Francis Farraye

Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He received his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He completed an internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and a Master's Degree in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Farraye has an active academic clinical practice managing patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A frequent speaker and invited lecturer on topics on the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Farraye has authored or co-authored over 600 original scientific manuscripts, chapters, reviews, and abstracts. He is the series editor for the text Curbside Consultation in Gastroenterology and co-wrote the text, Curbside Consultation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Gastrointestinal Emergencies. His newest book for patients is Mayo Clinic on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. He is the Editor in Chief for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal Scan published weekly by the ASGE. Dr. Farraye is a Fellow in the AGA, ASGE, Crohns and Colitis Foundation, and a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology. He has served on numerous national and international committees and presently is the Vice Chair of the IBD committee for the World Gastroenterology Organization. The New England Crohn's and Colitis Foundation named Dr. Farraye Humanitarian of the Year in 2003 and in 2020, Dr. Farraye was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.