, MD, FACG Abraham R. Khan, MD, FACG Zubair Khan, MD Wissam Kiwan, MD Gursimran S. Kochhar, MD

Pujitha Kudaravalli, MD Stephen J. Lanspa, MD, FACG Luis F. Lara, MD Jeffrey H. Lee, MD, MPH, FACG David B. Liang, MD, FACG Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD, FACG Nisha Loganantharaj, MD Dana J. Lukin, MD, PhD, FACG Alexandra R MacBride, MD Mitchell A. Mahmoud, MD, FACG Ahmad H. Malli, MD Amar B. Mandalia, MD Noel B. Martins, MD Sarah K. McGill, MD, MSc, FACG Daphne Moutsoglou, MD, PhD Mayssan Muftah, MD Naren S. Nallapeta, MD Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, FACG Judy W. Nee, MD Anh D. Nguyen, MD Amy G. Ogurick, MD Philip N. Okafor, MD, MPH, FACG Baldeep S. Pabla, MD Elizabeth R. Paine, MD, FACG Ami J. Panara, MD Nasim Parsa, MD Shirley C. Paski, MD Neha V. Patel, MD, FACG Viral D. Patel, MD, FACG Pallavi Patil, MD Srikrishna V. Patnana, MD Alana B. Persaud, MD Jessica R. Philpott, MD, PhD, FACG Douglas K. Pleskow, MD, FACG Dany A. Raad, MD, FACG Shreya Raja, MD S. Devi Rampertab, MD, FACG Rajani Rangray, MD Ernesto S. Robalino Gonzaga, MD Lindsey Russell, MD, MSc, CNSC Ahmed Saeed, MD Niloy Jewel Samadder, MD, FACG Vedha Sanghi, MD Raiya Sarwar, MD Tarek Sawas, MD David A. Schwartz, MD, FACG Neha Dilip Shah, MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES Amol Sharma, MD, MSc, FACG Anamay N. Sharma, MD Kaveh Sharzehi, MD, FACG Eugenia Shmidt, MD, FACG Mohamed Shoreibah, MD Asim Shuja, MD Prashant Singh, MD Jacob M. Skeans, MD Scott M. Smukalla, MD Irene S. Sonu, MD Aditi Stanton, MD Kanwarpreet S. Tandon, MD Anusha S. Thomas, MD Chenlu Tian, MD Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH Sarah B. Umar, MD Shifa Umar, MD Asad Ur Rahman, MD David W. Victor, MD, FACG David W. Wan, MD, FACG Kenneth K. Wang, MD, FACG Xiao Jing Wang, MD Rashad C. Wilkerson, DO, FACG Robert J. Wong, MD, MS, FACG John Erikson L. Yap, MD, MBA, FACG Sonia S. Yoon, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for all Postgraduate educational activities of the College including the Annual Postgraduate Course and the Scientific Program for the Annual Meeting of the College (including the solicitation of abstracts, the selection and invitation of special guest speakers, and the printing and distribution of the final Scientific Program). It shall be responsible for reviewing and approving all continuing education courses submitted to the College for approval or co-sponsorship, and enforcing all administrative and financial guidelines for the conduct of such courses. The Director of the Annual Postgraduate Course of the College shall be an ex-officio member of the Committee.

Objectives

1. Develop the final program for the Annual Scientific Meeting including clinical symposia, breakfast sessions and abstract presentations
2. Work closely with the Board of Governors in preparing regional postgraduate courses.
3. Work closely with International Relations Committee to coordinate international courses.

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Members

Teminioluwa A. Ajayi, MD Kalyan R. Bhamidimarri, MD, MPH, FACG Jacqueline N. Chu, MD Lawrence Goldkind, MD Omar K. Jamil, MD Madhu Mathew, MD Fazia A. Mir, MD Daphne Moutsoglou, MD, PhD Sunhee (Sandra) Park, MD, FACG

Mythili P. Pathipati, MD Harini Rathinamanickam, MD K. Gautham Reddy, MD, FACG George Salem, MD, FACG Tilak U. Shah, MD, MHS, FACG Debra G. Silberg, MD, PhD, FACG Ahmed S. Telbany, MD Nyree K. Thorne, MD Chung Sang Tse, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for maintaining and strengthening the College’s relationship with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as providing topical information to The American Journal of Gastroenterology and other ACG publications and meetings regarding GI drugs and devices that have been reviewed and/or approved by the FDA.

