GI Motility & Brain-Gut Disorders: Evidence vs Consensus

2024 Harvard Medical School and Teaching Affiliates Faculty

Faculty information for the 2025 course is not yet available.

Sean Allen
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sarah Ballou, PhD
Gastroenterology/Clinical Psychology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Nir Bar, MD 
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Lawrence Borges, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology, Mount Auburn Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Alin Botoman, MD
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Barbara Brien, RN
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Jennifer Cai, MD, MPH
Associate Director, GI Motility & Physiology Lab, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Jennifer Dimino, MD
Gastroenterology Clinical and Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Brian Dooley, RN
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Christopher Dwyer, MD, FRCSC
Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Ryan Flanagan, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship, Brigham Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Daniel Friedlander, MD
Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lecturer in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Jasmine Hanifi, MD
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Kevin Huang, MD
Gastroenterology Clinical and Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Nayna Lodhia, MD 
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Meghan Markowski, PT, DPT, WCS, BCB-PMD, CLT
Physical Therapy, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Johanna Iturrino Moreda, MD
Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Leo Magrini, PA 
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital 

Claudio Morera, MD
Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital
Clinical Director, Pediatric GI, Boston Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Barbara Nath, MD
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Samuel Nurko, MD
Director, Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Stephanie Owyang, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital 
Clinical and Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Trisha Pashricha, MD
Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Chethan Ramprasad, MD 
Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Allyson Richardson, MD 
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital 
Clinical and Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School

Vikram Rangan, MD
Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Lauren Shabazian, CNP
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Brian Surjanhata, MD
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Hilary Ugras, NP
Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sanskriti Varma, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical and Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Christopher Velez, MD
Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Daniel Worrall, CNP
Colorectal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Claire Zar-Kessler, MD
Pediatric Nuerogastroenterology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Visiting Faculty

Nir Bar, MD

Corey Baker, MD
Director, Center for Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders, Connecticut Children’s Hospital

Lauren Dear, MD
Registered Dietician Nutritionist
Owner, Dear Nutrition

Meghan Clements, NP
ECS Wellness

Sravanya Gavini, MD 
Director of Motility, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Albena Halpert, MD
Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center 
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Brent Hiramoto, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Amanda Pressman, MD
Director, Pelvic Floor Disorders Program
Associate Professor of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Richard Saad, MD
Medical Director, Maine Medical Partners
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan

Eric Shah, MD, MBA
Director, GI Physiology Laboratories, Michigan Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan