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Richard Fedorak, MD
Richard Fedorak, MD

    Dr. Richard Fedorak is professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and is currently the chairman of the Centre of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research (CEGIIR) and director of the Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Centre (NACTRC).  

    He is a member of the active medical staff at both the University of Alberta Hospitals and the Cross Cancer Institute, and is a consulting physician at the Stollery Children's Health Centre of Northern Alberta and the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

    In 1978, Dr. Fedorak received his medical degree with First Class Honours from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His postdoctoral training included an internship at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, and residency training in general internal medicine at the University of Toronto. His gastroenterology clinical and research fellowship training was carried out at the University of Chicago and at Columbia University, New York. In 1987, Dr. Fedorak returned to the University of Alberta as an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research clinical investigator.
        
    A recipient of numerous awards, research fellowships and grants, Dr. Fedorak is a recognized expert in inflammatory bowel disease. He has an active basic gastrointestinal research laboratory in the area of mucosal immunology, inflammation, and membrane function and structure. In addition, he leads a large gastrointestinal and liver disease clinical research group. Dr. Fedorak serves on multiple national and international scientific advisory boards. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, produced two patents on colonic-specific drug delivery, and has lectured around the world. He has multiple grant review committee memberships and editorial positions with front ranked gastrointestinal journals

    Dr. Fedorak has served as president of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, president of the University of Alberta Hospital Medical Staff, president of the Alberta Society of Gastroenterology, president of the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2005 Bid Federation, general secretary of the 1999 Pan American Congress of Gastroenterology and president of the 2005 World Congress of Gastroenterology.

    Schedule28 Mar 2024