NCSCG Committees

Education and Trainee Committee
To promote engagement and advocacy for trainee members in Northern California through the NCSCG
Education and Trainee Committee Co-Chairs

Bilal Hameed, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director of the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
University of California San Francisco
Jennifer Pan, MD, MS
Gastroenterologist
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

Marina Roytman, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine for the Department of Medicine and Director of the Liver Program in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
University of California San Francisco, Fresno
Susie Quan, MD
Gastroenterologist
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

Robert Wong, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Staff Physician
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
Fellows
Nicole Evans, MD
Kaiser Permanente SF Fellow Representative
Amit Gill, MD
UCSF Fresno Fellow Representative
Nghiem Ha, MD
UCSF Fellow Representative
Faizi Hai, MD
Scripps Health Fellow Representative
Farah Kassamali, MD
California Pacific Medical Center Fellow Representative
Nathan Kim, MD
UCSF Fellow Representative
David Leung, MD
Scripps Health Fellow Representative
Sean Nguyen, MD
UC Davis Fellow Representative
Ann Robinson, MD
California Pacific Medical Center Fellow Representative
Christine Shieh, MD
UC Davis Fellow Representative
Margaret Zhou, MD
Stanford Fellow Representative
If you are interested in joining the NCSCG Education and Trainee Committee please contact ncscg@pacemedcom.com
Communications Committee
To promote education and engagement of NCSCG membership through different forms of communication methods
Communication Committee Chair

Robert Wong, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Staff Physician
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
Christina Chou, MD
Director of GI Education
Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital
Allison Kwong, MD
Transplant Hepatologist
Stanford University
Jennifer Pan, MD, MS
Gastroenterologist
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
Susie Quan, MD
Gastroenterologist
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
If you are interested in joining the NCSCG Communication Committee please contact ncscg@pacemedcom.com
APP Committee
APP Committee Chair

APP Committee Co-Chair
Devon Kiker, NP-C
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
UCSF-Fresno, CA
Mikhail Alper, NP, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Madera Community Hospital, CA
Spring Cerise, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Sutter Health- Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA
Shelly Orloff, NP
Outpatient GI
Stanford Healthcare
Maria Josephina Gomez, NP
Nurse Practitioner
UCSF Health, CA
Caitlin Schubmehl, NP
Hepatology
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Maribel Torres, MSN, FNP-C
GI and Hepatology NP
Adventist Health Medical Care, Hanford
Sharon Torres, M.S, PA-C
Highland Hospital
Paulette Walton FNP-C
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
UCSF- Office Based Induction Clinic (OBIC)
If you are interested in joining the NCSCG NP/PA Committee please contact ncscg@pacemedcom.com
Women in GI: GI Janes
Marina Roytman, MD, FACP
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
University of California San Francisco, Fresno
If you are interested in joining the NCSCG GI Janes please contact ncscg@pacemedcom.com
Allison Kwong, MD
Hepatologist
Stanford University
Kidist Yimam, MD
Transplant Hematologist and Medical Director
California Pacific Medical Center