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Kashif Jameel Khan, M.D., received his Medical Degree in 2001 from The Aga Khan University in Pakistan. Dr. Khan completed his internal medicine training at Indiana University in Indianapolis in 2007. In 2008, he completed fellowship training in Transplant Hepatology at Indiana University in Indianapolis. Dr. Khan received his Gastroenterology and Hepatology training at Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA in 2018. During his Gastroenterology fellowship, he was chief fellow in his final year of training.

Dr. Khan worked at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA from 2008 to 2015 as a Staff Hepatologist. He joined the faculty at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2018 as Assistant Professor.

Dr. Khan is a member of ACG (American College of Gastroenterology) and ASGE (American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy).

He has an interest in various aspects of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. His main interests include viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver disease, liver cirrhosis, colon cancer screening, GERD, Barrett's esophagus and inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr. Richard Warneke is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston. Dr. Warneke completed his undergraduate education at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with honors. He subsequently attended Texas Tech University School of Medicine earning a Doctorate of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Warneke completed his Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2005. In addition, he completed an advanced endoscopy fellowship at the University of Illinois in Chicago in 2006.

Dr. Warneke maintained a Gastroenterology private practice in the Southeast Houston/Clear Lake area for 16 years before joining the UTMB faculty in July 2022.

He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, Texas Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Al-Saadi joined the UTMB Health Faculty in June 2022 as an Assistant Professor in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. She achieved a medical degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2010. Then completed her residency and fellowship with the UTMB Department of Internal Medicine and specializing in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Dr. Al-Saadi is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American College of Gastroenterology and General Endoscopy. Besides General Gastroenterology, she has a special interest in Hepatology.

Dr. Jose Aguirre is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston.

Dr. Aguirre earned his B.S degree in Biology in 2004 from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. After completing pre-doctoral research training at Massachusetts General Hospital, he obtained his M.D. degree in 2013 at the University of Texas Health Science Center-School of Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. At the University of Texas Medical Branch–Galveston he obtained a Masters in Medical Sciences in 2017 and completed the American Board of Internal Medicine Physician Scientist Subspecialty Research Pathway in 2019.

He is a member of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's South Texas Chapter Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), and serves as a Co-Chair for the Patient Education Subcommittee.

Dr. Cohn completed his MD and PhD, medical residency, and gastroenterology fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis after which he joined the faculty in the Gastroenterology at that institution. In 1998 Dr. Cohn was recruited to the University of Virginia Health System. He was appointed to the Paul Janssen endowed Chair in Medicine and Gastroenterology. In 2007 Dr. Cohn became Medical Director of the Digestive Health Center of Excellence. In this position he was responsible for overall medical direction of digestive health services at UVA including establishing programs to enhance clinical quality and safety, strategic planning, and operational management of inpatient Digestive Health services, the outpatient clinics, and endoscopy. Dr. Cohn was subsequently appointed Interim Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Medical Director of the Digestive Health Service Line at UVA. Dr. Cohn joined UTMB in 2017 as Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Associate Chair, Department of Internal Medicine. He holds the Bassel and Francis Blanton Distinguished Professorship in Medicine. Dr. Cohn directs the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship program. He was recently appointed to the UTMB MSRDP Board of Directors.

Dr. Cohn has served as a member of a number of NIH and Foundation study sections and has chaired several study sections for the National Institute of Health. He has published over 57 manuscripts and book chapters related to the biology of the intestinal track and intestinal inflammation. His clinical interest is in in treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Dr. Gurinder Luthra is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston. He has also served as the Director of Endoscopy and Medical Director, UTMB Medical-Surgical Specialty GI Clinic since June 2009. Dr. Luthra earned his DO degree, with honors, in 1991 from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine located in Fort Worth, Texas. He then did residency training and GI fellowship training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Luthra is also Board Certified in Gastroenterology.

A graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Anderson completed his residency in internal medicine and postgraduate training in gastroenterology at Vanderbilt University Hospital and the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He was a member of the faculty at the Rockefeller University, Cornell University Medical College and New York Medical College before coming to UTMB in 1987.

He is a Professor in the Departments of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and Internal Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology), and a Member of the Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS) and the Academy of Research Mentors. He is Director of the Clinical Science Program in the Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences. He is an active clinical investigator particularly on the ITS Clinical Research Center (CRC), where he is also Associate Director. His research if funded by NIH, FDA, foundations and industry, and focuses on the human porphyrias and their treatment.

Dr. Shabot is currently the Raymond L. Gregory Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Alumni Affairs and Development for the Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston. At UTMB, Dr. Shabot's role has been devoted to teaching, patient care, and administration of departmental and educational activities.

Dr. Shabot earned his medical degree from UTMB where he subsequently completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship. He has been a faculty member in the Gastroenterology division since 1978. He has served as Interim Division Director and as Director of Clinical Gastroenterology at various times during his tenure.

Dr. Shabot is widely regarded for his passion for the practice of medicine as a clinician-teacher. He is a leader in Continuing Medical Education (CME) at UTMB, and has organized over 30 CME scientific programs for a number of organizations including the Texas Club of Internists, the Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, the Texas Academy Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the UTMB Alumni Association, and the UTMB Department of Internal Medicine Alumni Society.

Dr. Shabot is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology. He has served as Governor of the Texas Southern Region of the ACP, and is the only person from Galveston ever elected to serve in that position. Dr. Shabot has received numerous professional awards including the Laureate Award from the ACP, and the Marcel Patterson-Robert Nelson Award from the Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy for lifelong contributions to gastroenterology. Dr. Shabot has also been named a UTMB Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus.