Robynne K.
Chutkan, MD, FASGE

Dr. Robynne Chutkan is a board-certified gastroenterologist and the bestselling author of Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, The Bloat Cure, and The Anti-Viral Gut. She is a senior advisor with Raben, where she is utilizing her extensive experience to help develop the firm's work with healthcare partners.

Educated at Yale (B.S.) and Columbia (M.D.), she’s a faculty member at Georgetown Hospital and the founder of the Digestive Center for Wellness in Washington DC. A former Governing Board member and Training Committee chair of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Dr. Chutkan has authored dozens of scientific articles and been a featured speaker on the role of the microbiome in health and disease at international medical conferences, and venues like The World Government Summit in Dubai and The Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. She has her own PBS Special entitled “Gutbliss” and has been a medical expert in multiple media outlets including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, The Doctors, the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and others. She’s an avid (and slow) distance runner, a squash player, and a yogi, and is passionate about introducing more dirt, sweat and vegetables into people’s lives.