Meet Our Team
The faculty, clinical fellows and nurses are responsible for the clinical, research, and education activities of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The work is facilitated by our team of talented support personnel.
Faculty
- Mitchell B. Cohen, MD, Director
- William F. Balistreri, MD
- Michael D. Bates, MD, PhD
- Jorge A. Bezerra, MD
- John C. Bucuvalas, MD
- Kathleen M. Campbell, MD
- Lee A. Denson, MD
- Michael K. Farrell, MD
- Xiaonan Han, PhD
- James E. Heubi, MD
- Ajay Kaul, MBBS, MD
- Samuel A. Kocoshis, MD
- Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS
- Mike A. Leonis, MD, PhD
- M. Susan Moyer, MD
- Philip E. Putnam, MD
- Jeffrey A. Rudolph, MD
- Noah Shroyer, PhD
- Kris A. Steinbrecher, PhD
- Gitit Tomer, MD
- Stavra Xanthakos, MD
- Nada Yazigi, MD
- Sharon D'Mello, MD
- Jill Dorsey, MD
- Monica Garin-Laflam, MD, Advanced Research Fellow
- José Garza, MD
- Emily Kevan, MD
- Alexander Miethke, MD
- Katie Moyer, MD
- Cade Nylund, MD
- Brad Pasternak, MD
- Scott Pentiuk, MD
- Melanie Rhue, MD
- Charles Samson, MD
- Bella Zeisler, MD
Nurse Team
- Julie Anderson, RN
- Lee Beck, RN
- Debbie Canfield, RN
- Jackie Dierig, RN
- Kim Dietrich, RN
- Jeanne Harjo, RN
- Joyce Haynes, LPN
- Gerry Hennies, RN
- Jennifer Jacob, RN
- Lisa Keegan, RN, Senior Clinical Director
- Kelly King, RN
- Julie Knapp, MS, FNP, ANCC
- Cyndy McNutt, RN
- Susan L. Miller, MSN, CNP, APRN, BC
- Joanne Mitchell, RN
- Pam Morgan, RN, Clinical Manager
- Lynda Nicholas, RN
- Laura Olexa, RN
- Terry Richardson, LPN, Intake Coordinator, Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders
- Brandy Snyder, LPN, Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders
- Susan Wagner, RN
- Ann Weaver, RN
- Jennifer Willoughby, RN
- Kathie Yeary, RN
Endoscopy Team
- Bill Campbell, LPN, RTS, Impedance Coordinator
- Linda Cary, RN, Endoscopy Nurse Coordinator
- Debbie Lloyd, LPN, Endoscopy Nurse
- Terri Schneider, RN, Endoscopy Nurse Coordinator
Administrative Support
- Teresa Heckenmueller, Business Director
- Stacey Miller, Business Manager
Clinic Support
- Damita Allen, Customer Service Representative II
- Jennifer Castillo, LPN
- Teresa Mastin-Diebold, LPN
Clinical Research Support
- Ramona Bezold, RN, CCRC, Research Nurse III
- Janice Dietz, Clinical Research Coordinator IV
- Andre Hawkins, MA, Clinical Research Coordinator IV
- Susan Krug, MS, RD, Senior Clinical Research Study Coordinator
- Kathleen Lake, MSW, LISW, Clinical Research Coordinator IV
Research Staff
- Erin Bonkowski, Research Assistant IV
- Jeremy Gibson, Research Assistant III
- Jennifer Hawkins, Research Assistant IV
- Ingrid Jurickova, MD, Research Associate
- Jitesh Kawedia, PhD, Research Fellow
- Avedis Kazanjian, PhD, Research Fellow
- Eleana Laws, Research Assistant III
- Elizabeth Mann, PhD, Research Associate
- Juxian Mao, Research Assistant IV
- Angela Mendell, Research Assistant III
- Sujit Mohanty, PhD, Research Fellow
- Reena Mourya, Research Assistant III
- Taeko Noah, PhD, Research Fellow
- Julia Simmons, Research Assistant IV
- Gregg Sabla, Senior Research Assistant
- Vijay Saxena, PhD, Research Associate
- Kumar Shanmukhappa, PhD, Research Associate
- Pranav Shivakumar, PhD, Research Associate
- Jeff Vallance, Research Assistant IV
- Cynthia Wetzel, PhD, Program Manager, Digestive Health Center
- Tara Willson, Graduate Student
Technical Support
- RicJunette Addie, Applications Specialist II
- Gajra Arya, Applications Specialist III
- Denise Strong, Data Management Specialist II
Office Support
- Erika Anderson, Clerk I
- Rhonda Barnhart, Administrative Assistant
- Connie Bauman, Clerk I
- Stacey Berger, Administrative Supervisor
- Kelly Boyer, Administrative Assistant
- Sue Brehm, Customer Service Representative III
- Betty Dollries, Financial Specialist
- Justina Dunigan, Administrative Assistant
- Ann Marie Ernst, Disease Specific Innovations and Outcomes Coordinator
- Sandra Geideman, Administrative Assistant
- Lesley Hugo, Financial Services Representative II
- Margie Hofmann, Customer Service Representative II
- JoAnn King, Senior Administrative Assistant to Mitchell Cohen, MD
- Jeanette Marshall, Customer Service Representative III
- Julie Schinner, Transcriptionist II
- Carol Updyke, Transcriptionist II
- Brenda Wesley, Financial Services Representative II
- Aisha Williams, Administrative Assistant
- Michelle Whitt, Administrative Assistant
