The ACG Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for overseeing the management and operations of the College for the benefit of the membership at large. The Board of Trustees reflects the membership of the organization with both private practice clinicians from the community and clinicians from academic centers included in College leadership. The representative group assures that the College continues to meet the changing needs of clinical gastroenterology regardless of practice setting.
2025 – 2026 Board of Trustees
President
William D. Chey, MD, MACG
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
President-Elect
Costas H. Kefalas, MD, MMM, MS-PopH, FACG
Akron Digestive Health
Akron, OH
Vice President
Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH, MACG
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Secretary
Jean-Paul Achkar, MD, FACG
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Treasurer
Neil H. Stollman, MD, FACG
East Bay Center for Digestive Health
Oakland, CA
Immediate Past President
Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, MACG
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Past President
Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, MACG
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ
Trustee for Administrative Affairs
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, MACG
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Director, ACG Institute
Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc (Epid), MACG
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ
Chair, Board of Governors
Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, MACG
Valley Medical Group
Ridgewood, NJ
Vice Chair, Board of Governors
Harish K. Gagneja, MD, MACG
Austin Gastroenterology, PA
Austin, TX
Co-Editor, AJG
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, VA
Co-Editor, AJG
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Trustee
Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACG
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
Trustee
Dayna S. Early, MD, FACG
Washington University
Saint Louis, MO
Trustee
Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD, FACG
Yale Digestive Disease
New Haven, CT
Trustee
Seth A. Gross, MD, FACG
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Trustee
David J. Hass, MD, FACG
PACT Gastroenterology Center
Hamden, CT
Trustee
James C. Hobley, MD, MSc, FACG
GastroIntestinal Specialists, A.M.C.
Shreveport, LA
Trustee
Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACP, FACG
GI Associates Endoscopy Center
Flowood, MS
Trustee
Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY
Trustee
Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG
GI Alliance/Digestive Health Associates of Texas
Dallas, TX
Trustee
Patrick E. Young, MD, FACG
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD