Our Doctors
Dr. George Atia
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Atia started his private practice in 2002 and it has been rapidly growing ever since. He completed his fellowship at the University of Illinois in Chicago and has also completed advanced training in ERCP and EUS. Dr. Atia is the founder and medical director of the Aghapy Surgical Center and The Illinois Center for Digestive and Liver Health. Dr. George Atia has assembled a team of leading health professionals that are devoted to excellence in medical treatment using state-of-the-art technology and procedures.
Dr. Stacey L McKelvey MD
Dr. Stacey L McKelvey MD has more than a decade of experience as a board certified specialist in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. She practices general Gastroenterology including esophageal disease, celiac disease, colorectal cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease, and functional diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Dr. McKelvey graduated with honors from Washington University in St. Louis, earning dual degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She completed medical school, her residency in internal medicine, and her gastroenterology fellowship at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She remained on staff after completing her fellowship and trained residents and fellows in endoscopy and other clinical aspects of gastroenterology. In 2006, she moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where she joined Princeton Gastroenterology and served on staff at the University Hospital at Princeton. In 2014, Dr. McKelvey relocated to the Midwest with her husband and three children to be closer to her extended family. She spends her time hiking, biking and raising her very energetic children.
Vivek Mehta, MD
Dr. Mehta has been in Gastroenterology practice since 1994. He brings vast experience in all aspects of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Hepatology. He did his Medical School in India and then did his Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. where he was also given the award for Endoscopic Excellence. Dr. Mehta believes in treating patients with education, science and compassion. In his free time, he likes to travel, explore outdoors and spend time with his wife and two adult daughters.