The Montefiore Einstein Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases was well represented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, which took place this year October 14-19 in Las Vegas, with six days of lectures, presentations, and hands-on training sessions, and 16 poster presentations given by Montefiore Einstein faculty and fellows.
Montefiore Einstein faculty presentations covered a wide range of gastroenterology and liver disease issues, including the following:
3-Day Clinical Review
- Pathology and Imaging in the Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Disease Course
Course Co-Directors: David A. Greenwald, MD, FACG and Olga C. Aroniadis, MD, MS
- Annual Postgraduate Course – Hitting the Jackpot: Achieving Diagnostic and Therapeutic Success in Gastroenterology
- Fecal Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG
Poster Sessions
Sunday, October 16, 2016
P59. In-stent Treatment of Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Manasi Agrawal, MD, Rajesh Ramachandran, MD, Sammy Ho, MD
P98. Helicobacter pylori Infection is an Independent Risk Factor for Development of Serrated Colonic Polyps: A Retrospective Analysis
Anand Kumar, MD, Mimi Kim, ScD, Dana J. Lukin, MD, PhD.
P242. Break It Up: The Utilization of Endoscopic Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy in the Management of Bouveret Syndrome
Clara Tow, MD, Julie Yang, MD.
P374. Heart Failure is Associated with Poor Overall and IBD-related Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Anand Kumar, MD, Mimi Kim, ScD, Dana J. Lukin, MD, PhD.
P483. Impact of Sustained Virologic Response on Manifestations of Portal Hypertension in Decompensated Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis
Manhal Izzy, MD, Wendy Rabbenou, MD, Huda Khaleel, MD, Paul Gaglio, MD, Kristina Chacko, MD.
P623. Use of Biliary Stent Placement to Treat Postoperative Esophageal Stricture in an Infant
Dhvani Shah, MD, Yolanda Rivas, MD, Alexander Koral, MD, Sammy Ho, MD.
P661. When the Cows Come Home: The Diagnostic Challenge of Mycobacterial Peritonitis
Rishika Chugh, MD, Christopher D. Velez, MD, Daniel Behin, MD.
P687. Knots in Your Stomach: The Challenge of Omental Infarction
Christopher D. Velez, MD, Larry Siu, MD, Sammy Ho, MD.
Monday, October 17, 2016
P918. Diarrhea: Always Keep an Open Mind and Be a Skeptic
Manhal Izzy, MD, Joann Kwah, MD, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG.
P1017. Utilization of Lumen-Apposing Metallic Stent for the Drainage of Peri-Digestive Fluid Collections in Pediatric Population: A Case Series
Safeera Javed, MD, Yolanda Rivas, MD, Inna Novak, MD, Sammy Ho, MD, FACG.
P1243. Severity of Newly Acquired C. difficile (CDI) Is Worse in Hospitalized Patients Wait-listed for a Liver Than in Hospitalized Patients After Liver Transplantation
Diana M. Nguyen, BS, Christopher D. Velez, MD, Olga C. Aroniadis, MD, John F. Reinus, MD, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MAC.
P1517. Ketamine-Induced Crystalline Gastritis
Amar Manvar, MD, Konstantin Boroda, MD, Nicole C. Panarelli, MD, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
P1797. Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage with a LASEMS in an 11-Year- Old
Jacques Beauvais, MD, Safeera Javed, MD, Rajesh Ramachandran, MD, Sammy Ho, MD.
P2052. A Broken Heart, a Broken Liver: Rare Complications of a Fontan Circulation
Clara Tow, MD, Harmit Kalia, DO
P2163. Prevalence and Associations of Intestinal Angiodysplasia
in Minority Populations Being Evaluated for Potential Small Bowel Bleeding: Does Race Matter?
Manhal Izzy, MD, Wendy Rabbenou, MD, Joann Kwah, MD, Olga C. Aroniadis, MD, Ghalib Jibara, MD,
P2247. Ischemic Gastropathy: Perhaps Not so Uncommon an Entity
Benigno R. Varela, MD, Manhal Izzy, MD, Clara Tow, M2, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG.