Congratulations to Dr. Robin Dalal who was recently appointed Program Director of the Vanderbilt Gastroenterology Fellowship. She also serves as the Program Director for the Advanced IBD Fellowship and is an outstanding educator and clinician!

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Keith Obstein, professor of Medicine in Vanderbilt Gastroenterology, has been named the director of the Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment (CELA) and assistant dean for Simulation in Medicine Education.

Congratulations, Dr. Obstein.

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🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 EASLnews for highlighting this work done by our very own Sara Brown (former fellow of Vanderbilt Gastroenterology Vanderbilt Hepatology and Liver Transplant Center , current Vanderbilt Hepatology and Liver Transplant Center faculty) and our fantastic collaborators!!

📣Please join Hannah P Kim, MD on 🗓️ October 18th 2023 for Mid South Liver Alliance Meeting to address a growing 📈 incidence of alcohol-related liver disease.

See below for registering!

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🔊: The Vanderbilt Advanced IBD Fellowship has an opening for the 2024-2025 academic year! 📅 with Vanderbilt IBD Center
The fellowship is a year long program with a faculty of 7 IBD specialists!
Please see our website for additional information:
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Thank you to our course directors #RobinDalal and Rishi Naik, MD, MSCI , staff, speakers, and attendees for an excellent 2023 GI Update Course. We will see you next year! VUMC Department of Medicine

Groundbreaking improvements in managing obesity with directed therapy of GLP1 and GIP and its effect on the System by #AnnaBradley Vanderbilt University Medical Center #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

We are spoiled by our outstanding surgeon/GI relationship at Vanderbilt with an excellent Updates in Bariatric Surgery by #MattSpann Vanderbilt University Medical Center #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

Last session of day 2 is 🔥. Starting with Shabnam Sarker on pre bariatric workup moderated by Keith Obstein #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

Fantastic neoplasia roundtable with Reid Ness, MD, MPH Mark Radlinski #AnthonyGamboa and #NeilPrice . VUMC Department of Medicine #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

Welcome to our newest member of our division trailblazing 3rd space endoscopy with an excellent talk on POEM by Mark Radlinski VUMC Department of Medicine #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

Neoplasia session continues with masterclass on pancreatic cyst and progression to neoplasia by our expert #AnthonyGamboa VUMC Department of Medicine #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

Starting day 2 with prevention of cancer with updated in Inherited Colon Cancer by our Hereditary GI Cancer Director Reid Ness, MD, MPH with the session moderated by #NeilPrice . VUMC Department of Medicine

Fantastic session to end Day 1 with updates in Constipation, Gastroparesis, and Esophageal dysmotility. VUMC Department of Medicine Dan Patel, MD #ChrisLind #HaleyFiske #StephanieMcAbee . See you all tomorrow for Day 2!

Finishing Day 1 with all things motilty. 🔥 talk on esophageal dysmotility by Dan Patel, MD moderated by our most senior motility expert #ChrisLind

🔑 atypical chest pain needs cardiac rule out
🔑 use of timed barium esophagram to help with disorders of the EGJ

Outstanding session on IBD management by Florian Rieder Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG Baldeep Pabla, MD MSCI and David Schwartz in this groundbreaking session! Vanderbilt IBD Center VUMC Department of Medicine #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

Updates on a rapidly changing field on the management of Crohn's disease by our POCUS IBD expert Baldeep Pabla, MD MSCI Vanderbilt IBD Center #VanderbiltUpdateCourse2023

Outstanding updates on new therapies for Ulcerative Colitis by Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG! Vanderbilt IBD Center

Not sure how you would position small molecules, biologics, or anti-tnf failures? Come join us for our #VanderbiltUpdateGI2023

This IBD session is 💯 with our guest speaker from Cleveland Clinic Florian Rieder talking about Fibrostenotic IBD moderated by David Schwartz VUMC Department of Medicine

Take homes
🔑 anti-TNF do not cause strictures
🔑 endoscopic dilation needed for strictures <5cm
🔑 clinical trials coming!

Excellent talks by Miles Basil, MD on small bowel bleeding and AnkitaMunjalMD on microscopic colitis closing out our Nutrition Session. VUMC Department of Medicine