Current Fellows

Ben Hewitt, MD

Hometown: Dothan, AL
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: therapeutic endoscopy
Hobbies: Skiing, golf, hiking, backyard barbecue

Dan McEntire, MD

Hometown: West Point, UT
Medical School: Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
Residency: University of Utah
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: Endoscopic diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary malignancy and premalignant conditions.
Hobbies: anything that involves the great outdoors (camping, hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, etc), and home improvement projects

Babu Mohan, MBBS

Hometown: Madurai, India
Medical School: Madras Medical College, India
Residency: St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Clinical interest/ Research interests: In addition to management of wide variety of GI disorders, my research interests are in meta-analyses, and explore incorporation of AI tools in daily GI practice.
Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading thriller novels.

Jay Dubroff, MD

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Medical School: University of New Mexico SOM
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH
Residency: University of Utah
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: Malabsorptive disorders, bariatric endoscopy, GI/hepatology health disparities and healthcare inequalities
Hobbies: Skiing, biking, hiking/camping (preferably with my dog Nacho), grilling/chilling/expanding my growing collection of Hawaiian shirts

Charlie Fox, MD

Hometown: Northfield, MN
Med school: Penn State College of Medicine
Residency: University of Colorado
Clinical interests: General GI
Hobbies: Ski/snowboard, Frolf, Golf, 90s music, cold snare

Charles McDaniel, MD

Hometown: Aledo, Tx
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation -Internal Medicine
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: hepatology
Hobbies: Basketball, hiking

Daryl Ramai, MD

Hometown: Queens, New York
Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: Therapeutic endoscopy
Hobbies: Hiking, kayaking, soccer, piano

Ishani Shah

Hometown: Ahmedabad, India
Medical School: C. U. Shah Medical College, India
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: Medical Pancreatology, Quality of Life in Chronic Pancreatitis, Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in High-Risk Individuals
Hobbies: Hiking, Travelling, Wine and Cheese Tasting

Gregory Toy, MD

Hometown: Yorktown Heights, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: University of Utah
Clinical Interest/Research Interests: Hepatobiliary disease and advanced therapeutic endoscopy techniques
Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, traveling, playing tennis, watching sports

Program Administration

Kathryn Byrne, MD
Program Director
Email: kathryn.byrne@hsc.utah.edu

Deborah Ilankgikwa, M.Ed

Administrative Program Coordinator

Email: Deborah.ilangikwa@utah.edu

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