SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025 
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm

Question and Answer Period

Moderator

Melanie D. Beaton, MD, FRCP(C)

Associate Professor, Western University 
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine

Melanie Beaton completed her MD at the University of Ottawa and residency training in Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology at Western University. She subsequently completed a research fellowship at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. After returning to London, she joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Western University. Her clinical practice encompasses general gastroenterology with a focus in the management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). She is actively involved in Clinical Trials and investigator-initiated research in this area.  She is the Site Chief of Gastroenterology and the Equity & Wellness Lead for the Division and its trainees.