Objectives

1. Maintain ongoing communications with the FDA:
   1. ACG to serve in a closer advisory role concerning gastroenterology products, both formally via the ACG/FDA Liaison Council and informally.
   2. To assess impact of FDA decisions regarding drugs/devices and to inform ACG Leadership and members.
   3. To provide suggestions for the FDA GI Drug Advisory Committee.
   4. To develop and maintain collaborative programs with the FDA.
2. Provide updates, via the American Journal of Gastroenterology, SmartBrief, the ACG website, other media, and workshops or symposia with the FDA during ACG meetings, to our members for key issues stemming from FDA policy or decisions.
3. Serve as a resource for members to more easily report adverse events (AEs).

FDA News and Recent Actions

Click here to view important FDA news for GI and recent ACG FDA Committee actions, plus information on recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts important to GI.

FDA Corner

How Drugs are Developed and Approved by the FDA: Current Process and Future Directions

What Gastroenterologists Should Know About the Gray Market, Herbal Remedies, and Compounded Pharmaceuticals and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration

FDA Advisory Committees: What is their purpose, how they work and how you can become a member?

ClinicalTrials.gov: An information resource to support your medical practice and provide treatment alternatives for your patients.

Medical Device Development: Design, Engineering, Testing, and Legal Issues Protection: Steps in the Process to Success

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Members

Carol A. Burke, MD, MACG
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, MACG
Costas H. Kefalas, MD, MMM, MS-PopH, FACG
Paul Y. Kwo, MD, FACG
Irving M. Pike, MD, MACG
Mark B. Pochapin, MD, MACG

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

In cooperation with the Treasurer, this committee will develop an annual operating budget and submit it to the Board of Trustees for approval. It will be the responsibility of this committee to review the financial conditions of the College on a continuing basis and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding dues, investments, contributions and all other financial aspects of the College.

Objectives

1. Conduct annual audit and budget review.
2. Work with the Executive Director to prepare a new budget for presentation to the Board of Trustees at the Annual Meeting.
3. Review the performance of the College’s investment reserves.
4. Continue to refine the oversight functions of this committee in the activities of the College.

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Members

Rohit Agrawal, MD Sangeeta Agrawal, MD, FACG Paul A. Akerman, MD, FACG Hassam Ali, MD Amer AlSamman, MD Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG Adam Buckholz, MD Jean Chalhoub, MD Alyssa Y. Choi, MD Maysaa El Zoghbi, MD Ashley L. Faulx, MD, FACG Eyad Gharaibeh, MD Frank G. Gress, MD, MACG Ekta Gupta, MD, FACG Toufic Kachaamy, MD, FACG Srinivas Kalala, MD, FACG

Adam J. Kichler, DO Linda S. Lee, MD, FACG Neal A. Mehta, MD Neena Mohan, MD, FACG Swati Pawa, MD, FACG Daryl Ramai, MD Aparna Repaka, MD Elisha Shah, DO Omer Shahab, MD Manish Singla, MD, FACG Eric C. Swei, MD, MS Raseen Tariq, MBBS Ravi S. Vora, MD Erik-Jan Wamsteker, MD Inuk Zandvakili, MD, PhD Yan Zhao, MD, FACG

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Responsibilities

To evaluate innovation and technology needs in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology for our members. To facilitate the growth of creativity and innovation in our field though direct engagement with innovators, clinicians and industry, resulting in development of meaningful technology and techniques.

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Members

Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, FACG Taiwo A. Ajose, MD Badr Al-Bawardy, MD, FACG Somasundaram Bharath, MD, FACG Abhik Bhattacharya, MD Antoine Boustany, MD Nazish Butt, MD Seshadri T. Chandrasekar, MD, FACG Avais M. Chatha, MD, FACG Naueen A. Chaudhry, MD Daniel L. Cohen, MD Sonja P. Dawsey, MD Silvio W. de Melo, Jr., MD, FACG Liliane S. Deeb, MD, FACG Uzoamaka Kimberly Dike, MD Mark Friedman, MD, FACG Jose F. Garcia-Corella, MD Temitayo Gboluaje, MD Edoardo Giannini, MD, PhD, FACG Balwant Singh Gill, MD, DNB Nalini M. Guda, MD, FACG Grigoriy E. Gurvits, MD, FACG Ronald K. Hsu, MD, FACG Syed F. Jafri, MD, FACG Abel Joseph, MD Afrin N. Kamal, MD Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG Tossapol Kerdsirichairat, MD, FACG Daniel Keszthelyi, MD

