Francis A. Farraye, MD
Adjunct Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Gastroenterology

MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
MSc, Harvard School of Public Health
BS, Stony Brook University



Dr. Farraye is a Senior Associate Consultant in the Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Florida where he co-directs the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. Prior to relocating in 2019, he was Clinical Director in the Section of Gastroenterology and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Boston Medical Center. At Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, he was Professor of Medicine. Dr. Farraye earned his medical doctorate from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and his master's degree in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Farraye's clinical interests are in the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. He is currently investigating C. difficile infection in IBD patients, the management and diagnosis of dysplasia and cancer in patients with IBD; social media use and health literacy in IBD patients; hepatitis B vaccination efficacy in patients with IBD; and subclinical hepatic fibrosis in patients with IBD.

A frequent speaker and invited lecturer on topics on the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Farraye has authored or co-authored over 450 original scientific manuscripts, book chapters, reviews, and abstracts. He is the series editor for the text Curbside Consultations in Gastroenterology and co-edited the text, Curbside Consultation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Gastrointestinal Emergencies. His books for patients include Questions and Answers about Ulcerative Colitis, Questions and Answers about Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis for Dummies.

Dr. Farraye is a Fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology. He has served on numerous national and international committees including as a member of the ACG Board of Trustees. He is co-chair of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Membership Committee and a member of the Chapter Medical Advisory Committee for the New England Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and a past chairman. The New England Crohn's and Colitis Foundation named Dr. Farraye Humanitarian of the Year in 2003. In 2009, the ACG awarded Dr. Farraye the William Carey Award for service to the college. Dr. Farraye has been recognized as "Top Doctor" in Gastroenterology by Boston Magazine and U.S. News and World Report since 2010.

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Boston University
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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




A Phase III, Open-Label Study to Determine the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Vedolizumab (MLN0002) in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
04/01/2009 - 09/30/2017 (PI)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


PUCCINI-Prospective Cohort of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Patients Undergoing Surgery to Identify Risk Factors for Post-Operative Infection I
06/23/2014 - 07/01/2017 (Subcontract PI)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Crohns & Colitis Fdn


A Study to Assess the Association of Clinical outcome with serum drug concentration levels and anti-drug antibody in moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease patients treated with Adalimumab prot
08/01/2011 - 07/31/2012 (PI)
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.


PROCUREMENT OF BLOOD SAMPLES FROM IBD, GI CONTROLS AND HEALTHY VOLUN TEER SUBJECTS FOR USE IN THE
01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011 (PI)
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.


C13006, A Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blinded, Multicenter Study for the Induction and Maintenance of Clinical Response and Remission by Vedolizumab (MLN0002) in Patients with Modera
04/01/2009 - 05/31/2011 (PI)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


C13007, A Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blinded, Multicenter Study for the Induction and Maintenance of Clinical Response and Remission by Vedolizuamb (MLN0002) in Patients with Modera
04/01/2009 - 05/31/2011 (PI)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


A Phase IIIb Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial to Examine the Corticosteroid-Sparing Effects of Certolizumab Pegol in Patients with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease (COSPAR I)
11/06/2006 - 11/05/2008 (PI)
UCB Pharma, Inc.

A Multi-Center, Open-Label Treatment Protocol of the Human Anti-TNF Monoclonal Antibody Adalimumab in Patients with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease with Previous Exposure to Infliximab
12/08/2006 - 06/07/2007 (PI)
Abbott Laboratories

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study of the Oral IL-12/23 Inhibitor, STA-5326 Mesylate for the Induction of Clinical Response in Patients with Crohn’s Disease
10/06/2005 - 10/05/2006 (PI)
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation

An Eight-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Talnetant in Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
11/04/2004 - 07/19/2005 (PI)
GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.

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Entyvio (velolizumab) long-term safety study
04/12/2016 - 06/30/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Francis A. Farraye, MD
Takeda Pharmaceuticals

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Invest to Invest…
10/03/2016 - 10/02/2019 (PI)
Celgene Corporation

EH-5151- Evaluating the Nutritional Impact of Serum-Derived Bovine Immunoglobulin / Protein Isola…
07/25/2016 - 07/24/2019 (PI)
Entera Health, Inc.

IBD-600 Registry
09/19/2018 - 03/31/2019 (PI)
Corrona, LLC

An Open-Label Phase 3b Study to Assess Mucosal Healing in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Ac…
10/08/2015 - 09/30/2018 (PI)
Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Sample Collection Study to Evaluate DNA Markers in Subjects with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)…
12/22/2014 - 10/10/2017 (PI)
Exact Sciences

Detection of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia by Stool DNA in Inflammatory Bowel Disease:OCEANIA Study
12/12/2014 - 06/30/2017 (PI)
Exact Sciences

A Prospective, Randomized,Double Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Phase II Clinical Study of Trichuris…
05/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 (PI)
Duke University NIH-NIAID

Host Immune Response to Clostridium Difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
12/20/2012 - 09/01/2015 (PI)
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc

