An array of digital technologies, including mobile applications, wearable devices, biosensors, #AI & telehealth, can offer a path toward precision #GInutrition 🔖Curr Treatment Options in GI 👥Sown Kim Yi Zhang Kasuen Mauldin Berkeley Limketkai (#UCLAGI) 👉link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Procedural technique advancements & novel concepts in the management of decompensated #cirrhosis have advanced the field in end-stage liver disease 🔖 Gastroenterology Report #LiverTwitter 👥 Jasleen Singh Mark Ebaid sammy saab academic.oup.com/gastro/article…

.UCLA Health, Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland received $9.5M 👉 The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Science Foundation Ireland Health and Social Care Northern Ireland HealthResearchBoard to study effects of polyphenols on cognitive health (#Alzheimers) & #braingutmicrobiome. Arpana Church Emeran Mayer, MD John F. Cryan Del Rio’s Lab @Unipr uclahealth.org/news/release/r…

This work, with Dr. Nicola Luigi Bragazzi (MD, PhD, MPH), Pedro Mena Parreño (both at Human Nutrition Unit - University of Parma) and Emeran Mayer, MD, is different and an interesting read for a wider audience! It's about the evolutionary impact of dietary shifts on human development. Free here: doi.org/10.1016/j.advn…

An endurance sports enthusiast, Hilary competed in adventure racing until a colonoscopy showed a cancerous tumor. Since being treated by a multidisciplinary team, she's eased back to an active life and enjoyed a night with the Los Angeles Dodgers, throwing out the first pitch.

When a patient came to UCLA Health needing removal of an endoscopic balloon, the case presented a challenge. Enter GI fellow Firas Bahdi. Dr Bahdi talked to us for our GI Fellows Chat. Check out the full video on our website! UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology #GITwitter gastroendonews.com/Multimedia/Art…

📢AGA Gastro/CGH DEI Section📢 Most recent pub: "The Importance of Global Health Training in US-Based Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Programs" 👉🏾cghjournal.org/action/showPdf… 🙏🏾 Akwi Asombang MD MPH Mouhand Mohamed, MD, MSc stellamaris chinma Mimi Omede Nkengeh N. Tazinkeng (Davy), MD #AwabAliIbrahim

Resilience Influenced By Brain And Gut Activity “We can focus on prevention of disease by mitigating stress related outcomes and by boosting resilience at both the brain and gut microbiome level.” theravive.com/today/post/res…

A new study led researcher at UCLA Health found infants' microbiomes shaped by physical contact with caregivers. 🖊️ Kyle Wiley Andrew Gregg Molly Fox Venu Lagishetty Curt Sandman Jacobs Lab Laura Glynn 🔖 American Journal of Biological Anthropology #microbiome uclahealth.org/news/release/i…

Thank you to my friends Gary and Alya Michelson for their friendship & partnership! It is an honor for me to be a co-founder with Gary, but his visionary leadership, generosity & persistence are making the dream a reality for the California Institute for Immunology and

A patient in need led to an unconventional challenge for the UCLA endoscopy team. Thanks to the diligent research and tenacity of GI Fellow Firas Bahdi, a foreign endoscopic balloon device was safely removed. UCLA Health UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology #GIFellow #GITwitter gastroendonews.com/Multimedia/Art…

PsyPost.org highlighting our study on resilience and mitigating the effects of stress: Gut health tied to psychological resilience: New research reveals gut-brain stress connection: psypost.org/gut-health-tie… UCLA Health UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine at UCLA Health UCLA Newsroom

Had so much fun doing this interview on a topic I am very passionate about probiotics: self.com/story/probioti… UCLA Health UCLA Newsroom Department of Medicine at UCLA Health UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Safety of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Among Breastfeeding Infants of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review 🔖Journal of Viral Hepatitis Kevin Pak, M.D. Brittney Ibrahim sammy saab #LiverTwitter #HepB UCLA Surgery #UCLAGI onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jv…

Dr. Kevork Khadarian (Kevork Khadarian, MD) joins #UCLAGI, practicing in Porter Ranch! His research focus is in hereditary and non-hereditary polyposis syndromes, as well as genetic testing approaches for hereditary cancer syndromes. What a fantastic addition to our team 💪

Age-related patterns of microbial dysbiosis in multiplex #IBD families 🔖 The BMJ 👥Jacobs Lab Elizabeth A Spencer MD MS Graham Britton Joana Torres Jean-Frederic Colombel Jeremiah Faith Marla Dubinsky et al gut.bmj.com/content/early/…

🙌Dr. Anthony Myint (Anthony Myint) joins the #UCLAGI Beverly Hills practice! He has particular interest in motility & #DGBI. He completed his IM residency, GI quality improvement fellowship & GI fellowship training at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and we are thrilled he is now part of our faculty!

“Patients with #IBD often develop some form of food avoidance/restriction behaviors,” says Dr. Berkeley Limketkai (Berkeley Limketkai) in this Physician's Weekly Q&A. Read more about #ARFID, the unmet needs of patients & the paper published in CGH. 👉physiciansweekly.com/qa-avoidant-re…

Welcome Devin Patel to #UCLAGI! Dr. Patel practices general GI with special interest in esophageal disorders, GI motility and #DGBI. He completed his fellowship at UCLA and is now faculty practicing in Westwood. We're so happy to have you as part of the team!

A 🌟 edition to the #UCLAGI faculty...Dr. B. Sean Nguyen! He joins our Torrance practice specializing in general GI. As a UCLA resident he collaborated w/our team on innovative #colorectalcancer prevention & global GI health research. We're excited to watch you grow here!