TTS suture should be considered in all complex cases that require tissue apposition and mucosal closure ow.ly/XmLg50PZOTj Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD @calvingeng

🧵regarding the 117 deaths in The Iliad where Homer provided details about the mechanism of injury: Here we will run an M&M conference to consider whether these deaths might have been preventable if the Achaeans and Trojans had modern Level 1 trauma centers at the time. (1/ )

For those interested, some comparison to current resident and fellow breakdown. 2022-2023 GI fellows vs IM residents ➡️41% women (45% IM residents) ➡️ 8.2% Hispanic (7.5% IM) ➡️ 6% Black (4.9%) Of note 52.8% of all residents were female

What’s your preferred method for performing endoscopic GJ? I’m on team nasobiliary catheter

Appreciative to ACG for the opportunity to review electrosurgical principles in GI. Ive found electrosurgical settings confusing, so I hope by reviewing the effects from a cellular level it helps you decide more than “cut” and “coag”! journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/9…

Check out the latest Neurology Podcast where Dr. Adam de Havenon joins me to discuss incident neurological diagnoses in the year after severe COVID infection compared to severe flu. Probably not what many would predict! ⁦Neurology Journal⁩ ⁦ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neu…

This spring marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most innovative (and frankly bizarre) surgical operations ever performed on the human #heart. The surgeon was C. Walton Lillehei; the patient a 1-yr-old boy at the Univ of Minnesota. Here’s their story... (1)

Thanks to The Children's Investment Fund Foundation support, 16-year-old Kidist doesn't miss school anymore when she's on her period. 👇 #PeriodFriendlyWorld #MHday2024

In honors of #MHday2024, wanted to share a project that is near and dear to my heart. Consider donating to UNICEF to help end #periodpoverty and support women globally

Honored to receive the UVA Department of Medicine iTHRIVE KL2 career development award. Excited to combine third space endoscopy with translational immunology to better understand gastroparesis. Grateful to be mentored by Emily McGowan and Andrew Wang, MD

Welcome Dr Omar Alharbi to team #GI Children's Hospital LA as our new Director of Advanced and #Therapeutic #Endoscopy! د. عمر الحربي | Omar Alharbi

Hospital Assets Before and After Private Equity Acquisition | Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment | JAMA | JAMA Network 25% ⬇️ in equity after Private equity buyouts after only 2 years… PE plundering the healthcare system while providing no value jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Not every G-POEM is for gastroparesis! Here's a cool case of a Tunneled Stricturotomy for a Buried Silastic ring causing severe gastric stenosis. Shared with Permission

dailyprogress.com/life-entertain… Dr. Cynthia Yoshida: Virginia legislation expands insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening, which saves lives. A new law requires that insurance companies cover all colorectal cancer screening approved by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Excited to collaborate with PedGIAcademy on this talk about EUS. Join us in this free online event on Sunday, 7 p.m. AST, 9 a.m. Pacific Time.