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Diet, Nutrition and Brain-Gut interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Dr. Maitreyi Raman is a Gastroenterologist specialized in IBD and Physician Nutrition Specialist, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Calgary. She is the director of Ascend (Alberta’s Collaboration of Excellence in Nutrition for Digestive Diseases) and national medical lead for nutrition for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. Dr. Raman has clinical and research interests in lifestyle as primary therapy for patients with digestive diseases. She investigates using dietary patterns and components in the management of digestive health disorders, and investigates the role of diet to modulate the gut microbiome and chronic inflammation in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In addition, Dr. Raman explores the role of the brain-gut axis through mind body interventions, and its impact on chronic disease outcomes. She has co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, many in high impact journals, and 4 books for patients on the topic of diet and digestive health. Dr. Raman was the recipient of the Crohn's Colitis Canada Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award - Women in IBD in 2021.

Dr. Raman has co-developed a digital health platform, LyfeMD, to bring to patients living with digestive diseases effective and evidence-based diet and lifestyle strategies that improve symptoms and clinical outcomes (www.lyfemd.ca).