Methotrexate Response in Treatment of UC - MERIT-UC
08/15/2011 - 01/31/2014 (PI)
University of North Carolina NIH-NIDDK

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  1. Hashash JG, Yu Ci Ng F, Farraye FA, Wang Y, Colucci DR, Baxi S, Muneer S, Reddan M, Shingru P, Melmed GY. Inter- and Intraobserver Variability on Endoscopic Scoring Systems in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Nov 04; 30(11):2217-2226. PMID: 38547325
     
  2. Kochhar GS, Khataniar H, Hashash JG, Tabaku F, Regueiro M, Farraye FA, Desai A. Comparative Effectiveness of Ozanimod and Vedolizumab as First-Line Advanced Therapies in Ulcerative Colitis: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Oct 30. PMID: 39478367
     
  3. Alsakarneh S, Hashash JG, Farraye FA, Ghoz H. Reply to Ching-Pin et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 24. PMID: 39445698
     
  4. Danpanichkul P, Duangsonk K, Ho AH, Laoveeravat P, Vuthithammee C, Dejvajara D, Prasitsumrit V, Auttapracha T, Songtanin B, Wetwittayakhlang P, Lui RN, Kochhar GS, Ng SC, Farraye FA, Wijarnpreecha K. Disproportionately Increasing Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Females and the Elderly: An Update Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 18. PMID: 39422305
     
  5. Shen B, Abreu MT, Cohen ER, Farraye FA, Fischer M, Feuerstadt P, Kapur S, Ko HM, Kochhar GS, Liu X, Mahadevan U, McBride DL, Navaneethan U, Regueiro M, Ritter T, Sharma P, Lichtenstein GR. Endoscopic diagnosis and management of adult inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus document from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy IBD Endoscopy Consensus Panel. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Oct 17. PMID: 39425706
     
  6. Desai A, Farraye FA, Caldera F. Letter: Enhancing the Rigor of Research on Herpes Zoster Risk in IBD Patients Post-SARS-CoV2: Recommendations for Global and Detailed Analyses-Authors' Reply. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Oct 03. PMID: 39361968
     
  7. Schell TL, Fass L, Hitchcock ME, Farraye FA, Hayney MS, Saha S, Caldera F. Safety of Rotavirus Vaccination in Infants That Were Exposed to Biologics In Utero: A Systematic Review. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Sep 20. PMID: 39303214
     
  8. Ramirez OR, Farraye FA, Hayney MS, Caldera F. Inadvertent live vaccine administration in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunosuppressive therapy. Vaccine. 2024 Sep 07; 42(26):126319. PMID: 39244424
     
  9. El Hage Chehade N, Ghoneim S, Shah S, Pardi DS, Farraye FA, Francis FF, Hashash JG. Efficacy and Safety of Vedolizumab and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in the Treatment of Steroid-refractory Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Sep 01; 58(8):789-799. PMID: 37668427
     
  10. Jaber F, Ayyad M, Alsakarneh S, Alsharaeh T, Salahat AJ, Jaber M, Gangwani MK, Abboud Y, Mohamed I, Ali H, Kilani Y, Farraye FA, Hashash JG. Efficacy and Safety of Interleukin-12/23 and Interleukin-23 Inhibitors for Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review Ad Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Ther. 2024 Aug 30. PMID: 39212744
     
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Bar chart showing 503 publications over 36 distinct years, with a maximum of 46 publications in 2024

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2017 American College of Gastroenterology: Presidential Poster Award
2014 Robert Dawson Evans Award for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety: Committee Member
2013 Institute for Health Care Improvement: Boston University Faculty Development Award: Quality Improvement for Department Chiefs
2013 Boston University School of Medicine: Research Mentor of the Year
2012 Richard Farmer Honorary Lecture: Health Care Maintenance in the IBD Patient
2011 U.S. News and World Report: Top Doctor
2010 Boston Magazine: Best of Boston, Gastroenterology
2010 Boston University School of Management: Boston University Faculty Development Award: Pocket MBA for Physicians
2009 American College of Gastroenterology: William Carey Award
2003 American College of Gastroenterology: Board of Governors Achievement Award
2003 New England Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America: Humanitarian of the Year
2002 American College of Gastroenterology: Presidential Poster Award
1999 Harvard Community Health Plan: Key Contribution Award
1998 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care: Ebert Fellowship
1995 Harvard Community Health Plan: Key Contribution Award
1993 Harvard Community Health Plan: Key Contribution Award
1990 Harvard Community Health Plan: Peer Recognition Award
1990 Harvard Community Health Plan: Diamond Award
1990 Harvard Community Health Plan: Key Contribution Award
1986 Harvard Community Health Plan: Peer Recognition Award
1979 American Liver Foundation: Research Fellowship
1979 American Gastroenterological Association: Research Fellowship
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Colon Cancer
Colon Polyps
Crohn’s Disease
Dysplasia
Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Vitamin D

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