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Most data registries are limited by the amount of time and resources needed to collect and record patient-level data. We describe and validate a novel IBD repository (IBD Data Lake), leveraging machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) techniques, as useful tools to curate and retrieve pertinent, real-time clinical data in the IBD population. Structured and unstructured data were extracted from patients\u2019 electronic medical record and were transferred to a secure cloud infrastructure and curated into a searchable database. A customized user interface was created, and an advanced NLP service (Comprehend Medical) was employed to extract clinical information from unstructured data from medical documents. Chart review served as the gold standard for validation. Between July 1, 2018 and July 31, 2023, 208 (104 IBD and 104 matched non-IBD) patients were retrieved. 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