25 of the Best Gastroenterologists Near Me in Howell, MI

Dr. Chey received his BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and medical degree & training in internal medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. He went on to complete a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Since completing this fellowship, Dr. Chey has remained at the University of Michigan, where he is H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology, Professor of Nutrition Sciences, and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Dr. Chey runs a very active clinical research group which has received funding from federal and private sources. Dr. Chey has authored more than 400 manuscripts, reviews and book chapters yielding an H-index of 50. He is former Co-editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology (2010-2016) and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and in 2026, will become President of the American College of Gastroenterology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Rome Foundation and IFFGD. He has participated in and directed numerous national and international continuing medical education programs in gastroenterology, and has been elected to the roster of Best Doctors since 2001 and America's™ Top Doctors since 2009. Dr. Chey has received numerous awards including the Berk-Fise Award for outstanding clinical service from the ACG, the Distinguished Clinician Award from the AGA, Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award, Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization, and the Healio Disruptive Innovator Award. Dr. Chey is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diarrhea, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Chey is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Chey is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sharma is board certified in transplant hepatology and gastroenterology. Her clinical interests include liver transplantation, diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases including alcohol associated liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis, and complications of portal hypertension. Her research interests include access and disparities related to liver disease and liver transplant, liver allocation, renal dysfunction before and after liver transplantation. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatorenal Syndrome, Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Transplant Hepatology and Gastroenterology. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Berinstein MD, MSc is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Michigan. He specializes in caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and is a member of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the University of Michigan.Dr. Berinstein earned his Bachelor Degree in Biologic at McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). He earned his Medical Degree at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel). He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).His research focuses on inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. He is specifically interested in 1) improving access to high-cost speciality medications and healthcare services, 2) the effect of out-of-pocket costs, high-deductible health plans, and insurance type on medication access, adherence, and outcomes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and 3) developing optimal management strategies for patients admitted to the hospital with acute severe ulcerative colitis. Dr. Berinstein is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Berinstein is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Berinstein is currently accepting new patients.

John Walsh is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Howell, Michigan. Dr. Walsh is highly rated in 38 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Turcot Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Walsh is currently accepting new patients.

Hellan Kwon is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Kwon is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kwon is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Likhitsup is board-certified in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology and committed to care for patients with chronic liver diseases, viral hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer, and liver transplantation. Dr. Likhitsup is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Likhitsup is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Likhitsup is currently accepting new patients.

Beth Manoogian is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Manoogian is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Cholangitis, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Manoogian is currently accepting new patients.

Jorge Machicado, MD, MPH, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Machicado earned his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He received a Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and advanced therapeutic endoscopy fellowship at the University of Colorado. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.Dr. Machicado has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He serves as a member of the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee and a councillor of the AGA Institute Council Pancreatic Disorders Section. He is a frequently invited reviewer for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology, United European Gastroenterology Journal, among other journals. In his free time, he enjoys running, spending time with his kids, and exploring new restaurants. Dr. Rivero is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Childhood Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Stricture, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Rivero is board certified in Gastroenterology. Dr. Rivero is currently accepting new patients.

Kelly Cushing-Damm is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Cushing-Damm is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Appendectomy. Dr. Cushing-Damm is currently accepting new patients.

Kimberly Harer is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Harer is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gastroparesis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), and Gastrectomy. Dr. Harer is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Harer is currently accepting new patients.

Margaret Blayney is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Blayney is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encopresis, Bowel Incontinence, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Blayney is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Blayney is currently accepting new patients.

I enjoy guitar playing and family tripsPeer-reviewed Publications 1) Ojima I, Borella CP, Wu X, Bounaud P-Y, Fumero C, Sturm M, Miller ML, Chakravarty S, Chen J, Huang Q, Pera P, Brooks TA, Baer MR, and Bernacki RJ. Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationships of novel taxane-based multidrug resistance reversal agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2005 Mar; 48(6): 2218-2228.PMID:15771464.2) Sturm MB, Roday S, and Schramm VL. Circular DNA and DNA/RNA hybrid molecules as scaffolds for ricin inhibitor design. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2007 May; 129(17): 5544-5550. PMID: 17417841.3) Roday S, Sturm MB, Blakaj D, and Schramm VL. Detection of an abasic site in RNA with stem-loop DNA beacons: application to an activity assay for Ricin Toxin A-Chain. Journal of Biochemical and Biophyscial Methods. 2008 Apr; 70(6): 945-953. PMID: 18276012.4) Sturm MB, and Schramm VL. Detecting ricin: sensitive luminescent assay for ricin A-chain ribosome depurination kinetics. Analytical Chemistry. 2009 Apr; 81(8): 2847-2853 PMID: 19364139.5) Sturm MB, Tyler PC, Evans GB, and Schramm VL. Transition state analogues rescue ribosomes from saporin-L1 ribosome inactivating protein. Biochemistry. 2009 Oct; 48(41): 9941-9948. PMID: 19764816.6) Ho MC, Sturm MB, Almo SC, and Schramm VL. Transition state analogues in structures of ricin and saporin ribosome-inactivating proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009 Dec; 106(48): 20276-20281.PMID: 19920175.7) Sturm MB, Joshi BP, Lu S, Piraka C, Khondee S, Elmunzer BJ, Kwon RS, Beer DG, Appelman H, Turgeon DK, Wang TD, Targeted imaging of esophageal neoplasia with a fluorescently labeled peptide: First-in-human results. Science Translational Medicine. 2013, 5, 184. PMID: 23658246 8) Sturm MB, Piraka C, Elmunzer BJ, Kwon RS, Joshi BP, Appelman HD, Turgeon DK, Wang TD. In vivo molecular imaging of Barrett's esophagus with confocal laser endomicroscopy. Gastroenterology. 2013 Jul;145 (1):56-8, PMID: 236849439) Yaun H, Du Q, Sturm MB, Schramm VL. Soapwort Saporin L3 Expression in Yeast, Mutagenesis, and RNA Substrate Specificity. Biochemistry. 2015, 54, 29, 4565-74. PMID 26091305 10) Xiaowen Ma, Xiaoyu Kang, Lei He, Jiming Zhou, Juan Zhou, Matthew B. Sturm, David G. Beer, Rork Kuick, Derek J. Nancarrow, Henry D. Appelman, Zhijun Pang, Weina Li, Cun Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yingqi Zhang. Dr. Sturm is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Sturm is currently accepting new patients.

Jessica Sheehan is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Sheehan is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, and Ulcerative Colitis. Dr. Sheehan is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Gregory Piech, MD, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Dr. Piech earned his bachelor's degree at The Pennsylvania State University. He went on to obtain a master's degree in public health from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston prior to completing medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He undertook his internal medicine residency at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and then moved back to Philadelphia to complete his gastroenterology fellowship at Temple University. Dr. Piech is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Viral Gastroenteritis, Hemorrhoids, Hiccups, Colitis, and Endoscopy. Dr. Piech is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Piech is currently accepting new patients.

Charles Kelly is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Howell, Michigan.