On Saturday October 27^th, 2018 the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter will host their Evening of Hope. Dr. Adam Kaufman will receive the Gold Medallion Award for his excellence in treatment of patients suffering with IBD as well as his long standing support of the Foundation.

Dr. Kaufman grew up in the Philadelphia area and attended Lower Moreland High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Duke University in 2001. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 2006 and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 2009. Dr. Kaufman completed a three year fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago in 2012, with a focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

While at the University of Chicago, Dr. Kaufman trained with internationally recognized leaders in the field, served as Chief Fellow, and was a nominated attendee of Advancing IBD through Mentoring. Dr. Kaufman is published in the area of inflammatory bowel disease and has presented at national research conferences and community organizations.

He is board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible for Gastroenterology. He is a member of multiple national societies and devotes time to the local chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA).

Dr. Kaufman’s practice specialties include inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), as well as general gastroenterology and endoscopy.

Dr. Kaufman returns to the area with his Philadelphia-born wife, where they plan to raise a family.