Dr. Taleban serves as the director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program here at Banner University Medical Center. He joined Banner in 2013 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the gastroenterology division. Dr. Taleban practices all aspects of general gastroenterology and specializes in treating complex inflammatory bowel disease IBD) patients. He has participated in the care of IBD patients at several major academic centers including Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, University of California in San Francisco, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Dr. Taleban has multiple interests within IBD. He has over 25 peer-reviewed publications. He has performed research related to pregnancy and IBD, the disease course of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, manifestations of IBD beyond the gut, and most recently on aging and IBD. Additionally, he has an interest in research aimed at improving the quality of care in GI and IBD. He has experience treating IBD patients with various medical therapies including immunomodulators and biologics. Some of his current efforts include the expansion of IBD clinical research section and the use of novel medications to treat IBD. Dr. Taleban believes that each patient is unique and deserves to be treated as such. He works with each patient to recognize their needs and identify the specific disease characteristics. Together, Dr. Taleban partners with each patient to customize a clinically sound treatment plan. In addition to serving on the Professionalism Committee for the American College of Gastroenterology ACG) he chairs the Patient-Physician Relations Subcommittee. Dr. Taleban also is a member of the both the local chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and serves on the Patient Education Committee for the national organization. Dr. Taleban is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He earned both his Bachelor of Science with Honors and Medical Degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. After completing his internshiand residency at the University of Rochester in New York, Dr. Taleban completed his gastroenterology fellowshiat Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Afterwards, Dr. Taleban completed an additional fellowshiin Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.