IBD Center Care Team

Dorsey Bass, MD, is the Director of the IBD Center and is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology and pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: nutrition, virology, gastroenterology

Rachel Bensen, MD, is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology and pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: chronic disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis

Alka Goyal, MD, is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology and pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: IBD, early-onset immunodeficiency-related IBD, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, nutritional therapies

Ann Yeh, MD, is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology and pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: gastroenterology

Alison Kotzen, MSN, RN, C-PNP, is the nurse practitioner at IBD Center.

Kaylie Nguyen, RN, MS, CPNP, is a pediatric nurse practitioner with special interest in integrative approaches to health.

Areas of expertise: general gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, nutritional therapies in IBD including the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) and Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED)

Ana Vanessa Wren, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in IBD psychology and pain management.

Areas of expertise: pain management, child and adolescent psychology, mindfulness-based interventions

Venus Kalami, MNSP, RD, is a registered dietitian who specializes in IBD and celiac disease.

Areas of expertise: special diets and modalities, EEN, pediatric general nutrition

Lisa Henegar, RN, is a registered nurse for the IBD Center.

Garret Forshee, LCSW, is a clinical social worker at the IBD Center.

Kristen Wiley, is the clinic coordinator for the IBD Center.

Nicole Neiman, MPH, is the clinical research coordinator (CRC) for the IBD Center.