Postdoctoral Training:

• New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (Internship and Residency)
• National Institute of Health (NIH) (Bethesda, MD; GI Fellowship)
• Yale Medical Center (GI Fellowship)

Year Joined:

• 1979

Overview:

• Rich entered the practice when it was still an internal medicine group with some GI emphasis, and participated in its evolution into a state-of-the-art gastroenterology subspeciality practice with an in-house ambulatory endoscopy center.
• His professional interests include the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic gastrointestinal disorders, and the endoscopic procedures related to this endeavor.

Board Certifications:

• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Diplomate, Subspecialty of Gastroenterology
• National Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Societies:

• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Fellow, American College of Physicians
• Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology

Honors:

• Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Cornell Medical School

On a Personal Note:

• Rich is an avid skier, but he is not going downhill yet.
• “Being a physician runs in my family.  I am a happy and willing product of environmental determinism.”