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
- 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

Daruish Shahsavari
- Augusta University

LeAnne Sherwin
- The University of Missouri
- Prashant Singh
- Michigan Medicine

Kyle Staller
- Harvard Medical School
- IFFGD 2020 Research Award Clinical Science Investigator
- IBS Education Update Committee
Andrew Su
- University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Surjanhata
- Harvard Medical School

Elyse Thakur
- Atrium Health

Sanskriti Varma
- Harvard Medical School

Dipesh Vasant
- Manchester University
Chris Velez
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Priya Vijayvargiya
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester
- IFFGD “Role of Bile Acid Diarrhea in Chronic Functional Diarrhea” factsheet

Xiao Jing Wang
- Mayo Rochester, MN

Shamaila Waseem
- Indiana University
Jennifer Wellington
- Atrium Health