• Faculty
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
• Social Work
• Nutritionist
• Research Staff
• Administrative Staff
• Current Trainees

Faculty

Melvin B. Heyman, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics Division Chief, Director of Training Program Director, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program	Contact Info
Sue J. Rhee, MD Assistant Professor Medical Director, Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program	Contact Info
Philip Rosenthal, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery Director, Pediatric Hepatology Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Services	Contact Info
Walter Sipe, MD Clinical Instructor	Contact Info
Patrika Tsai, MD, MPH Assistant Clinical Professor	Contact Info
Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	Contact Info
Neera Gupta, MD, MAS Assistant Clinical Professor	Contact Info
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Laura Bridgers, RN, MSN, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner GI and IBD	(415) 476-5892 Email
Betsy Haas-Beckert, RN, MS, PNPc Clinical Nurse Specialist GI and Nutrition Support	(415) 476-5892 Email
Christine Mudge, RN, MS, PNPc, FAAN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Liver and Small Bowel Transplant Coordinator
Camly Slawson, RN, MS, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner	(415) 476-0180 Email
Susan Stritzel, RN, MS, PNPc Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Liver Transplant Coordinator
Linda Torres, RN Case Manager	(415) 476-6395 Email
Social Work
Melissa Whippo, MSW	(415) 353-2126 Email
Eunice Flores-Uselman, MSW	(415) 353-1807 Email
Nutritionist
Lane Bower, RD	(415) 353-9105 Email
Research Staff
Ann Clark Clinical Research Coordinator	(415) 476-1756 Email
Danuta Filipowski Clinical Research Coordinator	(415) 476-1756 Email
Elizabeth Garnett Clinical Research Coordinator	(415) 514-4423 Fax: (415) 476-1343 Email
Katherine Holbrook Research Assistant	(415) 502-8788 Email
Whitney Lieb Clinical Research Coordinator	(415) 476-1539 Email
Stephanie Rudolph Research Assistant	(415) 502-8788 Email
Administrative Staff
Erica Galarza Patient Care Coordinator	(415) 476-5892 Email
Raya Khoury Administrative Staff	(415) 476-0301 Email
Jessica Welsh, MHA Division Administrator	(415)-476-8198 Fax: (415) 476-1343 Email
Current Trainees
Adam Davis, MD Dr. Davis obtained his medical degree at the University of Massachusetts and completed his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Research interests include pediatric liver transplant outcomes and evidence based analysis of clinical hepatology. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in clinical research through the epidemiology and biostatistics department.
Folashade Jose, MD Dr. Jose completed her MD at Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Nigeria and residency at St. Joseph’s Children Hospital Paterson, New Jersey. Research interests include Extra-intestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in clinical research through the epidemiology and biostatistics department.
Bittoo Kanwar, MD Dr. Kanwar obtained his medical degree from the University of Iowa and completed his residency in pediatrics at Rush Univerisity in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently investigating the role of intestinal lymphoid tissue inducer cells in the pathogenesis of HIV and inflammatory bowel disease. He is under the direction of Mike McCune, MD, PhD, at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology.
Michael Pickens, DO Dr. Pickens received his medical degree from Oklahoma State University College of Medicine in Tulsa, OK. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital in Houston, TX. He is working on the impact of dietary carbohydrate on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). He is exploring the toxicity of dietary sugar by feeding mice MCD formulas with carbohydrates provided as glucose, fructose, sucrose or starch. He is under the direction of Jacquelyn Maher, MD, at the Liver Center Laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital.
Michelle Rook, MD Dr. Rook obtained her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center, Infants and Childrens Hospital of Brooklyn, NY. Research interests include celiac disease, malabsorption and hepatology.