Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Gastroenterology and hepatology faculty physicians are the exclusive GI and hepatology care providers at IU Health University Hospital, Eskenazi Health, and the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. Our team includes 72 faculty members and 18 advanced practice providers. Collectively, our faculty perform over 45,000 endoscopic procedures at several practice sites, making us one of the powerhouses of endoscopy in the Midwest and nation-wide.

Our prized Advanced and Therapeutic Endoscopy Program is world-renowned with over 8,000 procedures performed such as ERCP, EUS, endoluminal therapies and third space endoscopy in a state-of-the-art recently renovated suite. This space was formally named in 2020 through a $1 million endowment, the “Lehman, Bucksot and Sherman ERCP Suite” – honoring Dr. Glen Lehman, longtime ERCP charge nurse Lois Bucksot, RN, and Dr. Stuart Sherman. In addition, we offer unique and highly specialized services in hepatology, transplant hepatology, colon cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease, upper and lower GI motility, medical and endoscopic weight loss, and familial and hereditary GI conditions. 

Our main outpatient surgical center has been named after Dr. Glen Lehman in recognition to his numerous contributions to the field of endoscopy. In addition to our traditional Academic Health Center-based clinics and endoscopy suites, the division offers ambulatory and procedural practices at Spring Mill, IU Health North hospital, and IU Health Saxony Hospital. Our endoscopy suite on the North side has been named after Dr. Douglas Rex, a world-renowned endoscopist and a pioneer in colorectal cancer screening. In continuing the tradition started nearly 30 years ago, the division has a robust outreach clinical program where faculty clinicians have established practices in the towns surrounding Indianapolis.