Michael Pimienta, MD

MD @UCSDMedSchool 🌊 | 🩺 IM Res @KeckMedUSC | 🌲 @Stanford trained Gastroenterologist

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@DouglasAdlerMD Are you getting Bravo first or just evidence of reflux based on esophagitis? Settings?

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

💡 Implications:
•Standardize longitudinal reporting: individual-level, per-round data.

•Supports personalized screening based on history, cross-country comparisons, & optimized CRC program effectiveness.

4/4 🧵

@AGA_CGH @AmerGastroAssn #GITwitter #Coloncancer

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

A couple days late on Colorectal Awareness Month BUT!

🧵 Insights on our new manuscript on multi-round FIT-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening worldwide: systematic review & meta-analysis of organized programs.

Key takeaways for clinicians and public health teams 👇 1/4

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

•FIT positivity & positive predictive value decline over rounds ↘️ especially among consistent participants.

•Participation per round is surprisingly stable over time.

3/4

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@EdithHoMD @brad_loomis @yusukemiya73 @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordMedRes @Stanford_GI @joohahwang @StanfordMed 👏

[PIH Health @PIHHealth]

10 of our physicians have been named Top Doctors by the Los Angeles Business Journal. We thank them for their commitment to providing outstanding care to our patients and communities.🩺💙

Jeremy Chuang MD, Hematologist/Oncologist
Pinal Doshi MD, Internal Medicine
Jerry Floro MD, Cardiology
Sahir Garib MD, Family Medicine/Sports Medicine
Nina Hooshvar MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jason Lai MD FACS, Urology
Amber Lin MD, Family Medicine
Andrew Nguyen MD MBA, Gastroenterology
Michael Pimienta MD, Gastroenterology
Chiao Angel Yen MD, Family Medicine

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

🎉 I’ve wanted to be a GI doc for almost half of my adult life, ever since @SekiEki took me under his mentorship in his lab when I was in college.

Now, I am finally a board certified gastroenterologist! 🥳

#GITwitter @AmCollegeGastro @AmerGastroAssn #MedTwitter

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@joohahwang @Stanford_GI Congrats Joo Ha!

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@YichengB @USCEye Congratulations 🎉, Dr. Bao!

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

Had a fantastic time at #DDW this year with friends, mentors, and colleagues. Feeling blessed to be a part of the GI community.

[Neena S Abraham MD MACG FASGE AGAF @NeenaSAbrahamMD]

👉🏽 This week I had the honor of presenting the Christine Cartwright Lecture @StanfordDeptMed

My message?

💡 Mentorship, coaching & sponsorship are game-changers for physicians & organizations

🙏🏽@LindaNguyenMD for the invitation!

@MayoClinicGIHep

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@YichengB @JAMANetworkOpen @LAGeneralMed @BradSpellberg Congrats bud @YichengB !

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

Proud to announce that I passed obesity boards and am now Obesity medicine certified! Looking forward to using everything in the toolbox to help patients on their weightloss journeys

[Stanford Div. of GI & Hepatology @Stanford_GI]

Thrilled to welcome our new fellows to the Stanford GI family!
Your journey in gastroenterology starts with us, and we can't wait to see the incredible contributions you'll make!

@ElsieEnnin @C_M_McIntosh Joshua, Rishi and Helen!

#MatchDay #Match2025 #gitwitter #livertwitter

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@MItaniMD @UMNews @UMN_GI @attar_naylz @AmCollegeGastro @AmerGastroAssn @AUB_Lebanon @ACG_EBGI Congrats bud! Well deserved. You’re going to be a great gastroenterologist.

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

Finishing a strong week as the junior “attending” on our inpatient GI team. Our first year fellows are rock stars 🌟! @Stanford_GI

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@GIDrDon Woah! Congrats!

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

A nice Sunday afternoon with my co-fellows and some of our fantastic faculty @Stanford_GI @SerenG_MD @allisonkwong @SedkiMD @TaraGhaziani @RichieManikat

[Michael Pimienta, MD @ElGastroDoc]

@EndoCollabcom Resect