Advancing intestinal ultrasound in Canada

Hien Huynh, MD

Canadian Cabinet- Past Chair

University of Alberta

Joëlle St. Pierre, MD

Research Committee Vice Chair

University of Calgary

Cathy Lu, MD

Chief Scientific Officer, Director

University of Calgary

Dr. Cathy Lu isa Director and the Chief Scientific Officer of iUSCAN and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the use of IUS as a precision medicine tool in the diagnosis and treatment of fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease.

Kerri Novak, MD

Canadian Council Member

University of Calgary

Dr. Kerri Novak, a gastroenterologist and IBD specialist, pioneered the use of IUS in Canada after training in Germany. She founded Canada's first IBD clinic offering routine IUS and developed a research program on its impact. Her efforts made the University of Calgary a global training hub for IUS.

Matthew Smyth, MD

Pediatrics Committee Vice Chair

University of British Columbia

Carla Nash, MD

Clinical Committee Co-Chair

Kelowna Gastroenterology Associates, The University of British Columbia

Vivian Huang, MD

Canadian Council Member

University of Toronto

Parul Tandon, DO

Canadian Council Member

University of Toronto

Nancy Fu, MD

Canadian Council Member

The University of British Columbia

Jennifer de Bruyn, MD

Pediatrics Committee Chair

University of Calgary