Na Li, MD, PhD Jimmy K. Limdi, MD, FACG Gene K. Ma, MD Guilherme Macedo, MD, PhD, MACG Anand Madan, MD, FACG Mitchell A. Mahmoud, MD, FACG Khawaja T. Maqbool, MD Mike Mills, MD, FACG Ghady Moafa, MD Akihito Nagahara, MD, PhD, FACG Rathi Narayan, MD, MBA, FACG Arif Nawaz, MD, FACG Borko Nojkov, MD Eugene C. Nwankwo, MD Bhavin M. Patel, MD Sergio A. Sanchez-Luna, MD Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc Disha Sharma, MD Fahmi K Shibli, MD Moaz S. Sial, MD Amandeep Singh, MD Gengqing Song, MD, PhD Sebastian Stefanovic, MD Oscar Teramoto-Matsubara, MD, FACG Virendra Tewari, MD, FACG Marisabel Valdez, MD, FACG Luis R. Valdovinos, MD Genaro Vazquez Elizondo, MD Shamail Zafar, MD, FACG

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for developing materials and program concepts to address the needs and interests of the College’s international membership and promoting the ACG in the international community.

Objectives

1. Examine the annual meeting and regional courses for enhancements that would make them more attractive and comfortable to international members by identifying topics of global interest.
2. Consider issues that would make membership of the ACG more attractive to international gastroenterologists.
3. Review College publications to identify those which would have value to international members.
4. Consider tangible benefits of membership for international members.
5. Establish guidelines for co-sponsorship of carefully selected international meetings by the ACG; coordinate planning of these programs working closely with the Educational Affairs Committee.
6. Review applications for and select recipients of the International Training Grants, and obtain a formal report from the recipients of their experience including a letter from their mentor.
7. Evaluate the international component of the ACG website.
8. Clarify roles and responsibilities of International Governors.
9. Perform periodic surveys of international members regarding ACG services to work towards developing materials and programs specifically designed to address the needs and interests of our international members.
10. Host the International Attendee Reception at the ACG Annual Meeting.

International Relations Committee Resources

ACG International Affiliate Societies
ACG International GI Training Grant
ACG North American International GI Training Grant Award

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Members

Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, MACG, Vice Chair R. Bruce Cameron, MD, MACG Amanda K. Cartee, MD, FACG Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG Dayna S. Early, MD, FACG Bara El Kurdi, MD Harish K. Gagneja, MD, MACG Brenda J. Hoffman, MD, FACG Christopher Y. Kim, MD, FACG Caroll D. Koscheski, MD, MACG Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG Joyann A. Kroser, MD, FACG Braden Kuo, MD, FACG Justin T. Kupec, MD, FACG Ayanna Lewis, MD Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG

Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, MACG Milan Patel, MD Neelima G. Reddy, MD, FACG Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACP, FACG Juan P. Reyes Genere, MD March E. Seabrook, MD, FACG Jennifer L. Seminerio, MD, FACG Eric D. Shah, MD, MBA, FACG Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH, MACG Sundeep Singh, MD, FACG Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG Rushi K. Talati, MD Sapna V. Thomas, MD, FACG Samir D. Vermani, MD Lavanya Viswanathan, MD, MS, FACG

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for coordinating all activities between the College and professional and lay organizations, including government agencies at all levels.

Objectives

1. Sustain ACG clinical practice voice on issues currently pending, as well as identify and respond to new issues of critical importance.
2. Initiate grassroots programs at local level.

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Members

John T. Bassett, MD, FACG Pierce L. Claassen, MD Nikki Duong, MD Sarah M. Enslin, PA-C, MS Kathleen A. Ferrell, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C Nicole H. Harrison, MD Brenda J. Hoffman, MD, FACG Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG Keerthana Kesavarapu, DO Braden Kuo, MD, FACG

Justin T. Kupec, MD, FACG Stephen W. Landreneau, MD, FACG Yvette Leung, MD, FACG Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH, FACG Daryl Ramai, MD Neelima G. Reddy, MD, FACG Alison Schneider, MD, FACG Aftab Sharif, MD Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for encouraging qualified individuals to apply for membership in the College and for assessing the value of membership, ensuring that the College addresses the needs and desires of all its constituents, enhancing membership participation in College activities, and facilitating communications with potential applicants.

