Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D.

Associate Prof in GI @MayoClinic MN & boy mom. Author of Boo Can’t Poo. Interests: DBGI, psych-gastro, Med Ed & women in med. Opinions mine, RT=/= endorse

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

Honored to ring in the New Year w news that my @thecurbsiders epi on constipation ‘dropped’! @DoctorWatto was really unsure when it would ever ‘come out’, but w enough (colonic) stimulation, here it is!
Was that good enough to bring on 2022 @PaulNWilliamz? 🤣💩?
@MayoClinicGIHep

[The Curbsiders @thecurbsiders]

Move smoothly thru constipation eval & management. Learn how to evaluate for the etiologies of constipation including pelvic floor dysfunction, IBS-C & more w/ Dr. Xiao Jing @IrisWangMD! #MedEd #FOAMed
CC: @DoctorWatto @ElenaGGibson @PaulNWilliamz
https://t.co/3nklvv13db

[ACG @AmCollegeGastro]

ACG Virtual Grand Rounds — ACG Geriatric Monograph: Practical Advice for the of Management Older Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
w/ Dr. Adam S. Faye

Thursday, June 4 at Noon & 8 pm ET
➡️ https://t.co/9t8dHChSZw

@AdamFayeMD @bkocharmd

[Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology @MayoClinicGIHep]

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alsakarneh and Dr. Elnaiem on their acceptance into the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Clinician Educator Pathway! 🎉
This distinguished program fosters the development of future clinician educators through mentorship, peer collaboration, innovation, and scholarship. Participants advance their clinical teaching skills, enhance presentation abilities, design new curricula, and learn to effectively evaluate learners and programs.
We are excited to see their continued growth as patient-centered clinicians, inspiring educators, and future leaders in medical education at Mayo Clinic and beyond. 👏

[Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology @MayoClinicGIHep]

Rochester’s IBD community is stronger when we come together! 💪Events like Rochester IBD Day create space for patients, families, supporters, and healthcare professionals to connect, share experiences, and build community around Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. @MayoClinic, our IBD team is committed to advancing compassionate, multidisciplinary care for people living with inflammatory bowel disease—right here in Rochester and beyond. Check out @CrohnsColitisFn to learn of events in your area! @VictorChedidMD @LauraRaffalsMD
#IBD #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis #MayoClinicGIHep

[Mariam Naveed, MD @MN_GIMD]

If we wait until we feel fully accomplished before investing in others, we build cultures focused only on individual success. The best leaders I’ve met were still building their own careers while intentionally lifting others alongside them.

Experience deepens this mindset, but it doesn’t have to wait until late career. It starts the moment someone stops seeing other people’s success as competition.

For early career physicians, my advice is simple:

Do not wait until you feel fully secure or “successful enough” to mentor, support, advocate for, or open doors for others.

Leadership is not a title you arrive at one day. It is a habit you practice early.

And honestly, we are already seeing this shift happen. Some of the most collaborative, team-oriented, and generous leaders I know are still early in their careers.

They are building themselves while simultaneously helping others rise around them.

That mindset changes teams, cultures, and eventually entire institutions.

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

The #iWanglab met tonight to send these 4 wonderful docs to the next phase of their journey.
I am so proud of each of you for your grit + growth thru the year(s). There have been highs & lows but always laughs in between.

Thank you for trusting me to be part of your stories 🙏

[Chinese American Gastroenterology Association @ChineseAGA]

🎉 What an inspiring #DDW2026 moment in Chicago!
🔗 https://t.co/yjCBCbu9oV
Proud to celebrate the successful completion of the 2026 CAGA Annual Meeting, bringing together GI leaders, faculty, fellows, trainees, and friends for:

🌎 Global collaboration
🎓 Mentorship
🔬 Academic exchange
🏆 Young investigator recognition
🤝 Community building

Grateful to @AmerGastroAssn and @DDWMeeting for their support and partnership, and to all CAGA members, speakers, moderators, awardees, and volunteers who made this event possible. Together, we continue to build bridges and strengthen the future of GI.

@IrisWangMD @umfoodoc @LinChangMD @LarryKimMD @TSerenaAGA @germainegraham @YIJIANG12560922 @YeeHuiYeo1 @Wei_Zhang_Liver @nanlan8213 @XiaoliangWangMD @GloriaSong88 @GavinSong1 @tianli_md @DrYichenWang @DrYHuang

[Natapat ‘Peak’ Chaisidhivej, MD @PeakNatapatMD]

Such an inspiring opportunity to learn about #DGBI from this expert panel at #DDW2026! Excited to bring these insights back to help care for my IBD and GI patients. An inspiring session reminding us to treat patients as a whole person, not just their disease 💙
#GITwitter

[Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology @MayoClinicGIHep]

🌟Happy National Nurses Week!🌟

This week — and every week — at Mayo Clinic, we recognize the thousands of nurses who show up each day for patients and families and keep empathy at the center of care.

