Joel Heidelbaugh

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.

Dr. Heidelbaugh is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Urology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a family physician with over 25 years of academic teaching experience whose clinical practice includes both inpatient and outpatient medicine. His specialty areas of clinical practice and research include gastrointestinal disorders, men's health, primary care urology, and medical education. Dr. Heidelbaugh is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association guideline panels for irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and Lynch syndrome. He is the co-editor and co-author of the textbook ROME IV: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders for Primary Care and Non-GI Clinicians published through the Rome Foundation and is the primary care lead for the ROME V Committee. He is the Consulting Editor of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice and an Associate Editor of Conn’s Current Therapy. Dr. Heidelbaugh is the past-president of the American Society for Men's Health and a member of the American Urological Association guideline panel for male sexual dysfunction. He has authored over 80 peer reviewed manuscripts and a dozen textbooks, and has conducted many educational webinars through Medscape and media affiliates.

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.

Dr. Heidelbaugh is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Urology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a family physician with over 25 years of academic teaching experience whose clinical practice includes both inpatient and outpatient medicine. His specialty areas of clinical practice and research include gastrointestinal disorders, men's health, primary care urology, and medical education. Dr. Heidelbaugh is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association guideline panels for irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and Lynch syndrome. He is the co-editor and co-author of the textbook ROME IV: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders for Primary Care and Non-GI Clinicians published through the Rome Foundation and is the primary care lead for the ROME V Committee. He is the Consulting Editor of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice and an Associate Editor of Conn’s Current Therapy. Dr. Heidelbaugh is the past-president of the American Society for Men's Health and a member of the American Urological Association guideline panel for male sexual dysfunction. He has authored over 80 peer reviewed manuscripts and a dozen textbooks, and has conducted many educational webinars through Medscape and media affiliates.

Dr. Heidelbaugh is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Urology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a family physician with over 25 years of academic teaching experience whose clinical practice includes both inpatient and outpatient medicine. His specialty areas of clinical practice and research include gastrointestinal disorders, men's health, primary care urology, and medical education. Dr. Heidelbaugh is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association guideline panels for irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and Lynch syndrome. He is the co-editor and co-author of the textbook ROME IV: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders for Primary Care and Non-GI Clinicians published through the Rome Foundation and is the primary care lead for the ROME V Committee. He is the Consulting Editor of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice and an Associate Editor of Conn’s Current Therapy. Dr. Heidelbaugh is the past-president of the American Society for Men's Health and a member of the American Urological Association guideline panel for male sexual dysfunction. He has authored over 80 peer reviewed manuscripts and a dozen textbooks, and has conducted many educational webinars through Medscape and media affiliates.

Dr. Maia Kayal is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Center. She graduated from New York University School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha. She then completed her internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital and fellowship training in gastroenterology at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Kayal's research in inflammatory conditions of the ileal pouch is funded by the NIH, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and Rainin Foundation. She is a former ACG Young Physicians Leadership Scholar and AGA Future Leader.

Dr. Heidelbaugh is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Urology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a family physician with over 25 years of academic teaching experience whose clinical practice includes both inpatient and outpatient medicine. His specialty areas of clinical practice and research include gastrointestinal disorders, men's health, primary care urology, and medical education. Dr. Heidelbaugh is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association guideline panels for irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and Lynch syndrome. He is the co-editor and co-author of the textbook ROME IV: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders for Primary Care and Non-GI Clinicians published through the Rome Foundation and is the primary care lead for the ROME V Committee. He is the Consulting Editor of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice and an Associate Editor of Conn’s Current Therapy. Dr. Heidelbaugh is the past-president of the American Society for Men's Health and a member of the American Urological Association guideline panel for male sexual dysfunction. He has authored over 80 peer reviewed manuscripts and a dozen textbooks, and has conducted many educational webinars through Medscape and media affiliates.

Dr. Maia Kayal is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Center. She graduated from New York University School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha. She then completed her internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital and fellowship training in gastroenterology at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Kayal's research in inflammatory conditions of the ileal pouch is funded by the NIH, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and Rainin Foundation. She is a former ACG Young Physicians Leadership Scholar and AGA Future Leader.