October 25, 2015 - The Montefiore Einstein Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases was well represented at the 2015 American College of Gastroenterology meeting this past week, with faculty members delivering over thirty presentations and posters.
Of special note this year were three 2015 ACG Presidential Poster Award recipients. Fewer than five percent of accepted abstracts receive this distinction for high quality, novel, unique and interesting research.
Sammy Ho, MDACG Presidential Poster Award Recipients
- P656. Can Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1C) Predict the Severity of Gastroparesis in Diabetic Patients?
Manhal Izzy, MD, Steve Beckoff, Krysta Johns-Harris, Mindy W. Lee, Farag Kargoli, Aaron Tokayer, MD
- P744. Your Bile Ducts Are What You Eat: A Rare Etiology of Cholangitis
Soohwan Chun, MD, Adam C. Lessne, MD, Sammy Ho, MD
- P1307. Abdominal Pain: An Omental Occasion
Eugenia Tsai, MD, Ningyuan Ding, MD, Dustin Pardo, MD, Philip Leif, MD
Aaron Tokayer, MDPosters & Presentations
Sunday, October 18, 2015
- P66. A Rare Cause of Pancreatitis: Inferior Vena Cava Filter Migration
Clara Tow, MD, Aurada Cholapranee, MD, Sammy Ho, MD, Harmit Kalia, DO
- P183. Novel Use of Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stent (SEMS) for Drainage of Perirectal Abscesses
Manhal Izzy, MD, Mindy W. Lee, Larry Siu, MD, Sammy Ho, MD
- P471. Budd Chiari Syndrome in an Atypical Patient
Annu Gupta, MD, Swathi Gopalakrishnan, MD, Harmit Kalia, DO
- P500. Herpes Simplex Hepatitis: Is Mickie Mouse Infectious?
George Cholankeril, MD, Adam C. Lessne, MD, William Bivin, MD, Qiang Liu, MD, Harmit Kalia, DO
- P523. Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia: A Case of Rare Prognosis
Mindy W. Lee, Manhal Izzy, MD, Harmit Kalia, DO
- P598. A Case of Wandering Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Harish Guddati, MD, Kamran Zahid, MD, Damodar Pandey, MD, Hilary I. Hertan, MD, FACG
- P662. Benign Gastric Emphysema in the Setting of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Clara Tow, MD, Joann Kwah, MD
Philip Lief, MDMonday, October 19, 2015
- P735. An Unusual Presentation of a Mediastinal Pseudocyst
Mindy W. Lee, Srinivas G. Gunturu, MD, Sammy Ho, MD
- P763. Giant Pancreatic Pseudocyst With Mediastinal Extension and Large Pleural Effusion
Damodar Pandey, MD, Anand Kumar, Kamran Zahid, MD, Hilary Hertan, MD, FACG
- P779. Chronic Rifaximin (Rfx) Use in Cirrhotic Patients Is Associated With Decreased Rate of C. difficile Infection (CDI)
Simon J. Hong, MD, Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG
- P840. The Occupational Hazards of Being a Lumberjack
Clara Tow, MD, Joann Kwah, MD
- P1106. MELD Is the Only Predictor of the Increased Short-term Mortality of Cirrhotic Patients With C. difficile Infection (CDI)
Simon J. Hong, MD, Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG
- P1242. Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Consistent With Best Practice Guidelines: Addressing Inappropriate Use Through a Performance Improvement Initiative
Anand Kumar, MD, Milica Jovanovic, MD, Mohammed Rahman, MD, T.S. Dharmarajan, MD
- P1268. Choledocholithiasis: A Rare Entity in Children With a Rare Presentation
Wendy Rabbenou, Sammy Ho, MD
- P1296. A Case of Rapidly Recurring GIST
Kamran Zahid, MD, Pranav Patel, MD, Damodar Pandey, MD, Hilary Hertan, MD, FACG
- P1340. A Case of Mistaken Identity: Gastroparesis or Retroperitoneal Fibrosis?
Michal Gross, MD, Dhvani Shah, MD, Aaron Tokayer, MD
- P1371. Gastric Emptying Parameters in Symptomatic Patients With Suspected Gastroparesis: Are Current Diagnostic Thresholds Valid and Can Symptoms Predict Study Outcome?
Mindy W. Lee, Manhal Izzy, MD, Anna Platovsky, Kwang Chun, Hong Y. Ma, Moonseong Heo, Aaron Tokayer, MD
- P1372. Rapid Gastric Emptying: An Alternative and Frequent Form of Gastric Dysmotility
Mindy W. Lee, Manhal Izzy, MD, Kwang Chun, Hong Y. Ma, Moonseong Heo, Aaron Tokayer, MD
- P1389. Ischemic Gastric Ulcer: A Previously Undescribed Complication of TACE
Jennifer Katz, Kristina Chacko, Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG
- P1398. Myasthenia Gravis Presenting as Dysphagia in an Octogenarian
Harish Guddati, MD, Srinivas G. Gunturu, MD, Hilary I. Hertan, MD, FACG
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
- P1527. A Case of Bleeding Rectal Ulcer Caused by Kaposi’s Sarcoma in AIDS Patient
Annu Gupta, MD, Kamran Sajid Zahid, MD, Damodar Pandey, MD, Hilary Hertan, MD, FACG
- P1530. Endoscopic Evaluation of a Malignant Coloduodenal Fistula
Krysta Johns-Harris, MD, MPH, Akiva J. Marcus, MD, PhD, Daniel Berkowitz, MD, MD, FACG
- P1626. Erosive Iron Pill Gastritis
Tatiana Teslova, MD, Aaron Tokayer, MD, Swathi Gopalakrishnan, MD
- P1647. EUS-Guided Trans-rectal Drainage Using a Novel Lumenapposing Covered Metal Stent
Xiomara Cruz, Manhal Izzy, MD, Mindy W. Lee, Sammy Ho, MD
- P1897. A Rare Case of Hepatoduodenal Abscess With Fistula
Damodar Pandey, MD, Didem Uzunaslan, Kamran Zahid, MD, Nejat Kiyici, MD
- P1898. Herbalife Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis With Cholestatic Pattern
Damodar Pandey, MD, Venu Gopal Kankani, MD, Kamran Zahid, MD, Hilary Hertan, MD, FACG
- P1899. Giant Intrahepatic Biliary Cystadenoma
Harish Guddati, MD, Damodar Pandey, MD, Kamran Zahid, MD, Hilary Hertan, MD, FACG
- P1995. Extensive Portomesenteric Venous Thrombosis as an Initial Presentation in Myeloproliferative Neoplasia With JAK-2 Mutation
Anand Kumar, MD, Damodar Pandey, MD, Hilary Hertan, MD, FACG