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Dr. Nelson P. Trujillo
completed his undergraduate education at Baldor Academy in Havana,
Cuba, in 1955, and his Doctor of Medicine at Tulane University School
of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, in 1962. He performed his internship
and residency programs at George Washington University School of
Medicine and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He served in
the U.S. Army, and was Assistant Chief of Gastroenterology at Walter
Reed Army Hospital. He received the Army Commendation Medal. Dr.
Trujillo’s academic appointments have included George Washington
University School of Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine, and the
University of Connecticut Health Center. He is Clinical Professor
of Medicine at George Washington University, and serves as a Medical
Consultant to the Department of State and The White House. Dr. Trujillo
is a Diplomate of the American Board of Gastroenterology, as well
as the American Board of Internal Medicine, including recertification
in 1996. He is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Trujillo is an active member in the American Society of Internal
Medicine, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American
Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, as well as the Inter-American
Society for Digestive Endoscopy, and the American Federation for
Clinical Research. In addition to his professional affiliations,
Dr. Trujillo participates on boards and committees of various organizations,
such as the American Medical Association, and the Medical Society
of the District of Columbia, and is Past President of the Pan American
Medical Society. Dr. Trujillo has continually served since its inception
as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Capital Reciprocal
Insurance Corporation (NCRIC). Furthermore, his involvement in the
community is evident with his participation in the creation of nutritional
therapies. He is a trained and licensed Acupuncturist, and uses
this skill to handle difficult and complicated problems. His personal
interests include golf, cooking, and being “GrandPaPa”
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A graduate of Yale University,
Dr. O’Kieffe has been a Clinical Professor of Medicine at
George Washington University since 1988. As of 1972, he has served
as a Medical Consultant to the Department of State Medical Division
and The White House, and has in the past been the Associate Chief
of Gastroenterology at D.C. General Hospital. Dr. O’Kieffe
carried out the first colonoscopy in the Washington area in 1972.
In addition to his private practice of gastroenterology, Dr. O’Kieffe
has served as Chairman of several committees of the American Society
for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, has been a Board member, and is
the current ASGE Delegate to the American Medical Association. He
is an active member of the Procedures Review Committee of Blue Cross/Blue
Shield of the National Capital Area, and is a Fellow in the American
College of Physicians and American College of Gastroenterology.
Aside from his professional affiliations, his involvement in the
community is evident with his participation in the Development Board
of the Washington Episcopal School. Dr. O’Kieffe’s talents
are also indicated by his fluency in Spanish, and numerous publications,
films, courses, and presentations. Married, with three children,
his personal interests include golf, skiing, jogging, and travel. |
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Dr. Michael L. Weinstein
completed his undergraduate education with a degree in Chemical
Engineering at Northwestern University in 1976, and his Doctor of
Medicine degree at Northwestern Medical School in 1980. He completed
an Internal Medicine residency at George Washington University Hospital
in 1983, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at
the Washington Veterans Hospital in 1985. Dr. Weinstein is a Diplomate
of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is Board Certified
in Gastroenterology. He is a respected member of the American Gastroenterological
Association, serving on the national Clinical Practice Committee.
As a member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,
he represents the profession on the American Medical Association's’
CPT Advisory Panel. Dr. Weinstein is an Associate Editor for Clinical
Perspectives in Gastroenterology, and has lectured widely on managed
care and Ambulatory Endoscopy Centers. He is a member of the Medical
Society of the District of Columbia, and past elected member of
the MSDC Executive Board. Dr. Weinstein is licensed to practice
in Maryland and the District of Columbia. He is an Associate Professor
of Medicine at George Washington University Hospital, and an accredited
member of the medical staff at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. Weinstein’s
professional interests include general gastroenterology, diseases
of the pancreas and gallbladder, and colorectal cancer surveillance.
He is married, with three sons. His personal interests revolve around
his family, and he enjoys golf, wine, cooking, and sporting events. |
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Dr. Korman completed
his medical school education at the State University of New York
in Syracuse, graduating Cum Laude and being elected to AOA, the
honor medical society. He moved to Washington, DC in 1978 to continue
his training as a Clinical Associate in Gastroenterology at the
National Institutes of Health Digestive Disease Branch. Dr. Korman
then accepted a position as a Senior Staff Physician and Chief of
GI Physiology Research at the Veterans Administration Medical Center
and Professor of Medicine and Physiology at George Washington University
School of Medicine. Dr. Korman joined Metropolitan Gastroenterology
Group in 1990. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Korman
continues to teach gastroenterology and endoscopy weekly in the
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Training Program at the VA/Georgetown
Residency and Fellowship program. Dr. Korman has been past Chairman
of the Crohns and Colitis Foundation Medical Advisory Board and
past Chair of the Home Health Care Committee of the Jewish Social
Services Agency. Nationally, Dr. Korman has been active in the American
Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He chaired the committee
responsible for use of computers in endoscopy and has recently been
nominated as a Counselor of the Society. Dr. Korman has broad clinical
interests in colonoscopy and endoscopy, colon cancer screening,
ulcer and reflux disease. In addition, Dr. Korman has a special
interest in diseases of the liver based on his experience with alcoholic
and viral liver disease at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
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Originally from New York,
Richard Gelfand received his undergraduate degree in 1975 from the
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He continued his education
at Georgetown University Medical School, where he graduated in 1979
as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. After completing
his residency at Georgetown in 1981, he continued his training as
a gastroenterology fellow at George Washington University, where
he currently holds the position of Associate Clinical Professor.
