Experienced GI PA, APRN, and Pharmacist Educator

 

Current Activities as Medical Educator

 

Academic Appointments

  • 2003-present
    Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Community Based), University of Connecticut School of Medicine   

  • 2010-present
    Clinical Professor of Medicine (Community Based), University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine      

  • 2016-present
    Associate Professor Frank H Netter, MD School of Medicine/Quinnipiac University

Professional Speaker on GI Issues for Local and National Audiences

  • 2006–present

Lecturer of the Year 2022 Springfield College PA Program

 

Recordings & Podcasts

 

ReachMD/GI Insights Podcast

February 2021–present

  • Host for GI section.

  • The nation’s largest learning platform for healthcare providers

  • Over 170 podcasts produced to date

Audio Digest 

February 2020–February 2024

  • GI content

National & Regional Conferences

  • SGNA “MASLD and MASH; What You Need to Know,” teleconference, August 2025

  • AANP National Conference “Approach to Common GI Disorders” and “MASLD/MASH,” San Diego, CA, June 2025

  • Northern California SGNA “Update on GI Bleeding,” Stanford, CA, March 2025

  • NPACE “GI Pharmacology,” Boston, MA, August 2024

  • AANP “Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,” “Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Diarrhea,” “Helicobacter Highlights,” Nashville, TN, June 2024

  • AAPA “Assessing Abdominal Pain,” Houston, TX, May 2024

  • SGNA “GI Bleeding: What You Need to Know,” “Colon Cancer Prevention: Tools for Maximum Success,” “Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease,” Louisville, KY, May 2024

  • NCNP virtual conference “Pinpointing Diagnoses and Reducing Medical Errors in GI,” October 2023

  • PESI “GI Bleeding: What You Need to Know,” virtual, June 2023

  • AAPAAssessing Abdominal Pain: A Case-Based Review” and “Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Diarrhea,” Nashville, TN, May 2023

  • SGNA “Hepatology Highlights” and “GI Pharmacology Update,” Phoenix, AZ, May 2023

  • PESI “Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pharmacology Update,” virtual, April 2023

  • NCNP “Work/Life Balance: Changing the Equation in Your Favor,” virtual, April 2023

  • NPACE “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” Boston, MA, November 2022

  • NCNP virtual “What You Need to Know About Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” November 2022

  • Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State Annual Meeting “What’s New in GI 2022,” Saratoga Springs, NY, October 2022

  • SGNA “Diverticular Dilemmas,” “The A, B, Cs of Hepatitis,” Salt Lake City, UT, May 2022

  • AAPA “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” “Pancreatology,” Indianapolis, IN, May 2022

  • SGNA virtual “Dyspepsia, Dysphagia and Reflux,” May 2022

  • NCNP virtual “Up and Down the GI Track, What’s New,” November 2021

  • CT SGNA “Acute Diarrhea Dilemmas,” Bristol, CT, October 2021

  • New England SGNA “Colon Cancer Update,” Virtual Conference, September 2021

  • AMSN Annual Convention “Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Abdominal Pain,” Virtual Conference, September 2021

  • Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State “Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Abdominal Pain,” Virtual Conference, September 2021

  • AAPA “Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What You Need to Know” and “Celiac Disease or Something Else,” Virtual Conference, May 2021

  • SGNAWhat’s New in Gastroenterology 2021,” Virtual Conference, May 2021

  • NCNP “Assessing Acute Abdominal Pain,” Virtual Conference, April 2021

  • SGNA “Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What You Need to Know,” “Celiac Disease or Something Else,” Virtual Conference, November 2020

  • AAPA “Assessing Acute Abdominal Pain,” “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” Virtual Conference, August 2020

  • Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State “Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Function Tests,” Verona, NY, October 2019

  • AAPA “What You Need to Know About Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” Denver, CO, May 2019

  • NCNP “Celiac Disease or Something Else?” Chicago, IL, May 2019

  • SGNA “The Evolving Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” New Orleans, LA, May 2017

  • MER “What’s New in GI 2017,” Las Croabas, PR, March 2017

  • CMEI “Update in Gastroenterology for Primary Care Providers,” Maui, HI, February 2017

