Meet the Experts

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  1. Charles Bernstein, MD, FRCPC
    Distinguished Professor of Medicine
    Director
    University of Manitoba IBD Clinical and Research Centre
    Bingham Chair in Gastroenterology
  1. Chris Ma, MD, MPH, FRCPC
    Associate Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Department of Community Health Sciences
    Gastroenterology
    University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
  1. Cynthia Seow, MBBS (Hons), MSc, FRACP
    Professor of Medicine
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
    University of Calgary
  1. David Armstrong, MA, MB BChir, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, CAGF, FACG, AGAF
    Professor of Medicine
    Douglas Family Chair in Nutrition Research
    Division of Gastroenterology
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    McMaster University
  1. Elena Verdu, MD, PhD
    Professor 
    Division of Gastroenterology
    Department of Medicine
    Director
    Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
    McMaster University
  1. Giada Sebastiani, MD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Medicine
    McGill University
  1. Jeff McCurdy, MD, PhD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Division of Gastroenterology
    University of Ottawa
    The Ottawa Hospital
  1. Lauren Berger, MSW, RSW
    Clinical Social Worker
    Toronto Immune & Digestive Health Institute (TIDHI)
  1. Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, FRCPC
    Gastroenterologist
    Physician Nutrition specialist
    Associate Professor
    Department of Medicine
    University of Calgary
  1. Natasha Haskey, PhD, RD
    Registered Dietitian
    Research Associate
    Department of Biology
    University of British Columbia – Okanagan
  1. Remo Panaccione, MD
    Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Gastroenterology
    University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
  1. Sara Ahola Kohut, PhD, C.Psych
    Paediatric Psychologist, IBD Program
    The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry;
    Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science
    University of Toronto
  1. Vivian Huang, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor
    Clinician Investigator
    Division of Gastroenterology
    Mount Sinai Hospital & The University of Toronto

  • 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.

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