Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, MACG is Director of the IBD in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida where he is a Professor of Medicine. Dr. Farraye earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and earned a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Farraye has an active academic clinical practice managing patients with IBD. A frequent speaker and invited lecturer on topics on the diagnosis and management of IBD, Dr. Farraye has authored or co-authored over 500 original scientific manuscripts, chapters, reviews, and abstracts. He is the series editor for the text Curbside Consultation in Gastroenterology and co-wrote the text, Curbside Consultation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Gastrointestinal Emergencies. His newest book is Mayo Clinic on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. He is the Editor in Chief for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal Scan published weekly by the ASGE.

Dr. Farraye is a Fellow of the ACP, ASGE, AGA, and a Master in the ACG. He has served on numerous national and international committees.. The New England Crohns and Colitis Foundation named Dr. Farraye Humanitarian of the Year in 2003 and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. In 2009, the ACG awarded Dr. Farraye the William Carey Award for service to the college.