Cynthia Seow, MBBS (Hons) MSc FRACP

Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Dr. Cynthia Seow completed medical school, internal medicine and gastroenterology training in Australia, then undertook a 2-year clinical research fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Mount Sinai Hospital concurrent with a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. She is currently Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary working as a clinician investigator in gastroenterology.

Dr. Seow’s primary clinical interest is in special populations in IBD, namely, pediatric to adult transition, sexual health and the management of pregnant women with IBD. Her research interests are in materno-fetal outcomes in IBD, pharmacokinetics of biologic therapies and preventive care. She is Associate Editor of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. Dr. Seow is the chair of the national Future Leaders in IBD (FLIBD) group.