Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellows

Year 1

Dr. Xiaohan Ying
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Xiaohan Ying, M.D.
  • Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania
  • MD: Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Residency: New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Hometown: Winston Salem, NC
Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, traveling, Tetris, horology
Clinical/Research Interests: transplant hepatology, viral hepatitis, healthcare utilization/cost, disparities  

Akua Nuako
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Akua Nuako, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Harvard College
  • MD: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Hometown: Martin, TN
Hobbies: Trivia, exploring museums, photography, learning languages
Clinical/Research Interests: Obesity, gut-brain axis, bariatric endoscopy

Bryn Falahee
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Bryn Falahee, M.D., MPhil.
  • Undergrad: Williams College
  • MD: Harvard Medical School
  • Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Hometown: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hobbies: Cooking, travel, exploring new places
Clinical/Research Interests: Hepatology and Metabolic Disease

Kaleb Bogale
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Kaleb Bogale, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Schreyer Honors College at Penn State
  • MD: Penn State College of Medicine
  • Residency: Columbia University Medical Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Hobbies: Running and playing tennis in the parks of NYC, the occasional marathon, and exploring different restaurants
Clinical/Research Interests: Clinical interest in general GI and IBD. Research and academic interest in interdisciplinary care team models in IBD and medical education

Year 2

Cristina Castro-Rivera
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Cristina M. Castro-Rivera, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
  • MD: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Hometown: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Hobbies: Cooking, finding good restaurants or being cooked for; Peloton; any activity with my dog, Mateo
Clinical/Research Interests: IBD, disease activity biomarkers, stress and mental health in IBD

Morelli Danielle
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Danielle (Dani) Morelli, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Hunter College
  • MD: LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
  • Residency: UT Southwestern/Parkland Health

Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Hobbies: Plant enthusiast, yoga, dancing, cooking & hosting, thrifting, hiking, biking
Clinical Research Interests: MetALD, brain-gut axis, health equity in GI, antiracism, integrative care, medical education

Paik Daniel
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Daniel Paik, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Clinical Associate in Medicine
  • Undergrad: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • MD: Columbia University P&S
  • Residency: Weill Cornell

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Hobbies: Exploring restaurants, cooking
Clinical/Research interests: IBD, immune dysregulation

Zhang Lillian
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Lillian Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Clinical Associate in Medicine
  • Undergrad: University of California, Los Angeles
  • MD: University of California, Davis School of Medicine
  • Residency: New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Hobbies: aerial/circus arts, board games, pub trivia, houseplants
Clinical/Research Interests: gut microbiome, host-microbe interactions, IBD, mucosal immunology

Year 3

Dr. Ariel Bar-Mashiah
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Ariel Bar-Mashiah, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Duke University
  • MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Hometown: Hewlett, NY
Hobbies: Pop culture, skiing, trivia, tennis, Broadway shows 
Clinical/Research Interests: Genetics, hereditary cancer syndromes, health services research, IBD, AI in medicine 

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Eliza Cricco-Lizza, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Columbia University
  • MD: Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Hometown: Towaco, NJ
Hobbies: Cooking/baking, trying new restaurants, board games, yoga, orchestra, family time
Clinical/Research Interests: Esophageal motility disorders, shared decision making, simulation in medical education

Dr. Michelle Lee
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Michelle Lee, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Rice University
  • MD: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Hometown: Houston, Texas
Hobbies: gardening, playing volleyball, cooking and eating, traveling, singing, concerts and Broadway shows
Clinical/Research Interests: esophageal and swallowing disorders, functional and motility disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, nutrition, obesity

Dr. Emily S. Smith
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Emily Smith, M.D.
  • Undergrad: Columbia University
  • MD: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Hometown: Old Westbury, New York
Hobbies: reading, theatre, travelling, baking, and skiing
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, therapeutic drug monitoring, obesity and nutrition

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Robert S. Brown, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Chief

Andrew Crawford, Administrator
Tel: (646) 962-5629
ajc2007@med.cornell.edu

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program

Watch our fellowship video and learn more about the program.

Carl Crawford, M.D., Program Director
cvc9002@med.cornell.edu

Catherine Lowery, Administrative Coordinator
cal2048@med.cornell.edu

420 East 70th Street, Floor 4
Tel: (646) 962-4700
Fax: (646) 962-0110

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