Back home with my IBD at Cedars-Sinai homies Waseem Ahmed Andres Yarur. Great program and not too late to join us on-line American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Gil Y. Melmed, MD, MS Corey Siegel

Practical advice from Corey Siegel on positioning therapies in IBD ➡️ sick or not so sick ➡️use the best we have for sick pts—usually IFX and upa ➡️Don’t have decision paralysis—something better than nothing

Great vax update by Gil Y. Melmed, MD, MS ➡️1 and done pneumonia vaccines >50 •PCV-20 or PCV-21 ➡️All babies can get rotavirus vaccines ➡️Give recomb zoster vax >18 if immunocompromised not too late to join cedars.cloud-cme.com/course/courseo…

Strong article from Tom Maniatis, head of the NY Genome Center, on the history of the NIH and its role in maintaining U.S. scientific leadership. Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States: Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Families affected by #IBD and their caregivers have this invaluable globally-informed resource thx to Uma Mahadevan & Millie Long #pregnancy #diet #risktooffspring #breastfeeding American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

Can’t miss event if ur an #IBDologist! This is a great learning opp to improve approach to diagnosing and managing #Crohns. Jordan Axelrad, MD, MPH & Ryan Ungaro MD MS will have expert info for u to help pts. ow.ly/GIYf50V6WI1 #MariasMusings

Celebrating the talent and dedication of women clinicians and scientists ⁦IBD at Cedars-Sinai⁩ during #InternationalWomensMonth #WomenEmpowerment #WomenInspire #CelebrateWomen ⁦American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)⁩ ⁦Puja Vora Khanna⁩

I can’t wait for #DDW2025! So many great reasons to attend like the joint AGA-ASGE GI Endoscopy #PGC and getting the latest in #GIHep w Uma Mahadevan Jami Kinnucan, MD, FACG, AGAF, FCCF Oriana M. Damas, MD MSCTI Dr.D Nageshwar Reddy alessandro repici! I’ll be there – will u? ow.ly/WzqO50VkHwg #MariasMusings 💃🏽🤩

Beyond thrilled to be part of the inaugural CME conference *for clinicians and patients* dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by women with IBD! Hope to see you there!

Congrats Shahnaz Sultan Dennis Shung Jennifer Kolb Peter Liang, MD MPH Shazia Siddique MD MS Benjamin Lebwohl on the 1st #AI guideline from a GI society! There are impt considerations for #CADe. Hear what the authors have to say during #GastroBites on 3/31. ow.ly/jS6y50Vl5uF #MariasMusings

Congratulations to Millie Long (Prof. Millie Long) for an excellent new member lecture at the IOIBD. Impressive career and even more impressive person. Miguel Regueiro Uma Mahadevan Maria T. Abreu ACG Raja Atreya Prof Rupert Leong iris dotan

Congrats to Florian Rieder on his induction into IOIBD. Amazing talk and journey in IBD. A master researcher, educator, clinician and friend. Prof Rupert Leong Raja Atreya Miguel Regueiro

Don’t let the posts fool you—yes, we’re here for the fashion, the fun, & the fierce selfies. But beneath the surface, something deeper is happening. Something real. There’s a quiet power in community, especially when women come together. It’s more than friendship—it’s a force.

Psyched for MGH Division of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds with fellow American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) #FORWARD colleague Jorge Machicado, MD, MPH on pancreatitis pain: lots of DGBI tx overlap! Thank you Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE and Brian Jacobson for organizing/showing him around! Byron Cryer SandraQuezadaMD Maria T. Abreu

Congratulations Michelle Kim Tracey Simon Khalili Lewis Roberts Eugene B Chang, MD Eunyoung CHOI and all for being named AGA’s 2025 Recognition Award recipients! 💪🏼 Thank u for your contributions to GI #MariasMusings

I can't wait! 💃🏽 This will be a great time w so many friends in GI. Jami Kinnucan, MD, FACG, AGAF, FCCF Ruben Hernaez Christen Dilly Dr.D Nageshwar Reddy alessandro repici ASGE GI Endoscopy Digestive Disease Week Come hear keynotes by #PrateekSharma and I. See u there! Reg by 4/30 for a discount. pgcourse.org

"I often wonder… Why isn’t this therapy working for my IBD patient?" Then I remind myself: It could be… ❗ Too Late – Delayed start of effective therapy ❌ Wrong Choice – Misaligned mechanism of action or incorrect diagnosis 💊 Not Taking Medication – Non-adherence is real ⬇️

We’re going to talk AGA at its best! Plus great science and research abt #IBD #celiac #CRC. Don’t miss it, join us on 5/5! #DDW2025 #MariasMusings

I apologize in advance but I will be posting A LOT in the next 7 days from Digestive Disease Week. There are so many great things and new treatment data. Simultaneously, we have some important papers coming out. Stay tuned #SIBO #IBS #GERD and others.