Vikram Raghu, MD MS
@raghu_vikram
Asst Professor @PittPediatrics @ChildrensPgh @CHP_PedsGI. Cost-effectiveness researcher on #intestinalrehab and #intestine #transplant. Tweets are my own.
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15-04-2015 00:42:12
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So excited to get PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE kicked off with a keynote from the gutsy perspective team! Swapna Kakani, MPH CHP Transplant #PIFRS24
Great historical perspective of intestinal failure and transplant by Simon Horslen Many ongoing challenges left to solve! #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE
"Feed the gut" with breast milk followed by weaning foods Great talk on #nutrition in intestinal rehabilitation by Conrad Cole MD #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE
The legend Sam Kocoshis talks about GLP2 analogs - followed by an interesting discussion of the need for colonoscopy in those receiving therapy PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE #pifrs24
The expert on all things central access Danielle Wendel! Really important discussion of managing swimming, sports, travel, and pets with a central line. #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE For more, check out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1097/MP…
Catheter salvage is possible! (maybe even with yeast?) Wonderful to hear from our ID expert @CHPBugDoc #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE
Nurses, dietitians, social workers... the real core of the intestinal rehabilitation team Great summary of multidisciplinary #intestinalrehab teams by Girish Gupte #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE
Stomas ✅️ a necessary evil ✅️ should be reversed when possible Great talk on initial surgery in #sbs by Dr. Geoff Bond #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE
Autologous reconstruction and other surgical considerations in #sbs by Paul W. Wales #pifrs2024 PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE
Need to continue to advocate for increased procurement of intestines PIFRS PEDSINTESTINE #pifrs2024
Really proud of this work led by our amazing UPMC Children's Pediatric GI Fellowship Fellow Dr. Sirine Belaid!
Honored to have the opportunity to work with teams from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Nebraska Medical Center along with so many others across North America to advance therapeutic development in #pediatric #intestinalfailure Christina belza IIRTA_TTS Simon Horslen
🚨 Colorado is down to 1 infusion pharmacy for life-saving parenteral nutrition—down from 6. This threatens care for kids with IF who depend on home PN to survive. Shout-out to Dr. Lindsey Gumer for leading care & advocacy for these vulnerable patients. 📰 coloradosun.com/2025/04/07/inf…