Full Name
Dr. Saumya Jayakumar
Job Title
Gastroenterologist
Company / Organization
University of Alberta
Speaker Bio
Dr. Saumya Jayakumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the
University of Alberta and is the current GI program director. She is a hepatologist with clinical and research interests include liver transplant, pregnancy and liver disease, and MASLD, and has published in the area of MASLD treatment and non-invasive risk stratification. Dr. Jayakumar served as Director of the Hepatology Fellowship Program at the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, then held a leadership role in the Gastroenterology Section at the medical schools in both Calgary and at UBC. She has a keen interest in trainee education and has served on national committees devoted to trainee education. She is the GI consultant to the Calgary Zoo.
University of Alberta and is the current GI program director. She is a hepatologist with clinical and research interests include liver transplant, pregnancy and liver disease, and MASLD, and has published in the area of MASLD treatment and non-invasive risk stratification. Dr. Jayakumar served as Director of the Hepatology Fellowship Program at the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, then held a leadership role in the Gastroenterology Section at the medical schools in both Calgary and at UBC. She has a keen interest in trainee education and has served on national committees devoted to trainee education. She is the GI consultant to the Calgary Zoo.
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