Excited to share NASHFit study results online now in HEPATOLOGY Journal. Bottom line- #exercise has many weight-loss independent benefits: 1⃣ clotting risk ⬇️ 2⃣ PDFF ⬇️ 3⃣ VO2peak ⬆️ 4⃣ Body composition change 5⃣ Better glucose metabolism 6⃣ Improved HRQOL aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

#COVID19 #pandemic lockdowns led to physical inactivity in a majority of #NAFLD patients and wt gain. In patients who gained wt, PNPLA3 homozygosity led was more common and strongest independent predictor of wt gain, compounding effects of inactivity pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35276911/

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable with early detection. We’re teaming up with Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium and TheBlueHatFoundation to encourage screening. Make the pledge today! pennstatehealth.me/3L4DQaW #ScreeningMadness

Great learning opportunity coming up next month from the amazing Project ECHO at Penn State team! #GITwitter #MedTwitter

Looking forward to sharing the Stine Lab's research efforts over the past 4+ years investigating using #exercise as medicine in patients with #NAFLD with the outstanding Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology GI Fellows at their Friday AM lectureship series today

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Outstanding Penn State Health DOM Grand Rounds today from Emmanuelle Williams discussing clinical management of the hospitalized patient with IBD! Key points 👇 Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology Kofi Clarke MD Andrew Tinsley @jenmarankimd Karen Krok Elizabeth Stonesifer Alison Faust @GIStern3 Zeba Hussaini Scott Douglas

And the 2nd half of DOM Grand Rounds features Meeta Desai giving us an excellent, high-yield review of the clinical management and the supporting evidence for patients with EoE including the role of an elimination diet 👇 Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology Kofi Clarke MD @jenmarankimd

Happy #DoctorsDay to all of our physicians in #gastroenterology and #hepatology! #WeAre grateful for all that you do to provide outstanding care to our Penn State Health patients. THANK YOU! #GITwitter #PSHDoctorsDay #NationalDoctorsDay

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Excellnt thoughts on colon cancer screening by our own @jenmarankimd Cynthia Chuang MD MSc Nice work! Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology @PennStateIMRes Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology (PSG) Penn State Health PennStateGIM Jonathan G. Stine, MD MSc, FACP Meeta Desai Karen Krok Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD MPH Alison Faust Elizabeth Stonesifer

Looking forward to spending time this morning with our outstanding Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology fellows and discussing key steps for effective scientific manuscript writing Scott Douglas Zeba Hussaini Kofi Clarke MD @jenmarankimd @GIStern3 Alison Faust Karen Krok

#LiverTwitter- are you interested to learn more about the benefit of #exercise and how to prescribe it to your patients with #MAFLD? If so, check out my upcoming talk during Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado Postgrad course Wed 5/25 9a CEST Juan Turnes Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology info.congresoaeeh.com/media/2dyjuxw1…

Current GI faculty and Penn State alum connecting at #DDW2022 . Way to go Karen Krok Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology @jenmarankimd Jonathan G. Stine, MD MSc, FACP Alison Faust Penn State Health Meeta Desai Elizabeth Stonesifer

Digestive Disease Week #DDW2022 always brings the winds of change. If you are looking for a change, Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology is recruiting for an additional transplant hepatologist! See👇 or DM for more details: pennstatehealth.org/careers/staff-… Kofi Clarke MD Alison Faust Karen Krok Elizabeth Stonesifer

Supporting our own Ibrahim Yangham at his excellent ASGE Plenary presentation Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology @jenmarankimd Jonathan G. Stine, MD MSc, FACP Penn State Health . Very proud of the work of our fellows 👏

Is liver fibrosis stage related to #fitness level in patients with #NASH? New research from our Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology group (including Dr Kathryn Schmitz) and UVA GI Hep collaborators supports this notion. Check it out now in Digestive Diseases and Sciences: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Improving outpatient care in adult inflammatory bowel disease: effect of implementation of a reminder checklist in the electronic health records (IBD-ERS)—a pilot study led by our Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology group! Kofi Clarke MD bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/12/1/e…

Honored and excited to lead Penn State Health Fatty Liver Disease Program and bring multidisciplinary #NAFLD care and clinical trials to our patients in central PA! pennstatehealthnews.org/topics/penn-st… Kofi Clarke MD Penn State Division of GI and Hepatology Alison Faust Karen Krok Elizabeth Stonesifer