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2020

  • Kimberly Trieschmann, MD - Oregon Science & Health University
  • Jordan Whatley, MUSC - Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital

2019

  • Janice Bitong, MD - Assistant Professor, Children’s Wisconsin
  • Shweta Namjoshi, MD - Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation & Nutrition Support | Medical Director, Children’s Home Pharmacy Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford Children’s Health

2018

  • Amanda Pope, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Mary Bridge Children’s
  • Marjorie Anne Guerra Manchandia, MD - Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

2017

  • Neetu Bali, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
  • Emily Whang, MD - Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

2016

  • Kimberly Silva, MD - Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
  • Edward Talya, MD - Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA

2015

  • Kattayoun Kordy, MD - Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
  • Sheetal Wadera, MD - Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ

2014

  • Joanna Yeh, MD - Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center
  • Susy Ann Yusung, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harbor UCLA Medical Center

2013

  • Jorge Rodriguez, MD - Los Angeles, CA
  • Elaheh Vahabnezhad, MD - Associate Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

2012

  • Christopher Fink, MD - Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Standford School of Medicine
  • Anita Sicolo, MD - Children's Hospital of Central California, Madera, CA

2011

  • Elizabeth Marcus, MD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center
  • Laura Wozniak, MD - Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

2010

  • Jeffrey Ho, DO - Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA
  • Anjuli Kumar, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California, Torrance, CA

2009

  • Khiet Ngo, DO - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
  • Trinh Truong, MD - Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

2008

  • Ben Enav, MD - Fairfax, VA
  • Doron Kahana, MD - Center for Digestive Health & Nutritional Excellence, Torrance, CA

2007

  • Esteban Bonfante, MD - Birmingham, AL
  • Jeremy Screws, MD - Chattanooga, TN

2006

  • Jamil Abou-Harb, DO - Spokane, WA
  • Robert Venick, MD - Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

2005

  • Robert Tran, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California, Torrance, CA
  • David Ziring, MD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

2004

  • Christopher Rhee, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Associates, Las Vegas, NV

2003

  • William Mow, MD - Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA

2002

  • Susan Edelstein, MD - Los Angeles, CA
  • Barry Steinmetz, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California, Torrance, CA

2001

  • Steven Wu, MD - Associate Director, Global Medical Innovation, Mead Johnson Nutrition: Volunteer Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Evansville, IN 

2000

  • Enrique Hernandez, MD - Miami, FL
  • Mini Mehra, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California, Torrance, CA

1999

  • George Yanni, MD - Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

1998

  • Ruben Quiros, MD - Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery, Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Medical Director, Pediatric Liver and Intestinal Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Bassam Younes, MD - Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA

1997

  • Ron Bahar, MD - Encino, CA
  • Catherine Chao, MD - Fairfax, VA

1996

  • Sudipta Misra, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA

1995

  • Avi On, MD - Tiberius, Israel
  • Theresa Rivera-Penera, MD - Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson, NJ

1994

  • George Gershman, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA, Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
  • Abdel Motaal El Hamouly, MD - Menoufiya University, Cairo, Egypt

1993

  • Howard Baron, MD - Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Chief of Pediatric, Sunrise Children's Hospital, Las Vegas, NV
  • Jose Moreno, MD - Madrid, Spain

1992

  • Martin G. Martin, MD - Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UCLA Medical Center

1991

  • Alan Buchman, MD - Chicago, IL
  • Adib Moukarzel, MD, PhD - Hospital Saint Joseph University Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon

1990

  • Albert Ross, MD - Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI

1980's

  • Ibrahim Haddad, MD - Youngstown, OH
  • Pablo Casaubon, MD - Professor of Pediatric, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Maraci Rodrigues, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
  • Jose Spolidoro, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brasil
  • Olivier Goulet, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Necker Children's Hospital, Paris France
  • Ender Pehlivanoglu, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Marmora University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Sue V. McDiarmid, MD - Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery, Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Director, Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Medical Director, Hand Transplantation Program, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Nancy Vinton, MD - Newark, Delaware
  • Catherine Arthur, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
  • Karl Anders Dahlstrom, MD, PhD - San Jose, CA
  • Mary Hill-Len, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Osamu Nose, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • Hansa Wulur, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Tarumanagara University, Sumber Waras Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • James Tipton, MD - Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Panorama City, CA
  • Stuart Dorney, MD - Director of Clinical Governance of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia
  • Mei Hwei Chang, MD - Professor and Chairman, Hepatitis Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Eric Hassall, MBChB - Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, BC Children's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Jorge Vargas, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Nutrition Support Program, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Martin Gilbert, MD - Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Bellflower, CA
  • Melvin Heyman, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of California at San Francisco Medical Center
  • Phil Kibort, MD - Vice President Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Ross Kendall, MD - Knoxville, TN
  • Paul Pollack, MD - Senior Medical Director, Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL
  • Paul Chapoy, MD - Marseilles, France
  • Edward Rissman, MD - Los Angeles, CA (deceased)
  • Ronald Hawkins, MD - San Diego, CA (deceased)

1970's

  • Gordon Klein, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, TX
  • William Byrne, MD - Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, OR
  • Cory Strobel, MD - Knoxville, TN
  • William Berquist, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
  • Kenneth Cox, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Associate Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine Pediatrics; Sr. Assoc.Dean for Peds. & Ob. Clinical Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
  • Dennis Christie, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Jon Vanderhoof, MD - Executive Medical Advisor, Mead Johnson Nutrition Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Russell Merritt, MD, PhD - Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; former medical director and chief scientific officer, Abbott Nutrition Division of Abbott Laboratories
  • Arthur Euler, MD - Lafayette, IN
  • Edward Feldman, MD - Los Angeles, CA
  • Glen Barclay, MD - Portland, OR (deceased 2007)
  • Tom Halpin, MD - Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio (deceased)
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