Shania is one of the remarkable GI Nurses whose passion shines through in everything she does. The heartfelt teamwork, relentless pursuit of excellence, and collaborative spirit that always place the patient’s needs FIRST are just a glimpse of what makes each nurse so special and the difference they make in countless lives every single day.

Join us in honoring their extraordinary impact 💙
#NationalNursesWeek #MayoNursesWeek #NursesRock #MayoClinicGIHep

[Kewin Siah @KewinSiah]

Recording an important moment in #DGBI history — the official launch of #RomeV.
From biomarkers to cross-cultural harmonization & multidisciplinary care, the field continues to evolve toward a more precise and globally relevant future for #DGBI. #Gitwitter #Neurogastroenterology

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

@DCharabaty @BMoshiree @IFFGD @MayoClinicGIHep @AmerGastroAssn Thank you, @DCharabaty !! We will have to redo karaoke at the next conference!

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

#DDW2026 has wrapped as a 🌪️ filled with science, learning, and connections.
🎤#iWangLab shared 5 orals & 7 posters
🙏 Grateful to moderate my first session at DDW(!) + receive @IFFGD research grant
🫶🏼 Connected w old & new friends
☺️Honored to sponsor & be sponsored by GI🌟s!

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

I am honored and excited to be co-chair of the Education section of the newly launched ROME Foundation Complementary and Integrative Medicine Section!

Looking forward to working with this amazing team!

@KewinSiah @DrElyseThakur

[Kewin Siah @KewinSiah]

Proud to present the newly launched ROME Foundation Complementary & Integrative Medicine (CIM) Section.
A global effort bringing together leaders across East and West to advance evidence-based integrative care in DGBI.
Honored to serve alongside an outstanding team. #ddw #tcim

[Ayah Matar, MD @ayahmatar]

Presentations, coffee runs, mentors, laughs, late nights, and full-circle moments at #DDW2026

Very grateful for every person who made this experience special and for the chance to share the work we’ve been building. Especially grateful for the outstanding and supportive mentors!

Leaving energized, inspired, and even more excited for the future of GI research!
#GITwitter #WomenInGI #GI

[Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology @MayoClinicGIHep]

Hard work. Meaningful research. Strong camaraderie.
Our GIH fellows took on #DDW2026 together—one session at a time—proving that excellence and fun can go hand in hand.
@dr_davidchiang @JessicaAtieh @amirs_umn @john_damianosMD @ShuGI821 @dayojr_med @DougSimonetto @IrisWangMD @MouhandMD @ManikGIMD @AlsakarnehSaqr @LizCifuentesMD @hannahphilmd

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

@DrElyseThakur @IFFGD @MayoClinicGIHep @AmerGastroAssn Right back at you!! I am fortunate to be surrounded by inspirational friends!

[MayoClinicGIM @MayoClinicGIM]

Congratulations to Dr. Rick Silbert @MayoClinic
Division of #GeneralInternalMedicine, who has been awarded the Teach of the Year Award! #GIMProud 🎉

[Jessica Atieh @JessicaAtieh]

Building on prior work showing C4 + 💩 % primary BA as a screening tool for bile acid diarrhea, we asked: what is the role of secondary BAs?

At #DDW2026, we show ↑ 💩primary BA &↓ secondary BA in BAD vs functional diarrhea

➡️Primary BAs remain central to diagnosis

[Neha Santucci MD MBBS MS AGA-F @NehaSantucciMD]

Fab talk @MccutchenDr on creating #PandoraHealth @ANMSociety Women in Neurogastro. Standing room only. Learned so much about start ups! #DDW2026 @WomenInMedicine @ScrubsNHeels

✅Design Thinking
🫶Collaboration Not Competition
✅Have a Solid Team
🫶You only need to Succeed Once

[Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D. @IrisWangMD]

🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for believing in my vision!

[IFFGD @IFFGD]

#DDW26 Breakfast was a success!
We're proud to present the 2026 Nancy and Bill Norton Research Grant to Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang of Mayo Clinic, along with 14 Travel Awards supporting emerging voices in digestive health research- all made possible by our 2025 Wellness Event.

[IFFGD @IFFGD]

#DDW26 Breakfast was a success!
We're proud to present the 2026 Nancy and Bill Norton Research Grant to Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang of Mayo Clinic, along with 14 Travel Awards supporting emerging voices in digestive health research- all made possible by our 2025 Wellness Event.

[Chinese American Gastroenterology Association @ChineseAGA]

Thrilled to share that the 2026 Chinese AGA Annual Conference was a tremendous success! 🎉

With 80+ attendees, our community continues to grow stronger each year. We were honored to host leading specialists from around the world, celebrate Outstanding Abstract Award winners, and showcase 15 oral presentations selected from DDW-accepted posters creating meaningful opportunities for trainees. ✨

Thank you all for being part of this journey. See you next year! #DDW2026