Ten GIs to know:
Rosemarie Arena, MD. Mountainside Medical Group (Montclair, N.J.). Dr. Arena received her medical degree and completed her residency and fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Her interests include inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and liver disease.
Fadi Bdair, MD. Cotton O'Neil Digestive Health (Topeka, Kan.). Dr. Bdair received his medical degree from the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. He completed his residency and fellowship at University at Buffalo (N.Y.).
Edmund Chung, MD. Middlesex Gastroenterology Associates (Middletown, Conn.). Dr. Chung received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in New York City and completed his residency and fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
Roshani Desai, MD. Marshall Browning Hospital (Du Quoin, Ill.). Dr. Desai earned her medical degree from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and completed her residency and fellowship at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Brian Dooreck, MD. Memorial Hospital Pembroke (Pembroke Pines, Fla.). Dr. Dooreck received his medical degree from Tel Aviv University in Israel and completed his residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, which has since been renamed Mount Sinai Morningside. He then completed his fellowship at University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Florida.
Joe Feuerstein, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston). Dr. Feuerstein received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Boston University Medical Center. He completed his fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His interests include Crohn's disease, gastrointestinal bleeding and ulcerative colitis.
David Furman, MD. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (Bennington). Dr. Furman received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Portsmouth (Va.) Naval Medical Center. He completed his fellowship at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., which has since combined with the National Naval Medical Center to become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Muhammad Siddiq, MD. The Jackson (Tenn.) Clinic. Dr. Siddiq received his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, and completed his residency at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in New York City's Staten Island borough. He completed his fellowship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
Azade Yedidag, MD. Mercyhealth Physicians Clinic-Rockton (Rockford, Ill.). Dr. Yedidag earned her medical degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School in Turkey and completed residencies at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., and the University of Chicago. Her interests include esophageal and abdominal disorders, liver disease and colon cancer screening.
Erin Toto, MD. Penn Medicine (Philadelphia). Dr. Toto received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, now called Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and completed her residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She completed her fellowship at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Physicians are listed in alphabetical order. To nominate a gastroenterologist for future lists, please contact Ariana Portalatin at aportalatin@beckershealth.com