Objectives

1. Ensure the continued growth of ACG.
2. Continue to implement ACG special membership drives and identify new targets for membership recruitment.
3. Recruit all the GI fellows in training to join ACG. Work closely with the Credentials Committee to ensure that all Trainee Members progress to full membership.
4. Continue to aggressively identify and recruit women gastroenterologists to join the ACG, working in conjunction with the Women in Gastroenterology Committee.
5. Identify and recruit practicing and academic gastroenterologists who are not members of the ACG. Present the value of ACG to private and academic clinical practice and clinical research audiences.
6. Work closely with all members of the Board of Governors to identify and recruit potential new ACG members.
7. Continue efforts to encourage qualified members to apply for Advancement to Fellowship in the College.
8. Evaluate membership satisfaction and institute follow-up on issues to ensure continued member satisfaction and increase participation in College activities.
9. Increase awareness of membership benefits to both members and non-members of the ACG.
10. Continue to grow GI Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Allied Health Membership categories designed for non-physician providers and non providers (i.e., PhD, etc.).
11. Address the growing interests and needs of the international community of gastroenterologists.
12. Provide recommendations to the Board of Trustees on membership issues, requests, retention and recruitment.

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Members

George G. Abdelsayed, MD, FACG Sharifeh Suleiman Almasaid, MD Noemi Baffy, MD, MPH, FACG Sophie M. Balzora, MD, FACG Jason M. Barbaretta, MD Carla A. Barberan Parraga, MD Lawrence F. Borges, MD Kevin Brittan, MD Allison M. Bush, MD David J. Cangemi, MD, FACG Michael V. Chiorean, MD, FACG Justin Chuang, MD Justin A. Crocker, MD, FACG Nader A. Dbouk, MD Nimrod Deiss-Yehiely, MD Narayan Dharel, MD, FACG Albert Do, MD, MPH Kathryn E. Driggers, MD Katherine Y Fan, MD Claire S. Faulkner, MD, MPH Ann D. Flynn, MD, FACG Sravanya Gavini, MD Milli Gupta, MD Yuri Hanada, MD

Ryan T. Hoff, DO Ariela Holmer, MD Victoria M. B. Howard, PA Joshua L. Hudson, MD Kayci R. Huff-Hardy, MD Claire L. Jansson-Knodell, MD Saad Javed, MD George Kunnackal John, MD Jared S. Magee, DO Muhammad A. Memon, MD Andrew T. Mertz, MD Kajali Mishra, MD Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACG Leila Neshatian, MD, MSc Ami J. Panara, MD Jellyana Peraza, MD Mubarak W. Sayyar, MD Christopher Schmoyer, MD Kavya M. Sebastian, MD, FACG Jonathan Steinberg, MD Raj Jessica Thomas, DO Drew Triplett, DO Siri A. Urquhart, MD Roopa Vemulapalli, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

The committee shall be responsible for educating the membership in all matters pertaining to office management, patient education, and practice of gastroenterology.

Objectives

1. Offer detailed information on gastrointestinal diseases and procedures to patients.
2. Provide educational materials to the Membership of the College.
3. Enhance usability of ACG patient education website.
4. Develop education materials in response to changes in healthcare.

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Members

Ashwin Agrawal, DO, MA, MBA Imad Absah, MD Muhammad A. Altaf, MD Javier Garcia-Marin, MD Rene D. Gomez-Esquivel, MD Prasanna K. Kapavarapu, MD

Shruti Khurana, MD Sophia A. Patel, MD Ananthasekar Ponnambalam, MD Yolanda Rivas, MD, FACG Joseph Runde, DO

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for promoting the exchange through the College both for what ACG can do to better serve the interests of pediatric gastroenterologists and pediatric patient populations and serving generally as a channel through which pediatric gastroenterologists can contribute to the improvement and benefit of the College and its members assisting with efforts to actively encourage membership of pediatric gastroenterologists in the College, developing means to increase participation and visibility of pediatric gastroenterologists within the College generally, encouraging submission of papers relating to pediatric gastroenterology to The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and identifying and bringing forth ideas to make the ACG Annual Meeting more attractive to pediatric gastroenterologists.

