Marsha Kay, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
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Age Groups Seen
- Child
- Adolescent
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Marsha Kay
Biography
Marsha Kay, MD, FAAP, FASGE, FACG, NASPGHAN fellow, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She did her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Cleveland Clinic, and she has been on staff at Cleveland Clinic since 1993. She is board-certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology with many clinical interests including therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy, foreign bodies and caustic ingestions, celiac disease, GI bleeding, acid peptic disease, and general pediatric gastroenterology. She has been elected a fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology and the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN). She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has served on numerous committees for the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She is a Professor of Pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. She currently serves as Director of Pediatric Endoscopy and Medical Director of Incident Command for Business Resilience (Cybersecurity) for the Children’s Hospital Institute. She has been listed on multiple occasions in Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America, Guide to America's Top Physicians, Guide to America's Pediatricians, and Guide to America's Top Gastroenterologists. She has lectured at numerous international, national and regional scientific meetings in various topics on pediatric gastroenterology with an emphasis on pediatric endoscopy. She serves as the director of the NASPGHAN’s hands on endoscopy course at the annual meeting. She is the editor of Wyllie, Hyams, and Kay, editors, "Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease," textbook which is currently in its seventh edition, one of the preeminent textbooks in the field of pediatric gastroenterology. She is the primary author and co-author on numerous manuscripts, chapters and review articles. In 2014 she was honored by the American College of Gastroenterology with the ACG Salix leadership training award and attended the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Aresty Institute of Executive Education. In 2024 she was honored by the NASPGHAN with its Master Educator Award at the society's annual meeting.
Locations
- Cleveland Clinic Children's Outpatient Center
- 8950 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Solon Family Health Center
- 29800 Bainbridge Road, Solon, OH 44139
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- Hillcrest Medical Office Building II
- 6801 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Hts, OH 44124
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- Rocky River Medical Outpatient Center
- 19800 Detroit Road, Rocky River, OH 44116
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- Hillcrest Medical Office Building II
- 6801 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Hts, OH 44124
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- Willoughby Hills Family Health Center, South Building
- 2570 Som Center Road, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
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Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, 1993
- Residency: Cleveland Clinic, 1990
- Internship: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science - Chicago Medical School, 1987
- Medical Education: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1986
- Undergraduate: University of Akron, 1984
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Gastroenterology: American Board of Pediatrics, 1995
Professional Highlights
American Academy of Pediatrics Fellow, 1990-present; North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellow, Member 1990-present; Fellow 5/2020-present; American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Fellow, Member 1990 to present; Fellow 2007-present, American College of Gastroenterology Fellow, Member 1990-present, Fellow 2005-present. She has served on numerous committees for the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She currently serves on committees representing the field of pediatric gastroenterology for the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, American Gastroenterological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Awards
Chairman’s Award for Clinical Research, Division of Pediatrics, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2000 Best Doctors in America, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2014, 2017-2018, 2019-2024 Guide to America's Top Pediatricians, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006, 2008-2011 Northeast Ohio's Top Doctors; Cleveland Magazine, 2002, 2004 Northeast Ohio's Top Doctors; Northern Ohio Live Magazine, 2004 Guide to America’s Top Physicians, 2004-2005, 2007, 2008 Guide to America’s Top Gastroenterologists, 2007-2008 Cleveland Magazines Top Doctor, 2007, 2009-2011, 2015-2022 Cleveland Super Doctors, 2012, 2013 Gold Award, Education Products Category, Association TRENDS All Media Contest for GESAP VII, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Self- Assessment Program 7th edition, 2012 Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2013-2014, 2015-2025 American College of Gastroenterology ACG/Salix Leadership Training Award 2013- Attended Wharton – The Leadership Journey- The University of Pennsylvania, 2014 America’s Top Pediatricians, 2014 The Global Directory of Who’s Who Top Doctor, 2015, 2019 Global Directory of Who’s Who, 2016 Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2017-2018, 2021-2023 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine, 2017-2018 America’s Most Honored Professionals Top 1%, 2017-2019 Cleveland Clinic 2019 Enterprise Safety Champion Winner, 2019 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine, 2019 Ohio Magazine Top Pediatric Gastroenterologists, 2019 Cleveland Clinic Caregivers Celebrations Appreciation Award for Patient Safety, 2020 America’s Most Honored Doctors, 2020-2024 Cleveland Clinic 2021 Enterprise Safety Champion Winner, 2021 Cleveland Clinic Caregiver Appreciation Award - Teamwork, 2022 Top Doctors - Top Pediatric Gastroenterologist 2022-2023 Cleveland Clinic Caregiver Appreciation Award -2024 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Master Educator Award- November 2024
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Research & Publications
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Industry Relationships
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