Junior Academicians

Program Goal

IFFGD created the Junior Academicians program to engage junior clinicians and researchers in order to increase their interest in functional GI and motility disorders. We hope that this will help to invigorate the field, raise awareness of IFFGD resources, and develop thought leaders for the future.

2021 IFFGD Junior Academicians

Dilpesh Agarwal

Medical College of Wisconsin

Nitin Ahuja

University of Pennsylvania
IFFGD 2020 Virtual Advocacy Event: “How to Prepare for Seeing Your Doctor” Presentation
IBS Education Update Committee

Luis Alcalá González

Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Cara Axelrod

Nova Southeastern University

Elizabeth Barba Orozco

Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Kenneth Barshop

Massachusetts General Hospital

Justin Brandler

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
IFFGD 2020 Michigan Norton Education Series, “Living Your BEST IBS Life: Practical Tools to Beat the Battle with your Bowels” Presentation

Helen Burton

Massachusetts General Hospital

Daniel Bushyhead

Houston Methodist Hospital

David Cangemi

Mayo Clinic: Jacksonville, Florida

Soojong Hong Chae

University of South Florida

Walter Chan

Harvard Medical School
IBS Education Update Committee

Bianca Chang

Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles

Victor Chedid

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Austin Chiang

Thomas Jefferson University
IFFGD 2021 Virtual Advocacy Event: “Best Practices for Finding a Facebook Support Group” Presentation

Bruno Chumpitazi

Baylor College of Medicine

Ann Davis

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Francis Edeani

Medical College of Wisconsin

Jeanetta Frye

University of Virginia Health System
You and Constipation

Amanda Glinky

Children’s Hospital of New Orleans

Kimberly Harer

Michigan Medicine
IFFGD 2020 Michigan North Education Series: Diet, Nutrition and Digestive Health “Constipation: Symptoms, evaluation, causes, and treatment” Presentation
IBS Education Update Committee

John Hollier

Baylor College of Medicine

Kayla Hopkins

Atrium Health

Mackenzie Jarvis

Atrium Health

Lisa Jones

University of Wisconsin

Gorav Kalra

University of Seattle

Kendra Kamp

University of Washington

Su Bin Kim

Cleveland Clinic Westin

Michael Kingsley

VA and U Pitt

David Kunkel

University of California, San Diego
IBS Education Update Committee

Muriel Larauche

University of California, Los Angeles
IFFGD Research Awards Committee

Allen Lee

University of Michigan

Lisa Lin

University of California, Los Angeles

Joy Liu

McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Alejandro Llanos-Chea

University of Miami`
`IFFGD ” Clostridiodes Difficile Infection” Factsheet

Ling Mei

Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Ctr, Froedtert Hospital

Stacy Menees

University of Michigan
IBS Education Update Committee

Mulugeta Million

University of California, Los Angeles

Sarvee Moosavi

University of British Columbia

Johanna C. Iturrino Moreda

Harvard Medical School

Judy Nee

Harvard Medical School

Leila Neshatian

Stanford
IBS Education Update Committee
Consultant: CoRDS Registry- Anal Fistulas

Borko Nojkov

University of Michigan

Colleen Parker

University Health Network, University of Toronto

Dan Patel

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Co-Chair and Author: GERD Reporter’s Guide
Consultant: CoRDS Registry- Achalasia

Alice Jiang Van Pelt

Rush University Medical School

Mythili Pathipati

Harvard Medical School

Michael Potter

John Hunter Hospital

Neha Santucci

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
IFFGD Research on the Road

Patrick Sanvanson

Medical College of Wisconsin

Eric Shah

Michigan Medicine
IBS Education Update Committee
IFFGD’s 2022 Advocacy Event: “Advocating for Yourself in the Doctor’s Office”

Amol Sharma

Augusta University
IFFGD 2020 Virtual Advocacy Event, “Leveraging Live Stream: Getting the Most from a GI Telehealth Appointment” Presentation
IBS Education Update Committee Co-Chair