Objectives

1. Increase the membership level of pediatric gastroenterologists in the ACG.
2. Promote the benefits of ACG membership for pediatric gastroenterologists.
3. Increase level of involvement in the Annual Meeting by pediatric gastroenterologists.
4. Encourage the submission of abstracts for the Annual Meeting.
5. Encourage the submission of manuscripts to the American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG).
6. Encourage increased committee representation by pediatric gastroenterologists.

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Members

Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG, Vice Chair Shakeel Ahmed, MD, FACG Nitin K. Ahuja, MD, MS Vasu Appalaneni, MD Sameer K. Berry, MD, MBA Gregory P. Capelli, DO Joseph A. Cappa, MD, FACG Amanda W. Charlton, NP Bradford J. Chong, MD Samuel H. Dunn, MD Andrew C. Elden, MD M. Phillip C. Fejleh, MD Maneesh Gupta, MD Michelle L. Hughes, MD, FACG Grant Hutchins, MD R. Sameer Islam, MD, MBA, FACG Olanrewaju (Lanre) Y. Jimoh, MD, MBA Pradeep R. Kathi, MD Shruti Khurana, MD

Kishore Kumar, MD, FACG Abdul S. Mohammed, MD Richard E. Moses, DO, JD, FACG Arun Kumar Muthusamy, MD Jagdish S. Nachnani, MD, MBA Rathi Narayan, MD, MBA, FACG Kunjali Padhya, MD, FACG Nikila C. Ravindran, MD, FACG Ryan L. Santos, DO Nirav R. Shah, MD, FACG Neil M. Sheth, MD Ranvir Singh, MD Pooja Singhal, MD, FACG Andy Tau, MD Richard S. Tilson, MD Drew Triplett, DO Andrew Ukleja, MD Renuka Umashanker, MD, FACG

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Goals and Responsibilities

The goals and responsibilities of the Practice Management Committee (PMC) are to provide both independent practicing and hospital owned/affiliated members of the ACG with pertinent information to help them manage and run their medical practices efficiently and in a fiscally responsible manner while delivering high quality and low cost care to their patients. As a part of these duties, the PMC is also devoted to consistently providing ACG members with updated information on national regulatory changes in the environment in which they practice gastroenterology medicine to help them adapt quickly and effectively to changes affecting their practice. These goals will be accomplished by devising an annual Practice Management Course in conjunction with the ACG Annual Meeting, developing additional practice management seminars/courses, educational material, pod casts, publications, white papers, etc. as required to maximally serve our members all while working in conjunction with other committees of the College, and being consistent with the overall ACG strategic plan developed by the Board of Trustees.

Objectives

1. Develop and produce an effective Practice Management Course which is held yearly in conjunction with the Annual Meeting.
2. Develop additional practice management seminars as deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees.
3. Expand practice management sessions into the College’s Regional Postgraduate Courses.
4. At the direction of the Board of Trustees, develop educational programs on practice management to benefit the clinical and academic practitioner.
5. Develop, expand and update educational materials for the ACG Practice Management website and ACG Education Universe.
6. Create practice management resources to enable members to be more effective and efficient in their practices such as coding and CPT updates.
7. Monitor and respond to events related to the practice of gastroenterology from CMS and 3rd Party Payors.
8. Identify and promulgate any policies affecting the practice of gastroenterology.
9. Work in close conjunction with other committees such as National Affairs and FDA Related Matters in order to obtain and disseminate information expeditiously to our members.

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Members

Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, MD, FACG, Vice Chair Ali M. Ahmed, MD Joseph C. Anderson, MD, MHCDS, FACG Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH, FACG Talal Khurshid Bhatti, MBBS Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG Shrinivas Bishu, MD, FACG Ross C. D. Buerlein, MD Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, FACG Viveksandeep T. Chandrasekar, MD Kelly C. Cushing-Damm, MD Jose D. Debes, MD, FACG Michael K. Dougherty, MD Ngozi Y. Enwerem, MD Fadi F. Francis, MD, FACG Gaurav Ghosh, MD Mohit Girotra, MD, FACP, FACG Aaron S. Goldberg, MD, FACG Shilpa Grover, MD, MPH Maneesh Gupta, MD Darius A. Jahann, MD Arun B. Jesudian, MD, FACG Amanda M. Johnson, MD Shilpa R. Junna, MD Gassan Kassim, MD Varun Kesar, MD John J. Kim, MD, FACG Marina Kim, DO Jennifer M. Kolb, MD, MS Allen A. Lee, MD Linda S. Lee, MD, FACG Joseph K. Lim, MD, FACG

