About Our Advisory Board
IFFGD Advisory Board members are chosen based on their demonstrated interest and dedication to advancing the understanding of functional GI and motility disorders for the benefit of patients and the community at large. These members help support our mission which is to inform, assist, and support people affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.
Argentina
- Luis O. Soifer, M.D., Buenos Aires
Australia
- John E. Kellow, M.D. (Syd), St. Leonards NSW
- Nicholas J. Talley, M.D., Ph.D., University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW
Canada
- Ghislain Devroede, M.D., Centre Hospitalier Universitarie, Québec
England
- Peter Whorwell, M.D., Ph.D., University of South Manchester, South Manchester
Israel
- Ami Sperber, M.D., Emeritus, Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Beer-Sheva
Italy
- Giovanni Barbara, M.D., University of Bologna, Bologna
- Enrico Corazziari, M.D., Universita “La Sapienza”, Rome
- Vincenzo Stanghellini, M.D., University of Bologna, Bologna
Japan
- Shin Fukudo, M.D., Ph.D., Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai
Mexico
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Max J. Schmulson, M.D., Unit of Research in Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Spain
- Fernando Azpiroz, M.D., Hospital General Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona
United States
Arizona
- Lucinda A. Harris, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale/Phoenix
- Kevin W. Olden, M.D., St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Arkansas
- Elie D. Al-Chaer, M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
California
- Lin Chang, M.D., UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles
- Emeran A. Mayer, M.D., UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center (Visit Website)
- Bruce D. Naliboff, Ph.D., UCLA and VAGLAHS, Los Angeles
- Brennan Spiegel, M.D., Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles
- Neha D. Shah, MPH, RD,CNSC, CHES, University of California, San Francisco
- Yvette Taché, Ph.D., West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
Florida
- Brian Lacy Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
- Joel E. Richter, M.D., University of South Florida Health, Tampa
- Miguel Saps, M.D., University of Miami
Georgia
- Satish Rao, M.D., Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia, Augusta
Illinois
- Cheryle B. Gartley, The Simon Foundation for Continence, Wilmette
- Darren Brenner, M.D., Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
- Richard L. Nelson, M.D., Chicago
- John Pandolfino, M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago
Maryland
- P. Jay Pasricha, M.D., John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Massachusetts
- Braden Kuo, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Anthony J. Lembo, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston
- Kate Scarlata, RDN, LDN, Boston
Michigan
- Emily Haller, MS, RDN, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor
- Shanti Eswaran, M.D., University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor
- William D. Chey, M.D., University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor
Minnesota
- Michael Camilleri, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester
- Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester
- Ann C. Lowry, M.D., St. Paul Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, Edina
New York
- Jeffrey Lackner, Psy D., University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine (SUNY)
North Carolina
- Baharak Moshiree, M.D. UNC, Charlotte
- William E. Whitehead, Ph.D., UNC Functional GI Disorder Center, Chapel Hill (Visit Website)
- Douglas A. Drossman, M.D., Drossman Gastroenterology, Chapel Hill
Ohio
- John V. Campo, M.D., Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus
- Carlo Di Lorenzo, M.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus
- Ronnie Fass, M.D., Case Western University, Cleveland
- Jack D. Wood, Ph.D., Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus
Pennsylvania
- Henry P. Parkman, M.D., Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
Texas
- Brooks D. Cash, M.D., University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston
- Richard McCallum, M.D., Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso
- Eamonn M. Quigley, M.D., Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell College of Medicine, Houston
Vermont
- Gary M. Mawe, Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington
Washington
- Margaret Heitkemper, Ph.D., R.N., University of Washington, Seattle
- Rona L. Levy, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Wisconsin
- Reza Shaker, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Jeannette Tries, Ph.D., Aurora Women’s Pavilion, West Allis
- Nimish Vakil, M.D., Aurora Summit Hospital, Summit
- Arnold Wald, M.D., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison
Thank you to our former members
- Robin Spiller, M.D., University Hospital, Nottingham
- Paul Enck, Ph.D., Universitatsklinikum Tubingen, Tuebingen
- Bruce A. Orkin, M.D., Rush University, Chicago
- Adil E. Bharucha, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester
- W. Grant Thompson, M.D., Ontario
- Colin D. Rudolph, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Philip O. Katz, M.D., Allegheny University Hospital, Philadelphia
- Thomas Puetz, M.D., Aurora Advanced Healthcare, Milwaukee
- Brenda B. Toner, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Ontario
- J. Patrick Waring, M.D., Digestive Healthcare of Georgia, Atlanta
- Robert D. Madoff, M.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Philip B. Miner, M.D., Oklahoma Foundation for Digestive Research, Oklahoma City
- Andrée Rasquin, M.D., University of Montreal, Hospital Ste Justine, Québec
- Marcelo A. Barreiro, M.D., (Retired), Institute for Primary and Preventative Health Care, Vestal
- Eugene Eisman, Ph.D., Milwaukee
- Christine Norton, Ph.D., St. Mark’s Hospital, Middlesex
- Vera Loening-Baucke, M.D., Charite Hospital/Gastroenterologie, Berlin
- Henry Binder, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven
- G. Richard Locke III, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester
- Barry W. Jaffin, M.D., New York
- John A. Coller, M.D., Lahey Clinic, Burlington
- Paul Hyman, M.D., Children’s Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans
