APPOINTMENTS

• Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
• Chair, Gastroenterology Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
• Teaching Staff, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
• Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
• Internal Medicine Residency, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
• Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
• ERCP Fellowship, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of Gastroenterology, Fellow
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fellow
• Ohio Gastroenterology Society

APPOINTMENTS

• Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• B.S., University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
• M.M.M. (Master of Medical Management) Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Internal Medicine Residency, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Board-Certified in Gastroenterology
  
  
  

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Secretary of the American College of Gastroenterology
• Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, American College of Gastroenterology
• Finance and Budget Committee, American College of Gastroenterology
• President and Board of Directors, GI Quality Improvement Consortium

PAST PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Chair, Board of Governors, American College of Gastroenterology
• President, Digestive Disease National Coalition
• Governor for Northern Ohio, American College of Gastroenterology
• Co-Founder and Founding President, Ohio Gastroenterology Society

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Ohio Gastroenterology Society
• Ohio State Medical Association

APPOINTMENTS

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
• Teaching Staff, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• Malone College, Canton, Ohio
• Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
• Internal Medicine Residency, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
• Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Ohio Gastroenterology Society
• Ohio State Medical Association

APPOINTMENTS

• Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
• Teaching Staff, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• Medical School - Case Western University School of Medicine
• Internal Medicine Residency - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
• Gastroenterology Fellowship - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
• Board-Certified in Gastroenterology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of Physicians, Fellow
• American College of Gastroenterology, Fellow
• American Gastroenterological Association, Fellow
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
• Ohio Gastroenterology Society
• Ohio State Medical Association

APPOINTMENTS

• Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
• Internal Medicine Residency, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
• Board-Certified in Gastroenterology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Ohio Gastroenterology Society
• Ohio State Medical Association

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• B.S. in Nursing, Kent State University College of Nursing
• M.S. in Nursing, Kent State University College of Nursing
• Ohio Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Nurse 
• Nationally Certified Nurse Practitioner – AANP 

PREVIOUS  NP EXPERIENCE

• Inpatient Medical Services
• Optum/United HealthCare House Calls Practitioner 

PREVIOUS  GI EXPERIENCE

• Worked as a RN in Endoscopy for 12 years, 3 years as Center Director of an independent outpatient endoscopy center

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association Nurse Practitioners
• Ohio Association Advanced Practice Nurses
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology Advanced Practice Providers

PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

• Summa Health, Akron, Ohio

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

• A.S. in Nursing, Herzing University College of Nursing
• B.S. in Nursing, Western Governors University College of Nursing
• M.S. in Nursing, Kent State University College of Nursing
• Ohio Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Nurse
• Nationally Certified Nurse Practitioner – ANCC 

PREVIOUS  GI EXPERIENCE

• Began GI career as an MA in 1999 working for a large GI practice; joined ADDC January 2003
• Has worked alongside Dr. Esber for 19 years in the gastroenterology clinic; as an RN for 14 year
• Experience in Outpatient Endoscopy areas including pre-op and recovery room

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association Nurse Practitioners
• Ohio Association Advanced Practice Nurses
• Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology Advanced Practice Providers
• American College of Gastroenterology
• Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society