Jimmy K. Limdi, MD, FACG Berkeley Nguyen Limketkai, MD, PhD, FACG Wai-Kit Lo, MD, MPH, FACG Jared S. Magee, DO Gautam Naresh Mankaney, MD Akshata Moghe, MD, PhD Parvathi A. Myer, MD Rishi D. Naik, MD, FACG Kira L. Newman, MD, PhD Aleksey A. Novikov, MD Murtaza Parekh, MD James S. Park, MD, FACG Shajan Peter, MD, FACG Emad S. Qayed, MD, MPH, FACG Karthik Ravi, MD Nancy S. Reau, MD, FACG Chanakyaram A. Reddy, MD Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH, FACG Mehnaz A. Shafi, MD, FACG Brijen J. Shah, MD Shailja C. Shah, MD, MPH Sunil G. Sheth, MD, FACG Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc Harminder Singh, MD, FACG Prashant Singh, MD Santhi S. Vege, MD, MACG Marcelo F. Vela, MD, MSCR, FACG Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FACG Robert J. Wong, MD, MS, FACG Mohammad Yaghoobi, MD, FACG Marc J. Zuckerman, MD, FACG

Lauren Gerson GRADE Program Members

Robert J. Wong, MD, MS, FACG – Chair
Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, FACG
Joy Chang, MD
Po-Hung (Victor) Chen, MD, PhD, FACG
Shipla Grover, MD, MPH
John J. Kim, MD, FACG
Jennifer Kolb, MD
Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD, FACG
Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, FACG
Emad S. Qayed, MD, MPH, FACG
Bryan G. Sauer, MD, MSc (Clin Res), FACG
Shailja Shah, MD, MPH

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for reviewing state-of-the-art research and establishing peer-reviewed consensus recommendations for publication by the College regarding the then-current viewpoint of several key experts on the treatment of digestive disorders by gastroenterologists and other physicians.

Objectives

1. Develop new guidelines on disease states that reflect the current, state-of-the-art scientific work and based on the principles of evidence-based medicine.
2. Continue to update and refresh older guidelines as new information becomes available.

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Members

Nitin Aggarwal, MD, FACG Ahmad M. Al-Taee, MD Mehak Bassi, MD Dawn B. Beaulieu, MD, FACG Abraham Z. Cheloff, MD Navreet M. Chowla, MD, FACG Andrew B. Chun, MD, FACG Mohamed Elkhouly, MD Sean Fine, MD, FACG Amit Gupta, MD Elizabeth S. Huebner, MD, FACG Leo C. Katz, MD, FACG Truptesh H. Kothari, MD, MS, FACG Brandon W. Kuiper, MD Christian A. Mayorga, MD

Jeffrey A. Murray, MD, FACG Vani Paleti, MD Gregory Piech, MD Karolina Siniakowicz, DO Micheal S. Tadros, MD, FACG Patrick A. Twohig, MD Kimberly N Weaver, MD Karan J. Yagnik, MD Amir Zarrinpar, MD Alex Zhornitskiy, MD Asma Arif, MD Lokesh K. Jha, MD Mai Sedki, MD Allison L. Yang, MD, MPH

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for promoting professionalism within the ACG, gastroenterology, and medicine. The committee will be the College’s primary forum for maintaining and promoting professionalism, focusing on patient-centered care, improving the patient-physician relationship, and providing resources for the College’s membership to address issues of personal wellbeing.

