GI Fellow @MaimoHealth | bwo Hepatology @HopkinsGIHep, @NYITCOMDO, @CornellCHE, @InstitutPasteur Laos | committed to care of the underserved | tikkun olam 🍃
Baxdrostat is now FDA approved as the first Aldosterone synthase inh for adults with HTN
It’s obviously very expensive compared to spironolactone but time will tell whether it is more effective and well tolerated in decomp cirrhosis
#livertwitter https://t.co/SbRmvLq4Xm
👋 Trainees! We have all seen some interesting cases in hepatology. Now, you can submit your case reports to @AASLDtweets#TLM26!
Start collecting interesting cases to submit: submission for case reports will be open 7/1-9/30! Don't miss out!
When a Vermont woman battling terminal cancer longed for one last taste of her favorite meal, tempura broccoli from Ekiben in Baltimore, her son in law reached out just for the recipe.
Instead, chef Steve Chu drove 6 hours with his team, set up fryers outside her home, and cooked it fresh for her in the parking lot.
The Difficult Colonoscopy is humbling to all endoscopists.
My Pearls :
#1 Female Patients
If hysterectomy or diverticulitis, use pedi colonoscope + water immersion. (Angulated colon)
If chronic idiopathic constipation or visceral obese, use adult colonoscope (redundant colon)
@BlaneyMD@JeromeAdamsMD 💯💯 We need to eat closer to the sun ☀️ and more colorfully 🌈 !! Last time your food saw the sun should be recently (fresh berries vs. the corn that became that biscuit).. really eye opening to see how our patients eat.. the 24 hour diet / activity recall at every visit 💪 🏆
“I do by colonoscopy.” — Dr. @AasmaShaukatMD making the case for why colonoscopy still outperforms FIT, Cologuard, and other non-invasive screening options.
Looks like we gastroenterologists/proceduralists still have a strong future 😊
@AmerGastroAssn@DDWMeeting
Variceal🩸masterclass with THE Theo Heller
1️⃣Abx, octreotide, ensure patient is in right place 🏥, Hgb 7, 🚫FFP
2️⃣See the patient, keep calm🧘♀️
3️⃣🔦, band, feed, start NSBB, repeat 2-4 weeks
4️⃣Consider TIPS: rebleed/preemptive
5️⃣Carafate instead of PPI for ulcer ppx
#DDW2026
But what do we actually do about it?
Some of the most practical takeaways I heard in @KanwalFasiha talk:
🔹 Define your niche- deliberately
Your niche is not just your research topic.
If people hear your name, what do they associate you with?
🔹 Find a sponsor, not just a mentor
Mentors guide you. They’re the ocean - broad, steady, essential.
Sponsors move you. Your sponsor is your whale (see pic, it’ll make sense)
🔹 Be strategic with your yes and your no. Not every opportunity is an opportunity.
3 actions:
• Define your niche in one sentence
• Identify one potential sponsor this month
• Audit your commitments and start saying no with intention
Careers don’t just evolve. They’re designed.
And if we want different outcomes, we have to be intentional about how we build them. @DDWMeeting #DDW2026
Happening tonight at 6 PM 🕕
LFN Reception at Hilton Chicago 🎊
All trainees welcome - come learn about LFN and what we do 🤗
Appetizers and drinks available!
(🚌 shuttle route 1-Red from the convention center)
@SarahUttal@SarahKhan9894@WAleyadeh@BlaneyMD@LizzieAbyMD
🤩 @DDWMeeting! Looking forward to seeing you all and discussing some of my favorite liver topics with you! See you at one of these sessions, the @LiverFellow sessions/event, or at the poster sessions supporting my 🌟trainees! @VCU_Liver@AASLDtweets@AmerGastroAssn
"Medicine can have extraordinary meaning. But it cannot substitute for being present in your own life."
In #APieceofMyMind, a psychiatrist and residency program director reflects on an unexpected #LungCancer diagnosis.
https://t.co/V3Tae6P6mU
Come join us in FL this summer to learn about critical care hepatology
Virtual option available too with discounted rates for trainees
Agenda and signup link in 🧵
A patient with “recurrent mouth ulcers” walks into your OPD
Most get symptomatic treatment
Few get evaluated properly
And almost everyone assumes
“Mouth ulcers = vitamin deficiency”
Reality?
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is primarily a T-cell mediated disease
Let’s decode what we’re actually missing 👇
Interested in international collaboration and service? Know of a global health volunteer or training opportunity?
Submit it to ACG's Global Health Opportunities Database!
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@KeneChudyMD@drkimberlydike@AbelJosephMD@taiwofolaajose