Punya Chittajallu

IM Resident @UCLA - 2023 | @UTSouthwestern Medical School - 2020 | @UT_Dallas - 2016 | Amateur Yogi | Part-time Dog Walker | Aspiring Gastroenterologist

[Punya Chittajallu @Punya511]

So excited to have matched at my dream program! Thrilled to be joining this incredible GI family next year :) Thank you to all my friends, family, and mentors for their support and best wishes along the way! 💙💛 #UCLAGI

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

🎉Look who's joining the #UCLAGI fellowship program in 2023! We are thrilled! 6-clinical track, 2-research track

🌟Phillip Chen
🌟Punya Chittajallu @Punya511
🌟@LillianDawit
🌟Sohn Kim
🌟@AnnaHLeeMD
🌟@meganrmcleod
🌟@JaniceOhMD
🌟@Timothy_A_Zaki

#GITwitter #LiverTwitter

[Anoushka Dua, MD @anoushkaduaMD]

The best time at #ACG2022 with my incredibly talented UCLA gals 🥰💙💛🐻 @AnnaHLeeMD @Punya511 @meganrmcleod

[Punya Chittajallu @Punya511]

🤩🤩🤩 @uclaimchiefs @UCLAGIHep

[Lin Chang @LinChangMD]

The highlight for me at #ACG2022 was seeing our #UCLA residents, Punya Chittajallu (@Punya511) & Anna Lee, & #UCLAGI TH fellow @NimyJohn present their research @AmCollegeGastro meeting and see Nimy receive the Auxilliary Award & Anna receive the Lawlor Award. Congratulations!

[Punya Chittajallu @Punya511]

@LinChangMD @NimyJohn @AmCollegeGastro @uclaimchiefs @UCLAGIHep @GinaChoiMD Yess congratulations Anna and Nimy!! 🤩

[Punya Chittajallu @Punya511]

An important new approach to pancreatitis! Great summary of the WATERFALL trial

[NEJM @NEJM]

Management guidelines for acute pancreatitis recommend early aggressive fluid resuscitation, yet evidence supporting this approach is limited. New research findings are summarized in a short video. https://t.co/0m9geyWRBH

[Punya Chittajallu @Punya511]

Had a great time at #DDW2022 seeing everyone in person (and vaccinated)!! @TienDongMD @JBenhammouMD @ArpanPatelMD @Tabibian_MDPhD @uclaimchiefs

[Vibhu Chittajallu, MD, ABOM-D @VibhuC_MD]

Very proud brother of a budding GI @Punya511 - learning about the EVendo Score for variceal screening in HCC @UCLAHealth

[Vibhu Chittajallu, MD, ABOM-D @VibhuC_MD]

Family GI affair at #DDW2022 - presenting on underutilization of imaging for unintentional foreign body ingestion @CWRU_GI @theDocMok @Punya511

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

#DDW2022 poster 👉EVendo score application for variceal screening in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

🌟Punya Chittajallu, MD (@Punya511)
🤝@JBenhammouMD @ArpanPatelMD @Tabibian_MDPhD @TienDongMD
⏰12:30 pm, Saturday, May 21

#UCLAGI #LiverTwitter

[Vibhu Chittajallu, MD, ABOM-D @VibhuC_MD]

Today - I finally made it to the cecum independently. Huge progress from my first scope yet so much progress left to be made. This accomplishment really helped to reignite my enthusiasm for endoscopy #MadeItOutTheSigmoid #GITwitter

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

🏆And an #ACG2021 award goes to...

🌟Megan R. McLeod, MD, MS @meganrmcleod
➡️Outstanding Research Award in Colorectal Cancer Prevention Category (Trainee)
➡️Poster: #CRC Screening Rates at HRSA-Funded Health Centers in the U.S. Lag Behind the National Rate

#UCLAGI #MayLabUCLA

[Punya Chittajallu @Punya511]

Very excited to be presenting today, October 26th, at #ACG2021!! 🌟Please come check out my poster P2808 to learn about how to safely defer screening EGDs in patients with HCC using the EVendo score! @AmCollegeGastro @UCLAHealth

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Join #UCLAGI at #ACG2021

➡️Application of the EVendo Score for Variceal Screening in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
➡️Poster Session
⏰October 26

🌟Punya Chittajallu, MD @Punya511
👥@jbenhammoumd @ArpanPatelMD Benjamin Dreskin @Tabibian_MDPhD @TienDongMD

#LiverTwitter

[Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS @BrennanSpiegel]

"From words to actions to change" - A compelling read from @drfolamay on breaking the silence on issues of racism in academia: https://t.co/CHoiSCJXjh For more on Dr. May's influential research on racial disparities in care, see her full body of work here: https://t.co/OymJQhVvna