Let’s Break the Poo Taboo

We are patients and providers working together to improve the lives of people living with IBS

LET'S CONNECT

Jeffrey Roberts, MEd, BSc

Jeffrey Roberts, MEd has been an Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferer for 25+ years and was the creator of the first website for IBS sufferers. He currently runs the IBS Patient Support Group community at IBSpatient.org He has testified to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) several times as well as acted as a consultant to pharmaceuticals on behalf of IBS patients. Jeffrey is active in the media and press and has received award recognition for his work. Jeffrey was awarded in 2019 by Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the annual scientific and medical research conference, to receive the inaugural Patient Influencer Travel Award. He was also a nominee in 2020, 2021, 2022 for the Healio Gastro Disruptive Innovators Award. In 2021, Jeffrey was added to the list of Digital Opinion Leaders in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. He is often quoted by leading media outlets as an IBS Patient Expert and Advocate.

Jeffrey has a Masters of Science in Education (MSEd) degree from Medaille College, Buffalo, New York. Jeffrey's thesis was entitled Awareness of Childhood Health Issues On Educational Outcomes. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from the University of Toronto and co-authored and published a book entitled IBS Chat: Real Life Stories and Solutions.

Erica Dermer

Erica Dermer is an IBS and Celiac Disease patient who hosts the Celiac and the Beast blog and You Had Me at Eat podcast series and is a strong patient advocate for all things GI and Autoimmune. Erica joins the TNIBS team as the educational and marketing co-director and is looking forward to helping more IBS patients learn to better advocate for themselves and providers provide the best care possible.

Thank you to our guest experts

  • Lin Chang, MD

  • William Chey, MD

  • Brian Lacy, MD, PhD

  • Miranda VanTilburg, PhD

  • Eric Shah, MD

  • Baha Moshiree, MD

  • Sara Marchese, PhD

  • Justin Brandler, MD

  • Tony Lembo, MD

  • Christina Hanson, FNP

  • Olga Aroniadis, MD

  • Julie Snyder, PsyD

  • Douglas Drossman, MD

  • John Damianos, MD

  • Darren Brenner, MD

  • Megan Riehl, PsyD

  • Jay Pasricha, MD

  • Phillip Schoenfeld, MD

  • Rani Berry, MD

  • Baha Moshiree, MD

  • Madison Simons, PhD

  • Sara Haas, RD

  • Katja Korrento, MD

  • Justin Brandler, MD

  • Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN

  • Jill Deutsch, MD

  • Sarah Kinsinger, PhD

  • Olafur Palsson, PsyD

  • Wendy Busse, RD

  • Katie Dunleavy MBBS

  • Tiffany Taft, PsyD

  • Emeran Mayer, MD

  • Elyse Thakur, PhD

  • Kimberly Kearns, NP

  • Leila Neshatian, MD

  • Caryn Phillips, DPT

Thank you to our partners for their collaboration