Board of Trustees

The �� Foundation Board of Trustees is a dedicated group responsible for guiding the �� Foundation in its mission to support research, education, and practice improvement in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy.

�� Foundation Chair
Colleen M. Schmitt, MD, MHS, M��

Galen Medical Group
Chattanooga, TN
�� Foundation Vice Chair
John J. Vargo II, MD, MPH, M��

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
�� Foundation Treasurer
Mick S. Meiselman, MD, M��

Central Coast Gastroenterology Medical Group
Santa Barbara, CA
�� President-Elect
Amitabh Chak, MD, M��

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
�� Treasurer
Jonathan Cohen, MD, M��

New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY
�� Foundation Trustee
Subhas Banerjee, MD, F��

Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA
�� Foundation Trustee
Mena F. Boules, MD

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Boston, MA
�� Foundation Trustee
Tiffany Y. Chua, MD

Shands Hospital At the University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
�� Foundation Trustee
John Day

Erbe USA, Inc.
Marietta, GA
�� Foundation Trustee
Ashley L. Faulx, MD, M��

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
�� Foundation Trustee
Michelle K. Kim, MD, M��

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
�� Foundation Trustee
Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS, F��

Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY
�� Foundation Trustee
Arnold J. Markowitz, MD, F��

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
�� Foundation Trustee
Thomas A. McCourt

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Boston, MA
�� Foundation Trustee
John L. Petrini, MD, M��

Santa Barbara, CA
�� Foundation Trustee
Patrice G. Pickering

Braintree, A Part of Sebela Pharmaceuticals
Braintree, MA
�� Foundation Trustee
Sumit Singla, MD, F��

Henry Ford Health
Detroit, MI
�� Foundation Trustee
Carey B. Strom, MD, F��

Tower Digestive Health Medical Group
Beverly Hills, CA