Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty and Staff
Meet the faculty, researchers and administrators in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Wing-Kin Syn, M.D., Ph.D.
James F. King Chair in Gastroenterology
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Program director, Advanced/Academic Clinical Research Fellowship Program
Director, Comprehensive Metabolic Center
Co-director, Saint Louis University Liver Center
Co-chair, Digestive Disease Clinical Program
Professor, internal medicine and pathology

Uchenna Agbim, M.D.
Assistant professor

Alex Befeler, M.D.
Professor
Program director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
Medical director, liver transplantation

Faisal Bukeirat, M.D.
Professor

Ju Yeon Cho, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor

Antonio Cheesman Rocca, M.D.
Assistant professor
Associate program director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program
Director, endoscopy

Adam D. Farmer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, internal medicine and pathology
Program director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Fellowship Program

Hany Elbeshbeshy, M.D.
Associate professor

Marina Kim, D.O.
Assistant professor

Wissam Kiwan, M.D.
Assistant professor
Program director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program

Tarek Nammour M.D.
Assistant professor

Manar Shmais, M.D.
Assistant professor

Kamran Qureshi, M.D.
Associate professor
Program director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program

Brent Tetri, M.D.
Professor
Co-director, Saint Louis University Liver Center

Jason Coombes, Ph.D.
Assistant professor

Xiaofeng Fan, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate professor

Lewis Frey, Ph.D.
Professor, internal medicine and pathology
Co-associate director of research

Christine Hachem, M.D.
Professor

Naim Alkhouri, M.D.
Adjunct professor

Eyad Alsabbagh, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor

Patricia Aspichueta, Ph.D.

Sanjay Bhat, M.D.

Ali Canbay, M.D.

Yezaz Ghouri, M.D.

Mike Giacaman, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor

Jennifer Palagiri, M.D.
Adjunct associate professor

Deven V. Parmar, M.D.

Joel Riley, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor
Clinical section chief, SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis

Martin Tagle, M.D.

Giao Vuong, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor

Mary Burton, M.D.
Emerita associate professor

Adrian Di Bisceglie, M.D.
Emeritus professor

Shirley Campbell
Hepatology
Clinical care of hepatitis, large volume paracentesis, NAFLD and cirrhosis

Alexa Fider-Whyte
Hepatology
Cirrhosis, transplant, nutrition, sarcopenia, frailty

Michelle Coke-Attewell
General GI and inflammatory bowel disease

Mary Magee
General GI and neurogastroenterology and motility
- Angela Battles
- Donna Crowder
- Juawana Green
- Tasha Henderson
- Brian Umali
- Amanda Warren
- LaDonna Willis