Our MentorsNourished by the enthusiasm and creativity of young scientists, these acclaimed physician-scientists commit their time and expertise to lead their DDRF Fellow through the conception, design and execution of a clinical research project. Why should an established leader in gastroenterology mentor a student for a scholarly year?
James Aisenberg, MD, FACP Education: Harvard University, BS magna cum laude Current Academic Appointment: Clinical Professor of Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Education: Temple University – BA, cum laude Current Academic Appointment: Associate Clinical Professor, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine Charles J. Lightdale, MD
Dr. Lightdale and his team at Columbia University served as DDRF mentors in 2008-2009 to Michael Fingerhood, MD and again in 2009-2010 to Benjamin Vaccaro, MD. Education: Princeton University, AB Current Academic Appointments: Professor of Clinical Medicine Kenneth M. Miller, MD, FACP
Education: Cornell University, BA with distinction Current Academic Appointment: Instructor of Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine George Triadafilopoulos, MD, DSc2011-12 DDRF Physician Scientist Mentor
Education: Current Academic Appointment: Clinical Professor of Medicine
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Dr. Aisenberg is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. He graduated from Harvard Medical School, trained in internal medicine at The Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and completed his gastroenterology fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital. His research focuses on gastrointestinal endoscopy, and also on the impact of common medications on digestive health. He has published over one hundred articles, chapters, and abstracts in leading peer-reviewed journals, and speaks nationally and internationally on gastrointestinal health and disease prevention. He is the President of the Digestive Disease Research Foundation. As featured in The New York Times, from 2003 through the present he has been selected annually by his peers as a “Top Doctor” in New York in the field of gastroenterology.
Lawrence B. Cohen, MD, is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College with highest honors and completed his medical residency and fellowship training at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr.Cohen’s primary research focus is gastrointestinal endoscopy. He lectures throughout the world on subjects ranging from colonoscopy and and colorectal cancer screening to endoscopic sedation. He has authored more than 150 book chapters, articles and abstracts and serves on the editorial board or as a scientific reviewer for seven journals. His contributions to gastroenterology and expertise in the field have been recognized by his peers who selected him to be listed in Best Doctors in America, America’s Best Gastroenterologists and Top Doctors in New York.
Dr. Lightdale is a world renowned gastroenterologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Lightdale has published widely focusing on ground breaking research in Barrett’s Esophagus (BE), a condition of abnormal cell growth in the lining of the esophagus due to repeated exposure to stomach acid. Barrett’s Esophagus can lead to esophageal cancer. The early detection of these abnormal cells, can improve the treatment and prevention of this cancer. 
Dr. Miller is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. He graduated with the highest honors from New York University School of Medicine, trained in internal medicine at Harvard University's Beth Israel Hospital, and completed his gastroenterology fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. His research interests include colorectal cancer screening and the development of new technologies for therapeutic applications of endoscopy. Dr. Miller has numerous publications and has presented his research at gastroenterology meetings both in the United States and abroad.
Dr. George Triadafilopoulos is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. He began service as a DDRF mentor in January 2011. An internationally acclaimed clinician-scientist, he has authored more than 160 original research articles and 90 review papers in leading journals in the field of gastroenterology. Recently, he served as Editor-in-Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the leading global journal devoted to the field of endoscopy. In addition, he co-directs the Gastroenterology Fellowship Training program at Stanford University. Dr. Triadafilopoulos’s research focuses on gastro-esophageal reflux disease, pre-cancerous changes in the esophagus and colon (such as Barrett’s Esophagus and polyps), and gastrointestinal motility disorders. Carlene Chun, a 4th year Stanford medical student began a full-time one-year clinical research fellowship under his mentorship at Stanford in January 2011.