Russell is an advanced IBD fellow at the University of Chicago. He completed his medical school training and core internal medicine residency at McGill University followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Toronto. He also completed a Master of Science in global health at McMaster University. His research interests include IBD pharmacoepidemiology and the use of biomarkers in the management of IBD. 

Alvin is a general GI fellow at the University of Chicago. He completed medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago and internal medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis. He is interested in the intersection of IBD with digital therapeutics and artificial intelligence.

Jeremy was born in Evanston and grew up in Highland Park, IL. He is a recent Temple Medical School (LKSOM) graduate, Class of 2022 and current UChicago Internal Medicine Resident interested in healthcare equity and extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD.

Alex Mathew holds an Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences and Business Administration from Drexel University ’22 and a Master of Bioethics (Medical Ethics and Health Policy) Degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ’24. He has over 4 years of experience in clinical trial management, focusing on various areas of medicine & research such as but not limited to; Oncology, Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Geriatrics, Radiology & more. Alex plans to pursue Medical School in the near future.

Alex Hannett is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Chicago, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Biology and following the pre-medical track. She is interested in learning about the intersection of the brain, mental health, and the progression or severity of inflammatory bowel disease in patients. She is also passionate about addressing health inequities and improving accessibility to healthcare for individuals living with chronic conditions. Outside of academics, Alex enjoys running, exploring new restaurants, and dancing with the UChicago Maya Dance Company.

Jessica Tanouye is a third-year pre-medical neuroscience student at the University of Chicago. After graduation, she will pursue a Master of Public Health, exploring the intersections between community well-being, medicine, and holistic health. Passionate about interdisciplinary medicine, she looks forward to exploring inflammatory bowel disease through different lenses and is particularly interested in mental health and autologous therapies. Outside the classroom, she enjoys playing the piano, baking, and exploring new restaurants in Chicago.

Amani is a fourth year medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and is pursuing a residency in Internal Medicine. In 2020, Amani graduated from Cornell University where she earned a BS in Human Biology, Health, and Society. After graduating from Cornell, she took a service-learning year serving as an AmeriCorps member at a Federally Qualified Health Center. It was there where she gained an appreciation for health systems that focus on removing barriers, expanding access, and delivering comprehensive quality health care services regardless of an individual’s insurance status or ability to pay. During medical school, Amani has actively worked to improve healthcare access for the Southside Chicago community and is particularly passionate about addressing health disparities in IBD.

Anesthesiology Resident at the University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

PhD Candidate at the Academic Medical Center (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Lecturer in the Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba, Japan)

Gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts)

Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)

Anesthesiologist at AMITA Health (Hinsdale, Illinois)

Cancer Genetic Counselor at the University of California San Francisco

Gastroenterologist at Providence Medical Institute (Torrance, California)

Gastroenterologist and IBD Specialist at Tel Aviv Medical Center (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Instructor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Stanford Medicine (Palo Alto, California)

Gastroenterologist at Duly Health and Care, Northwestern Medicine School of Medicine (Hinsdale, Illinois)

Gastroenterology Fellow at Ascension Providence Hospital/Michigan State University (Southfield, Michigan)

Resident Physician at UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles, California)

Medical Student at Pritzker School of Medicine (Chicago, Illinois)

Medical Student at the University of California San Francisco (San Francisco, California)

Resident Physician in General Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland)

Gastroenterologist at Radboud University (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Gastroenterologist at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases at the University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

Gastroenterologist at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Gastroenterologist at Baylor Scott and White Surgical Specialists (Waxahachie Texas)

Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (St. Louis Missouri)

Family Medicine Physician at Sparrow Health System (Lansing, Michigan)

Attending Physician in Pediatric Gastroenterology at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, New York)

Gastroenterologist at Strathfield Private Hospital (Strathfield, Australia)

Assistant Professor of Medicine in Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago

PhD in Molecular Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology Candidate at Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut)

Master of Science in Computer Science Candidate at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition at Lurie Children’s Hospital and Instructor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago, Illinois)

Gastroenterologist at Wilmington Gastroenterology (Wilmington, North Carolina)

Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Manitoba (Manitoba, Canada)

Internal Medicine Resident at Stanford University (Stanford, California)

Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastroenterology of the Rockies (Denver, Colorado)

Gastroenterologist at GI Associates (Oak Lawn, Illinois)

Hank and Laurel Greer Endowed Chair in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, South Carolina)

Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)