He is also Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown
University Hospital. Dr. Gelfand is a Diplomate of the National
Board of Medical Examiners, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine
and Gastroenterology. In addition to his research projects and publications,
Dr. Gelfand has performed Peer Review for the Maryland State Medical
Society. He is a member of the Quality Assurance Committee at the
Suburban Hospital Endoscopy Center. Dr. Gelfand is an active lecturer
to both lay and professional audiences, including speaking to community
groups and teaching Gastroenterology Board Review courses for other
physicians. He is married and enjoys spending time with his wife
and three children. His personal interests include tennis, basketball,
and coaching youth soccer. |
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Dr. Michael J. Schwartz
completed his undergraduate education at Harvard College in 1973,
and his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Rochester
in 1977. He performed his internship at the University of Rochester,
and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington
University in 1980. He then practiced medicine as a Commissioned
Officer with the National Health Service Corps for two years. Dr.
Schwartz completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
at George Washington University in 1984. Dr. Schwartz is a Diplomate
of the National Board of Medical Examiners, and is Board Certified
in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of the
American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society for
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Medical Society of the District
of Columbia, and the William E. Clark Society. Dr. Schwartz is an
Associate Clinical Professor at George Washington University Medical
School. He is an accredited staff member at George Washington University
Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital, and Washington
Hospital Center. Dr. Schwartz’s professional interests include
colon cancer screening and prevention through colonoscopy, colitis
and Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal
reflux disease, liver diseases including chronic viral hepatitis,
and geriatric gastroenterology. His personal interests include bicycling,
swimming, and spending time with his wife (also a physician) and
their three children. |
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Dr. Robert Hardi graduated
Summa cum Laude from Semmelweis University Medical School in 1972
in Budapest, Hungary. He spent four years in basic science, finishing
with a post-doctoral fellowship at the State University of New York/Roswell
Park Cancer Research Center in Buffalo, N.Y.. Dr. Hardi did his
training in Internal Medicine at Semmelweis University Medical School,
Hungary, Hannover University Medical School in Germany, and the
University of New Mexico Medical School in Albuquerque. He also
completed a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University
of New Mexico Medical School, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology
at Cornell Medical College/The New York Hospital in New York, NY.
Dr. Hardi has been in the private practice of Gastroenterology and
Internal Medicine since 1984, and is on the Clinical Faculty of
George Washington University Hospital and Georgetown University
Hospital. He is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Hardi’s principal professional interests are inflammatory
bowel diseases, colon cancer surveillance, and pancreatic and biliary
disorders. He manages the clinical research arm of Metropolitan
Gastroenterology Group. Dr. Hardi has served on the Board of Credentials
and the Judicial Council of the Medical Society of the District
of Columbia. He was a board member of the District of Columbia Society
of Internal Medicine, and the national and local boards of the Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation of America. His main nonprofessional interests
are reading, music, and travel. |
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Dr. George Bolen completed
his undergraduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1973, and then graduated from Yale Medical School with honors
in 1977. His internal medicine residency training was performed
at The New York Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
in New York City from 1977-80. He completed a gastroenterology fellowship
at The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center in 1982.
From 1982-86, he served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force Medical
Corps before entering private practice in the Washington, D.C. area.
Dr. Bolen is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine,
with Certification in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He
has been appointed to the teaching faculties of George Washington
University School of Medicine and Georgetown University School of
Medicine as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine. He is a
member of numerous local and national professional societies. Dr.
Bolen serves on the Medical Staffs of George Washington University
Hospital, Georgetown University Hospital, Columbia Hospital for
Women, Sibley Memorial Hospital, and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.
Dr. Bolen’s professional interests include general gastroenterology,
hepatology, and clinical research. He is married and has a son.
His personal interests include golf, music, and whatever sport in
which his son is currently competing. |
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After graduating from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr. Kaufman attended
The George Washington University School of Medicine. He performed
his internship and residency at Brown University and Baystate Medical
Center, in Providence, RI, and Springfield, MA, respectively. After
completing gastroenterology and hepatology training at Temple University
Hospital in Philadelphia, he moved to Winston-Salem, NC, and joined
the full-time faculty in Gastroenterology at the Bowman Gray School
of Medicine/Wake Forest School of Medicine, where he performed research
in gastrointetsinal motility. In 1986, he worked at the Max Plank
Institute in Goettingen, Germany, with Dr. Bert Sakmann, winner
of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1991. In 1989, Dr. Kaufman moved
to Bethesda, MD, and began private practice of gastroenterology.
