Board of Trustees


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

  • ASGE Foundation Chair

    Colleen M. Schmitt, MD, MHS, MASGE

    Galen Medical Group
    Chattanooga, TN
  • ASGE Foundation Vice Chair

    John J. Vargo II, MD, MPH, MASGE

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland, OH
  • ASGE Foundation Treasurer

    Mick S. Meiselman, MD, FASGE

    Central Coast Gastroenterology Medical Group
    Santa Barbara, CA
  • ASGE President-Elect

    Amitabh Chak, MD, MASGE

    University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, OH
  • ASGE Treasurer

    Jonathan Cohen, MD, MASGE

    New York University School of Medicine
    New York, NY
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Subhas Banerjee, MD, FASGE

    Stanford University School of Medicine
    Palo Alto, CA
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Mena F. Boules, MD

    Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
    Boston, MA
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Tiffany Y. Chua, MD

    Shands Hospital At the University of Florida
    Gainesville, FL
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    John Day

    Erbe USA, Inc.
    Marietta, GA
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Ashley L. Faulx, MD, MASGE

    University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, OH
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Michelle K. Kim, MD, FASGE

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland, OH
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS, FASGE

    Mount Sinai Health System
    New York, NY
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Arnold J. Markowitz, MD, FASGE

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Thomas A. McCourt

    Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
    Boston, MA
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    John L. Petrini, MD, MASGE

    Santa Barbara, CA
  • ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Patrice G. Pickering

    Braintree, A Part of Sebela Pharmaceuticals
    Braintree, MA
  • Carey B. Strom, MD, FASGE ASGE Foundation Trustee

    Carey B. Strom, MD, FASGE

    Tower Digestive Health Medical Group
    Beverly Hills, CA