It is very important that your care team includes an IBD specialist with experience in disease management prior to and during pregnancy. This may mean seeing an expert in consultation, or switching to a provider who is experienced in this area. IBD specialists with expertise in fertility and pregnancy can help to guide you during each step of the family planning process, including optimizing your disease prior to attempting to conceive, advising on fertility and providing referrals to fertility specialists if indicated, managing your medications prior to and during pregnancy, and managing flares while pregnant. The involvement of this type of specialist will help you to be in the best possible position to conceive from the perspective of your IBD, and can help to ensure your disease is managed as safely and effectively as possible while you’re pregnant. You can also work with this provider to identify an OBGYN with experience caring for high risk patients, as well as a maternal fetal medicine specialist (MFM), who is trained to manage higher risk pregnancies.
To find an IBD pregnancy specialist near you, choose the state closest to you from the dropdown menu above.
California
Los Angeles
Christina Ha, MD
Cedars-Sinai
8730 Alden Drive, Second Floor East
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-423-4100
Fax: 310-423-0146
Education
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Fellowships: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Caroline Hwang, MD
USC/Keck Medical Center
1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 1000
Los Angeles CA 90033
Phone (clinical): 323-442-5100
Phone (academic): 323-442-6151
Fax: 323-442-5625
Email: caroline.hwang@usc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Education
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowships: Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco
Uma Mahadevan, MD
UCSF Center for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
1701 Divisadero Street, #120
San Francisco CA 94115
Phone: 415-502-4444
Email: gi@ucsfmedctr.org
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Co-Medical Director
Education
Medical School: State University of New York, Brooklyn College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowships: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY
Stanford
Sarah Streett, MD, AGAF
Stanford Gastroenterology and Digestive Health Clinic
450 Broadway St Pav D 2nd Fl Pod 2 and 3
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: 650-736-5555
Fax: 650-498-6323
Email: sstreett@stanford.edu
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program Group
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Education
Board Certification: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (1997)
Fellowship: Stanford School of Medicine (1997)
Residency: Stanford School of Medicine (1994)
Internship: Stanford School of Medicine (1992)
Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1991) MD
Florida
Miami
Maria T. Abreu, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
1011 NW 15th Street, Suite 511 (D-149)
Miami FL 33136
Email: madreu1@med.miami.edu
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Martin Kalser Chair in Gastroenterology
Director, Crohn's & Colitis Center
Education
Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Gainesville
Sarah Glover DO
UF Health Medical Plaza
2000 SW Archer Road
Gainesville FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-9400
Email: sarah.glover@medicine.ufl.edu
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Florida
Education
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Indiana
Indianapolis
Monika Fischer, MD, MSc
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
550 North University Boulevard, Suite 1602
Indianapolis IN 46202
Phone: 317-948-6234
Fax: 317-944-0975
Email: mofische@iu.edu
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Education
Medical School: Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Residency: Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship: Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Louisiana
New Orleans
Kara De Felice, MD
Louisiana State University
2000 Canal Street
New Orleans LA 70112
Phone: 504-810-2073
Fax: 504-702-5736
Email: kdefel@lsuhsc.edu
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Education
Medical School: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Residency: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Maryland
Baltimore
Leyla Ghazi, MD
Baltimore VA Medical Center
100 N Greene Street, Lower Level
Baltimore MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-3387
Fax: 410-706-4330
Email: lghazi@medicine.umaryland.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Director of Endoscopic Training
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Education
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts
Boston
Punyanganie De Silva MBBS, MRCP(UK)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston MA 02115
Phone: 617-732-6389
Email: pdesilva@partners.org
Associate Physician
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
Education
Medical School: University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD
Chestnut Hill
Sonia Friedman, MD, FACG
Center for Crohn's and Colitis
850 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Phone: 617-732-6389
Email: sfriedman1@partners.org
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Education
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Residency: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Minnesota
Rochester
Sunanda Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG, FACP, AGAF
Mayo Clinic Rochester
200 First Street SW
Rochester MN 55905
Phone: 507-284-0959
Email: Kane.Sunanda@mayo.edu
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Education
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Residency: Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Eugenia Shmidt, MD
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
909 Fulton St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-624-9709
Email: eshmidt@umn.edu
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Education
Medical School: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fellowship: Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Missouri
St. Louis
Alexandra Gutierrez MD, MPH
Washington University School of Medicine
660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8124
St. Louis MO 63110
Phone: 314-454-8212
Email: agutierr@dom.wustl.edu
Associate Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship
Department of Internal Medicine
Education
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Residency: Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
New York
New York
Lea Ann Chen, MD
Bellevue Hospital
462 First Avenue
New York NY 10016
Phone: 510-995-6944
Email: leaann.chen@nyumc.org
Attending Gastroenterologist
New York University Langone Medical Center
Education
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Marla Dubinsky, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1134
New York NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-5415
Fax: 646-537-8924
Email: marla.dubinsky@mssm.edu
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Co-Director of the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Center
Icahn School of Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Pre-Conception and Pregnancy Planning Clinic
Education
Medical School: Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
Residency: Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada
Fellowships: Sainte-Justine Hospital at the University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA
Lisa Malter, MD
Bellevue Hospital
462 1st Avenue
New York NY 10016
Email: Lisa.Malter@nyumc.org
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
Bellevue Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
NYU School of Medicine
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Kim Isaacs, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB # 7032, Room 7200 MBRB
Chapel Hill NC 27599-7032
Email: klisaacs@med.unc.edu
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Education
Medical School: SUNY Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Campus Box 7080
Chapel Hill NC 27599-7080
Phone (scheduling): 919-966-6000
Phone (office): 919-843-5795
Email: millie_long@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Education
Medical School: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Residency: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Ohio
Columbus
Anita Afzali, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
395 West 12th Avenue, Room 280
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614-293-6255
Fax: 614-293-8518
Website: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/ibdcenter
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Division Director of Clinical Operations
Medical Director, OSU Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Abercrombie & Fitch Endowed Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Education
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Residency: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Oregon
Portland
Judy Collins
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L 461
Portland OR 97329
Phone: 503-494-8311/503-494-7353
Email: collinsj@ohsu.edu
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Codirector, IBD Clinic, OHSU
Education
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Fellowships: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Emmanuelle D. Williams, MD
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
P.O. Box 850
500 University Drive
Hershey PA 17033‐0850
Phone: 717-531‐3694 x3998 (IBD Nurse Navigator)
x5727 (IBD Care Nurse)
x1488 (IBD Medical Assistant)
Fax: 717-531‐6770
Email: ewilliams3@hmc.psu.edu
Medical Co-Director
Penn State Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Education
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Fellowship: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Esther A. Torres, MD, MACP, MACG, AGAF, FAASLD
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
UPR Medical Sciences Campus
San Juan PR 00935
Phone: 787-754-0101 ext 2418, 2419
Email: estheratorresmd@gmail.com
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Director, UPR Center for IBD
Education
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR
Residency: San Juan Veteran's Administration Medical Center, San Juan, PR
Fellowship: University of Puerto Rico and affiliated hospitals, San Juan, PR
Tennessee
Nashville
Dawn B. Beaulieu, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
1121 21st Avenue South Medical Arts Building, Suite 220
Nashville TN 37232
Phone: 615-343-4758
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Education
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Sara Horst, MD, MPH
Bowel Disease Clinic
1121 21st Avenue South Medical Arts Building, Suite 220
Nashville TN 37212
Phone: 615-322-0128
Email: sara.n.horst@vanderbilt.edu
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Inflammatory
Education
Medical School: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Texas
Houston
Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, FACG
Houston Methodist Hospital
Academic Gastroenterology Office
6550 Fannin Street, Smith 1001
Houston TX 77030
Phone: 713-441-0006
Fax: 713-797-0622
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine-Weill Cornell
Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Director, Underwood Center-Fondren Inflammatory
Bowel Disease Program
Education
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Fellowships: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Manreet Kaur M.D
Baylor College of Medicine
7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10.C
Houston TX 77025
Phone: 713-798-0950
Fax: 713-798-0951
Email: manreet.kaur@bcm.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section
Education
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Mysore State, India
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Fellowships: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Dallas
Tasneem Ahmed, DO
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1801 Inwood Road
6th Floor, Suite 102
Dallas TX 75390-9083
Email: Tasneem.Ahmed@utsouthwestern.edu
Assistant Professor
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Education
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Wisconsin
Grafton
Lilani Perera, MD
Aurora Advanced Healthcare
975 Port Washington Road, Suite 320
Grafton WI 53024
Phone: 262-329‐8100
Fax: 262-329-8101
Email: Lilani.Perera@aurora.org
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Education
Medical School: University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Residency: St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Fellowships: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Madison
Sumona Saha, MD, MS
UW Medicine-Harborview Medical Center
750 University Row
Madison WI 53705
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Education
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship: Rhode Island Hospital and Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI