Peter L. Lakatos is a Professor at the Department of Medicine, McGill University. Peter L. Lakatos completed his PhD studies at Semmelweis University and DsC studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His research interests include epidemiology, outcome research, the development of care pathways and quality indicators, and the complex prediction modeling of disease courses and responses to medical therapies in predicting disease progression and responses to medical treatment in inflammatory bowel diseases.