Two years ago, my mentee was diagnosed with cancer very young. It was sudden and unexpected. She was determined as heck though and filled with grit. Once things settled a little I offered her a project to work on to keep her distracted with NO timeline. 🧵 1/10

Fun event!

Amazing turnout for the first inaugural dinner for American Muslim GI network! American Muslim Gastroenterologist Network at The Wharf Strong presence with these inspiring #womeninGI #DDW2024 #womeninGI UToledo Medicine American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AASLD ASGE GI Endoscopy

Last Conference as a fellow! Presenting 4 abstracts 🎉

Channeling Andy Tau, MD today! Pt with hematemesis & varices on CT. Key takeaways: 1. Prep all tools/glue before case 2. Align plan(s) & language with assistant pre-case 3. Expect brisk bleeding anytime 4. Stay CALM—have a plan B & C in mind just in case

If your mind sees it, and your heart believes it, there is nothing that can stop you

A great weekend learning course. Thanks to Virginia Gastroenterological Society 🙏🏻

Listen to the podcast of "A novel artificial intelligence–assisted 'vascular healing' diagnosis for prediction of future clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study (with video)" by Kuroki et al. giejournal.org/content/podcast

Empiric oesophageal dilatation - An Australian experience (I am learning about it now at the PGcourse in Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA) !) #AGW24 What is your practice? Do you routinely do an empiric dilatation if EGD normal in someone with dysphagia?

Shifa Umar, MD on how women can protect ourselves when performing advanced endoscopy. ✅plan before the procedure ✅anti fatigue mats ✅lighter scopes and protection vests 👍🏼protect the longevity of your career! American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) SW Regional Women in GI Workshop

🔥🩸🔥🩸Over-the-scope clip as first-line treatment of peptic #ulcer bleeding 🆕️ data on #OTS clip as first-line treatment in gastroduodenal #bleeding 🔥🩸🔥🩸 📘 in Endoscopy Journal 🤗 👉tinyurl.com/47zw9zzb ESGE Ian M. Gralnek MD, MSHS, FESGE, FASGE Thieme International Andy Tau, MD #GITwitter

My heart break for all the young souls in Lebanon and Gaza 🙏🏻 Enough is Enough !

⭐️Had the pleasure of performing the first case at Geisinger GMC using the Hybridflex knife by ERBE 🗡️—also my first time using this tool. Achieved en bloc removal of a LNPCP (rectum). ✅Pros: faster procedure with fewer instrument exchanges, controlled dissection with the

Thank you for capturing these precious moments. Lucky to have you as my colleague. Rising 🌟 Hepatologist Vinay Jahagirdar

Let’s talk thiopurines in AIH! Thiopurine metabolism: 6MP/Azathioprine are metabolized into: 🔷 6-TGN (therapeutic metabolite) 🔸 Via hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 🔷 6-MMP (toxic metabolite) 🔸Via thiopurine S-methyltransferase 🔗 journals.lww.com/hep/fulltext/2…

Management of chronic nausea and vomiting - 2025 my_UEG guidelines 💡 1️⃣ Causes to rule out 2️⃣ Diagnostic algorithm 📸: UEGJ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ue…

Fellow teaching: Here's a nice technique I picked up a few years ago from Klaus Mönkemüller, MD, PhD for tattooing the GI tract. Create a saline bleb, then switch to tattoo. Ensures tattoo stays in the submucosa & doesn't go to peritoneum. Especially useful in a moving target as shown below

The Difficult Colonoscopy is humbling to all endoscopists. My Pearls : #1 Female Patients If hysterectomy or diverticulitis, use pedi colonoscope + water immersion. (Angulated colon) If chronic idiopathic constipation or visceral obese, use adult colonoscope (redundant colon)

Thought provoking presentation by Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS from Cedars-Sinai at Richmond VAMC grand rounds 🌌 Integrating digital health, behavioral science, patient-centered care, and virtual reality into transforming illness 👨‍💻 Bonus - presenting cases and witnessing his real time