Our Providers
Edward J. Esber
APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
- Chair, Gastroenterology Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
- Teaching Staff, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
- College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
- Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
- Internal Medicine Residency, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
- Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Gastroenterology Fellowship, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- ERCP Fellowship, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Board Certified in Gastroenterology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American College of Gastroenterology, Fellow
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fellow
- Ohio Gastroenterology Society
Costas H. Kefalas
APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
- B.S., University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
- M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
- Internal Medicine Residency, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
- Gastroenterology Fellowship, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Board-Certified in Gastroenterology
- M.M.M. (Master of Medical Management) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Board of Trustees, American College of Gastroenterology
- President and Board of Directors, GI Quality Improvement Consortium
- Board of Directors, Summa Health
PAST PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Chair, Board of Governors, American College of Gastroenterology
- President, Digestive Disease National Coalition
- Governor for Northern Ohio, American College of Gastroenterology
- Co-Founder and Founding President, Ohio Gastroenterology Society
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Ohio Gastroenterology Society
- Ohio State Medical Association
William F. Shaheen
APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
- Teaching Staff, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
- Malone College, Canton, Ohio
- Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- Board Certified in Gastroenterology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Ohio Gastroenterology Society
- Ohio State Medical Association
Ganesh R. Veerappan
APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
- Teaching Staff, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
- Medical School - Case Western University School of Medicine
- Internal Medicine Residency - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
- Gastroenterology Fellowship - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
- Board-Certified in Gastroenterology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Gastroenterology, Fellow
- American Gastroenterological Association, Fellow
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
- Ohio Gastroenterology Society
- Ohio State Medical Association
Nicole King
PRIMARY HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
- B.S. in Nursing, Kent State University College of Nursing
- M.S. in Nursing, Kent State University College of Nursing
- Ohio Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Nurse
- Nationally Certified Nurse Practitioner – AANP
PREVIOUS NP EXPERIENCE
- Inpatient Medical Services
- Optum/United HealthCare House Calls Practitioner
PREVIOUS GI EXPEREIENCE
- Worked as a RN in Endoscopy for 12 years, 3 years as Center Director of an independent outpatient endoscopy center
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Association Nurse Practitioners
- Ohio Association Advanced Practice Nurses
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology Advanced Practice Providers