  • University Learning Systems “Evaluation and Treatment of GI Bleeding,” “The Spectrum of Alcohol Induced Liver Disease,” Las Vegas, NV, February 2017

  • MER “The Evaluation of Lower GI Bleeding,” “Update in Gastroenterology 2016,” Honolulu, HI, December 2016

  • CME Meeting “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” “Practical Guide to GI Bleeding for Primary Care Providers,” Maui, HI, October 2016

  • AMSN “Up and Down the GI Track,” Washington, DC, October 2016

  • Southern Medical Association “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” “Practical Guide to Probiotics,” “Successful Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” Kiawah Island, SC, July 2016

  • CME Meeting “How to be Successful When Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” “Primer on Elevated Liver Function Tests,” Palm Coast, FL, July 2016

  • Contemporary Forums “The Consequences of Fatty Liver Disease,” “Understanding and Treating Chronic Diarrhea,” “Reflux, Barrett’s, Gastritis and Gastroparesis 2016,” Jackson Hole, WY, June 2016

  • AANP “Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Tools for Successful Treatment,” San Antonio, TX, June 2016

  • SGNA “Update on Chronic Pancreatitis” and “What You Need to Know About Sprue,” Seattle, WA, May 2016

  • CME Meeting “Understanding Elevated Liver Function Tests: A Primer for Primary Care Providers,” Palm Coast, FL, March 2016

  • CMEI “What Every Primary Care Provider Should Know About Hepatitis C,” Marco Island, FL, March 2016

  • MER “Gastroenterology Update 2016,” Key West, FL, February 2016

  • CMEI “Update in Gastroenterology and Primary Care,” Marco Island, FL, January 2016

  • McDonald Army Health Center, Ft. Eustis “Best Practices in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” “Clinical Dilemmas in GI Bleeding, Elevated Liver Function Tests and the Primary Care Provider,” Newport News, VA, November 2015

  • Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association “Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Diarrhea, Celiac Disease or Something Else?” and “Meet the Professor,” Orlando, FL, November 2015

  • AMSN “Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” Las Vegas, NV, September 2015

  • Contemporary Forums “What Works for Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” “Diagnostic Dilemmas in GI Bleeding,” “How to Assess Abnormal Liver Function Tests,” “Probiotic Use 2015,” Jackson Hole, WY, July 2015

  • PriMed “Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency,” Washington, DC, July 2015

  • AANP National Meeting “What You Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” New Orleans, LA, June 2015

  • SGNA National Meeting “Inflammatory Bowel Disease Update: What You Need to Know,” Baltimore, MD, May 2015

  • SGNA National Meeting “Update on Chronic Pancreatitis,” Baltimore, MD, May 2015

  • CMEI “Gastroenterology Review for Primary Care Physicians,” Marco Island, FL, April 2015

  • CMEI “What’s New in Gastroenterology 2015,” Maui, HI, March 2015

  • PriMed “Sprue and Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity,” Baltimore, MD, December 2014

  • PriMed “Sprue and Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity,” Indianapolis, IN, October 2014

  • University Learning Systems “What You Need to Know About Gastrointestinal Diseases: Clostridium difficile, GERD, Barrett’s, Gastroparesis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” Las Vegas, NV, September 2014

  • PriMed “Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Primary Care Doctor,” Boston, MA, September 2014

  • PriMed “Sprue and Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity,” San Jose, CA, September 2014

  • SGNA National Meeting “What You Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” Nashville, TN, May 2014

Local Conferences

  • Samuel Rodgers Health Center, “Evaluating Abdominal Pain,” Kansas City, MO, April 2025

  • Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine and Eastern Florida State College (Melbourne, FL), “Collaborative Care Between Medicine and Nursing,” Feb 2025

  • Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, PA, “Work Life Balance: Changing the Equation in Your Favor,” January 2025

  • Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center APRN Residency Program, Kansas City, MO, “Helicobacter Highlights,” “What You Need to Know About SIBO and IBS,” Nov 2024

  • Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, “Helicobacter Highlights,” “Abdominal Pain,” “GI Bleeding,” “Colon Cancer,” August 2024

  • Huntsville Hospital PA Program, “GERD, Dyspepsia, Esophageal and Gastric Cancers,” Huntsville, AL, March 2024

  • Sacred Heart PA Program, “MASLD and MASH,” Stamford, CT, February 2024

  • Quinnipiac University PA Program, North Haven, CT, Lower GI Bleeding, GI Cancers, October 2023

  • St. Joseph’s University PA Program, “Endoscopic and Imaging Procedures for GI Illnesses,” Philadelphia, PA, May 2023

  • University of St. Joseph’s PA Program, West Hartford, CT, GI Curriculum, May 2023

  • NESGNA Virtual Conference, “Lower GI Bleeding,” September 2022

  • CT Pharmacy Association, “Probiotics 2022,” Rocky Hill, CT, December 2021

  • University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine / ECHN Campus, Complete GI Curriculum, Jan–Dec 2021

  • Lake Erie College PA Program, Grand Rounds, February 2021

  • UConn: Gastroenterology Fellows Journal Club, 2008–2020

  • University Learning Systems Virtual Conference, “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” “Colon Cancer Prevention 2020,” “Understanding and Treating Chronic Diarrhea,” September 2020

  • Connecticut Pharmacists Association Virtual Grand Rounds, “What Every Pharmacist Should Know About Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” September 2020

  • University of Tampa PA Program, Full GI Curriculum (teleconference), September 2020
    Johnson and Wales University PA Program, GI Curriculum, January 2020, 2021, 2022

  • University of Bridgeport PA Program, Full GI Curriculum (teleconference), August 2020 and 2021

  • Springfield College PA Program, GI Curriculum, October 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  • Quinnipiac University PA Program, Full GI Curriculum, October 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
    Westfield State University PA Program, Full GI Curriculum, June 2019

  • St. Francis Hospital Grand Rounds, “Evaluation of Elevated Liver Function Tests,” Hartford, CT, April 2019

  • CT Physician Assistants, “The A, B, C’s of Hepatitis,” Mystic, CT, March 2019

  • Regional Osteopathic Medical Education, “You Are What You Eat,” Mystic, CT, September 2018

  • Maine SGNA, “Successful Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Celiac Disease or Something Else?,” April 2018

  • Minnesota SGNA, “What’s New in GI 2018,” Minneapolis, MN, April 2018

  • New England Pharmacists Annual Convention, “A Pharmacist’s Guide to Probiotics,” Foxwoods, September 2017

  • Southern Connecticut State University APRN School, “What You Need to Know About Colon Cancer Prevention,” “Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Primary Care Provider,” “Practical Points in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Care,” “Dyspepsia/GERD/Barrett’s/etc,” “Review of Peptic Ulcer Disease,” “Making Sense of the Biliary Track,” August–September 2017

  • “ROME” Conference, “Probiotics 2017: Fulfilling the Promise,” Boston, MA, August 2017

  • UConn, “How Do You Want to Practice Medicine: Rekindling the Joy,” May 2017

  • St. Joseph’s University PA Program, “ABC’s of Hepatitis,” “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” “Comprehensive Review of the Manifestations and Treatment of UGI Illnesses,” April 2017 and 2018

  • University of CT, St. Francis Program, Grand Rounds, March 2017

  • Sacred Heart University PA Program, GI Curriculum, March 2017 and 2018

  • UNECOM, “Bootcamp for Elevated Liver Function Tests,” “Update of Gastroenterology 2016,” “Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation,” “Difficult Cases with GI Bleeding,” July 2016

  • CT SGNA, “Evaluating and Treating Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency,” Plainville, CT, June 2016

  • Downstate Medical Center Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, NY, “Transition from Fellowship to Practice,” June 2016

  • UConn Workshop, “How to Deliver a Compelling and Memorable Lecture,” UConn, May 2016

  • UNECOM: Poster Presentation Judge, April 2016

  • UNECOM: GERD, “Barrett’s and Gastroparesis Review,” March 2016

  • UConn: “Work/Life Balance: Changing the Equation in Your Favor,” February 2016

  • UNECOM Housestaff/Students: “The Unanswered Questions of Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” January 2016

  • UConn: “Transition from Fellowship to Practice,” January 2016

  • St. Francis Hospital: Dept of Family Med Residency: “Maximizing Colon Cancer Detection,” December 2015

  • CT SGNA: “Celiac Disease or Something Else?,” Rocky Hill, CT, October 2015

  • New York State APRN Association: “What Works in Treating IBS?,” October 2015

  • UNECOM Housestaff: “The Unanswered Questions in IBS,” September 2015

  • Regional Osteopathic Medical Education: “Celiac Disease or Something Else?,” August 2015

  • Regional Osteopathic Medical Education: “Probiotics: Fulfilling the Promise,” June 2015

  • UConn: “Updated Diverticular Disease Guidelines,” June 2015

  • UNECOM: “Liver and Gallbladder Review,” May 2015

  • UNECOM: “Leaky Gut: The Science and the Fiction (So Far),” May 2015

  • UNECOM: “Celiac Disease or Something Else,” May 2015

  • UNECOM: “Pancreatic Insufficiency,” May 2015

  • UNECOM: “What a Primary Care Doctor Should Know About Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” January 2015

  • UConn: “Transition from Fellowship to Practice,” January 2015

  • UNECOM: “Update in Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” January 2015

  • UConn: “The Limitations of Endoscopy and Colonoscopy in the Very Elderly Patient,” January 2015

  • UConn: “How to Minimize Gastroenterology Malpractice Cases,” January 2015

  • University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Manchester Staff: “What a Primary Care Doctor Should Know About Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” November 2014

  • UNECOM: “Introduction to Clinical Gastroenterology,” August 2014

  • SGNA of Clifton Park, NY: “Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” June 2014

  • Eastern Connecticut Health Network: “What You Need to Know About Abdominal Pain,” June 2014

  • University of Massachusetts School of Medicine: “Pancreatic Insufficiency,” May 2014

  • Mid Hudson SGNA: “Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” March 2014

Prior Professional Experience

Private GI Practice

  • Digestive Health Specialists of Eastern Connecticut, 2007–2015

  • Klipstein Medical Group, 1981-2007

Additional Professional Experience

Coordinator for Internal Medicine subspecialties UNECOM/ECHN

  • 2010-2011

National and Local Committees  

  • American College of Gastroenterology National Affairs Committee, 2008–2011

  • American College of Gastroenterology FDA Committee, 2014–2019

  • American College of Gastroenterology Patient Care Committee, 2015–2021

  • American College of Gastroenterology Educational Affairs, 2021–ongoing

  • American Gastroenterological Association Public Policy Committee, 2005–2008

  • American Gastroenterological Association Coding and Payment Subcommittee, 2014–2015

American Gastroenterological Association

  • Mentoring of colleagues, 2010–present

Membership Affiliations

 
  • International Association of Medical Science Educators, 2020–present

  • AGA Academy of Educators, 2015–present

  • Fellowship, American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF), 2006–present

  • American College of Physicians (FACP), 2005–present

  • Hartford County Medical Association, 1982–present

  • American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), 1982–present

  • Connecticut State Medical Society, 1982–present

Editor

 
  • Advanced Research on Gastroenterology and Hepatology Journal, 2015–2020

  • American College of Gastroenterology Case Reports Journal, 2014–2021

  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology Open Access, 2014–2019

  • Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2015–2022

  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, 2015–2022

Education

 
  • Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center         

    • Fellowship, 1979–1981

    • Internship and Residency, 1976–1979

  • Downstate Medical Center 

    • Doctor of Medicine, 1972–1976

  • Queens College (CUNY)

    • Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 1968–1972

 

Licensure

 

Connecticut 

  • 1981-present  

New York

  • 1976-present

 

Board Certifications

 

Gastroenterology

  • 1981-present

Internal Medicine

  • 1979-present

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