Jennifer X. Cai, MD MPH

Associate Director, GI Motility & Physiology Lab @BrighamGI | APD, @MassGenBrigham Advanced Fellowship in Neurogastro | Assistant Professor @HarvardMed

[Brigham and Women's GI @BrighamGI]

🔔Announcing the recruitment for the inaugural Mass General Brigham Advanced Fellowship in Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders at both @MGH_GI and @BrighamGI. Building upon the existing MGH Advanced Fellowship in Functional and Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, we seek board eligible/board certified gastroenterologists for this career opportunity.

To apply: contact Program Director Dr. Christopher Velez at [email protected] and Associate Director Dr. Jennifer Cai at [email protected].

More details on the program and application process:
Fellows will train with one of the largest academic GI motility faculties in the world. Focused on clinical care, education & research, a graduate of this fellowship will be highly competitive when seeking post-training positions. Recent graduates of this program have joined faculty nationally, including at Stanford, New York Presbyterian-Cornell, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Boston Medical Center, Advent Health, among other institutions.

Eligibility requirements:
1. Have graduated from an accredited U.S. gastroenterology fellowship program and be able to independently perform endoscopy by June 30th, 2026.

2. Be able to start July 1st, 2026 and train through June 30th, 2027, and obtain a full physician license from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine by February 2026.

3. Provide a personal statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and 2 letters of reference.

4. Apply by the deadline of Friday, October 31st, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

5. Interview virtually during November 2025 with a targeted notification date of acceptance by Monday, December 1st, 2025.

[Brigham and Women's GI @BrighamGI]

Check out this new textbook "Quality in Gastroenterology" - co-edited by Dr. Daniel Stein (@GIhospitalist), our Director of Inpatient and Hospital Clinical Operations, with contributions from many #BrighamGIFaculty, #BrighamGIFellows & #BrighamGIAlum

📘https://t.co/tM2oWcKZs9

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

May body composition affect EGJ function assessment?

Our study in @AmJGastro📕 found that EGJ opening measured by #FLIP & #manometry are more often discordant in patients w/ ⬆️#BMI

👉⬇️EGJ opening on FLIP but normal manometry is more common w/ ⬆️BMI

🔗https://t.co/Pydyejyw6p

[Afrin Kamal MD, MS @AfrinKamalMD]

Faced by a challenging esophageal case? Or curious how others would treat it?

Join us this Friday for a fun talk about EGJOO and cardio-GI by @DrDanyRaad & @JenniferCaiMD

Moderated by @anh_nguyenMD

@WalterChanMD @waikitlo_md @JoshuaASloanDO1 @SalihSamo

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

Our new study in @ACG_CTG on the impact of #GERD on atrial fibrillation:

🫀#GERD is an independent risk factor for needing repeat treatment after #AFib ablation
🫀#PPI use in pts w/ GERD attenuates the risk for repeat ablation

❤️‍🔥➡️💓 #CardioGI

#BWHMotility @BrighamResearch

[ACG_CTG @ACG_CTG]

In #CTGjournal:
The Impact of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Proton Pump Inhibitor Use on the Risk of Repeat Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Cai, et al.

➡️ https://t.co/uJXUqufyOS
@JenniferCaiMD @waikitlo_md @WalterChanMD @brianjacobsonmd @AmCollegeGastro

[Brigham and Women's GI @BrighamGI]

Honored to host our Visiting Professor Dr. C. Prakash Gyawali from @WUGastro for the last GI Grand Round of the academic year to discuss a precision approach to evaluating esophageal symptoms

Thank you for spending time with our Division, #BrighamGIFellows & #BWHMotility team!

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

Another great @DDWMeeting with the amazing #BWHMotility team! Congratulations to everyone for the phenomenal job in preparing & presenting our research at #DDW2024 🙌

Grateful to have the best team and thank you all for the hard work! ❤️

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

Check out our 25 presentations at #DDW2024 by the #BWHMotility team!

We will share our latest research on #GERD #LPR #EoE #motility #manometry #FLIP #impedance #constipation #fecalincontinence #obesity & #healthdisparity in #DGBI

Highlights👉https://t.co/QXvGz3csWR

[Mohammad Bilal, MD @BilalMohammadMD]

Cannot reinforce enough to #GIFellows for submitting to this conference !

The #NACGF was definitely the best meeting I ever attended as a #GIFellow & met inspiring colleagues who have since become friends & peer mentors !

@AmCollegeGastro @DHassMD @JillGaidosMD #FutureOfGI

[Neurogastro & Motil @NGMJournal]

✅Higher #Obesity class is associated with more severe #EsophagealSymptoms & #RefluxBurden but not altered #MotorFunctions or #ContractileReserve
@WalterChanMD & Colleagues👏 @harvardmed @BrighamGI @BrighamWomens
▶️
https://t.co/iErnYo253Y @NGMJournal🔥
@ANMSociety @esnm_eu #GIX

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

Celebrating our #BWHMotility research group during our regular feasts🎉🍽️

Thank you everyone for all the hard work, dedication & trust this past academic year — look forward to more exciting endeavors to come💪

Best of luck to those leaving us — you’ll always be part of #moma❤️

[Wai-Kit Lo, MD MPH AGAF FACG @waikitlo_md]

Excellent talk from @BrighamGI fellow @MayssanMuftah on multiple rapid swallows to evaluate #LPR: esophageal contractile reserve is associated with improved objective reflux metrics and may be a tool for further evaluation. #BWHmotility #DDW2023

[Jennifer X. Cai, MD MPH @JenniferCaiMD]

Delighted to speak at today's Advancing Women's Health conference @harvardmed about management of #IBS & constipation and learn from so many esteemed colleagues!
https://t.co/RNXEcMKk3Y

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

The first Harvard Motility Course began 23 years ago mainly as a conference of local experts & interested providers.

This year, #HarvardMotility2022 has reached >170 attendees across 5 continents & 27 US states. Thank you to our amazing multidisciplinary faculty & participants🙏

[Jennifer X. Cai, MD MPH @JenniferCaiMD]

Great interdisciplinary discussion on blown out myotomy (BOM) at #HarvardMotility2022 by the esophageal expert panelists

[Jennifer X. Cai, MD MPH @JenniferCaiMD]

Join us for the 23rd Annual Harvard Motility Course on Oct 15! Excited to share some great cases in the advanced motility tracings review - we are live and virtual!
https://t.co/sCqjhWYbBD

[Walter Chan, MD, MPH @WalterChanMD]

Join us at the 23rd Annual Harvard Course in Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Live stream on October 15, 2022 (Sat)

Earn up to 7.25 AMA PRA category 1 credits, ABIM MOC points, or Nursing Contact Hours!

#HarvardMotility2022

Info/Register: https://t.co/tXMQrDlzM5 or QR code👇

[JCG Online @JCGjournal]

As one of the best JCG articles during the first 6 months of 2022, Dr. Cai and Dr. Chan found that eating and psychiatric disorders are independent risk factors for rumination syndrome. Free access and happy learning! @WalterChanMD @GavinSong1
https://t.co/b5DPBnaAaA

[Brigham and Women's GI @BrighamGI]

We invite you to explore the 117 research & clinical presentations by our faculty & fellows at Digestive Disease Week #DDW2022!

📊100 research abstracts:
🗣37 oral presentations
📜63 posters
🏅8 Posters of Distinction

🎙17 invited lectures

Full List👉 https://t.co/qC9cgH9Y8B