Amy Lee Lightner, MD
@AmyLightnerMD
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Colorectal surgeon and researcher specializing in IBD #regenerativemedicine #stemcell therapy #colorectalresearch
San Diego, CA
Joined June 2017
A single gift from Ellen Browning Scripps helped launch Scripps Research. Since then, 18 FDA-approved drugs have originated within our labs, improving the lives of people around the world. This #GivingTuesday, you can also be a part of that legacy. Visit https://t.co/PVdxHAP3Rx.
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Long before a medicine reaches a pharmacy, hospital, or clinic, it begins inside a lab like those at Scripps Research. Here, scientists spend years turning discoveries into new therapies, leading to more than 15 FDA-approved treatments that have helped people worldwide. Learn
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Celebrating #NationalPAweek! Could not be more grateful for getting to work with @AlexSilberstein. She had been an incredible addition to the team and is one of the most thoughtful, hard working, empathetic, and thought partner PAs! Thank you!!
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Discussing #crohnsdisease #perianalfistula at #IBDCuttingEdge2025 with a phenomenal GI, surgery, patient panel…consider which medical therapy after you drain a personal abscess and get source control. What is the best agent? #scrippsresearch #calibrskaggs
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Fantastic session on management of dysplasia in #IBD…surveillance critical and consider surgery with HGD, multifocality, PSC, and inadequate surveillance (ie psuedopolyps) thank you @IBDMD @tracyhull #IBDCuttingEdge2025
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📣 We’re just days away from #IBDCuttingEdge2025 —a three-day CME event exploring the future of IBD care: translational science, clinical trials, surgery, and multidisciplinary models led by top experts. Join us: 📅 Sept 19–21, 2025 📍Coronado, CA 🎟️ https://t.co/hyfUMzBb6p
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Thank you to #scrippsresearch #calibr-skaggs to continuing to push #innovation and #education for #IBD we are fortunate to have a community of scientists here who are committed to finding a cure for our patients
The data is clear: inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s are on the rise worldwide. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Amy Lightner (@AmyLightnerMD)—VP of Clinical Development at Calibr-Skaggs and colorectal surgeon at Scripps Clinic—to explore what
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Next week, Scripps Research scientists @AmyLightnerMD, @MichaelBollong & Arnab Chatterjee will speak at #IBDCuttingEdge2025, sharing insights on regenerative medicine, clinical trials, and drug discovery in IBD. Join us next week, Sept 19–21 | 📍 Coronado, CA 🎟️ Register now:
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What does it take to turn a scientific discovery into a life-changing medicine? At Science in Action, guests had the chance to find out, getting an up-close look at how scientists at Scripps Research and its drug development division, the Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative
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Perineal ultrasound at our inaugural #crohns #MDT #perianalfistula clinic…joint discussions with the patients around decision making, bedside imaging and new biomarker collection! @GGKonijeti @ScrippsHealth @scrippsresearch
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Outcome of transanal advancement flap repair (TAFR) as salvage therapy after failed ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT)—A proposed algorithm after failed LIFT https://t.co/PhsDWK58hF
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Aim To assess the outcomes of transanal advancement flap repair (TAFR) following failed ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) treatment for cryptoglandular anal fistulas, with a focus...
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Congratulations @gracezhou on a fantastic summer of research…optimizing monolayer from ileum/colon to test membrane permeability reversal with new IBD therapies. And..getting a grant from the #crohnsandcolitisfoundation! So proud! #scrippsresearch #calibrskaggs
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Congratulations @clarkedson on a fantastic summer of research and shadowing in the OR Isolating and characterizing the cardiac progenitor cell population from human donor hearts to test future drugs…amazing work!! Great things are ahead for you. #scrippsresearch #calibrskaggs
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Grateful for patients who are willing to share their stories …the next patient might feel less alone #crohnsdisease #perianalfistula @scrippsresearch @calibrskaggs @ScrippsHealth
After enduring decades of complications from Crohn’s disease, Gary Jacobson received a pioneering treatment from Scripps Research professor and colorectal surgeon Amy Lightner (@AmyLightnerMD) that gave him relief and a renewed sense of control. Through a clinical trial led by
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After enduring decades of complications from Crohn’s disease, Gary Jacobson received a pioneering treatment from Scripps Research professor and colorectal surgeon Amy Lightner (@AmyLightnerMD) that gave him relief and a renewed sense of control. Through a clinical trial led by
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After enduring decades of complications from Crohn’s disease, Gary Jacobson received a pioneering treatment from a Scripps Research professor that gave him relief and a renewed sense of control.
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What can you expect to learn at #IBDCuttingEdge2025? Clinical trials, emerging therapies, surgical strategies, and patient-centered models—all designed to improve outcomes in IBD care & advance future therapies. Join us on: 📅 Sept 19–21 📍 Coronado, CA 🎟️ Register now:
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Agree …multidisciplinary early. Establishment of early dialogue helps relationship building and is needed as said especially for refractory disease and #perianal involvement
Would add “severe or refractory disease, fistulizing perianal disease, and dysplasia/cancer” to “when to refer to surgery” Multidisciplinary care is key! @AmyLightnerMD @ASCRS_1 @MNCRSurgery @SWexner @SeanLangenfeld @HolubarStefan
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I believe there's an opportunity to re-evaluate our approach to patients after #IPAA for #UC. #HansHerfarth and I discuss moving from a reactive ➡️ proactive approach in @AGA_CGH @UNCGastro
https://t.co/Usmh4GDsvV
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🚨 Save the Date! I'm thrilled to co-host IBD Cutting Edge 2025: Where Innovation, Trials, and Multidisciplinary Care Intersect — a dynamic forum bringing together thought leaders in #inflammatoryboweldisease and supported by #ECCO #crohnsandcolitisfoundation
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To pouch or not to pouch in #FAP and #UC - These are the questions masterly addressed by @AmyLightnerMD @pakotze @colorectal_jay and thoroughly discussed with @WBemelman @3isac Ken Campbell & M. Prati at the #IBD session Milan Colorectal hosted by @AntoninoSpin @bonichir
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