He joined the Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group in 2002. Dr. Kaufman
is a member of the American Motility Society and the American Gastroenterology
Association, and has chaired motility sessions at multiple national
meetings. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians/American
Society of Internam Medicine, the American Society of Gastroenterology,
the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, the Montgomery
County Medical Society, and the William Earl Clark Society, for
which he served as presdient in 1995-1996. He has maintained a strong
interest in medical informatics (using computers for medical data),
and in 2000 began working part-time as Chief Medical Officer for
DrFirst, a medical informatics company. Dr. Kaufman has spoken nationally
on such varied issues as gastroesophageal reflux disease, virtual
colonoscopy, and medical informatics, and he appeared in The Today
Show in 1991, discussing patient use of the Internet for medical
information. Married, with one son, Dr. Kaufman’s interests
include skiing (he is a member of the National Ski Patrol), bicycling,
auto mechanics, and reading. |
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Dr. Pollack was awarded
his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Haverford College
in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa
Honor Society. After college, he spent one year at the People’s
University in Bejing, China, teaching conversational English to
Chinese graduate students. He received his medical degree from Cornell
University Medical College in New York. The five subsequent years
of his internal medicine and gastroenterology training were accomplished
in New York City: a three-year internal medicine residency at Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center, and a two-year fellowship in gastroenterology
at New York University. During his training, he was honored as the
George Papanicolaou Fellow in Clinical Anatomy, and has been the
recipient of a National Institute of Health fellowship grant. Dr.
Pollack is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.
He is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society, as well
as the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society
of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American College of Gastroenterology.
He has particular interests in microscopic diseases of the small
bowel and colon, colorectal cancer screening, and inflammatory bowel
disease. |
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A native-born Washingtonian,
Dr. Michael Keegan went to elementary school at Blessed Sacrament
School. He then attended and graduated from Georgetown Prep, and
attended college at Holy Cross and Georgetown University. He received
his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston
in 1976. He completed his internship, residency in internal medicine,
and fellowship in Gastroenterology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
He then served on active duty in the U.S. Army as an attending physician
at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He entered the private practice
of Gastroenterology in Washington, D.C., in 1984. Since that time
he has remained in private practice. He performs the majority of
his hospital work at Sibley Memorial Hospital, and has an appointment
as an Associate Clinical Professor at Georgetown University Medical
School. His practice consists principally of clinical Gastroenterology.
He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and
the Christian Medical and Dental Association. Each year since 1997,
Dr. Keegan has traveled to a small community in the Dominican Republic
with Somos Amigos Medical Missions. Dr. Keegan is married (to a
kindergarten teacher), and has two grown sons. He is active in the
John Carroll Society and the Archdiocesan Health Care Network. He
enjoys golf, other outdoor activities, photography, and spending
time with his family. |
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Dr. Widerlite completed
his undergraduate education at Brooklyn College. He studied medicine
at State University of New York Downstate, where he graduated Summa
Cum Laude and as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He
did his Internship and Residency at The New York Hospital Cornell
Medical Center and Georgetown University. From 1969-1971, he served
in the USPHS at the National Institutes of Health, doing research
in oncology and molecular pharmacology. From 1972-1974, he trained
in Gastroenterology at Boston University and Peter Bent Bingham
Hospital. Dr. Widerlite is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and
Internal Medicine. From 1974-1977, he held an academic appointment
at Georgetown University Hospital and the Washington V. A. Hospital,
doing research in gastrointestinal oncology. He presently continues
as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. In 1977, he joined the staff
of The Washington Clinic, where he practiced until joining Metropolitan
Gastroenterology Group in 2003. He has been on the Executive Committee
of Sibley Memorial Hospital, and has also served as Assistant Chief
of Gastroenterology at the hospital. Dr. Widerlite has published
over fifteen medical articles pertaining to Gastroenterology. He
is married with two lovely children, and enjoys cooking and learning
about wine. |
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Dr. Dominique E. Howard
completed her undergraduate education with a Bachelor of Science
at Georgetown University in 1993, and her Doctor of Medicine
at George Washington University in 1997. She completed her Internal
Medicine residency at George Washington University Medical Center
in 2000, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at George Washington
University Medical Center in 2003. Dr. Howard is Board Certified
in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. She is a member of
the American Gastroenterological Association, as well as the
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Crohn's and
Colitis Foundation, and The William Earl Clark Society. She serves
on the medical staffs of George Washington University Hospital
and Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. Howard's professional interests
include inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome,
gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal pH testing, capsule
endoscopy, colorectal cancer screening, and diseases of the pancreas
and gallbladder. Her personal interests include singing, painting,
physical fitness, and spending time with her physician husband
and their daughter. |
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