National Commission on Digestive Diseases - ROSTER OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

Chairperson

Stephen P. James, M.D.
Director
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Boulevard,
Room 675, MSC 5450
Bethesda, MD 20817-5450
Phone: (301) 594-7680
Fax: (301) 480-8300
Email: Jamess@extra.niddk.nih.gov

Executive Director

Robert D. Hammond, Ph.D.
Robert D. Hammond Associates, LLC
12124 Hidden Brook Terrace
North Potomac, Maryland 20878
Phone: (301) 977-9307
Fax: (301) 990-7012
Email: bob@rdhammond.com


Appointed Members

Bruce R. Bacon, M.D.
Director
Division of Gastroenterology &
Hepatology
St. Louis University School of Medicine
3635 Vista Avenue at Grand Boulevard
P.O. Box 15250
St. Louis, MO 63110-0250
Phone: (314) 577-8764
Fax: (314) 577-8125
E-mail: baconbr@slu.edu

Barbara L. Bass, M.D., FACS
John F. & Carolyn Bookout
Distinguished Endowed Chair
Department of Surgery
The Methodist Hospital
6550 Fannin,
Suite 1661
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713) 441-5133
Fax: (713) 790-6300
E-mail: bbass@tmhs.org

Richard S. Blumberg, M.D.
Chief
Gastroenterology Division
Brigham & Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 732-6917
Fax: (617) 264-5185
E-mail: rblumberg@partners.org

John M. Carethers, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
University of California, San Diego
UC 303 (MC 0063)
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0063
Phone: (858) 534-3320
Fax: (858) 534-3338
E-mail: jcarethers@ucsd.edu

Maurice A. Cerulli, M.D.
Chief
Division of Gastroenterology &
Hepatology
New York Methodist Hospital
506 Sixth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 780-3832
Fax: (718) 780-3413
E-mail: mac9088@nyp.org

Eugene B. Chang, M.D.
Martin Boyer Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Chicago
5841 South Maryland Avenue
MC 6084, Room G705
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-6458
Fax: (773) 702-2281
E-mail: echang@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D.
Director
Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology & Nutrition
Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2010
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone: (513) 636-4953
Fax: (513) 636-5581
E-mail: mitchell.cohen@cchmc.org

Margaret M. Heitkemper, RN, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing &
Health Systems
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357266
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 543-1091
Fax: (206) 543-4771
E-mail: heit@u.washington.edu

Jane M. Holt
Co-President
National Pancreas Foundation
203 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 424-9395
E-mail: Jholt203@aol.com

David A. Lieberman, M.D.
Professor and Chief
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
VA Medical Center P3-GI, POB 1034
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 273-5318
Fax: (503) 220-3426
E-mail: lieberma@ohsu.edu

Nancy J. Norton, B.S.
Founder and President
International Foundation for Functional
Gastrointestinal Disorders
121 E. Silver Spring Drive
2nd Floor West
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone: (414) 964-1799
Fax: (414) 964-7176
E-mail: njnorton@iffgd.org

Pankaj J. Pasricha, M.D.
Chief
Division of Gastroenterology &
Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Alway Building, Rm M211
Stanford, CA 94305-5187
Phone: (650) 725-3362
Fax: (650) 723-5488
Email: Pasricha@stanford.edu

Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Chief
Gastrointestinal Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street, Jackson 7
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 726-7411
Fax: (617) 724-2136
E-mail: dpodolsky@partners.org

Kenton M. Sanders, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Room 105 Anderson Building
Reno, NV 89557-0035
Phone: (775) 784-6908
Fax: (775) 784-6903
E-mail: kent@unr.edu

Robert S. Sandler M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of North Carolina
CB#7555, 4157 Bioinformatics Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7555
Phone: (919) 966-0090
Fax: (919) 966-7592
E-mail: rsandler@med.unc.edu

Joanne A. P. Wilson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University Medical Center
P.O. Box 3662, Room 0350
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 684-1817 or
(919) 681-1344
Fax: (919) 681-8147
E-mail: joanne.wilson@duke.edu

Ex Officio Members

Susan F. Marden, Ph.D., R.N.
Program Director
Chronic Conditions and Infectious Diseases
Office of Extramural Programs
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health
6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 710
Bethesda, MD 20892-4870
Phone: (301) 594-5973
Fax: (301) 480-1413
Email: mardens@mail.nih.gov

