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
ASGE Foundation Trustee
Carey B. Strom, MD, FASGE

Tower Digestive Health Medical Group
Beverly Hills, CA