Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Medical Director, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, MSSN
Congrats to our advanced endoscopy fellow Pranay Srivastava @PranayS88 on your graduation! All the best as you begin the next phase of your career!
Our team @MS_SouthNassau will miss you!
✅ Great study showing that gallbladder drainage using LAMS is a decent option for treating cholecystitis
✅ Outcomes are good and adverse events are reasonably low 👍🏻
✅ Congrats to @Belenmm271 and @japariciot2 and Team!
4⃣5⃣ for #ColorectalCancerScreening
📣Average risk individuals should begin screening for #ColorectalCancer at age 45!
The College and the #GIcommunity stand together with patient advocates and public health experts who know the evidence.
Patient info: https://t.co/cWKFg6RfkH
What NOT to do - tattoo placed right on an adenoma sent for EMR.
Here is post resection.
SM has tattoo .. great job by our advanced fellow @thayern who is getting quite good at handling these !!
Tattoo is preferred on opposite wall or at least 3 cm away
#GITwitter#MedEd
We had a hospitalist who always had the lowest length of stay. We asked him how he did it:
"Every day, I ask every patient 'what do I need to do to get you home?'"
It seems harsh at first but could be a good way to address barriers and keep that conversation going.
@MissDanieB I’m a Division Chief and fellowship program director in an academic medical center that didn’t consider my med school application, didn’t invite me for a residency or fellowship interview. 🤷♂️
Traction for difficult and failed cannulation; great for challenging papilla within a diverticulum. Have great success w it. ERCP scope channel can accommodate 2 devices; very helpful. Any thoughts -experience with this?
@ASGEendoscopy@ScopingSundays @gitwitter
If you know someone living with #chronicpancreatitis, you know that it can be difficult to always know what to say to show your support.
Here are 4 things you can say to someone with chronic pancreatitis to make their life a little easier!
Today we celebrate GME professionals day,a time for us as a division to recognize the extraordinary work our program coordinator, Halima, does for us. As any PD knows,the coordinator is vital to the success of the program. Thank you Halima for everything you do!
@JonathanBuscag1 @NYSGE@laurenkhanna@dagreenwald Congrats to you and your Co-Directors! No doubt you will put on a great show! This is always the highlight of the New York G.I. year, so looking forward to it!