About
Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Chapter! We serve Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation raises awareness and supports IBD patients.Mission
President Richard Geswell discusses CCFA's mission.
Research
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation currently funds ten research grants. Visit this page to learn more about them:
Crohn's and Colitis Center at UCH
And also University of Colorado's Mucosal Inflammation Program.
Staff Contacts
Rocky Mountain Chapter, CCFA
1777 South Bellaire Street, Suite 230
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: (303) 639-9163
Toll Free: (866) RMT-CCFA (866-768-2232)
FAX: (303) 568 0424
E-mail: rockymountain@ccfa.org
Jeremy Stern
Senior Take Steps Walk Manager
jstern@ccfa.org
Shana Spencer
Team Challenge National Manager
sspencer@ccfa.org
Jenny Roope
Take Steps Walk Coordinator
jroope@ccfa.org
Amy Cockerham
Development Assistant
acockerham@ccfa.org
Heidi Dudley
Team Challenge Manager, Denver
Hdudley@ccfa.org
Kaela Tyrrell
Community Development Manager, Utah
Ktyrrell@ccfa.org
Chapter Medical and Science Advisory Council
Ali Garrett, RN, BSN (Roundup River Ranch)
Amethyst Kurbegov, MD, MPH (Children's Hospital Colorado and UCDHSC)
Anthony Madrid, MD (Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates)
Asif Husain, MD (Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates)
Bob Nieder, MD (Retired Anesthesiologist)
Britt Drake, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
Cary Patt, MD (South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C.)
Daniel A. Langer, MD (Centers for Gastroenterology, P.C.)
Daus Mahnke, MD (Gastroenterology of the Rockies)
David Longcope, MD (Rose Medical Center)
Edward deZoeten, MD, PhD (UCHSC Biomedical)
Ed Hoffenberg, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Fernando Carreira, MD (South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C.)
John F. Riopelle, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
John Sabel, MD, Chairman (South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C.)
Joseph Cassara, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
Kenneth Blake, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery Center - Skyridge)
Kyle Kusek, MD (Rocky Mountain Pediatric Gastroenterology)
Leslie Stark, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
Mary Austin, FNP BC
Matt Nichols, MD (South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C.)
Melanie Wetizenfeld, PhD (Colorado Health Psychology)
Nelson Mozia, MD (Northwest Surgical Associates)
Nuzhat Iqbal, MD (Longmont Clinic)
Robert Hill Harris, MD MPH (Denver Health Medical Center)
Santosh Nandi, MD (SurgOne, P.C.)
Scot Lewey, DO (Gastroenterology Associates)
Sean Colgan, PhD (University of Colorado)
Sophia Symko, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
Stephen Freeman, MD (University of Colorado)
Theodore Stathos, MD (Rocky Mountain Pediatric Gastroenterology)
Thomas Meister, MD (Gastroenterology Associates)
