IBD Expert Panel: When is the Right Time to Refer to GI?

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Perspectives

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP
Guest: John D. Betteridge, MD
Guest: Philip Stein, MD
Guest: Thomas Judge, M.D.
From the ReachMD studios in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, host Dr. Brian McDonough moderates an expert gastroenterology panel exploring some of the top issues in IBD management: the best time for primary care clinicians to refer patients to GI, challenges to making an early diagnosis, and differences between IBD and IBS.

Panel participants include:

• Dr. John Betteridge, Gastroenterologist at Lancaster General Hospital and Regional Gi Medical Center in Lancaster, PA
• Dr. Tom Judge, Gastroenterologist and Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Cooper University Health Care, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
• Dr. Philip Stein, Pediatric Gastroenterologist at St. Christopher's Hospital and faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine