Ellen Scherl, MD

Dr. Ellen Scherl, director of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, the Jill Roberts Professor of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and a professor of clinical medicine, has won the Distinguished Physician Award from the Long Island Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation for her dedication to patients with inflammatory bowel disease, especially in the Long Island community. The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to curing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases.