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In this episode you meet Dr. Lukasz Kwapisz! Dr. Kwapisz is an Assistant Professor and IBD Specialist at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.  We discuss how he chose to specialize in IBD and his passion for treating our community,  his special interest in pouch disorders, tests that your doctor orders and why, the importance of early interventions,  his clinical trials experience versus real life treatment,  how close we're getting to personalized medicine, and tequila. And how he's a regular medical commentator on Canadian TV! 

Links: 

• Information on Pouchitis from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation 
• Journal Article- "Treatment of Pouchitis, Crohn's disease, cuffitis and other inflammatory disorders of the pouch: Consensus guidelines from the International Ileal Pouch Consortium" 
• Information on Pouchitis from the Cleveland Clinic
• Information on tests your GI may use to manage your IBD from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
• Clinical Trials Community from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation 

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