Educational Resources

Meet the Experts

We extend our gratitude to the clinical and research professionals specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for sharing their expertise in the development of the Living with IBD Guidebook for Adults.

1. Charles Bernstein, MD, FRCPC
   Distinguished Professor of Medicine
   Director
   University of Manitoba IBD Clinical and Research Centre
   Bingham Chair in Gastroenterology

2. Chris Ma, MD, MPH, FRCPC
   Associate Professor
   Department of Medicine
   Department of Community Health Sciences
   Gastroenterology
   University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine

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

4. 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

5. Elena Verdu, MD, PhD
   Professor 
   Division of Gastroenterology
   Department of Medicine
   Director
   Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
   McMaster University

6. Giada Sebastiani, MD
   Associate Professor
   Department of Medicine
   McGill University

7. Jeff McCurdy, MD, PhD, FRCPC
   Assistant Professor
   Department of Medicine
   Division of Gastroenterology
   University of Ottawa
   The Ottawa Hospital

8. Lauren Berger, MSW, RSW
   Clinical Social Worker
   Toronto Immune & Digestive Health Institute (TIDHI)

9. Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, FRCPC
   Gastroenterologist
   Physician Nutrition specialist
   Associate Professor
   Department of Medicine
   University of Calgary

10. Natasha Haskey, PhD, RD
    Registered Dietitian
    Research Associate
    Department of Biology
    University of British Columbia – Okanagan

11. Remo Panaccione, MD
    Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Gastroenterology
    University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine

12. 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

13. Vivian Huang, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor
    Clinician Investigator
    Division of Gastroenterology
    Mount Sinai Hospital & The University of Toronto