Meet Tina!

Tina is a Crohn’s patient who has accumulated several autoimmune ailments over the years. She is an avid blogger, speaker and advocate for chronic illnesses, disabilities and life-saving ostomy surgery.

Her interests include public health policy/advocacy in addition to diversity and inclusion to voice the concerns of those suffering in shame and in silence. She’s spoken at many medical conferences and been published widely in Everyday Health, Thrive Global, Oshi Health, IBD News Today, OstomyConnection, The Mighty and many more. Tina’s blog, Own Your Crohn’s, was named a top Crohn’s blog for 2020 by Healthline Media, a top 10 IBD Blog by MyTherapyApp.com. Tina’s advocacy work also won the Healio Gastroenterology Disruptive Innovator Award in 2019 for moving the needle on GI care. To read Tina’s articles, visit her blog here.

Tina’s aim is to normalize the rhetoric around chronic illnesses and disabilities and to help patients own their ailment to live fuller, happier lives.