Congratulations to Dr. Trisha Pasricha, faculty in our Center for Motility and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, on being awarded an NIH K23 Grant to fund her cutting-edge work on "Gastric dopaminergic signaling and mucosal injury in Parkinson's disease." 🎉🔬

We are incredibly proud to see our Division rank #21 in the nation for Gastroenterology and GI Surgery in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings! Thankful to our entire team for all they do to provide world-class #GI care every day. https://t.co/tIFBb9cgCG

Welcome to #BIDMCGI! So excited to have you with us 🎉🩺

Congratulations to Dr. Subhash Kulkarni on his promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine at @harvardmed! Dr. Kulkarni leads the motility research group in investigations of the role of the enteric nervous system in GI motility, cancer, and neurological diseases.

Last month, the @RedSox hosted Celiac Awareness Night at Fenway Park. The Celiac Center's Melinda Dennis & Dan Leffler, along with advocates from celiac centers across Boston, were honored for their work to advance celiac awareness. Congrats on this amazing recognition!💙⚾️

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! It’s an incredible honor to be the inaugural Sundaram Scholar at @BIDMC_GI and to contribute to the legacy of Dr. Vinay Sundaram. Grateful for the opportunity to learn from such an outstanding team in GI & Hepatology.

Congrats Neal! ✨✨✨ @BIDMC_GI

This May, we kicked off the annual Sundaram Scholarship in GI & Hepatology in memory of former @BIDMC_GI fellow & faculty Dr. Vinay Sundaram. We welcomed Dr. Joseph Atarere from @MedStarHealth as the inaugural scholar for a 1-month elective. Thanks for joining us, Dr. Atarere!

@duncanjflynn @SarahFlierMD @GIChiefNid @SamZullowMD @DrLaurenYang The Irving W and Charlotte F Rabb Award for Excellence in GI Research supports an early stage investigator in establishing their research program. We're delighted to present the award to Aaron Hakim, outgoing GI and incoming transplant hepatology fellow, to further his work!

@duncanjflynn @SarahFlierMD @GIChiefNid @SamZullowMD The Research Innovation in Liver Disease Award was presented to Lauren Yang! Dr. Yang, attending in the Liver Center, leads a highly innovative program for Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis alongside colleagues from Hem/Onc and IR, and the award will further support their work.

@duncanjflynn @SarahFlierMD @GIChiefNid @SamZullowMD J. Thomas Lamont Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Investigation and Education recognizes an extraordinary research mentor and leader. This year's recipient is Ciaran Kelly, Director of the Celiac Center and Center for Nutritional Health!

@duncanjflynn @SarahFlierMD @GIChiefNid The Z. Myron Falchuk Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship in Clinical Training recognizes an exemplary teacher and mentor and is chosen by a vote of the fellows. This year they selected Samantha Zullow, faculty in the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease!

Duncan (DJ) Flynn was recognized for serving as Chief Fellow this year! DJ has been a truly extraordinary Chief Fellow. His thoughtful demeanor and his swift, intuitive grasp of the many nuanced elements involved in clinical decision-making have made him an invaluable asset. 🌟

On Wednesday, we held our annual GI Fellowship Graduation! In addition to celebrating our 13 graduates, we presented the annual awards to our faculty and fellows. These included:

Such a pleasure to host Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, today for GI Grand Rounds as we celebrated our fourth annual Peppercorn Lectureship, named for Dr. Mark Peppercorn! We all enjoyed learning from Dr. Farraye's talk, "Health Maintenance for Patients with IBD." 🌟

🚨 Excited to share our AMAZING outcomes once again! 🏆🩺✨ If you or a loved one needs expert liver care, we’re here for you. 💙 #LiverCare #NewEnglandBest #HealthcareExcellence

Excited to see our Liver Transplant Program featured in the latest @BIDMC_Medicine Annual Report! It has been an amazing year for our program: 🥇 Transplant Volume in New England 🥉 nationally for post-transplant patient outcomes Check it out on page 24: https://t.co/0iHNqnY5HN

We're proud to present the latest Department of Medicine Annual Report! Check out highlights of our innovative approaches to care, research excellence, and leading education as we deliver Our Best, for Boston & Beyond. 📖 Access the full report here: https://t.co/yssrBLyvpm

Congratulations to Dr. Loren Rabinowitz on her promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine @harvardmed! Faculty in our Center for IBD, she's an outstanding academic clinician, focused on advancing our knowledge and management of IBD patients with a focus on IBD in pregnancy. 🌟

Liver Center Director Dr. Michael Curry at #DDW2025 presenting on interesting new findings for, "Improving the Benefit-to-Risk Profile: Efficacy Outcomes in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury When Selected According to Terlipressin Prescribing Information." 🌟