Vikash Kumar, MD

Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellow @ Creighton Univesity Phoenix || Former chief resident @ Brooklyn hospital center || Interested in 🎾🎧♟️📚🧘🏻‍♂️|🇺🇸🇵🇰

[Dalbir Sandhu, MD, FACG, FASGE @drdalbir]

Finally a ray of hope for patients with pancreatic cancer. #pancreas #pdac #gioncology #giX

[Andy Tau, MD @DrBloodandGuts]

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)

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

What a great presentation by @DrBloodandGuts at #DDW2026. This will surely be one of the most loved talks of the meeting.

A true innovator in GI bleeding management. Inspiring and extremely valuable for fellows, including me. 🩸👏

#GIBleed #Endoscopy #MedTwitter #GITwitter

[Douglas G. Adler MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF @DouglasAdlerMD]

If a patient with cirrhosis and varices also has Barrett's esophagus, you can BAND IT! Treats the varices and the Barrett's at the same time.

Only downside is you do not get a specimen for path, but a reasonable tradeoff! #esophagus #gitwitter #barrett #cirrhosis @AASLDtweets

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

@CCF_GIFellows @FnuVikash @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @MRegueiroMD @MichelleKimMD @amitbhattMD @AmerGastroAssn Congratulations @FnuVikash 🙌🏻

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

Couldn’t ask for a better team to learn from and celebrate with! 💙 #ACG2025

[Dalbir Sandhu, MD, FACG, FASGE @drdalbir]

So incredibly proud of this phenomenal group of residents and fellows who represented @Creighton at #ACG 2025! @AmCollegeGastro
Over 40 research posters, multiple 🥇 Presidential Awards, and countless accolades — a true testament to their dedication, intellect, and teamwork.
👏

[Clive Miranda, DO, MSc @clivejmiranda]

☕️ Good morning from Day 1 of #ACG2025

I must admit, I’m a sucker for last minute cramming 🙈

Put together some CliffNotes (aka #CliveNotes) on what YOU should be doing during ACG 🫵

Watch and bookmark 🔖

Did I miss anything? Let me know!

#GITwitter #FutureOfGI

[Clive Miranda, DO, MSc @clivejmiranda]

🚨 Did you miss the @ASGEendoscopy Senior Fellows Program this past weekend? 🫵

Come with me. Let’s relive it a little 😉

✅ Cracking talks
✅ Hands-on scope skills
✅ Prime networking
✅ Delicious food

✨ Check it all out below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

#GITwitter #MedTwitter

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

@DarylRamai @AmCollegeGastro @IBD_Afzali @gastroendonews @EndoscopyOthman @UtahGIFellows @KByrneGastroMD @ThirdspaceEndo @DeMadaria @HealioGastro @MetabolicEndo @iGUT_Houston @BrighamGI Congratulations 🎉

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

When you move to a new job, don’t be the person who says “when I was at [prior institution], we didn’t …”

That is unless you see people
1. Routinely biopsying normal TI
2. Doing surveillance for severe esophagitis

Then, You can say what you need to!
https://t.co/8ahWzRuLdb

[Mohammad Bilal, MD @BilalMohammadMD]

#FTRD cont to be a 🛠️ for mgmt of difficult lesions

1st report of a Novel #FullThicknessResection Device for ✂️ early #CRC 🔥now @endoscopyjrnl

✅ Ease of use

Need data to compare efficacy to existing #FTR devices

👏 to @TGHermanMD for leading this

https://t.co/TFP3ATZAzL

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

@hassamalii @CUGastroHep @BilalMohammadMD Congratulations Hassam! 🎉

[Dalbir Sandhu, MD, FACG, FASGE @drdalbir]

July is always a mix of excitement and nerves for new residents & fellows. I had a blast giving a lecture on GI emergencies to this bright group, followed by some well-earned shenanigans at a local sports bar. Cheers to new beginnings! #MedTwitter #GITwitter

[EndoCollab™ | GI Endoscopy Community @EndoCollabcom]

Pancreatic Steatosis is a Risk Factor for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (PEP)

A long-ignored finding of the pancreas—pancreatic steatosis—appears to be a significant risk factor for PEP.

Mung Jee Chung and colleagues from Korea studied 527 individuals, of whom 157 (29.8%) had pancreatic steatosis and 370 (70.2%) did not. At 24 hours after ERCP, there was a significant difference in PEP identified: 22 patients (14.0%) in the pancreatic steatosis group, compared to 23 patients (6.2%) in the "no pancreatic steatosis" group (P = .017; odds ratio, 2.09; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-4.03). No other variables were identified as risk factors for PEP.

Source: [GIE Journal] (https://t.co/pw3Fn0Lvth)

[Klaus Mönkemüller, MD, PhD @KMonkemuller]

The Toronto Upper GI Cleaning Score (TUGCS)

[Hassam Ali, MD @hassamalii]

🙂🥲
I work hard though.

[EndoCollab™ | GI Endoscopy Community @EndoCollabcom]

The Sydney system for gastric biopsies when evaluating gastritis.

Proper biopsy sites are crucial for accurate diagnosis.

Image credit: Adapted from Kono S et al. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(46): 13113-13123.

[Anmol Singh @Anmolsv]

🌟New Pub🌟 @Baishideng

Thank you @vikashkumaa @sohal_aalam and other co-authors

https://t.co/93k6t74qX7

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

"Had an incredible time at the ACG 2024 conference! 🌟36 abstracts, presidential and poster awards, enjoyed hands-on endoscopy tips, and connected with friends and mentors 💕 See you next time in Phoenix, AZ!🌟" @AmCollegeGastro @ISrinivasanMD @AkwiAsombangMD

[Vikash Kumar, MD @vikashkumaa]

@SaeedAliMD Congrats 🎉