Dr. Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez obtained her MD certification in University of Cordoba, Argentina in 2002, and completed her Gastroenterology training in 2008 at Dr. C. B. Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She joined the Farncombe Institute in 2010 as a clinical research fellow and obtained a Master in Science degree in 2014, from the Health Research and Methodology program. Dr. Pinto-Sanchez is currently an active medical staff at the Gastroenterology Division at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences where she provides consultation services in the area of gastroenterology and Nutrition. She is the Director of the Celiac Clinic at McMaster University and provides nutritional support for the Home Parenteral Nutrition program and Intestinal failure clinic. Her clinical and research interest include the diagnosis and treatment of different gastrointestinal conditions, with a focus on celiac disease and gluten-related disorders.