John Donlan MD

PGY-1 @MGHmedres by way of @HarvardMed & @Northeastern

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

Excited to announce our new study published in @AGA_CGH #palliativehepatology

Patients w/ cirrhosis highly value timely prognostic communication. Yet, 81% of the 218 pts in our study never discussed end-of-life care wishes with their hepatologist.
https://t.co/g0wNVsOHyR

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

Patients with cirrhosis want to discuss their prognosis and need more concurrent symptom management and psychological support.

Thank you @NnekaUfereMD for your incredible guidance and support in this work! #palliativehepatology

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

Excited to announce our new study published in @AGA_CGH #palliativehepatology

Patients w/ cirrhosis highly value timely prognostic communication. Yet, 81% of the 218 pts in our study never discussed end-of-life care wishes with their hepatologist.
https://t.co/g0wNVsOHyR

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

Patients who considered themselves terminally ill and those who expressed desire for more prognostic information had lower quality of life and higher symptom burden, anxiety, and depression -- No difference between those listed for transplant vs not listed.

[Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE @NnekaUfereMD]

Psychological distress is prevalent and interdependent among patients with decompensated cirrhosis and their caregivers, confirming cirrhosis as a SHARED EMOTIONAL CONTAGION within dyads - our new study published in @AmJGastro #palliativehepatology

https://t.co/T8sQ9PpWeO

[Hepatology Communications @HepCommJournal]

📑 The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System is a valid tool to assess symptom burden among patients with decompensated #cirrhosis ❕

📋measures 10 symptoms
🕰️ ~1-2 minutes to complete
🌍available in >20 languages

https://t.co/gdxnXU8XrJ

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

@kdonelan339 @mghmedres @NnekaUfereMD Thank you very much!

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

WOW... to have this study published and to match @mghmedres in the same week 🙏 Time to get to work. Incredibly grateful to the patients and coauthors who made this work possible; forever indebted to the best mentor possible @NnekaUfereMD

[Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE @NnekaUfereMD]

Proud of this study led by @donlan_john - why?
1️⃣As my very first RA, he recruited almost all of the over 200 patients in this study
2️⃣He first-authors the study he poured his heart and soul into
3️⃣He just matched into the finest IM residency program in the country @mghmedres ❤️

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

Get to know the ESAS

a reliable, valid, and responsive tool for assessing symptom burden in patients with cirrhosis and can predict changes in quality of life.

How do I know that? Because @NnekaUfereMD told me
Where did she tell me?
@HepCommJournal

https://t.co/2iUfyraIxC

[Danielle Lefebvre @Danielle_Lefe]

Hi #MedTwitter! My name is Danielle; I'm a rising MS4 at @MUSC_COM applying into #internalmedicine in #Match2023! Interests include medical education, women's health/rights, palliative care, and supporting women in medicine. Excited to join the field and meet future colleagues!

[Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE @NnekaUfereMD]

Thank you @AASLDtweets and @AASLDFoundation for supporting #palliativehepatology through the years and supporting our LiverPal study! @Areejmd @VjacksonJackson @raychungmd @donlan_john @TIndriolo @MGH_GI @MGHPalCareGeri #livertwitter

[Patricia Valery @PatriciaValery]

Our review on the Impact of Social Workers in Cirrhosis Care is the result of great collaborative work between clinicians, researchers and social workers.
@acualliedhealth @MGH_GI
@NnekaUfereMD @donlan_john @QIMRBerghofer @ebtapper
@MetSthHealth
https://t.co/B5uaSvfJA4

[Patty Pringle Bloom, M.D. @BloomPringle]

NEW data on FMT 💩 for Hepatic Encephalopathy

FMT improved cognitive test scores!

But there’s more:
1️⃣Not all FMT donors are created equal (to treat HE)
2️⃣Recipient microbiome influenced FMT efficacy
3️⃣More FMT may be better

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[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

@NnekaUfereMD @TIndriolo And I can’t say enough about the value of amazing mentorship! I’ve learned so much from you working on #palliativehepatology. This year on the wards, I often find myself reflecting on what I’ve learned and how I can incorporate these lessons into patient care.

[Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE @NnekaUfereMD]

I've come to the realization that ~95% of my research work is fueled by righteous anger. I am 100% okay with that. Time to change the system.

[Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE @NnekaUfereMD]

1/13 Now in press @AGA_CGH: Our pilot RCT to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of ACP video decision support tool on transplant-ineligible ESLD patients’ knowledge about & preferences for end-of-life care #palliativehepatology

https://t.co/Rgkzri4woz

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

Congratulations Nneka!!!

[Nneka N. Ufere, MD MSCE @NnekaUfereMD]

DONE with training! I'm a transplant hepatologist!!!

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

#palliativehepatology

[Kimberly Curseen @Curseen]

Advance Care Planning in Liver Transplant—Preparing for Both Life and Death | Gastrointestinal Surgery | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network https://t.co/DtzKKmDRy2

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

Excited to be in person today @harvardmed ! #ZoomedOut

[John Donlan MD @donlan_john]

@PeterSinger I became vegetarian after reading some of your work in college. 4 years and counting, thank you!!🥕🥦