Welcome to our newest class of #GIFellows! We're excited for you to join us at GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota! 👏 ⭐️Michael Andreone ⭐️Muhammad Ali Butt ⭐️Mohamad Itani ⭐️Filippa Trikantzopoulou ⭐️Tom Kaiser-Powers ⭐️Joe Kumka American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AASLD #GITwitter

Every week, I see a new study talking about this or that effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists like #ozempic. FINALLY, we have a study evaluating all the outcomes (good and bad) in one dataset. There are some... surprises. 🧵

Incredible GI endoscopy course #WISE2025 WVU GI Fellowship, thank you to Shyam Thakkar, MD and Shailendra Singh for putting together this amazing course with national and international experts at the beautiful Nemacolin.

Masterclass in polypectomy by the one and only Mohammad Bilal, MD at the #WISE2025 WVU GI Fellowship. Amazing as always. So thankful for all your guidance and mentorship in GI and in life.

Star-studded lineup at the WISE Conference by WVU GI Fellowship ! Kicking off the morning strong with an insightful talk on feeding tubes by Stuart K. Amateau, MD PhD ! Mohammad Bilal, MD Nikhil Kumta, MD, MS Shailendra Singh mathew kraft Shyam Thakkar, MD

Our own Morgan Mensink Freeman presenting at the inaugural IBD lectures GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota, promoting the new IBD fellowship led by Drs. Byron Vaughn, Eugenia Schmidt, Justin Howard and others. Incredible lectures by Millie Long -- what a way to kick it off!

When diet & exercise aren’t enough, weight-loss meds & procedures can help treat obesity & related issues. Here's what to know about medical and surgical options, from Dr. Ahmed Dirweesh of UMN Medicine & M Health Fairview ➡️: bit.ly/43HNtqS.

#ADA2025 🚨Stand-up the “GLP-1 for the masses”: orforglipron ACHIEVEs today🚨 Oral, daily, no fasting, no fridge, no jab. 📉 HbA1c ↓ at 40w • −1.48% (36 mg) • 73% <7% • 62% ≤6.5% ⚖️ Weight ↓ • −7.2 kg (−7.6%) • 61% lost ≥5% • 30% ≥10% 🤢 GI AEs (36 mg) •

So inspired by these amazing 🤩 graduates GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota 💥🎉 Morgan Mensink Freeman - IBD #Ioannis Pothoulakis- Gen GI Kawthar Mohamed - Txp HepatologY #Ying Gibbens-Gen GI Abubaker O. Abdalla - Adv Endoscopy CONGRATULATIONS guysss!!

Great to see this in Journal of Hospital Medicine Society of Hospital Medicine Offer naltrexone to patients with cirrhosis and etoh use disorder!!

Cecum ALERT 🚨 🚨🚨 GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota Congratulations to first year fellow Joseph (GI Joe) Kumka, M.D., Ph.D. for reaching his first cecum!!! 🎖️ Celebrating with delicious cecum 🍩 🍩🍩 that look more like the IC valve 🎉 Great milestone Joe! 👏🏽✨

Happy hour at Sally's is a little bit of a GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota fellowship tradition after our Thursday teaching. So great to meet the first years and induct them into this beloved tradition!

Excited to attend #RMIE2025 for 🔥Interventional Endoscopy Course- An all inclusive therapeutics extravaganza ➡️ Fellows course ➡️ Main course ➡️ Nurses course ➡️ Third space workshop Most importantly, looking forward to meet colleagues, friends & mentors Mohammad Bilal, MD

Amazing experience at #RMIE 2025. Thankful to the amazing faculty and staff CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology for putting this together and for the fellow travel grants. The best hands-on sessions for fellows! Thank you to my mentor Mohammad Bilal, MD. GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota reunion Rahul Karna, MD and Mandip KC.

Touchdown in Phoenix for ACG 2025! Grateful for this community and excited for the talks and posters. ACG GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota @UMN GI Fellowship UMN Transplant Hepatology Fellowship #ACG2025 #ACGPhoenix #Gastroenterology #GI Alexa Weingarden MD PhD