Esophageal Diseases Center – Faculty
Team Leads
Kerry Dunbar, M.D., Ph.D.
Team Lead, Advanced Endoscopic Imaging and Esophageal Motility/Reflux Testing
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Chunfa Jie, Ph.D.
Team Lead, Biostatistics
Associate Professor, Des Moines University
Shelby Melton, M.D.
Team Lead, Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology
Jason Park, M.D., Ph.D.
Team Lead, Genomics
Associate Professor of Pathology
Thai H. Pham, M.D.
Team Lead, Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
David H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Team Lead, Oncology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Affiliated Faculty
Todd Aguilera, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Nonyelum Ebigbo, M.D.
Instructor of Pediatrics
Divsion of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Benjamin Elsbernd, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Sravanya Gavini, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Markus Goldschmiedt, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Aakash Goyal, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Kemp Kernstine, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Robert Tucker Hayes Foundation Distinguished Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nisa Kubiliun, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Rozina Mithani, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Scott Reznik, M.D.
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nina Saford, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Service
Rinarani Sanghavi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Aravind Sanjeevaiah, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Hematology-Oncology
Tarek Sawas, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Shawn Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Anna Tavakkoli, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Roopa Vemulapalli, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Hendrikus "Dutch" Vanderveldt, M.D.
Assistent Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Disease
John Waters, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery