Clinician Investigator @UHN, Assistant Professor @UofT, MPH Clin Epi @HarvardChanSPH, Advanced IBD alum @MGH_GI, Clinical Nutrition alum @UofT
Toronto, Ontario
Joined March 2019
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Malnutrition in IBD isn’t a side effect. It’s a target. That’s the evidence my team is building - Grateful to be part of a community like @CIRC_CCRM pushing IBD research forward
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Our recent SRMA looks at impact of #IBD therapies on bowel urgency, with all therapies improving BU significantly compared to placebo (some as soon as 48hrs after start of therapy)
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@vipuljairath @NarulaNeeraj @DrLexGI Chris Ma (@CalgaryIBD)
Thrilled to share my early journey in medicine. Thank you for the opportunity @scopenotesGI —hoping to inspire medical learners on their own paths!
Part 3 of our 4 part mini series featuring new faculty at @UofTGastroHep is now up! Come learn more about the GI nutrition clinic and multidisciplinary IBD center that Dr. Alexa Sasson (@DrLexGI) is setting up and an exciting new @UHN IBD fellowship opportunity!
Excited to be part of this initiative alongside @ptandonGI @MariaCino2 focused on providing comprehensive care for individuals with IBD. Thank you @uhnfoundation for highlighting our work and vision – at Toronto, Ontario
November is Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month!
@UHN’s Drs. Parul Tandon and Alexa Sasson pioneer a unique program for Crohn’s and colitis patients.
From diagnosis to holistic care, their approach focuses on disease management, nutrition and research ➜ bit.ly/3N8vceL
ALT A Crohn’s and colitis patient
GRADUATED 🎓Thrilled to have earned a Masters in Public Health in Clinical Epidemiology @HarvardChanSPH alongside stellar classmates, faculty and… @tomhanks
Let’s put knowledge into action and be a force of good for public health💪🏼#HarvardChan23 – at Boston, MA
Alexa N Sasson, MD retweeted
Please join this free webinar on Tues Nov 1 at 5pm to hear about the importance of integrating mental health, nutrition and naturopathy into optimal management of #IBD. Hosted by @guthealthmd with our ancillary health team speaking. Registration link below. All welcome.
Alexa N Sasson, MD retweeted
Entry GI trainees have questions about their new career
Should I do a subspecialty? What is QI? What do endo nurses do? Should I do a PhD?
In order to help our trainees answer these questions, @UofTGastroHep made a relevant orientation video #GITwitter
youtube.com/watch?v=hD-CGszk…
Excited to share @IOIBD1 consensus in @LancetGastroHep on recommended environmental and lifestyle modification for individuals with IBD and proud to be involved in this important work
Proud to be part of this collaborative @IOIBD1 review + consensus led by @AshwinMDIBD on recommendations for lifestyle, behavior & environmental modifications for the management of patients with #IBD, now published in @LancetGastroHep.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1e~1~…
👇🏻 cont’d.
Alexa N Sasson, MD retweeted
This quick and anonymous survey remains open for any woman living with #IBD. Please provide your opinion on pain management in #IBD during pregnancy.
HCPs, please share with your patients.
@PregIBD @vwaimeih @getgutsycanada @IBDMoms
If you have #IBD, are considering #pregnancy, are pregnant, or recently had a baby, please consider taking this five minute anonymous survey to provide your opinion on #pain management in IBD and pregnancy
ddcrc.mshri.on.ca/NoviSurvey……
@PregIBD @vwaimeih @getgutsycanada
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September - Precision #nutrition & modulation of microbial composition & fuction in #IBD, by Alexa Sasson @DrLexGI and colleagues
thelancet.com/journals/langa…
#microbiota #GITwitter
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Linked Comment - Alexa Sasson (@DrLexGI) - A whole-food exclusion #diet as monotherapy for Crohn's disease
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#Crohns #Crohnsdisease #IBD #GITwitter
Promising pilot study using CDED as monotherapy for patients with CD by @HenitYanaiMD and colleagues. Thank you @LancetGastroHep for the opportunity to comment on this exciting work thelancet.com/journals/langa…
#ExclusionDiet can induce clinical remission and mucosal healing in #CD patients! Honored to have been a part of this excellent study! Well done @HenitYanaiMD! @LancetGastroHep @HaimLeiboIBD @RedAyal @IBD_GorenMD @Iris_Dotan thelancet.com/journals/langa…
Thank you @NTforIBD Excited to contribute to a valuable resource for diet therapy in IBD
We welcome Dr. Alexa Sasson to our Medical Advisory Board. Links to two of her most recent publications can be found on our homepage.ntforibd.org/.
We thank all of our medical advisors for their significant contributions to nutrition and #IBD. ntforibd.org/our-organizatio…
Alexa N Sasson, MD retweeted
Hot off the press 📰 in #JCAG!! academic.oup.com/jcag/issue Issue 4, 2021
CAG/AGA clinical practice guidelines on 💉vaccination in #IBD
Live vaccines: academic.oup.com/jcag/articl…
Inactive vaccines:
academic.oup.com/jcag/articl…
@AmerGastroAssn @AGA_Gastro @CanGastroAssn #GITwitter
What is the role of precision nutrition for individuals with IBD? Learn more in our paper @LancetGastroHep now available online sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @LyfeMd @gilkaplan @AshwinMDIBD @Siew_C_Ng
Alexa N Sasson, MD retweeted
Ultra-processed foods, risk for Crohn’s disease healio.com/news/gastroentero…
Thank you so much @UmaMahadevanIBD and @IBDMD for the opportunity to share my research on yield and predictors of surveillance colonoscopies in older individuals with UC @AshwinMDIBD at the AIBD fellow meeting!
.@DDWMeeting week has started! @IBDMD & I have run an AIBD fellow meeting for > decade. This wonderful mentoring and networking opportunity has seen many star fellows come through, including this year! @DamieOdufaluMD @colin_feuille are there as is @Realcecum. @ucsfibd
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***PLEASE SHARE AND GET THE WORD OUT***
Hey Canadians living with IBD
Help us learn how to best support mental health for persons living with IBD, no matter where they live!
If you are interested in participating, please contact our research team at [email protected]
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Our chapter on the comprehensive management of IBD during pregnancy is now available online! Mentored by @vwaimeih @PregIBD @SinaiHealth
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Proper nutritional assessment and management for individuals with IBD is essential! Learn more in our recent paper in @Gastro_Clinics @AshwinMDIBD #MaitreyiRaman #RichardIngram gastro.theclinics.com/articl…