Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction
Physician Team
Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support
Physician Team
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Faculty
Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship
Faculty
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Physician Team
Hospital-Based Research Faculty
Principal Investigator
Motility
Medical Director
Rumination Syndrome Program
Clinic Team
Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Physician Team
Desale Yacob, MD, is an attending pediatric gastroenterologist at Nationwide Children’s and Medical Director of the GI Motility Center. He is also Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He attended the University of Virginia for both his undergraduate and medical education. After completing his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters in Norfolk Virginia he came to Columbus where he completed his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Nationwide Children’s. His clinical interests span all areas of pediatric gastroenterology including motility disorders and functional gastrointestinal disorders. As Medical Director of the Motility Center, he evaluates and helps take care of children referred from around the nation. He also has a special interest in endoscopic procedures. Dr. Yacob’s research interest is in the area of functional gastrointestinal disorders and neurogastrointestinal disorders. He is also a member of the Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction. He is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”