Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute is pleased to invite you to the Florida Inflammatory Bowel Disease Congress 2026 to highlight the latest advancements in the diagnosis and management of IBD.

This one-day symposium is packed with clinically relevant information for optimal learning. Registration is now open.

Message from Course Director Dr. Uday Navaneethan

Dear Colleagues,

We are honored to announce the Professor Brian Feagan Memorial Lecture at the upcoming Florida IBD Congress, to be delivered by Professor Vipul Jairath.

This memorial lecture was established to honor the remarkable legacy of Dr. Brian Feagan, whose lifelong commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and the advancement of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinical trials has profoundly shaped the field. Dr. Feagan’s influence continues to inspire generations of clinicians and researchers worldwide.

In recognition of this legacy, Professor Jairath will present a state-of-the-art lecture titled “Personalized Medicine in IBD and the Integration of Personalized Approaches into the IBD Treatment Algorithm.” His talk will explore cutting-edge developments and practical applications of personalized medicine in contemporary IBD care.

Professor Jairath is a Professor of Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the John and Susan McDonald Endowed Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Research at Western University, Canada.

We look forward to welcoming you to this special session as we honor Dr. Feagan’s enduring contributions and advance the future of IBD care together.

Warm regards,

Uday Navaneethan

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The program covers eight major topics:

Treatment options for the medical management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Understand the role of endoscopy and surgery in the management of complications of Crohn’s disease.
Personalized medicine in IBD
Diet and IBD
Understand the role of intestinal ultrasound in monitoring patients with IBD
Diagnosing colon dysplasia/cancer in IBD patients and use of chromoendoscopy
Evaluate, manage and monitor treatment of patients with IBD.
Management of IBD in women and children.

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Faculty

Jean Ashburn, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, NC

Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Stephen Hanauer, MD

Clifford Joseph Barborka Professor of Medicine

Medical Director of the Digestive Health Center

Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL.

David Hudesman, MD

Professor of Medicine,

Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

NYU School of Medicine

New York, NY

Vipul Jairath, MBChB, DPhil, FRCP, FRCPC, MD

Professor of Medicine

Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

John and Susan McDonald Endowed Chair in IBD Clinical Research

Director, Advanced IBD Fellowship Program

Associate Chair (Research), Department of Medicine

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD

Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Millie D. Long, MD, MPH

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Department of Medicine

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC

Partha Pal, MD

Consultant Gastroenterologist and IBD Specialist

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

Hyderabad, India

David T. Rubin, MD

Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine

Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Director, Digestive Diseases Center

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Bo Shen, MD

The Elderman-Jarislowsky Professor of Surgical Sciences

Professor of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (in Surgery)

Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, NY