Francis A. Farraye, MD, MS, is the director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. A gastroenterologist and clinical investigator who has been practicing for 33 years, he runs an academic practice managing patients with IBD. A frequent speaker on the diagnosis and management of the disease, he has authored or coauthored more than 450 scientific manuscripts, chapters, reviews, and abstracts. He is editor in chief of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal Scan published weekly by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He coedited Curbside Consultation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and GI Emergencies. The New England Crohn's and Colitis Foundation named him their humanitarian of the year (2003) and gave him their lifetime achievement award (2020). In 2009, he received the William Carey Award from the American College of Gastroenterology for service to the college. A fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association and a master in the American College of Gastroenterology, Dr. Farraye lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
