Tolga Erim, D.O., is Chair of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, a division of the Ellen Leifer Shulman & Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, and Regional Director of Endoscopy for Cleveland Clinic Florida. After graduating from Vassar College, he received his medical education at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Erim completed internships at Palmetto General Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Florida, where he was Chief Resident of Internal Medicine. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Cleveland Clinic Florida, as well as a fellowship in advanced therapeutic endoscopy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Erim has been presented with numerous awards for his work in medicine, including the Florida ACP Resident for Excellence in Internal Medicine Award and the Jeffrey B. Shiroky, MD, Outstanding Research Award. His specialty interests include advanced endoscopy and motility, Barrett’s esophagus, POEM and POP for gastroparesis.