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Stephen Michael Collins

Stephen Michael Collins
Professor, Medicine

Overview

Dr Collins received his medical training at University College and Westminster Hospital, London UK before training in gastroenterology at McMaster. Between 1978-81 he was a research fellow at the Digestive Diseases Branch of the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda Md before coming on faculty in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine at McMaster in 1981. In 1983 he …

Areas of Expertise

Health and Well Being Biological sciences Gastroenterology Microbiome Neuroinflammation

McMaster Affiliations

Close up of the McMaster Children's Hospital building sign.

Front face of the children's hospital from University Avenue.

Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute

Background

Degrees

MB.BS

University College London UK

Certifications

Fellow

Royal College of Physicians

Fellow

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Postgraduate training

House officer in medicine and surgery

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (1971 - 1973)

Senior house officer

Medicine, Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (1973 - 1975)

Resident in internal medicine

Gastroenterology, Medicine, McMaster University Medical Centre (1975 - 1978)

NIH Fogarty Fellowship

Cell biology, Digestive diseases, National Institutes of Health (1978 - 1981)

Contact

scollins@mcmaster.ca

(905) 525-9140 ext. 21267

Other Links and Profiles

Interview on How Bacteria Influence The Brain

The Gut: Our Second Brain