Healio Gastroenterology interview series with SAIA

March 2022

Healio Gastroenterology in partnership with SAIA created a video series interviewing members of SAIA’s Board of Directors. This series spotlighted SAIA’s vision and our gamut of initiatives and efforts aimed to improve IBD care for the global South Asian community. The full series can be found here:

Neha D. Shah on South Asian food culture & culturally competent nutrition care for South Asian IBD patients

Dr. Sumit Bhatia on cultural stigma and delays to care in India

Dr. Neilanjan Nandi on destigmatizing IBD by elevating community knowledge

Sharan Khela on the impact of stigma on her mental health & the need for culturally competent IBD care

Madhura Balasubramaniam on financial barriers to care in India & need for patient education

Prof. Sebastian Shaji on SAIA’s research initiatives to understand pathogenesis & improve patient outcomes