Fred Saibil, MD, FRCPC, became interested in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis during his training at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a world center for IBD treatment and research. He has been on the Medical Advisory Council of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada since its founding in 1974. His straightforward, easy-to-understand style has made him a popular public lecturer on the subject of IBD.