Lisa Begg, Dr.P.H., R.N.
Director of Research Programs
Office of Research on Women's Health
National Institutes of Health
Building 1, Room 201
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-7853
Fax: (301) 402-1798
Email: beggl@od.nih.gov



Commander Brooks D. Cash,
MD, FACP, MC, USN

Chief
Gastroenterology Division and
Colon Health Initiative
National Naval Medical Center
8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bldg 10
Division of Gastroenterology
Bethesda, MD 20889
Phone: 301-295-4585
Fax: 301-295-4599
Email: BDCash@bethesda.med.navy.mil

Chhanda Dutta, Ph.D.
Chief
Clinical Gerontology Branch
Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Program
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
7201 Wisconsin Ave., MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 435-3048
Fax: (301) 402-1784
Email: duttac@nia.nih.gov

David P. Goldman, M.D., MPH
Assistant Administrator
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Rm. 334
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 690-6409
Fax: (202) 690-6414
Email: David.Goldman@fsis.usda.gov

Raj K. Goyal, M.D.
VA Research Service
VA Boston Healthcare System
West Roxbury Campus, Room 2B101
1400 VFW Parkway
West Roxbury, MA 02132
Phone: (857) 203-5612
Fax: (857) 203-5592
Email: raj.goyal@med.va.gov

Gilman Grave, M.D.
Chief
Endocrinology Nutrition and
Growth Branch
Center for Research for Mothers and
Children
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 4B11A
MSC 7510
Rockville, MD 20852-7510
Phone: (301) 496-5593
Fax: (301) 480-9791
Email: graveg@mail.nih.gov

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration


Jay H. Hoofnagle, M.D.
Chief
Liver Disease Research Branch
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Room 9A23
MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Phone: (301) 496-1333
Fax: (301) 480-7960
Email: hoofnaglej@extra.niddk.nih.gov

Christine A. Kelley, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Discovery Science
and Technology
National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20892-5649
Phone: (301) 451-4778
Fax: (301) 480-4973
Email: kelleyc@mail.nih.gov

Jag H. Khalsa, Ph.D.
Chief
Medical Consequences Branch
Division of Pharmacotherapies and
Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Blvd, Rm 4137,
MSC 9551
Bethesda, MD 20892-2159
Phone: (301) 443-2159
Fax: (301) 443-2599
Email: jk98p@nih.gov

Marguerite Klein, M.S., R.D.
Program Officer
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 401
Bethesda, MD 20892-5475
Phone: (301) 402-5860
Fax: (301) 480-3621
Email: kleinm@mail.nih.gov

Dennis Lang, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Division of Extramural Research
and Training
National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
P.O. Box 12233, MD: EC-20
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: (919) 541-7729
Fax: (919) 541-2843
Email: lang4@niehs.nih.gov

John Milner, Ph.D.
Chief
Nutritional Science Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7328
Rockville, MD 20854-7328
Phone: (301) 496-0118
Fax: (301) 480-3925
Email: milnerj@mail.nih.gov

Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Director
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Bldg 31, Rm. 9A52
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Phone: (301) 496-5741
Fax: (301) 402-2125
Email: griffinrodgers@mail.nih.gov

Michael Rogers, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Pharmacology, Physiology,
and Biological Chemistry
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
45 Center Dr., Rm. 2As.49c
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 594-3827
Fax: (301) 480-2802
Email: rogersm@mail.nih.gov

Annette Rothermel, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Clinical Immunology Branch
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation
National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
6610 Rockledge Dr., Room 3030
Phone: (301) 594-7669
Fax: (301) 480-1450
Email: arothermel@niaid.nih.gov

Laura Seeff, MD
Medical Officer
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control/EARB
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K-55
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: (770) 488-3223
Fax: (770) 488-4639
Email: lseeff@cdc.gov

Francisco S. Sy, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Director
Division of Extramural Activities & Scientific Programs
National Center on Minority Health
and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 800
MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: (301) 496-7074
Fax: (301) 480-4049
Email: syf@mail.nih.gov

Sam Zakhari, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Metabolism and Health Effects and Alcoholism
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 402 MSC 7003
Rockville, MD 20852-7003
Phone: (301) 443-0799
Fax: (301) 594-0673
Email: szakhari@mail.nih.gov

Page last updated: September 20, 2007

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