Faculty Agenda

Dr Chey received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and MD from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a GI fellowship and has been on faculty at Michigan Medicine where he is Timothy T. Nostrant Collegiate Professor of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Sciences.

His research focus on the diagnosis & treatment of functional bowel disorders, acid-related disorders, and H. pylori infection. He is a medical innovator and holds 3 patents. He co-founded “My Total Health”, a company developing novel health information technology solutions for persons with GI problems. Dr Chey has authored 300+ manuscripts, reviews, chapters & books. He served as Co-editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology (2010-2015) and Clinical & Translational Gastroenterology (2011-2014). He led the ACG H. pylori practice guideline published in AJG in 2017 and was on the Editorial Board for the Rome IV criteria in 2016. He co-authored the ACG evidence-based IBS treatment monograph published in 2018 and AGA technical review on diagnosis of chronic diarrhea published in 2019. Dr. Chey is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology, Board of Directors of the Rome Foundation, and Council of the American Neurogastroenterology & Motility Society. He is Scientific Advisor for the International Foundation of Functional GI Disorders.

He has been elected to “Best Doctors” since 2001 & “America’s Top Doctors” since 2009. He received the Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award and the Dean’s Award for Innovation & Commercialization at Michigan and the Distinguished Clinician Award from the AGA.