Jana G. Al Hashash, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Jana Al Hashash is a gastroenterologist and a specialist in the diagnosis and management of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Prior to joining the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Mayo Clinic, she was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the American University of Beirut. Between 2015 and 2017, she served as the Medical Director of the Infusion Center of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Subspecialty Education Coordinator for the GI Division at the Department of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Al Hashash is a physician scientist interested in clinical and translational research related to IBD. She has published over 130 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, a number of book chapters, and authors the UpToDate chapters on the medical management of low-risk adult patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, medical management of mild (low risk) Crohn's disease in adults, as well as the medical management of high-risk, adult patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. She has received funding for several of her research projects. Dr. Al Hashash is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and a member of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the Crohn's Colitis Foundation. She serves on numerous committees including the AGA Clinical Practice Update Committee, ACG Women in Gastroenterology Committee, ACG Practice Parameters Committee, as well as the National Scientific Advisory Committee (Professional Education Committee) of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. She is a member of the Chapter Medical Advisory Committee for the Central and Northern Florida Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.

Dr. Al Hashash has received numerous prestigious awards and honors for her teaching, research, and clinical care including the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society award, AUB Faculty of Medicine Humanism and Professionalism Physician Award, Junior Faculty Research Award from the University of Pittsburgh, among many other recognitions and awards. She was recognized by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on multiple occasions for her high Patient Satisfaction (Press-Ganey) scores and was awarded the 'Above and Beyond Award' for Commitment to Patient Care in 2015.