Piva, Anna

Dr. Dana Lukin specializes in the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He completed his medical and graduate training at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he also completed training in Internal Medicine. After completing fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, he joined the faculty of Montefiore Medical Center where he co-founded the Einstein-Montefiore Program for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dr. Lukin joined the Weill Cornell Faculty in July, 2018 as the Clinical Director of Translational Research for the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in order to provide the highest level of patient care, access to clinical trials, and to conduct high impact clinical and translational research studies in IBD. He is a founding member of IBD Research, Mentoring and Education in NY (IBD ReMEdY) and serves as the co-chair of the New York City Chapter Medical Advisory Committee for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. Dr. Lukin is actively involved in collaborative research projects with the New York Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (NYCCO) and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Clinical Research Alliance.

Dr. Kenny Castro is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Pediatrician at New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She is board certified in Pediatrics. Dr. Castro obtained her medical degree (M.D.) from the Central University of Venezuela. After receiving her M.D., she worked as a community doctor in her home country, Venezuela, providing medical care to low-income and minority populations. Seeking further expertise, she immigrated to the United States and pursued her medical training at Lincoln Medical Center, completing a three-year residency in pediatrics. Following that, she accomplished a three-year fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, where she was also inducted as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. During her fellowship training, Dr. Castro actively engaged in various research projects, focusing on clinical research and quality improvement. She contributed to studies exploring the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Inflammatory Bowel Disease presentation in pediatric patients in the New York City area and enhancing patient experience during colonoscopy procedures. Dr. Castro is fluent in English and Spanish, and her clinical interests include abdominal pain, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease, celiac disease, poor weight gain, obesity, nausea, and vomiting.