About IBD

Patient Leader

I’ve been writing about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other health conditions since 2000. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 16, at a time when there wasn’t much information, there were few treatment options, and the Internet was still far off. At 26 I had a colectomy with the creation of a j-pouch. I have two children, who were born after I had my j-pouch surgery. I'm a writer, advocate, and patient educator and besides writing the IBD topic area at Verywell.com, I have my own site at AboutIBD.com, the About IBD Podcast on iTunes, and travel several times a year to educate people with IBD and learn more about these diseases from physician experts in clinical care.

Location

Fairfield, CT

Nominations

Amber has been around since before the internet, fighting for awareness and advocacy for all IBD patients. She is knowledgeable, approachable and informative. — Brooke

Amber has brought her voice to the podcast scene to reach more of an audience & has done phenomenally well. She includes IBD patients stories so that others have the lasting "me too!" impact. Patient education and steering others in the right direction for accurate & credible resources is Amber's jam- a professional voice for the IBD community. — Kelly