From department chairs and systemwide clinical leaders to national society presidents, gastroenterologists across the country stepped into influential leadership roles in 2025, shaping care delivery, research and professional education.
Here are five GI leaders who took on new leadership posts this year:
Note: This is not an exhaustive list.
- John Vargo, MD, named chair of medicine at MetroHealth System: Cleveland-based MetroHealth System appointed Dr. Vargo, a gastroenterologist, as chair of its department of medicine. Dr. Vargo joins MetroHealth after more than 30 years at Cleveland Clinic, where he held multiple senior clinical and leadership roles, and will oversee a broad portfolio of internal medicine and medical subspecialties.