Providers and Staff

The brief descriptions below are designed to familiarize you with each provider's training, professional credentials and work experience.

Meet the providers & staff of

Gastro-Intestinal Associates

Mark Leifer, MD

• Gastroenterologist since 1985
• Fellowship trained at University of Alabama in Birmingham
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology
• Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology (FACG)
• Fellow, American Gastroenterological Assoc. (AGAF)

Laurie A. Knippen, CNP

• MSN from University of Toledo
• BSN from The Ohio State University
• Registered Nurse since 1984
• Specialized in Ostomy, Continence and Wound care
• Board Certified in Adult Family Practice

Scott Rinesmith, MD

• Gastroenterologist since 2007
• Fellowship trained at The Ohio State University
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Robert Neidich, MD

• Gastroenterologist since 1995
• Fellowship trained at Washington University
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology
• Former Chief of Staff, St Rita’s Medical Center

Nichola Warnecke, CNP

• MSN from Indiana Wesleyan University
• BSN from Indiana Wesleyan University
• Registered Nurse since 1999

Jayde Kurland, MD

• Gastroenterologist since 2005
• Fellowship trained at Naval Medical Center, San Diego and Beth Israel/Harvard Medical
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine
• Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP)
• Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology (FACG)
• Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
• Chief of Gastroenterology at St Rita’s Medical Center & Lima Memorial Medical Center

Tariq Sheikh, MD

• Gastroenterologist since 2000
• Fellowship trained at University of Mississippi Medical Center
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology
• Former Chief of Gastroenterology:
• St Rita’s Medical Center & Lima Memorial Hospital

Howard Solomon, MD

• Gastroenterologist since 1993
• Fellowship trained at Western Pennsylvania Hospital
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology

Carrie Stoller, CNP

• MSN from University of St. Francis
• BSN from University of St. Francis
• Registered Nurse since 1997
• CNP since 2003

Denise Ware CNP

• BSN at Ohio Northern
• MSN at University of Toledo
• CNP since 2011

 

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