Dr. Cynthia Seow is Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary working as a Clinician Researcher in Gastroenterology. She completed internal medicine in Australia, then an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) fellowship along with a MSc in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. Her interests include special populations, (pediatric to adult transition, sexual health, preconception and pregnancy health), pharmacokinetics of advanced therapies, and preventive care with a specific interest in vaccinations in IBD. Dr. Seow is the North American lead for the Global Consensus for the Management of IBD in Pregnancy and lead of the Medications in Pregnancy section. She has been involved in other international IBD pregnancy as well as IBD pharmacology guidelines. She maintains active research funding, has >150 peer reviewed publications, and is on several journal editorial boards. She enjoys education and mentorship and is on the Steering Committee for Mentoring in IBD (a national educational program in IBD), the Steering Committee for MILESTONE Canada (for IBD fellows), faculty for MILESTONE USA, and faculty for the GI Fellows Course in IBD. Dr. Seow is a mentor for the TRIANGLE program and involved in the CAG CDDW Mentorship Café. Further, she is involved in initiatives by Crohns and Colitis Canada and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation with the goal of increasing patient education.