Brandon C. Smith, MD

2023-24 GI Quality Improvement Program Scholar @UCLAGIHep
Hospitalist @DOM_UCLA @UCLAHealth
Alum @uclaimchiefs | @BrownMedicine | @Harvard

[Fola May, MD PhD @drfolamay]

Celebrating another great poster session at #DDW2024!
Congrats to @BrandonCSmithMD @Jtuan24 @vidhixsingh @Timothy_A_Zaki and #SadieDeSilva on your research and posters in #colorectalcancer #screening.

Loving the foot traffic over here today @DDWMeeting!

#MayLabUCLA
@AmerGastroAssn @UCLAGIHep @DOM_UCLA @dgsomucla @uclaimchiefs #GITwitter #AGAGastroSquad

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Feasibility of #CRC Screening Decision & Delivered Via the Patient Portal to ⤴️ Screening Participation

🌟@BrandonCSmithMD
👥Sadie DeSilva Laurie Smith @VisionaryPhD Hisae Suekane Chad Villaflores @jbadmph Christopher Saigal @drfolamay #MayLabUCLA
🗓️#DDW2024 May 20, 12:30 pm

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Early Implementation Results from a Population Health Intervention to Close #CRC Screening Gaps Using an Electronic Patient Decision Aid

👤Sadie De Silva, MD
👥@BrandonCSmithMD @VisionaryPhD @jbadmph @drfolamay et al #MayLabUCLA
➡️#DDW2024 Monday, May 20, 12:30 pm, Hall A

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

🏆🏆 @AmerGastroAssn Student Abstract & Institute Council Disparities Research

Comparison of 4⃣ Pop Health System Approaches to ⬆️ #CRC Screening in Young Adults

🔥Rebecca Ekeanyanwu, MHS
👥@BrandonCSmithMD @DrGaloosianMD @jbadmph @SadieDeSilva @drfolamay

#DDW2024 #MayLabUCLA

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

#UCLAGI 💙 getting together with our alumni, faculty, fellows, researchers and collaborators each year at the @DDWMeeting! Thank you to everyone who joined us at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (@WomenInTheArts). So fun to catch up at #DDW2024!

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Perception of Personal and Health System Adenoma Detection Rates are Variable Among Practicing GIs

🌟Sadie De Silva, MD
👥@BrandonCSmithMD @JamieYangMD @uclawillhsu @jbadmph @drfolamay et al #MayLabUCLA
🗓️#DDW2024 May 18, 12:30 pm, Hall A

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

To Screen or Not to Screen: Why Young People Choose to Participate in #ColorectalCancer Screening

🌟Rebecca Ekeanyanwu, MHS
👥@jbadmph Sitaram Vangala @BrandonCSmithMD @DrGaloosianMD @drfolamay
➡️Research Forum
🗓️Saturday, May 18, 5:00 pm, 151B

#DDW2024 #MayLabUCLA

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Wow! What a great #DressinBlueDay @UCLAHealth!

Our #UCLAColonChampions educated 100s of people on #colorectalcancer risk and screening.

💪#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth 💪

[Fola May, MD PhD @drfolamay]

#Colorectalcancer crew assembled and ready to spread awareness @UCLAHealth for #DressinBlueDay 💪🏾

[Brandon C. Smith, MD @BrandonCSmithMD]

Excited to be co-delivering this DOM Grand Rounds tomorrow on #ColorectalCancer leading into #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

[Department of Medicine at UCLA Health @DOM_UCLA]

Join us for Grand Rounds tomorrow on "Colorectal Cancer: New Epidemiologic Trends & Complex Screening Cases," in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, featuring Drs. Bernard Katz, Folasade May @drfolamay, & Brandon Smith @BrandonCSmithMD. Register: https://t.co/fITnef2qoK

[Brandon C. Smith, MD @BrandonCSmithMD]

#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth is just around the corner! Can't wait to kick off the month with @UCLAHealth and @UCLAGIHep March 1st at Wear Blue Day #GetScreened

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

We 💙 #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth! Join @UCLAHealth March 1 for education, awareness & FUN!

🔹Inflatable colon
🔹 View cells🔬 @UCLA_Pathology
🔹Genetic counselors discuss hereditary #CRC
🔹Giveaways

👉 U can make a difference! #DressinBlue #GetScreened 4 #ColorectalCancer

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

🙌Look who's joining #UCLAGI! We are thrilled & know you will thrive under the mentorship of @LinChangMD

🌟Preetha Iyengar
🌟Bryan Kim @bryan_jkim
🌟Sagar "Arnie" Shah @ArnieShahMD
🌟Brandon Smith @BrandonCSmithMD
🌟Ellen Spartz
🌟Farnoosh Vahedi
🌟Sigrid Young @SigridYoungMD

[Brandon C. Smith, MD @BrandonCSmithMD]

HUGE congrats to @drfolamay, an amazing mentor, advocate, and innovator! So well-deserved 🌟

[Dr. Renee Williams @DrR_Williams]

Warm Congratulations to ⁦@drfolamay⁩ for winning the Helio disruptive innovators health equity award !! #ACG2023
⁦@AmCollegeGastro⁩

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Patient Navigation Increases Follow-Up after Abnormal FIT Results but Reveals Persistent Barriers to Colonoscopy

🌟Sadie De Silva, MD
👥Jennifer Bocek @BrandonCSmithMD Sarah Meshkat Chad Villaflores @jbadmph @drfolamay

👉Monday, October 23
👉10:30am-4:15pm
#ACG2023 #MayLabUCLA

[Mina Ma @MinaMa_MD]

Thank you RemIX Chiefs!Congratulations 🎉 on a wonderful year, always putting the well being of our residents first! We ❤️ @uclaimchiefs @BhatnagarRoshni @DrCameronH @PatrickHolmanMD @RachelOhmanMD @RSarnoff @BrandonCSmithMD @GTran_MD @rktsevat @omgitsyuliaz #IMProud
#UCLAIM

[UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents @uclaimchiefs]

Huge thanks to our outgoing chief class for all of their hard work this past year!! Best of luck on your future endeavors 🍀
@RachelOhmanMD @RSarnoff @PatrickHolmanMD @GTran_MD @omgitsyuliaz @DrCameronH @BrandonCSmithMD @rktsevat @BhatnagarRoshni

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

🙌 Dr. Brandon C. Smith joins #UCLAGI as the 2023-24 GI Quality Improvement Program Scholar. The program is directed by @drfolamay. He will participate in #QI improvement & health care delivery efforts across the division, @DOM_UCLA @UCLAHealth.

👉Program https://t.co/pexz1yS4PJ

[UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents @uclaimchiefs]

1/8 Great kickoff to our @uclaimchiefs EDI journal club series, spearheaded by @DrCameronH. For our cardiology block of the outpatient curriculum, three of our stellar residents (@AmierHaidar
@DogtorZhang and Dr. Natalie Morgan) discussed three articles:

[KFF @KFF]

If gun violence and mental illness were linked, we would expect countries with a similar mental health disease burden to also have a similar burden from firearm-related causes.

The analysis behind our new Chart of the Week shows this is not the case. https://t.co/yHyHVzpyf0

[KFF @KFF]

17% say they’ve had to make difficult sacrifices in order to pay health care or insurance costs.

Those sacrifices range from cutting back on spending to taking on an extra job or skipping paying other bills.

From our partnership poll with @latimes: https://t.co/XJCfs0ZKwQ