Governing Board

President

C. Richard Boland, MD, AGAFC. Richard Boland, MD, AGAF
Baylor Univ. Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Dallas, TX

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President Elect

Loren Laine, MD, AGAF, AGA Institute Vice PresidentLoren Laine, MD, AGAF
USC School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

 

 

Vice President

Anil Rustgi, MD, AGAFAnil Rustgi, MD, AGAF
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia, PA

 

 

Secretary/Treasurer

J. Sumner Bell III, MD, AGAF, AGA Institute Secretary/TreasurerJ. Sumner Bell III, MD, AGAF
Gastroenterology, Ltd
Norfolk, VA

 

 

Past President

TaylorIan L. Taylor, MD, PhD, AGAF
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY

 

 

Councillors

John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAFCommunity Private Practice Councillor

John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF
Minnesota Gastroenterology PA
Minneapolis, MN

 

 

Sheila E. Crowe, MD, AGAFCouncillor-At-Large

Sheila E. Crowe, MD, AGAF
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA

 

 

Francis M. Giardiello, MDClinical Research Councillor

Francis M. Giardiello, MD, AGAF
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

 

Community Private Practice Councillor

Lawrence S. Kim, MD, AGAF
South Denver gastroenterology, P.C.
Littleton, COVA

 

Nicholas F. LaRusso, MD, AGAFAGA Research Foundation Chair

Nicholas F. LaRusso, MD, AGAF
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

 

 

 

Helen M. Shields, MD, AGAFEducation & Training Councillor

Helen M. Shields, MD, AGAF
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

 

Basic Research Councillor

Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA