Faculty and Staff - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Faculty

Clinical Assistant Professor

(520) 626-6119

Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director, South Campus Endoscopy Services
Associate Program Director, GI Fellowship Program

(520) 626-6743

avin.aggarwal@bannerhealth.com

Rilwan Balogun, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)

(520) 626-3992

rilwan.balogun@bannerhealth.com

Bhaskar Banerjee, MD

Professor of Medicine, Optical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship

(520) 626-6119

bbanerjee@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Geoffrey D. Block, MD, MSc, FACP

Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Liver Transplant
Interim Director, Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute

(520) 626-3005

gdblock@arizona.edu

George Fantry, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine - (Educator Scholar Track)
Associate Professor, Gastroenterology/Hepatology

(520) 626-6216

Professor Emeritus

Clinical Professor, (Clinical Series Track)
Associate Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

(520) 626-6119

ohaluszka@arizona.edu

Rolando J. Leal, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

(520) 626-3005

rleal@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Joshua Melson, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

jmelson@arizona.edu

Juanita L. Merchant, MD, PhD

Regents Professor
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Research Member, Cancer Biology Program, University of Arizona Cancer Center
Associate Director for Basic Sciences, University of Arizona Cancer Center

(520) 626-3334

jmerchant@arizona.edu

Bhupesh Pokhrel, MBBS

Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)

(520) 626-3992

bpokhr01@arizona.edu

Sasha Taleban, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship

(520) 626-6119

staleban@arizona.edu