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Truly humbled and honored 🙏
Grateful for the incredible program and the amazing group of fellows I have the privilege to work with.
Excited for the journey ahead and the continued opportunities to learn and grow!
#GITwitter
@AmCollegeGastro
We are excited to announce that Dr. Umer Farooq will be our next Chief GI Fellow at SLU. We look forward to his leadership and are confident that he will accomplish great things during his term. Congratulations, Dr. Farooq!
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📢#GITwitter Registration is open for @ASGEendoscopy Endo Hangout Session on "Polypectomy Techniques"
Excited to moderate the session and to learn from our 🌟content experts @DennisYangMD #AjaypalSinghMD
🗓️8/20/2026
⌚️7 PM CST
#GIFellows Register👇
bit.ly/4fM2nUf
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📑 Happy to share our recent study
Index CCY = ⬇️ readmissions in both non-severe & severe AC w/o ⬆️ in mortality
⚠️Severe AC: ⬆️ risk of peri-op 🫁 failure → need for tailored risk assessment ⚖️ esp. w/ pulm disease.
Grateful to @sushilahlawat1 @BCryer for their mentorship
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🎉 Huge congratulations to our very own Dr. @umer446 on matching into Advanced Endoscopy at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy in Orlando, FL!
We are incredibly proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see the impact you will make in the field.
@ASGEendoscopy
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Welcome, 2025-2026 ACG Case Reports Journal Associate Editors! #GIfellows
@hassamalii @KAlsabb @Ansari_Zaid7 @AasthaBharwad @Chatterjee_MD @umer446 @fouadsjaber @AbelJosephMD @RahulKarnaMD @FaisalNimri3 @SanjeevaniTomar
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⏰ for #ACGCRJ Tweetorial🧵w/
@RahulKarnaMD & @NadeemYousafMD
🎙️EVT for treatment of a-Fib ablation-induced esophageal perforation👇
🎧Podcast bit.ly/3ymjTvy
📚Article bit.ly/4jQo84X
🙏@AhmadBazarbashi @LarissaLushniak
@PrateekHarne1 @AmCollegeGastro
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@ACGCRJ Editors’ luncheon at @DDWMeeting! What an honor to have served as EIC with these trailblazers! 🥼🩺
@NadeemYousafMD @DaniyalAbbasMD @Dmarino117 @umer446 @RahulKarnaMD @DushDahiya @KrystalMillsMD @HZaverMD @ttboort @TelbanyMD
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📢Attn #IMresidents:
Don't miss your opportunity to be the 2025-2026 Social Media Ambassador for ACG Case Reports Journal! Work w/ the Editorial Board to share ACGCRJ cases & podcasts
📅Apply by April 30
🔗bit.ly/acgcrj-sm-25
@PrateekHarne1 @NadeemYousafMD @Inside_TheMatch
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Excited to share our publication in JGH, highlighting the implications of obesity on Alcoholic hepatitis.
Thanks to @hassamalii @vinayjaha @umer446. Grateful to @sushilahlawat1 for mentoring this project.
@AASLDtweets @AmerGastroAssn @AmCollegeGastro #GITwitter
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We are looking forward to our Annual WashU Advanced Endoscopy Course and Hands-on course for fellows. Delighted to host colleagues for lectures and hands on sessions. See attached itinerary. Fellows travel grants are available.
for more info: sites.wustl.edu/washucme/the…
@VMKGIMD @AhmadBazarbashi @TrieuMD @ArvindRenga @DaynaEarly @ThomasRMcCarty3 @ChahalPrabhleen @shailsingh @mswaghden
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Missed out on the 🔥🔥 #ScopingSundays & @ACG_EBGI collab session past weekend on “#CRCPrevention - From Screening to Resection”
Check out the #ScopingSummary of the discussion by @BilalMohammadMD , @umer446 & @RomyChamoun
Special 🙏 @ceomaliko1 to for the summary
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SAVE THE DATE for our annual WashU Therapeutic Endoscopy and Fellows Course. August 21s and 22nd here at @washumedicine. Travel grants available for fellows to cover airfare and accommodation. Full details including faculty lineup to follow! @ArvindRenga @TrieuMD @VMKGIMD @AhmadBazarbashi @DaynaEarly @NODGastro @ASGEendoscopy @AmCollegeGastro @AGA_Gastro
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🔥A session not to be missed covering 👇
▪️Screening: 🩸& 💩 Testing
▪️Optimizing Colonoscopy: Timing and Quality
▪️Innovations in Endoscopic Polyp Resection ➰
▪️Empowering Patients: 🥤for Colonoscopy and CRC Prevention
#GITwitter👉Tune in @ScopingSundays @ 2PM🕝EST tomorrow
🔵#ColonCancerAwarnessMonth🔵
Tomorrow -Join Us- @ACG_EBGI & #ScopingSundays collaboration 🔥🔥
The topic near & dear to every #GI’s 💙-“From Screening to Resection: Advancing CRC Prevention”
Moderated by @umer446 & @RomyChamoun -& our Expert Guest @BilalMohammadMD
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🔥🩻EUS continues to expand its reach and positively change patient management‼️
⭐️"EUS-Guided Biopsy of Appendiceal Lesion"
🎧Listen to our podcast for @ACGCRJ for💎Tips and Tricks & Discussion with authors & experts👇
🎙️Podcast ➡️bit.ly/4iOBCgN
⏰ for #ACGCRJ Tweetorial🧵w/@umer446 & @NadeemYousafMD
🎙️An informative podcast on new frontiers in the world of Interventional EUS👇
🎧Podcast bit.ly/4iOBCgN
📚Article bit.ly/4kIjRBt
🙏@khanz_nihal @abdullahaabbasi @MayoClinicGIHep
#GITwitter @PrateekHarne1
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📌Dealing w an esophageal ulcer during 🔦❓
💎Always take biopsies from edges ➕ base of ulcer 🎯✂️🧪
HSV 🆚 CMV
#GITwitter
#CurbsideGI
✅ Course on Biopsies - How to Obtain Biopsies in the Setting of Infectious Esophageal Ulcers
HSV = herpes simplex virus
CMV = cytomegalovirus
Highest diagnostic yield is obtained by obtaining 6 biopsies, three form the ulcer edge (for HSV) and three from the base (for CMV).
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