Dr. Maitreyi Raman is a Gastroenterologist and Physician Nutrition Specialist, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Calgary, and medical director of Alberta's Collaboration of Excellence in Nutrition and Digestive Diseases. Dr. Raman has clinical and research interests in diet, nutrition and lifestyle as therapeutic targets for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. She investigates using dietary patterns and components in the management of digestive health disorders, and investigates the role of diet to modulate the gut microbiome, intestinal permeability and brain-gut connections in IBD and IBS.  In addition, Dr. Raman explores the role of the brain-gut axis through mind body interventions, and its impact on chronic disease outcomes.  Dr. Raman is a proponent of holistic approaches to health and has co-developed the LyfeMD platform to bring evidence based lifestyle interventions to patents with digestive diseases. She was the recipient of the Crohn's Colitis Canada Women in IBD, outstanding researcher award in 2021.