About our fellows

The Ohio State Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is committed to training the next generation of professionals in gastrointestinal care. We offer several fellowship programs that help students strengthen their knowledge of subdisciplines such as endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, and transplant hepatology. Learn more about our fellows.

Gastroenterology Fellows

Third year
Samuel Akinyeye, MD - co-chief
Matthew Bender, MD
Andrew Kruger, MD - co-chief
Kishan Patel, MD
Ashley Nickerson, DO - Transplant Hepatology fellow

Second year
Maryam Alimirah, MD
Kenneth Allen, MD
Wei Lu, MD
Chelsea McShane, MD
Elaine Shao, MD

First year
Erin Bouquet, MD
Alyssa Drosdak, MD
Arsheya Patel, MD
Mohsen Pourmorteza, MD - Advanced Endoscopy fellow
Antoinette Pusateri, MD
Mitch Ramsey, MD - Medical Pancreatology fellow
Abirami Thiyagarajan, MD