Meet the Current Fellows & Faculty

Gastroenterology Faculty

Ayokunle Abegunde, MD

Assistant Professor 
 

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Rohit Agrawal, MD

Dr. Agrawal completed his internal medicine residency at Cook County Health and Hospital System, followed by a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He then pursued advanced training in interventional endoscopy at West Virginia University, specializing in bariatric and third space endoscopy.

Gail Hecht, MD

Sarah Kinsinger, PhD

Director, Behavioral Medicine for Digestive Health 
Associate Professor

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Dejan Micic, MD

Dejan Micic, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center in the Division of Gastroenterology. He has a clinical focus in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and small bowel disorders. Following completion of his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago, he completed a dedicated year of training at Northwestern University in the field of nutrition support. His clinical practice includes the management of individuals with IBD, celiac disease and small bowel bleeding. Dr. Micic’s research efforts focus on the impact the impact of diet on IBD, the role of parenteral nutrition on the development of liver disease in the adult patient and the longitudinal care of individuals with intestinal failure.

Amanda Siegel, MD

Hepatology Faculty

Scott Cotler, MD

Division Director, Hepatology 
Professor

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Eric Kallwitz, MD

Associate Professor 
 

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Jonah Rubin, MD

Assistant Professor 
 

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Steven Scaglione, MD

Associate Professor 
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship

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Natasha Von Roenn, MD

Associate Professor 
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship 
Program Director, Hepatology Fellowship

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Hines VA Faculty

John Losurdo, MD

Division Director

Promila Banerjee, MD

Charles Broy, MD

Keith Bruninga, MD

Michael Klamut, MD

Jack Leya, MD

Thomas Schnell, MD

Stephen Sontag, MD

Alice Van Pelt, MD

Third-Year Fellows

Daniel Havlichek, MD

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Internal Medicine Residency

Joyce Loh, MD

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Internal Medicine Residency

Kishan Patel, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean

Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency

Harish Venkataraj, MD

Medical School: P.S.G. Institute of Medical Science and Research

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency

Second-Year Fellows 

Lauren Bloomberg, MD

Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago

Residency: Loyola University Internal Medicine Residency

Faith Buchanan, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: Medstar Health Georgetown Internal Medicine Residency

Nirmal Desai, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois School of Medicine

Residency: University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency

Manasa Sagaram, DO

Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University Medical School

Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency

First-Year Fellows

Roberto A. Oleas Narea

Medical School: Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES), Guayaquil, Ecuador

Residency: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

Ryan Meader, DO

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Residency: Lutheran General Hospital

Hepatology Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center

David Lehoang, MD

Medical School: University of Southern California

Residency: University of Southern California

Nivedita Mandal, MD

Medical School: Boston University

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center