Medical Management of IBD with Dr. Uma Mahadevan (10/2/22)

Dr. Uma Mahadevan is an internationally renowned gastroenterologist and clinical scientist specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly pregnancy and drug safety. She completed a medical degree at the State University of New York in Brooklyn, residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She did an advanced fellowship in IBD at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Mahadevan currently serves as Professor of Medicine at UCSF, Director of the UCSF Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Center and Director of the Advanced IBD Fellowship. 

Dr. Mahadevan specializes in the treatment of complex ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. She is a global expert on the management of pregnancy and drug safety in the patient with IBD. She is also interested in the role of diet and IBD and has an ongoing original study in this area. Her current projects include a national prospective registry of pregnancy outcomes and drug safety in women with IBD on immunosuppressive and biologic medications (PIANO), clinical trials in biologic therapy for IBD, and the impact of nutritional interventions in the management of IBD (SEAMUS). 

9/25: From ERAS to Same day (<24hr) Colectomy: Dr. Rahila Essani

Dr. Rahila Essani is a board certified colon and rectal as well as a general surgeon. She completed her general surgery residency at University of Rochester, NY. After spending a year in colorectal simulation research, she underwent Advanced Rectal Cancer management/Minimally invasive colorectal training with Dr. John Marks in Philadelphia. Dr. Essani then completed the ACGME accredited colorectal fellowship in Columbus Ohio in 2011. She also did research in colorectal surgery with Dr. Robert Beart at University of Southern California for a couple of years during her general surgery residency. She is currently practicing in at Baylor Scott and White health care in Temple Texas for last 10 years. Her main interest is Minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery and robotic colon and rectal surgery.