Faculty
Activity Director and Faculty

Jacob Kurowski, MD
Medical Director of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland, OH
Faculty

Eric Benchimol, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Northbridge Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Hospital for Sick Children
Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Amy Lightner, MD
Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgery
Associate Professor of Colorectal Surgery
Associate Chief of Surgical Research
Digestive Disease Institute
Associate Professor of Inflammation and Immunity
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Planning Committee
Jessica Barry, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland, OH
Samantha Hanna, PharmD, BCPPS
Pediatric Pharmacist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Colleen McNatt, MSN, CNP
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland, OH
Nila Mistry Ambani, MD
Staff Physician for the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Associate Director of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland, OH
Sophia Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve
Fellowship Program Director
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland, OH