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Dr. Rupa Banerjee

India

Dr. Rupa Banerjee is a senior consultant gastroenterologist and Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) clinic at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India, and a member of the research faculty at the Asian Institute of Basic Sciences. Her clinical and research interests centre on IBD (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and GERD, with a focus on the epidemiology, microbiota and genetics of IBD in the Indian population, in order to individualize treatment. She maintains a 4,000-patient database and biorepository and has served as principal investigator on numerous clinical trials.

Dr Banerjee founded the IBD Emerging Economies (IBD-EE) group, a collaboration across 16 countries in South Asia and the Middle East, and organizes the biennial AIG IBD Summit, which draws over 1,000 delegates. She is also interested in advanced endoscopic techniques, has authored many peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, has published a book on advanced GI imaging, and has edited a book on IBD for clinical practice. She lectures widely both in India and internationally.