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Talat Bessissow

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Talat Bessissow

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
95 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 33 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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171

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348

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Research

Biobank Biological Sex Diabetes Inflammatory Bowel Disease Liver Fibrosis Obesity Patient Reported Outcomes Risk Score

Latest papers

Effectiveness and Safety of Advanced Combination Treatment in Patients With Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Concomitant Immune-Mediated Disease or Extraintestinal Manifestations: A Multicenter Canadian Study
American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2026
Closing the Middle East and north Africa representation gap in clinical trials in inflammatory bowel disease
The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2026
Practices and perceptions of advanced endoscopic imaging techniques for colorectal neoplasia detection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: report of a survey among Canadian inflammatory bowel disease specialists
iGIE · 2026

All 171 publications

Latest funding

Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,005,976

All 1 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 171 publications.

Effectiveness and Safety of Advanced Combination Treatment in Patients With Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Concomitant Immune-Mediated Disease or Extraintestinal Manifestations: A Multicenter Canadian Study

Solitano V, Ogunsakin RE, Yuan Y, Bernstein CN, Bessissow T, Bressler B, Hoentjen F, van Lierop L, Leung Y, Ma C

American Journal of Gastroenterology202612 citations

DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003573

Closing the Middle East and north Africa representation gap in clinical trials in inflammatory bowel disease

Shebab M, Al-Hindawi A, Goodwin SW, Yuan Y, Bessissow T, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Jairath V

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology20266 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(25)00346-2

Practices and perceptions of advanced endoscopic imaging techniques for colorectal neoplasia detection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: report of a survey among Canadian inflammatory bowel disease specialists

van Lierop LMA, Dang R, Bessissow T, Narula N, Ramsay T, Greenstreet P, Hoentjen F, Murthy SK

iGIE2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.igie.2026.02.006

IBD and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: What Is the Optimal Management?

Alsaeid M, Abu Hawi O, Bessissow T, Lakatos PL

Journal of clinical medicine2026

DOI: 10.3390/jcm15124408 PMID: 42355576

Rectal Metastasis from Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Coutu FA, Hagh-Doust H, Maedler-Kron CR, Asselah J, Bessissow T

Case reports in gastroenterology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000550604 PMID: 42609907

The Association of Faecal Calprotectin Measurements With Endo-Histological Remission in Ulcerative Colitis: A Pooled Analysis.

Dubé LR, Sorin M, Allez M, Afif W, Bitton A, Lakatos PL, Wild G, Magro F, Patel A, Guardiola J, Bessissow T

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/apt.70735 PMID: 42227157

A Hidden Stalk: The Giant Pedunculated Brunner Gland Hamartoma Presenting as a Duodenal Subepithelial Mass.

Al Alawi S, Bessissow T, Marcus V, Al Nasir M, Ouakaa A, Chen YI

ACG case reports journal2026

DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000002323 PMID: 42775346

Successful Treatment of Refractory Pruritus in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with Upadacitinib: A Case Report.

Nadeem H, Lakatos PL, Hagh-Doust H, Wyse JM, Nadeem H, Bessissow T

Case reports in gastroenterology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000552074 PMID: 42368781

Communicating Needs and Features of IBD Experiences study: Canadian individuals and healthcare professional perceptions of the experience and impact of symptoms of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Jairath V, Bessissow T, Glass J, Braun M, Gibble TH, Movsessian T, Atkinson C, Ellis H, Dewar T, Panaccione R

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf036 PMID: 41669714

Comparative Efficacy of Medical Therapies in Reducing the Risk of Postoperative Recurrence in Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Shehab M, Alrashed O, Alrashed F, Alyousefi R, Zoughlami A, Lakatos P, Allez M, Jairath V, Regueiro M, Bessissow T

Inflammatory bowel diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaf186 PMID: 40973202

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biobank Dear Professor Bessissow, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Effectiveness and Safety of Advanced Combination Treatment in Patients With Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Concomitant Immune-Mediated Disease or Extraintestinal Manifestations: A Multicenter Canadian Study" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Talat Bessissow

Research

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Latest funding

Effectiveness and Safety of Advanced Combination Treatment in Patients With Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Concomitant Immune-Mediated Disease or Extraintestinal Manifestations: A Multicenter Canadian Study

Closing the Middle East and north Africa representation gap in clinical trials in inflammatory bowel disease

Practices and perceptions of advanced endoscopic imaging techniques for colorectal neoplasia detection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: report of a survey among Canadian inflammatory bowel disease specialists

IBD and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: What Is the Optimal Management?

Rectal Metastasis from Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

The Association of Faecal Calprotectin Measurements With Endo-Histological Remission in Ulcerative Colitis: A Pooled Analysis.

A Hidden Stalk: The Giant Pedunculated Brunner Gland Hamartoma Presenting as a Duodenal Subepithelial Mass.

Successful Treatment of Refractory Pruritus in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with Upadacitinib: A Case Report.

Communicating Needs and Features of IBD Experiences study: Canadian individuals and healthcare professional perceptions of the experience and impact of symptoms of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Comparative Efficacy of Medical Therapies in Reducing the Risk of Postoperative Recurrence in Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat

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Neeraj Narula

Christopher Ma

Amine Benmassaoud

John Kenneth Marshall

Paul Brassard

Remo Panaccione

Giada Sebastiani

Jean-Pierre Routy

Yen-I Chen

Alan Barkun

Alan Barkun

Frances Tse

Sanjay Murthy

Peter Lakatos

Yuhong Yuan

Farhad Peerani

Guangyong Zou

Jean-Pierre Routy

Alaa Rostom

Jeffrey McCurdy