Janette Villalon is a Physician Assistant at the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine and completed her PA training at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. She has been practicing since 2001 and has worked at UCI since 2003. In 2014, she began working in inflammatory bowel disease, an area she has become deeply passionate about. She has combined her experience in clinical work and her passion for patient care with a strong comittment to education having served as faculty for national meetings including the Gastroenterology & Hepatology APP Conference and has spoken for Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, as well as participating in several industry educational programs and multiple podcasts.