Medical Advisory Board

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for BIPOC who are affected by IBD, Digestive Disorders and associated Chronic Illnesses; through Community, Research, Education, and Advocacy.

Dr. Joshua Anthony

Psychiatry Resident, Meharry Medical College

Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa

Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Samuel Arce

Primary Care Physician, Chairman of the Board at National Hispanic Medical Association

Dr. Sophie Balzora

Gastroenterologist, NYU Langone, Co-Founder, ABGH

Dr. Sameer Berry

Chief Medical Officer, Oshi Health

Dr. Sonia Friedman

Gastroenterologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Sarah Glover

Gastroenterologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Ugo Iroku

Gastroenterologist, New York Gastroenterology Associates

Dr. Jonathan Laryea

Colorectal Surgeon, Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Dr. Julia Liu

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. Leybelis Padilla

Gastroenterologist, Naval Medical Center San Diego

Dr. Bo Shen

Gastroenterologist, Director of the IBD Center at Columbia, Vice Chair for Innovation in Medicine and Surgery, and a Professor of Medicine (in Surgery)