Inflammatory Bowel Disease Across All Ages and Stages: Treat to What and Why?

Dr. Cynthia Seow

Dr. Cynthia Seow completed medical school, internal medicine and gastroenterology training in Australia, then undertook a 2 year clinical research fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Mount Sinai Hospital concurrent with a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. She is currently Associate Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine and cross appointed to the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary working as a clinician investigator in gastroenterology. Dr. Seow’s primary research interest is in materno-fetal outcomes in IBD. Dr. Seow leads the University of Calgary IBD Pregnancy Clinic (established 2012), which is linked to a research registry and biorepository.  She continues research in the area of IBD therapies in pregnancy, including the newer biologics and small molecule therapies, whilst also undertaking research in adherence to medications and health prevention strategies including vaccination, plus has an interest in pediatric to adult transition of care, as well as sexual health in IBD.