Program Faculty

Fernando S. Velayos, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
School of Medicine
Associate Director of Translational Research
Center for Crohn’s and Colitis
University of California, San Francisco

Fernando S. Velayos, MD, MPH, is currently on the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), as Associate Director of Translational Research at the Center for Crohn’s and Colitis. He received a medical degree from UCSF and remained there to complete his medical residency, chief residency, and gastroenterology fellowship. Dr. Velayos received additional training in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and clinical research at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Velayos’ clinical and research interests involve novel therapies for IBD as well as methods for early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer in IBD. He currently has a K-12 Career Development Award to identify novel biomarkers that are predictive of future cancer risk and to examine the effect of 5-ASA agents on colorectal cancer risk in patients with IBD. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease journal and is an active member of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, serving on the National Patient Education Committee.