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Ellen Scherl

Gastroenterology

Ellen Scherl, MD

Jill Roberts Professor of Clinical Medicine; Research Director, Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

New York, NY

Ellen J. Scherl, MD, is a renowned gastroenterologist specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a primary focus on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. As the Jill Roberts Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, she serves as Research Director of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (JRC IBD) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, which she founded in 2006 after establishing the IBD Center in 2002. Dr. Scherl manages com

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45+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine (ABIM)
  • Gastroenterology (ABIM)

Education & Training

  • New York Medical College — M.D.
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center — Fellowship, Gastroenterology
  • Beth Israel Medical Center — Residency, Internal Medicine
  • Beth Israel Medical Center — Residency, General Surgery

Peer Recognition

  • American RegistryMost Compassionate Doctor
  • Castle ConnollyAmerica's Top Doctors

    2013-2014 (2 years)

  • Exceptional Women In MedicineTop Doctor

    2019-2025 (7 years)

  • New York MagazineTop Doctors

    2012-2018, 2021-2025 (12 years)

  • Super DoctorsSuper Doctors

    2024

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Conditions & Treatments

Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCrohn's DiseaseUlcerative ColitisColorectal Cancer

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Languages

English

Experience

45+ years in practice