Dr. Gilaad Kaplan is a gastroenterologist and epidemiologist who is internationally renowned for studying the global epidemiology of digestive diseases. He is the Past Chair of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Counsel of Crohn's and Colitis Canada (CCC), as well as the co-chair of CCC's National COVID-IBD Taskforce. He was inducted as a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association and named by Healio Gastroenterology as one of the top 200 leading innovators in the field of gastroenterology. In 2020, Clarivate, Web of Science named him a Highly Cited Researcher in recognition of being in the top one percent of cited researchers.