| Members |
Institution |
Eric Benchimol, MD, PhD
(Chair) |
Professor, University of Toronto
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Hospital for Sick Children |
| Gilaad Kaplan, MD, MPH (Past-Chair) |
Professor of Medicine
CIHR Embedded Clinician Research Chair
University of Calgary |
| Usha Chauhan, RN, NP |
Nurse Practitioner at McMaster University Medical Centre, GI clinic
CANIBD Co-founder and Steering Committee Member |
| Jean-Eric Ghia, PhD |
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology/ Internal Medicine,
University of Manitoba
Director, Gastrointestinal Basic Biology Research, IBD Clinical & Research Centre
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba |
| Deanna Gibson, PhD |
Associate Professor, Biology, University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) |
| Anne Griffiths, MD |
Professor, Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Chair, SickKids Research Institute
Northbridge Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Director of the IBD Program, The Hospital for Sick Children |
| Simon Hirota, PhD |
Associate Professor
Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology and Microbiology,
Immunology & Infectious Diseases
University of Calgary |
| Jennifer Jones, MD, MSc |
Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine & Clinical Health and Epidemiology
Team Lead, Multidisciplinary IBD Clinical & Research Program
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Dalhousie University |
| Reena Khanna, MD, MSc |
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinician Researcher, Program for Experimental Medicine
Western University |
| David Mack, MD |
Professor and Chief, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa
Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute |
| Laura Targownik, MD |
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department al Division Director (Gastroenterology),
University of Toronto
Chair for Diversity and Equity, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
Staff Gastroenterologist, Mount Sinai Hospital |
| Bruce Vallance, PhD |
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital |