William Faubion Jr., M.D. (PDGI ’98, GI ’01), medical director, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics

William Faubion Jr., M.D. (PDGI ’98, GI ’01), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, is medical director for the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics. He also is dean of Research at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr. Faubion will serve as an executive sponsor and leader for the center. Dr. Faubion has a strong background in regenerative biotherapeutics. He is part of a collaboration with colleagues in the departments of Surgery and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology that developed a regenerative procedure to close the fistula using a plug created from the patient’s own stem cells and a dissolvable mesh. Dr. Faubion is a professor of medicine, immunology and pediatrics in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.