UH Digestive Health Institute Leadership

Institute Directors

Medical Director:
Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Disease
Director, Digestive Health Institute
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Hermann Menges Jr. Chair in Internal Medicine, and Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Surgical Director:
Conor P. Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD, FRCSI, FACS, FASCRS
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
Director, Digestive Health Institute
Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Director, Institute for Surgery and Innovation
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Jeffrey L. Ponsky Professor of Surgical Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Centers of Excellence

GI Cancer Center
Medical Director: Gregory Cooper, MD
Surgical Director: Jeffrey Hardacre, MD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Medical Director: Jeffry Katz, MD
Surgical Director: Sharon Stein, MD

Liver Disease Center
Medical Director: Pierre Gholam, MD
Surgical Director: Christopher Siegel, MD

Bariatric Surgery, Metabolic & Nutrition Center
Surgical Director: Alan A. Saber, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Surgical Director: Leena Khaitan, MD

Advanced Technology & Innovation Center
Medical Director: Amitabh Chak, MD
Surgical Director: Jeffrey Marks, MD

Community Gastroenterology & Quality Center
Medical Director: Michael Koehler, MD
Surgical Director: Bradley Champagne, MD