Consortium Members

The TOpClass consortium is an international collaboration that brings together world-class experts to advance understanding and management of perianal Crohn’s disease. Our research explores disease pathogenesis, classification of phenotypes, and how healing and outcomes can be measured more reliably across centres.

Bridging surgery, gastroenterology, radiology and translational science, we have developed practical, evidence-based tools that enhance patient care and bring greater consistency to research worldwide.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

City: New York | Country: U.S.A

The perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease clinical and research program at The Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Center at Mount Sinai is co-led by gastroenterologist Dr. Serre-Yu Wong and colorectal surgeon Dr Sergey Khaitov.  

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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

City: Washington I Country: U.S.A

The IBD-Radiology Collaborative group at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is headed by (left to right) Siyan ‘Stewart’ Cao MD, PhD, Parakkal Deepak, MBBS, MS and David H. Ballard, MD. The group is conducting basic, translational and clinical research in the field of perianal Crohn’s Disease from bedside to scanner and bench and back to bedside.

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Lightner Lab at Calibr Skaggs in San Diego, US

City: San Diego | Country: U.S.A

Led by Dr. Amy Lightner, a colorectal surgeon and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Professor of Immunology, the Lightner Lab at Scripps Research is dedicated to pioneering research in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and advancing novel treatment strategies for both complex luminal disease and perianal fistulizing disease…

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