Neeraj Narula, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Director of the IBD Clinic
Hamilton Health Sciences;
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario

Saturday, January 21, 2023

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Industry Symposium – Short Snapper Presentations

Biologics - When to Hold Them & Fold Them

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize when newer biologic therapies are effective in the management of IBD
  • Leverage biomarkers to identify when patients should switch therapies
  • Optimize outcomes for patients receiving newer biologic therapies

Currently employed as an Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and Staff Gastroenterologist at Hamilton Health Sciences, with a clinical and research focus in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)

  • Over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 4 book chapters
  • Almost $2 million in research funding and grants
  • Awarded Meeting of the Minds Junior Investigator Award (2020) and Crohn’s and Colitis Rising Star Award (2019)
  • Advanced Training includes Present-Levison Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, NY) and Masters of Public Health at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health (Boston, MA)
  • Invited speaker at several international congresses including Digestive Diseases Week (American Gastroenterology Association), European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization Conference, United European Gastroenterology Week, and Ontario Association of Gastroenterology Annual Meetings
  • Leadership roles within several national organizations, including VP-Treasurer for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and President of the Canadian IBD Research Consortium

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