Gastroenterologist: trained in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. (including specialty training in ERCP, EUS (endoscopic ultrasound), and advanced treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.I currently also serve on the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation South Florida chapter's medical advisory committee.Dr. Ellis was selected to be chief of Gastroenterology at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach. 2014 to presentDr. Ellis was voted by Doctors in Palm Beach County as the Gastroenterologist they would most likely refer their friends and family in all of Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Illustrated 2015.

Helped develop and program a gastroenterology specific software electronic medical record product, that is cloud based, mobile, touch screen for Modernizing Medicine. Modernizing Medicine was voted one of the top 50 most promising companies in Forbes magazine in 2013. It recently partnered with IBM's supercomputer Watson for clinical on site support.

July 2008- June 2009: Awarded the position of Chief Gastroenterology Fellow at Mount Sinai HospitalJune 2009: Received appreciation award for “enthusiastic and skillful leadership of the fellows and devotion to the academic missions of the Medical Center”Awarded top rank and highest score among all GI fellows in the NY 2007 Gastroenterology Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE): An evaluation of physician-patient and physician-physician communication and interpersonal skills.Third year fellowship was dedicated to advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease and advanced endoscopy training- proficiency in ERCP and Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (including Fine Needle Aspiration) was obtained.

Awarded Yale University School of Medicine Chief Resident Recognition award- awarded to the senior resident showing the most exceptional work ethic, leadership, professionalism and commitment to the program.

Doctoring in the medically under served island of Taveuni, Fiji Islands."By placing physicians in the developing world, we hope to instill a sense of global citizenry..."