UK-GI/Hep

Official page for the University of Kentucky GI and Hepatology fellowship programs . Interested in education, advancement of care and physician/patient advocacy

[Ahmed Abomhya, MD @Abomhya_MD]

💡💡Excited to share our new publication💡💡
Our goal was to identify a reliable serum biomarker signature that differentiates between active fibrotic Crohn’s disease and active inflammatory (non-fibrotic) Crohn’s disease.
@UKYMedicine @UKGIHep @ResearchKY #IBD 🧵🔽

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Today we gathered for our Annual Meeting to review the latest groundbreaking research.
A big thank you to Dr. Grigorian for organizing such a stellar event! Appreciative of the insightful talks by Dr. Flomenhoft, Dr. Perry, Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Thakral, Dr. Konjeti, and Dr. Thakur.

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Yesterday, we celebrated our graduating class 🎓2025 🎉

[Yan Chu, MD @YanChuMD]

Congratulations, Dr. Shedlofsky, on the incredible 42 years that you dedicated to the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, and a distinguished career in academic medicine @UKGIHep! 🍾🎊🥂Thank you for all the lessons and laughters. We will miss you! 💙
#Happyretirement

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Today, we had a wonderful talk on “ERCP; What Am I Looking At?” by Dr. @KshitijThakurMD

#UKHealthcare
#GITwitter

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Advanced Homeostasis: Tips and Tricks Dr. Andy Tau @DrBloodandGuts
#UK Gut Club
#GITwitter
@AmerGastroAssn @AmCollegeGastro

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Andy Tau @DrBloodandGuts in our Bluegrass Gut Club.
Advanced Homeostasis: Tips and Tricks.
Thank you to much Dr. Tau, it was a wonderful evening.
@UK_HealthCare
@UKYMedicine
@universityofky

[Yan Chu, MD @YanChuMD]

Had the best time with my co-fellows @ASGEendoscopy First Year Fellows Course last weekend 🤗

The perfect wrap up to our 1️⃣st month of fellowship @UKGIHep 💯

#GITwitter

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Thank you to our amazing faculty for hosting the #DDW2023 review!

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

One of our second year GI fellows @IvanaMD3 attended the @AmCollegeGastro second year fellows course this weekend. She says she feels honored to have had this opportunity and that the course was very educational, well organized and fun!

[Ivana Deyl MD (she/her) @IvanaMD3]

I had the opportunity to attend @AmCollegeGastro second year fellows course! We had the privilege to attend outstanding lectures and hands on workshops taught by the passionate ACG course directors and I LOVED getting to meet so many other fellows from all over the country.

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

We are so excited to welcome @priya_abhy @Abdelsatar78 @abrenner93 @YanChuMD to our GI family!

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

We had our biannual education retreat: How to Disclose Adverse Events and Medical Errors to Patients and Families. After our lecture we continued our discussion while making delicious bruschetta and lasagna🤌🏼. @karimbenrajab @KshitijThakurMD @IvanaMD3 @NabaSaeedQ @MarijetaPekez

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Thank you @JessMcFarlinMD for teaching our fellows tools and skills for when they need to have serious conversations with their patients!

[Jessica M McFarlin @JessMcFarlinMD]

Headlines, and empathy and invitations oh my! Patients with GI disease will be in good hands with these @UKGIHep fellows. #PalliativeCare skills #hpm @vitaltalk

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Thank you @JessMcFarlinMD for another great workshop for our fellows!

[Kshitij Thakur, MD, MSc @KshitijThakurMD]

We kickstarted our “serious communications” workshop for GI fellows today. Lucky to have @JessMcFarlinMD do this training for our group. @UKGIHep @UKPallCare @JessMcFarlinMD @DarwinConwell

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Thank you Dr. Vaezi for an interesting grand rounds on refractory GERD!

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

Another awesome journal club and super fun dinner gathering. Thanks to our amazing PD - Dr Grigorian. A huge congratulations to Dr. G on winning the the PD excellence award!! #WATERFALLtrial #womeninGI

[UK-GI/Hep @UKGIHep]

We had another great journal club this month! This time with pizza :D Thank you to our PD and @KshitijThakurMD for presenting and leading the discussion.

[Kshitij Thakur, MD, MSc @KshitijThakurMD]

When we do journal club, we get fed ! That’s our awesome PD teaching us about NASH @UKGIHep @IvanaMD3 @NabaSaeedQ @karimbenrajab @vrkonjeti