Code of Professional Conduct and Expert Witness

• Expert Witness Malfeasance: How Should Specialty Societies Respond? (American Journal of Gastroenterology Article, May 2005)
• ACG Code of Professional Conduct and Code of Conduct for the Expert Witness

White Papers

• The Role of Industry Interactions with the ACG – Updated January 2014
• The Role of Industry Interactions with the ACG – Original Publication June 2012

Articles

• Mid-Level Providers in Gastroenterology

Professionalism and Ethics References

• ABIM Professionalism Roundtable Conference. ABIM Foundation
• Coyle SL. Position Paper- ACP- ASIM. Part 1: Industry Relations – Individual Physician. Ethics and Human Rights Committee. Ann Intern Med. 2002; 136:396-402
• ACP-ASIM Position Paper – Industry Relations. Ethics and Human Rights Committee. Part 2: Organizational Issues. Ann Intern Med. 2002; 136:403-6.
• AMA Physician Resources: Code of Ethics

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Members

Suha Abushamma, MD David R. Beswick, MD, FACG Wojciech C. Blonski, MD, FACG Richard S. Bloomfeld, MD, FACG Maithili V. Chitnavis, MD, FACG Katie A. Falloon, MD John P. Haydek, MD Allon Kahn, MD, FACG Amulya Konda, MD Karl K. Kwok, MD Adam C. Lessne, MD, FACG Emad Mansoor, MD Patrick K. McCabe, MD

Sajan Jiv Nagpal, MD Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG Marianna Papademetriou, MD Anjana A. Pillai, MD, FACG Atoosa Rabiee, MD, FACG Syed Hamaad Rahman, DO Eduardo Alberto Rodriguez Zarate, MD, FACG Jeevin S. Sandhu, DO Rohit Sharda, MD Tyson J. Sievers, MD Romik P Srivastava, MD Amy N. Stratton, DO, FACG

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This Committee shall be responsible for coordinating all public relations activities between the College and the professional and lay public.

Objectives

1. Increase the visibility of the ACG to the lay public through key communications channels: radio, television, print, video, Internet and patient education materials.
2. Serve the public and lay press as the authority on clinical GI and liver issues.
3. Strive to earn recognition for ACG’s advocacy for patient health care benefits, e.g., colorectal cancer screening.
4. Conduct media outreach surrounding the Annual Scientific Meeting to promote new research findings and advances in clinical gastroenterology.

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Members

Suha Abushamma, MD Christopher V. Almario, MD, FACG Akwi W. Asombang, MD, MPH, FACG Christina N. Awad, MD Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG Dilhana S. Badurdeen, MD, FACG Gyorgy Baffy, MD, PhD, FACG Noemi Baffy, MD, MPH, FACG Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH, FACG A. Sidney Barritt, IV, MD, MSCR, FACG Brian P. Bosworth, MD, FACG Carol A. Burke, MD, MACG Freddy Caldera, DO, MS, PhD, FACG Dustin A. Carlson, MD, MSCI Bradford J. Chong, MD Don C. Codipilly, MD Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, MD Raymond K. Cross, MD, MS, FACG Rahul S. Dalal, MD, MPH Adam S. Faye, MD, MS Zachariah H. Foda, MD, PhD Scott L. Gabbard, MD, FACG Tamas A. Gonda, MD Edith Y. Ho, MD, MS, FACG Robert J. Huang, MD Catherine T. Hudson, MD, MPH Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, FACG Afrin N. Kamal, MD Colleen R. Kelly, MD, FACG Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS, FACG Bharati Kochar, MD, MS

Andree H. Koop, MD Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG Cadman L. Leggett, MD Galen Leung, MD Ayanna Lewis, MD Michael Li, MD Peter S. Liang, MD Berkeley Nguyen Limketkai, MD, PhD, FACG Yuying Luo, MD Jared S. Magee, DO Emad Mansoor, MD Nikhilesh R Mazumder, MD, MPH Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD, MPH Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG Cynthia A. Moylan, MD, MHS Yael R. Nobel, MD Andrew Ofosu, MD, FACG Konstantinos Papamichail, MD Trisha S. Pasricha, MD Alexander J. Podboy, MD Jessica B. Rubin, MD Eric D. Shah, MD, MBA, FACG Amol Sharma, MD, MSc, FACG Hassan A. Siddiki, MD, MS, MEd Felix Tellez Avila, MD, MSc, PhD Nneka N. Ufere, MD Christopher D. Velez, MD H. Christian Weber, MD, FACG Kara Wegermann, MD Karn Wijarnpreecha, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for all research projects of the College including, but not limited to, the development of clinical research activities and the establishment of a clearinghouse for scientific studies and investigations in the field of clinical gastroenterology.

