Hybrid ESD expedites polyp resection but carries the risk of positive margins. Only do resection when you see the snare going under all margins " ie: snare is not jumping above one of the lesions borders". Occasionally, you may need to dissect more to ensure margin clearance.

Disposable endoscopes could be an attractive option for long procedures. Disposable scope weigh 0.65 kgm while reusable weigh 3.9 kgm. Please check out Tara KHanian Salmaan Jawaid, MD and I videoGIE article on feasibility of POEM with a disposable endoscope videogie.org/article/S2468-…

From this month's issue of VideoGIE: "Feasibility of peroral endoscopic myotomy with a disposable endoscope platform" by Tara Keihanian et al. videogie.org/article/S2468-… @endoscopyothman @keihanianTara Kara Raphael

#GastroTwitter, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center plays a vital role in BCM Gastroenterology & David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery’s advancements in #MedicalResearch. Please nominate them for U.S. News & World Report’s Gastroenterology & GI Surgery rankings on Doximity. Learn more: stlukeshealth.org/bsl-outcomes/g…

We’re less than ONE MONTH AWAY from the BCM GI & Liver Course *March 23-24* at the Westin Houston Medical Center and virtual.   Don’t miss out on the expert sessions including fantastic guest lecturers. More information and to register: tinyurl.com/48888y7e BCM Gastroenterology

ACG virtual grand rounds, Thursday, February 29, 2024, 12:00-1:00 pm eastern time: Exocrine and Endocrine Complications of Pancreatitis Faculty: Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG Moderator: Tara Keihanian, MD, MPH register: register.gotowebinar.com/register/68024… ACG BCM Gastroenterology

Join ACG for the next Virtual Grand Rounds— Exocrine and Endocrine Complications of Pancreatitis w/ Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG Thursday, February 29 at Noon & 8pm ET ➡️ register.gotowebinar.com/register/68024… TaraKeihanian MD. MPH. #GItwitter

Registration for 4th annual transluminal & 3rd space endoscopy workshop is now open. May 3rd is the live endoscopy course ( limited to 60) and Saturday is the animal workshop day ( limited to 24) . You can register at: txieg.org

Registration for our annual 3rd space endoscopy course is now open! Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to learn about third space endoscopy!

Kicking off the 23rd BCM annual GI and Hepatology course! BCM Gastroenterology #BCMGIcourse There is a rumor I am presenting next 😊🤷🏻‍♀️

TXIEG invite you for a comprehensive 3rd space endoscopy live cases and workshop on May 3rd and 4th. EFTR, POEM, TIF, Gastroplasty and ESD cases are planned for the live course. 15 out of 24 spots are already filled for the hands-on explant workshop. txieg.org/event-info/end…

Fan-girling over this past weekend volume 4 - Wasif Abidi, MD, PhD Prashant Kedia MD, FACG, FASGE Amit Bhatt MD TaraKeihanian MD. MPH. Salmaan Jawaid, MD

On May 3rd, 2024, Salmaan Jawaid, MD TaraKeihanian MD. MPH. and I reached the mile stone of 1000 ESD procedure. We are the second academic center in the US to announce reaching this milestone after Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD in Brigham. Thanks St. Luke's Health BCMHouston for supporting innovation in GI

In the last eight years, I was honored to help many endoscopists to start their ESD practice. One of the observations I noted is that endoscopists gain sufficient ESD skills and perform around 20 to 30 cases before they start scheudling the procedure intermittently and

It was my honor to write the western experience of Transcecal Endoscopic Appendectomy with Mohamed Othman. I highly recommend to watch the video to see how smoothly Mohamed Othman performs this procedure!