📣 Check out our latest clinical practice update in Gastroenterology from Jordan Axelrad, MD, MPH, Jana G Hashash, MD, MSc and Dr. Steven Itzkowitz on the management of malignancies in IBD. ow.ly/v5uX50SyXrG

gastro.org/news/in-memori… Wanted to express my sadness on the passing of Dr. Ikuo Hirano. Ikuo was one of my earliest & most influential mentors, even though our clinical & research interests were in different areas. My deep condolences to his family and those he loved. Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute

Join us Friday at 12 p.m. in the ERC or via Zoom for Medicine Grand Rounds. Our guest will be Dr. Amit Bhatt, from the Cleveland Clinic, whose topic will be "How Clinicians Can Participate in or Lead Innovation in Medicine (with a Focus on GI/Third-Space Endoscopy)." #UVAMedicine

A new multi-specialty guidance addressing the safety of continued use of GLP-1 anti-obesity medications before elective surgeries is now available! Learn more on SOARD: ow.ly/ipAh50TWfTB

cghjournal.org/article/S1542-… Hot off the press! New multisociety guidance from American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ASA® ASMBS SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! ISPCOP about the safe use of GLP-1RAs in the peri-op and peri-procedural/endoscopic period.

New multi-society guidance: Most patients can continue GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs before surgery ➡️ [ow.ly/rHpG50TWvlf] Read full guidance in CGH ow.ly/2UlQ50TWvle Andrew Wang, MD American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ASMBS SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! ASA® ISPCOP

Great GI and Hepatology talks being given and the ⁦UVA Department of Medicine⁩ 51st Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine Conference! ⁦UVA GI Hep⁩

⁦Joo Ha Hwang, MD PhD⁩ kicking off the 3rd Stanford Gastric Cancer Summit. A meeting that has been key in supporting research, policy change and advocacy for the field of gastric cancer. Please join - virtual registration is free!

Please join us for the Gastric Cancer Summit at Stanford. Livestream link below. Robert Huang C Hur Paul Moayyedi Shailja Shah, MD MPH Fabian Emura MD, P.h.D, FASGE, FJGES Andrew Wang, MD NoStomachForCancer Judy Chu Dr. Yadira Caraveo Haejin In

Congratulations Dr. Tala Mahmoud for your exceptional contribution to our journal ACGCRJ in providing outstanding reviews! Nadeem Yousaf Tala Mahmoud, MD ACG

🩺 Explore the role of endoscopy for pancreatitis in our latest podcast episode. Tune in now on Apple or Spotify! 👉 ow.ly/ul3450UsEEq Featuring insights from Jana G Hashash, MD, MSc #GITwitter #MedicalPodcasts Mayo Clinic UVA Health OHSU News

🔬 Check out our in-depth discussion on Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Tune in now on Apple or Spotify! 👉 ow.ly/KFf950Ut0OM Featuring insights from Jana G Hashash, MD, MSc and Sarah McGill #GITwitter #MedicalPodcasts Mayo Clinic UNC Department of Medicine

Thank you to the fantastic team in GI at Henry Ford Hospital for inviting me to participate in their Hands-On Course yesterday and in their Annual GI & Liver Symposium today. A truly world-class team of endoscopists and clinicians! ⁦Henry Ford Health⁩

medscape.com/viewarticle/na… Navigating Esophageal Dysfunction in Immune and Infectious Disorders: AGA Clinical Practice Update #UVAMedicine #UVAAllergy

Check out our practical approach to PVT in cirrhosis 👀 #livertwitter #gitwitter #portalveinthrombosis #coagulation #hemostasis

gutnliver.org/journal/view.h… For those that perform GPOEM, Here’s a great review article I was lucky to contribute to, highlighting the pathophysiologic principles behind pylorospasm and the current literature on efficacy (and issues!). Amazing work from Dr Na and Joo Ha Hwang, MD PhD

Special thanks to @RotonyaC for being our ⁦UVA GI Hep⁩ 27th James Respess, MD Visiting Professor and for teaching us about lean MASLD and about the exciting science behind steatotic liver disease! We so appreciate her meeting with our ⁦UVA Department of Medicine⁩ trainees and faculty!

news.med.virginia.edu/honors-awards/… Neeral Shah, MD, Receives Excellence in Teaching Award From Jefferson Scholars Foundation UVA GI Hep #UVADoM #UVAMedicine