Gastroenterology Administrative Staff

Meet the administrative staff of the Division of Gastroenterology.

Administration

• Jorge Marrero, MD
  Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
• Nuzhat Ahmad, MD
  Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs
• Rebecca Wells, MD
  Vice Chief of Research
• Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD
  Clinical Director, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (PCAM)
• James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE
  Clinical Director, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC)
• Frederick A. Nunes, MD
  Clinical Director, Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH)
• Robert Stein, MD
  Clinical Director, Penn Medicine at Radnor (PMR)
• Nabeel Khan, MD
  Director of GI, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
• Gary Wu, MD
  Associate Chief of Research
• Steven F. Solga, MD
  GI Fellowship Director
• David Jaffe, ND
  Director, GI Education

Endoscopy Leadership & Administration

• Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD
  Executive Director, Endoscopic Services
• Nuzhat A. Ahmad, MD
  Associate Medical Director of Endoscopy, HUP and PCAM
• Robert Stein, MD
  Medical Director of Endoscopy, PMR
• Frederick A. Nunes, MD
  Medical Director of Endoscopy, PAH

Program Directors

• Nuzhat Ahmad, MD and
  Shivan Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP
  Co-Directors, GI Quality (QUIDS) 
• Gary W. Falk, MD, MS
  Director, Esophagology and Swallowing and GI Physiology Center
• Laurel Fisher, MD
  Director, Women in GI Committee
• Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD
  Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Center
• James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE
  Associate Director, IBD Center
  Director, Gastroenterology/Hepatology Clinical Research Program
• Kristle Lynch, MD
  Director, GI Clinical Physiology Lab
• K. Rajender (Raj) Reddy, MD
  Director of Hepatology
  Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
  Director, Viral Hepatitis Center
• Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS
  Director of the GI Nutrition, Celiac Sprue and Obesity Program (NCOP)
• Christina Twyman-St.Victor, MD
  Director, Diversity and Inclusion in GI Committee

Clinical Staff

• Rebecca Helgesen
  Director of Division Administration
  Division of GI and Hepatology
  rebecca.helgesen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Kristi Delp
  Senior Practice Administrator
  Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
  Kristi.delp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Bernadette Muccie
  Practice Manager 
  Pennsylvania Hospital
  bernadette.muccie@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Afi Peele
  Practice Manager 
  Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  afi.peele@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Susan Vogt
  Practice Manager 
  Penn Medicine Radnor
  Susan.Vogt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Christina Brancato
  Practice Manager
  Penn Medicine Radnor
  christina.brancato@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research Staff

• Kim Meyers-McCombs
  Manager, Administration & Finance, Division of Gastroenterology and The Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases
  954 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-573-4264
  215-898-0573 (fax)
  kimmeyer@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Michele Fitzpatrick
  Education & Faculty Affairs Manager
  421 Curie Boulevard
  950 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-0154
  215-573-5412 (fax)
  mfitzp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Tannaz Fakheri
  Grants Manager
  953 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-573-8557
  215-898-0573 (fax)
  tannazf@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Stephanie Kotloff
  Grants Manager, Division of Gastroenterology
  909 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-573-1883
  215-898-0573 (fax)
  syuhasz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Michele Hall
  Financial Administrative Coordinator, Division of Gastroenterology
  955 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-898-0155
  215-898-0573 (fax)
  michele.dowling@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Marielle Kent
  Administrative Assistant, Division of Gastroenterology
  950 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-898-0850
  215-573-5412 (fax)
  makent@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Jessica Monkoski
  Program Coordinator, PennCHOP Microbiome Program
  908 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-573-4970
  215-898-0573 (fax)
  jesmo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
• Wade Kirkpatrick
  Administrative Assistant to Gary D. Wu, MD
  918 Biomedical Research Building II/III
  215-573-4117
  215-898-0573 (fax)
  wade.kirkpatrick@pennmedicine.upenn.edu