Faculty

  Co-Chairs

Alain Bitton, MD FRCPC                   
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
McGill University
Montreal, QC
John K. Marshall, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF AGAF
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

Plenary Presenters

 

Paulo Gustavo Kotze, MD MSc PhD

Adjunct Senior Professor of Surgery, 
Health Sciences Postgraduate Program

Colorectal Surgery Unit 
Cajuru University Hospital of the Catholic
University of Paraná

Curitiba, Brazil

Remo Panaccione, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
University of Calgary CCC Chair in IBD Research
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit
Director, Gastrointestinal Research
Assistant Dean of MD Admissions
Undergraduate Medical Education
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB


Janet Pope, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
University of Western Ontario
Schulich School of Medicine
London, Ontario

Cynthia Seow, MBBS (Hons) MSc FRACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB


Fernando Velayos, MD MPH
Chief of Gastroenterology
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
Director
KP Northern California Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Professor of Medicine
UCSF
San Francisco, CA

 

Expert Panelists / Workshop Facilitators / Session Chairs

Samuel Asfaha, MD PhD FRCPC
Associate Professor 
University of Western Ontario
Schulich Clinician-Scientist
CRLP Oncology Scientist
Lawson Health Research Institute
Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre
London, ON


Edmond-Jean Bernard, MD MSc (Epid) FRCPC CMQ
Assistant Professor Gastroenterology
University of Montreal
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Hôtel- Dieu
Montreal, QC

Charles N. Bernstein, MD FRCPC
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Director, University of Manitoba IBD Clinical and Research Centre
Bingham Chair in Gastroenterology
Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB


Talat Bessissow, MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Montreal General Hospital
McGill University Health Center
Montreal, QC

Sanchit Bhasin, MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Saskatchewan
Gastroenterologist
Regina General Hospital
Regina, SK


Brian Bressler, MD MS FRCPC
Director, Advanced IBD Training Program
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia
St. Paul’s Hospital, Staff Physician
Vancouver, BC


Brian G. Feagan, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Western University
Senior Scientific Director, Alimentiv Inc
London ON

Vivian Huang, MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor & Clinican Investigator
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Toronto
Director, Preconception & Pregnancy in IBD Program
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, ON


Reena Khanna, MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Dean, Clinical Research Training
Western University / University Hospital
Division of Gastroenterology
London, ON

Karen I. Kroeker, MD MSc FRCPC
UAF, Gastroenterology Site Chief 
Professor of Medicine
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

Yvette PY. Leung, MD FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
University of British Columbia
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Physician Lead, IBD and Pregnancy Clinic
Vancouver, BC


Cathy Lu, MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, AB

 
Jeffrey McCurdy, MD PhD FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Ottawa
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, ON

Sanjay Murthy, MD MSc (Epid) FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Associate Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Adjunct Scientist, ICES uOttawa
The Ottawa Hospital IBD Centre, Division of Gastroenterology
Ottawa, ON

Neeraj Narula, MD MPH FRCPC
Hamilton Health Sciences
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON


Sophie Plamondon, MD FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
University of Sherbrooke
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu
Sherbrooke, QC

Greg Rosenfeld MD MHSc FRCPC
Founder, IBD Centre of BC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of British Columbia 
Gastroenterologist, St. Paul’s Hospital
Vancouver, BC


Christopher Sheasgreen, MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Moncton Hospital
Moncton, NB


Jesse Siffledeen, MD FRCPC MSc
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Alberta
Site Lead Physician, Gastroenterology
Grey Nuns Hospital
Edmonton, AB


Mark S Silverberg, MD PhD FRCPC
Staff Gastroenterologist
Mount Sinai Hospital
Director
Toronto Immune and Digestive Health Institute
Toronto, ON

Chadwick Williams, MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Division of Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine Site Lead, Dartmouth General Hospital 
Endoscopy Site Lead, Dartmouth General Hospital 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology 
Dartmouth, NS 

Eytan Wine, MD PhD FRCPC
Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

MIIBD XXV Scientific Steering Committee

Alain Bitton, MD FRCPC
McGill University, Montreal, QC

Karen I. Kroeker, MD MSc FRCPC
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

John K. Marshall, MD MSc FRCPC AGAF
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Cynthia Seow, MBBS (Hons) MSc FRACP
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Jennifer Stretton, ACNP MN BScN
St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON

Eytan Wine, MD PhD FRCPC
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.