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Members

Daniyal Abbas, MD Ariel W. Aday, MD Yasmin Alishahi, MD, FACG Khaled Alsabbagh Alchirazi, MD Derrick T. Antoniak, MD Ayeetin M. Azah, MD Jessica A. Briscoe, MD Aileen Bui, MD Benjamin E. Cassell, MD Natapat Chaisidhivej, MD Saurabh Chawla, MD, FACG Laura Chiu, MD, MPH Ebubekir S. Daglilar, MD Murali Dharan, MD David T. Dulaney, MD Nikki Duong, MD Pooja S. Elias, MD, MPH Natalie Farha, MD Joseph D. Frasca, MD Devika Gandhi, MD Brian D. Ginnebaugh, MD Aaron S. Goldberg, MD, FACG Sanya Goswami, MD Yesenia Greeff, MD, FACG Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG Erik A. Holzwanger, MD Kevin V. Houston, MD Kathryn E. Hutchins, MD, FACG Maria Lisa S. Itzoe, DO Vinay Jahagirdar, MD Mian Khalid, MD

Ali Khalifa, MD Albert Kim, MD Brian Kim, MD, FACG Juhee J. Kim, MD Anas Kutait, MD, FACG, AGAF Howard D. Lee, MD Christine R. Lopez, MD Lisa B. Malter, MD, FACG Charles B. Miller, MD Clive J. Miranda, DO, MSc Ramzi H. Mulki, MD Shreya Narayanan, MD Mariam Naveed, MD, FACG Bilal A. Niazi, MD Swathi Paleti, MD Sudha Pandit, MD, FACG Sunhee (Sandra) Park, MD, FACG Brijesh B. Patel, MD Pratik Patel, MD Jennifer Phan, MD Brett W. Sadowski, MD, FACP Hyder Said, MD Lindsey A. Sattler, MD Raina Shivashankar, MD, FACG Joseph Sleiman, MD June Tome, MD Kyaw Min (Daniel) Tun, DO Meghana Vellanki, MD Himesh B. Zaver, MD Matthew Zhao, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for coordinating activities, programs and outreach relating to training programs and trainee members of the College.

Objectives

1. To explore opportunities to encourage more participation of Fellows in Training in ACG.
2. To develop meetings and educational events for trainees.
3. To continue to update and expand the Trainees Section of the ACG website.
4. To promote mentoring of trainees by the College’s members.

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Members

Manavi Bhagwat, MD Sumona Bhattacharya, MD Chau B. Che, MD, FACG Cynthia Cherfane, MD Maithili V. Chitnavis, MD, FACG Erica R. Cohen, MD Lindsey A. Creech, DO Jessica Dahmus, MD Rabia A. de Latour, MD, FACG Jalpa Devi, MD Anoushka Dua, MD Katie A. Dunleavy, MD Lauren D. Feld, MD Hannah W. Fiske Goodrich, MD Kerri L. Glassner, DO Yesenia Greeff, MD, FACG Irma Hashmi, DO Tessa G. Herman, MD Victoria M. B. Howard, PA Lubna Kamani, MD, FACG Jennifer Katz, MD, FACG Kavita R. Kongara, MD Tamara Koritarov, DO Muhddesa Lakhana, DO

Michelle Lee, MD Emily Leven, MD Calley H. Levine, MD, FACG Sarah Malik, MD Vaishnavi K. Modi, MD Pratiksha Moliya, MD Eunice K. Omeludike, MD Erica Park, MD Kumkum S. Patel, MD, MPH, FACG Alana B. Persaud, MD Amanda B. Pressman, MD, FACG Sheila Rustgi, MD Yara Sarkis, MD Katherine E. Scholand, MD Maryanna Schweininger, DO Radhika Sharma, DO Trupti S. Shinde, MD Radha A. Tamerisa, MD Camille S. Thelin, MD Sanjeevani K. Tomar, MD Suprada S. Vinyak, MD Lan S. Wang, MD Alexandra H. Weiss, MD Samantha Zullow, MD

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Responsibilities as Stated in ACG Bylaws

This committee shall be responsible for identifying and evaluating issues that pertain to women in the field of gastroenterology and formulating means to assure that desired goals are met.

Objectives

1. Encourage participation, membership and advancement of female gastroenterologists in the ACG.
2. Promote research and understanding of the gender differences in gastrointestinal diseases.
3. Encourage women to pursue a career in gastroenterology.
4. Foster mentors for students, housestaff and fellows in medical training programs.