Principal Investigator
Belen Tesfaye, MD specializes in gastroenterology and internal medicine. She speaks English and Amharic, which is the official language in Ethiopia. Board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Tesfaye graduated from Jimma University in Jimma, Ethiopia with a Bachelor of Medicine degree and a Bachelor of Surgery degree. She completed an internal medicine internship at Black Lion University Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, an internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, and a gastroenterology internship at Howard University Hospital. Dr. Tesfaye is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American College of Physicians, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
