Sita Chokhavatia, MD, a gastroenterologist with Valley Medical Group, part of Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System, has been elected chairperson of the American College of Gastroenterology board of governors.
Dr. Chokavatia will oversee more than 75 other governors across the U.S. and abroad as chairperson, according to a Nov. 25 news release. She is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine and geriatric medicine, and has been in practice for over 30 years. She is also a member of the American College of Medicine, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterology Association.
"I am honored to have been elected as chairperson for the ACG," said Dr. Chokhavatia. "I am dedicated to the specialty of gastroenterology and look forward to working with my peers within the ACG to continue to advance this field of medicine."