Dr. Schutz joined the Digestive Health Clinic in 2001 after 13 years in the Air Force. A
native of New York State, Dr. Schutz has lived in various places during his time in the
military, including Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, and California. He graduated from Albany
Medical College in 1988 before completing his internal medicine residency at Wright
Patterson Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio and his Gastroenterology fellowship at Duke
University Medical Center, where he obtained additional training in advanced
endoscopic therapy of the bile duct and pancreas. Dr. Schutz has published extensively in
the GI Literature and is board-certified in gastroenterology. He is a past President of the
Ada County Medical Society and former Idaho State Governor of the American College of
Gastroenterology.
In his free time, Dr. Schutz enjoys hiking, skiing, and spending time with his wife and
their three grown children and two grandchildren. He is a part-time automotive
journalist and co-hosts a podcast about the automotive industry and automotive safety.