Alaa Rostom

Dr. Alaa Rostom is the Chair of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Ottawa Hospital / University of Ottawa and co-chairs the CAG SEE™ program. Dr. Rostom returned to Ottawa from the University of Calgary where he spent 7 years planning and implementing the Calgary zone colorectal cancer screening program. He was the Education Chair of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (term ended Feb 2010), and Chief Examiner for Gastroenterology for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (term ended Oct 2010). Dr. Rostom is highly involved in endoscopy skills training. Dr. Rostom’s research interests include research and clinical trial methodology, systematic reviews, patient-reported outcomes, and knowledge dissemination. He has conducted extensive research in the areas of GI toxicity of NSAIDs, COX-2 Inhibitors, Celiac Disease, and colonoscopy preparation. Dr. Rostom has participated in and conducted consensus conferences on Celiac Disease, NSAID/COX-2 Inhibitors, and GI bleeding, and is currently co-leading the Canadian consensus conference on Celiac Disease.