Júlio Maria Fonseca Chebli, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Scientist, Department of Medicine, Inflammatory Bowel disease Center, University Hospital of the Federal University, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036-247, Minas Gerais, Brazil Full Professor of the Discipline of Gastroenterology (CMC III) at the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Member of the Academia Mineira de Medicina.Guest reviewer for the journals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Pancreas, Medical Science Monitor, and Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. Member of the editorial board of several international and national journals, including Case Reports in Hepatology, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research, Jornal Brasileiro de Medicina. Experience mainly in clinical research in Gastroenterology, working mainly on the following topics: chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Leader of the Gastroenterology Research Center at UFJF; Participates in the International Research Network on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, together with several Brazilian Clinical Research Centers, Full Member of the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology, the Minas Gerais Academy of Medicine and the Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDIIB). Associated Physician of Crohns Colitis Foundation of American (CCFA). Coordinator of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the UFJF University Hospital. Full Professor of the Discipline of Gastroenterology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Full Member of the Academia Mineira de Medicina.Guest reviewer for the journals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Pancreas, Medical Science Monitor, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. Member of the editorial board of several international and national journals, including Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research, Jornal Brasileiro de Medicina. Experience mainly in clinical research in Gastroenterology, working mainly on the following topics: chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Leader of the Gastroenterology Research Center at UFJF; Master's and Doctorate Advisor at CAPES/CNPq Postgraduate Program in Health at the Faculty of Medicine of UFJF. Participates in the International Research Network on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, together with several Brazilian Clinical Research Centers, Full Member of the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology, the Minas Gerais Academy of Medicine and the Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDIIB). Associated Physician of Crohns Colitis Foundation of American (CCFA). Coordinator of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the UFJF University Hospital. Full Member of the Academia Mineira de Medicina.Guest reviewer for the journals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Pancreas, Medical Science Monitor and Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. Member of the editorial board of several international and national journals. Experience mainly in clinical research in Gastroenterology, working mainly on the following topics: chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Leader of the Gastroenterology Research Center at UFJF; Participates in the International Research Network on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, together with several Brazilian Clinical Research Centers, Full Member of the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology, the Minas Gerais Academy of Medicine and the Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDIIB). Associated Physician of Crohns Colitis Foundation of American (CCFA). Coordinator of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the UFJF University Hospital. Vice-President of the Brazilian Pancreas Society and Former Vice-President of the Minas Gerais Society of Gastroenterology. 5 editorials published or academic journals. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Clinical Research. Epidemiology. Advanced Therapies in IBD Full Member of the Academia Mineira de Medicina.Guest reviewer for the journals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Pancreas, Medical Science Monitor and Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. Member of the editorial board of several international and national journals. Experience mainly in clinical research in Gastroenterology, working mainly on the following topics: chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Leader of the Gastroenterology Research Center at UFJF; Participates in the International Research Network on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, together with several Brazilian Clinical Research Centers, Full Member of the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology, the Minas Gerais Academy of Medicine and the Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDIIB). Associated Physician of Crohns Colitis Foundation of American (CCFA). Coordinator of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at the UFJF University Hospital. watch movies, travel and go for walks outdoors