➡️ patients with cancer related diarrhea are more likely to discontinue/switch index therapy ➡️ strategies to control cancer related diarrhea are desperately needed Digestive Disease Week American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy UTHoustonGastro UTHealth Houston IM Residency #ddw2024

#ddw2024 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) UTHoustonGastro UTHealth Houston IM Residency Digestive Disease Week

We had a fantastic first TSGE happy hour at DDW! We hope to make this an annual event and have more members and potential members join us in the future! Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Big waves 🌊 from small ripples 💧 ♻️ Green Endoscopy Initiative: making small changes to have a larger impact 🌏 Honored to be featured in GI & Hepatology News Big shoutout Nirav Thosani Madhav Desai, MD, MPH UTHoustonGastro American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Digestive Disease Week #GITwitter #DDW2024

Great to catch up with the Houston crew at DDW!!! #gitwitter #ddw

How (just about) everything in the human body is intertwined continues to fascinate me regardless of how much I learn. This paper takes a deep dive into ARDS and how it adversely affects the gut microbiome. 🎩 tip to the authors. eddyjoemd.com/foamed/

1/ Approach to Ascites Thread ▪️3-step approach (PMN, SAAG, protein) ▪️Lab evaluation ▪️Differential by fluid color ▪️Correction for bloody fluid ▪️Ascites DDx square (SAAG x Protein) ▪️Bacterial peritonitis profiles ▪️Runyon’s criteria for secondary infection #LiverTwitter 👊

going to miss this amazing class 🥹!

Guidance on diet in IBD in Gastroenterology American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) by my friend Jana G Hashash, MD, MSc 👇🏾 4 points ▶️Mediterranean diet = winner ⏺️we have such little data on diet and IBD ⏺️we have even less data on adherence to diet! ✅What’s your advice to patients? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38276922/

Our Dr. Yinghong Wang presented research at #ASCO24 showing that fecal microbiota transplantation can be an effective treatment for immune-mediated colitis (IMC), a common side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Learn more: bit.ly/4bsV932 ASCO #EndCancer

cricket has been a huge part of my childhood in Pakistan, never thought I would see US host the World Cup! 🏏🇵🇰🇺🇸

a huge perk for virtual interviews, your best friend refuses to leave your side 😭 #match2025

⭐️ Amazing lecture about obscure GI bleeding 🩸 by Dr. Jonathan Leighton, MD : 🔹 Don't forget second-look endoscopy ⚡️In setting of recurrent bleeding: ↩️Repeat capsule 🔄Deep Enteroscopy from opposite route for total enteroscopy 📸CTE or CTA 💊Medical therapy, ie oral iron, iron

At TSGE, my favorite toy of all: Neptune Pathfinder CR (Clot removal), which is an adapter that coverts the existing Pathfinder overtube into an unmatched suction hose. Disclosure: I helped developed this (very proud!) The CR adapter is about the cost of a clip! #GITwitter

Published! 🤓🫨 Largest study looking at impact of cancer related diarrhea on changes in cancer treatment patterns. Thankful for the support at MD Anderson Cancer Center and UTHealth Houston IM Residency ➡️ Patients with CRD were 40% more likely to discontinue their cancer therapy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39287693/

Calling all TSGE members in Houston 📣Don’t miss out on the Colon Cancer Coalition’s GYRIG! This is a wonderful community event to support CRC awareness and screening efforts! bit.ly/2YD9OXj #GYRIG

Bloating, #SIBO, and carbohydrate intolerances #medTwitter #GITwitter #ACG2024 ACG

Dream come true 🥹 so excited to join such a wonderful group of people and amazing program! 🎉

Youngest world chess champion in history, Gukesh wins at the age of 18. The 18th classical chess champion and the 2nd from India. Gukesh bringing the championship back home to India after Anand lost it to Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Such a historic moment for this young man.

Kudos to our very own Faraz Bishehsari for his outstanding research on circadian rhythms published in Gastroenterology! Vaibhav Wadhwa Nirav Thosani Akshata Moghe MD, PhD R. Tomás DaVee MD, MSCI, FASGE Tanima Jana, MD Wasseem Skef Maneera Chopra Aastha Bharwad Abdullah Sagar Aleem EricYoonMD