Quiz: A man has right upper quadrant pain months after cholecystectomy. Perihepatic fluid extends to gallbladder fossa suspicious for biloma. There's evidence of dropped gallstones. Cholangioscopy is through the percutaneous tract with gallstone removal. videogie.org/doi/story/10.1…

So honored to receive the ASGE Outstanding Manuscript Award! 📃 Grateful for ASGE GI Endoscopy for this recognition and Dr Storm for his unwavering support! Advanced Endoscopy IT&CT Group #DDW #GITwitter

I hope all PDs, especially those in other Ivy League programs, take notice. Inclusion of #IMGs is an important party of diversity #DEI

Ever wondered why some colonoscopies are technically challenging or impossible? Observe the 3-D reconstructions of CT- colonography in our recently published study: doi:10.1177/17562848231160625

a lot of people Big Mad at the left one seem pretty quiet the right one

As shown below, #Lebanon 🇱🇧 🧠 is the country providing the highest number of IMGs per capita to train in the 🇺🇸. Data may be underrepresented as some physicians are on an H1B visa, green card, etc.. #MedTwitter ECFMG for IMGs

Congratulations to Dr Tala Mahmoud, who has received the VideoGIE Outstanding Manuscript Award for “A novel bedside swallowed optical sensor for detection of upper GI bleeding.” This award is given to a first author who is a fellow or trainee at the time of manuscript submission.

Excellent #GIFellowship application advice from Dr @NeeralShah. What are the most important components of the ERAS application? What makes a strong applicant?

Such an excellent symposium on such an important topic (H. Pylori & Gastric CA). As Dr. Amieva puts it “It’s to see things from H. Pylori’s perspective”. Thank you Dr. Andrew Wang, MD for putting this together! UVA GI Hep livestream.com/tavco/gastricc…

🚩Turnkey algorithmic approach for the evaluation of GERD after bariatric surgery Our new manuscript 📊with the visionary Dr. Barham Abu Dayyeh 🔮 & an invaluable contribution from Dr. Shanu Kothari & Dr. Leena Khaitan academic.oup.com/gastro/article…

Join us Friday at 12pm in the ERC or via Zoom for Medicine Grand Rounds. Our guest will be UVA's Dr. Alexander Podboy, speaking to us on “Bridging the Obesity Gap-Endoscopic Advancements in the Treatment of Obesity” UVA GI Hep #UVAMedicine #DOMGrandRounds #MedicalEducation

Congratulations to Dr. Neeral Shah, elected as our next American College of Gastroenterology Governor of VA. And thank you, Dr. Anne Tuskey, for serving as our ACG Governor for many years, including the Covid-19 pandemic. Thank you both for your service and leadership! UVA GI Hep

👇Our latest study in Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery . Take home message: 1. AI outperforms surgeons in predicting postoperative M&M 2. When surgeons interact with AI, their individual risk predictions improve Credits to Haytham Kaafarani and the awesome MGH/MIT crew

We conclude International Medical Graduate (IMG) Physicians Recognition Week by celebrating the 58 IMG physicians who trained in our residency programs over the last decade. These physicians are a vital component of the physician workforce! @DinoKazi @UTSWNews Thomas Wang, MD

So proud of my better half for this amazing accomplishment!

Finished my last long run before the cville 10 miler yesterday evening. Spent a lot of time reflecting on the kids and families we have met. Please consider helping me reach my fundraising target for UVA pediatric oncology. getinvolved.uvahealth.org/fundraiser/530…

⁦Tala Mahmoud⁩ presenting her @UVAIMR research at the ⁦UVA Department of Medicine⁩ Carey Marshall Turner Research Day! Great work Dr. Mahmoud discussing the importance of gastric intestinal metaplasia as it relates to stomach cancer in a Western population!

Excited to share our latest study in GIE… sciencedirect.com/science/articl… ⚠️<10% of patients undergoing EUS for incidental CBD dilation had pathological findings. ⚠️Our point-based clinical prediction model can help reduce low-yield invasive evaluation in 1/3 of patients!