Board-certified gastroenterologist with over 15 years of specialized experience in gastrointestinal motility, esophageal dysmotility, and disorders of brain-gut interaction. Recognized for a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach, with established clinical collaborations in lung transplantation and neurodegenerative disease management, particularly Parkinson’s disease. Completed an NIH-funded gastroenterology fellowship with a focus on gastrointestinal motility at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Currently serve as one of the Department of Medicine’s Division Education Directors, the Director of Gastrointestinal Motility for lung transplant patients, and the Motility Teaching Director for gastroenterology fellows. A published author and invited speaker at national and international scientific forums, with a clinical and academic focus on the complex interplay between the gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary system, and central nervous system