Steering Committee
The members of the CDWG Steering Committee participate actively in determining the overall direction and content of this website. They also review all the contributions for scientific accuracy and clinical content.
The members of the Steering Committee and their roles are as follows:
Chair: Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
Course Director: E-slide library
Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Biography
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Course Director: Hot Topics
Director, Pediatric IBD Center
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Biography
Bret A. Lashner, MD
Course Director: Clinical Decision Maps
Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Biography
Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Philadelphia, PA
Biography
Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Biography
Scott E. Plevy, MD
Course Director: Journal Update
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Biography
David T. Rubin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Department of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Biography
David T. Rubin earned his doctor of medicine degree with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. He completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowships in gastroenterology and clinical medical ethics at the University of Chicago, where he was Chief Resident and Chief Fellow. Dr. Rubin is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, the Program Director for the Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and Director of Clinical Education for Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago. His clinical practice is based at the University of Chicago Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center.
Dr. Rubin’s research interests include colon cancer screening and prevention, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), teaching medicine, and clinical medical ethics. He is currently the principal investigator for several research projects and clinical trials. Dr. Rubin has contributed numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, review articles, and abstracts to medical literature and he serves as an invited reviewer for such journals as Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Dr. Rubin is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, serving on the Ethics Committee. He is also a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, serving on the Professional Issues Committee, American Society of Gastroenterological Endoscopy, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), chairing the Illinois Educational Program 2005–2006. He is also currently serving as chair of Professional Education for the CCFA nationally.
Corey A. Siegel, MD
Course Director: Journal Update
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Biography
Jean-Frédéric Colombel, MD
Professor of Hepatogastroenterology
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Lille
Lille, France
Biography
In accordance with Policy, the Steering Committee members have indicated if they have any conflict of interest, and if so, it has been resolved.
