Dr. Chey received a medical degree and training in Internal Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology and is a Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He holds a joint appointment as a Professor of Nutrition Sciences. He was appointed Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology in 2022.
Dr. Chey’s research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the gut-brain interaction and H. pylori infection. He has published more than 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews, book chapters, and books yielding an H-index of 93. He has mentored more than 70 students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty, many of which are leaders in Gastroenterology. He is a medical innovator and holds several patents. Dr. Chey is a former co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and has authored more than 10 national and international clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Chey is a board member of the American College of Gastroenterology, Rome Foundation, and International Foundation of GI Disorders. He is President-elect of the American College of Gastroenterology and Vice President of the IFFGD.
He has been elected to “Best Doctors” since 2001 and received the Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award and Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization at the University of Michigan. He has received the Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Gastroenterological Association. Dr. Chey has received honorary membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Berk-Fise Award from the American College of Gastroenterology.
