Our Team

Wing-Kin Syn, M.D., Ph.D.

Hepatologist; professor of internal medicine
James F. King Chair in Gastroenterology
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Co-director of Saint Louis University Liver Center 
Co-chair, gastroenterology clinical program, SSM-St Louis Region 

wing-kin.syn@slucare.ssmhealth.com 

Uchenna Agbim, M.D.

Hepatologist
Assistant professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology
uchenna.agbim@slucare.ssmhealth.com

Alex Befeler, M.D.

Hepatologist
Professor
Medical director of liver transplantation
Program director, transplant hepatology
alex.befeler@health.slu.edu

Antonio Cheesman Rocca, M.D.

Advanced endoscopist
Assistant professor of internal medicine
Associate program director, gastroenterology
Director of endoscopy
antonio.cheesmanrocca@slucare.ssmhealth.com

Adam D. Farmer, M.D., Ph.D.

Gastroenterologist
Professor of internal medicine
Director of neurogastroenterology and motility
adamdonald.farmer@ssmhealth.com 

Mike Giacaman, M.D.

Gastroenterologist
Adjunct assistant professor of internal medicine
mike.giacaman@health.slu.edu 

Hany Elbeshbeshy, M.D.

Hepatologist
Associate professor
hany.elbeshbeshy@health.slu.edu 

Marina Kim, D.O.

Assistant professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology
Advanced endoscopy
marina.kim@ssmhealth.com

Tarek Nammour M.D.

Advanced endoscopy and medical pancreatology
Assistant professor in internal medicine, gastroenterology
tarek.nammour@ssmhealth.com 

Alfred Nelson M.D.

Neurogastroenterology and motility
Assistant professor in internal medicine, gastroenterology 
alfred.nelson@ssmhealth.com 

Jennifer Palagiri, M.D.

Gastroenterologist
Adjunct associate professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology 
jennifer.palagiri@slucare.ssmhealth.com

Manar Shmais, M.D.

Gastroenterologist
Assistant professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology 
manar.shmais@ssmhealth.com

Kamran Qureshi, M.D.

Hepatologist
Associate professor of internal medicine
Program director, gastroenterology
kamran.qureshi@slucare.ssmhealth.com

Wissam Kiwan, M.D.

Advanced endoscopist
Assistant professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology
Program director, advanced endoscopy fellowship
wissam.kiwan@slucare.ssmhealth.com  

Brent Tetri, M.D. 

Hepatologist
Professor of internal medicine
Co-director, Saint Louis University Liver Center
brent.tetri@slucare.ssmhealth.com

Xiaofeng Fan, M.D., Ph.D.

Christine Hachem, M.D.

Research faculty (professor)

Jason Coombes, Ph.D.

Assistant professor
jason.coombes@health.slu.edu 

Eyad Alsabbagh. M.D. 

Hepatologist
Assistant professor
eyad.alsabbagh@health.slu.edu 

Patricia Aspichueta, Ph.D.

Sanjay Bhat, M.D.

Ali Canbay, M.D.

Joel Riley, M.D.

Gastroenterologist
Adjunct assistant professor of internal medicine
Clinical section chief, SSM-St Mary's Hospital, St Louis

Giao Vuong, M.D.

Gastroenterologist
Adjunct assistant professor of internal medicine

Mary Burton, M.D. 

Adrian Di Bisceglie, M.D. 

Shirley Campbell

Hepatology
Clinical care of hepatitis, large volume paracentesis, NAFLD and cirrhosis

Alexa Fider-Whyte

Hepatology
Cirrhosis, transplant, nutrition, sarcopenia, frailty 

Michelle Coke-Attewell

General GI and inflammatory bowel disease

Mary Magee

General GI and neurogastroenterology and motility