Patient Education

The committee works in partnership with Foundation staff to identify the educational needs of adults living with IBD and supports Foundation staff in the development of resources to address those needs. The committee reviews all educational content created for this audience.

Jami Kinnucan, MD
Chair
University of Michigan

Christina Ha, MD
Co-chair
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Eugene Yen, MD, MBA
Co-chair
Northshore University Health System

Karlee Ausk, MD 
Swedish Medical Center

Sophie Balzora, MD 
NYU School of Medicine

Elisa Boden, MD 
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle

Sushila Dalal, MD 
University of Chicago Medicine

Peter Deveaux, MD 
University of Louisville

Kalee Eichelberger, B.S. 
University of Florida, UF Health

Ann Flynn, MD 
University of Utah Crohn's and Colitis Center

Kelly Issokson, MS 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Kian Keyashian, MD
Stanford University

Mark Mattar, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Alyssa Parian, MD 
Johns Hopkins University

Lilani Perera, MD 
Aurora Health Care

Megan Riehl PsyD, MA 
University of Michigan

Jennifer Seminario, MD
Florida Hospital Tampa

Scott Strong, MD 
Northwestern Medicine

Arun Swaminath, MD 
Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health

Tiffany Taft PsyD, MIS 
Northwestern Medicine

Sasha Taleban, MD 
University of Arizona/Banner Medical Center

Raluca Vrabie, MD NYU 
NYU Winthrop University Hospital

Emmanuelle Williams, MD
Penn State Hershey Medical Center