Biography
Sharmeel K Wasan, MD, FACG is a clinician-educator with an expertise in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University. She completed her clinical training at Boston Medical Center, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Maryland. She received her BS in Biological Sciences and BA in Anthropology from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA and received her MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
As the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director at Boston Medical Center, she is actively involved in the training of fellows, residents, and medical students. Her research focuses on advancing health equity in IBD by addressing disparities and improving access to clinical trials and emerging therapies for underserved populations. Other research interests include vaccination strategies, health care maintenance in patients with IBD, and educational strategies in endoscopy training. She has received research and educational grants from BU and from industry supported funding.