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           Our 2024–2025 Annual Report is live! 🤩 This year’s theme: Stronger Together. A reflection of the resilience, collaboration, and dedication that define our department. 💙  https://t.co/yBt5J247ob 
          
          
            
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              The 2024 - 2025 Department of Medicine Annual Report focuses on the pioneering, entrepreneurial, and innovative spirit of our remarkable faculty and staff.
            
                
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             Meet Hirsh Elhence, MD! 👋 Drawn to medicine for its balance of intellect & empathy, Dr. Elhence hopes to become a hepatologist & clinician-researcher focused on liver & bile duct cancers. Originally from Dallas, he’s lived in New Hampshire, San Francisco, & LA — & now calls 
          
                
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             From the hospital to the walking path 💜 Our ACE, Hospital Medicine, Geriatrics, and Neurology teams joined the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, helping raise nearly $6,000! We're proud to walk alongside a community making a difference. #WalkToEndAlz #CUAnschutz @CUDeptMedicine
          
          
                
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             What happens after surviving an opioid overdose? A new CU study led by @pauljchristine, reveals that 5.1% of overdose hospitalizations involve hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, a condition that can cause severe disability or death.  https://t.co/ePAIB6iaDi 
          
          
            
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              Novel research looks at the prevalence of a type of brain injury among people hospitalized with an opioid overdose.
            
                
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             Endocrine grand rounds: 2yr endo fellow Dr Pranitha Chekka presented on managing type 2 #diabetes post op after #bariatric surgery. Might need to decrease insulin by >85%. May only need correction insulin, at least initially. @CUDeptMedicine
          
          
                
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             👇New @AmerGastroAssn guideline emphasizes 8 evidence-based recs for the surveillance of Barrett's esophagus. “What’s novel here is our move away from a one-size-fits-all approach,” said guideline author and @CUGastroHep faculty Sachin Wani, MD, AGAF. 🔗  https://t.co/UMiliemnod 
          
          
                
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             October is #LiverAwarenessMonth 💚 We sat down with transplant hepatologist Dr. Avash Kalra to share key tips for keeping your liver healthy — from preventive screenings to everyday choices that matter. @CU_Gastro @CUTransplant
          
          
                
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             At @CUAnschutz, Exsera BioLabs is changing how rare diseases are diagnosed. Led by Drs. Ashley Frazer-Abel & Viji Nandakumar, the lab specializes in complement & autoimmune testing—helping uncover complex conditions and advance new treatments. 🌟  https://t.co/L9OmkG0pXH 
          
          
            
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              CU lab advances specialized testing diagnostics to enhance patient care.
            
                
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             Pulmonary and Critical Care admin staff holiday lunch. So inspired by my colleagues and friends who make everything happen in our division , we are so lucky to have them! @CU_PSCCM @CUDeptMedicine
          
          
                
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             Congrats to the @CUGastroHep faculty recognized for their excellence in divisional impact, leadership, & collaboration — driving innovation and community across all career stages. 🌟💙 Check out the full list of awardees:  https://t.co/gGLHGVs70g 
          
          
                
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             Have you heard about our APP Consulting Program? This initiative helps strengthen and build APP programs across the country. Learn more about the people and passion driving this work 👉  https://t.co/WGRbuFbs65 
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              The CU Anschutz APP Consulting Program teaches how to create a fellowship program and career development opportunities for advanced practice providers.
            
                
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             For over a decade, Dr. Sarah Beck has met with veterans to turn medical jargon into empowering lessons. Through the Healthy Aging Group, she’s helping older adults learn, connect, and advocate for their health. 🌟💙  https://t.co/FUlCur0zUM 
          
          
            
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              Sarah Beck, MD, helps lead the Healthy Aging Group, an initiative that aims to empower older veterans through educational, community-driven presentations.
            
                
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             This past weekend our second year endo fellows joined the #diabetes dialog at the @BarbaraDavisCtr
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             July’s Fellow of the Month is Dr. Jackie Kercheval, from @CU_PSCCM! 🤩 Residents describe her as “the best fellow I’ve ever worked with,” noting her leadership, intuition, & ability to foster a supportive, fun MICU team. Congratulations, Dr. Kercheval, & thank you for your 
          
                
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             Our latest quarterly CU Anschutz #HospitalMedicine newsletter is live! Explore the Hotel2Hospital project, 5280 Top Doctors, new Lung POCUS credentials, promotions and more. Read the full issue 🔗:  https://t.co/mOUcy10NKG 
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             A new @AJKDonline study led by @GiustiSix found that Hispanic kidney transplant recipients had better post-transplant outcomes than non-Hispanic White patients — despite significant barriers to care. 🔗 
          
            
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              Hispanics, the largest ethnic minority group in the United States, experience faster progression of chronic kidney disease to kidney failure compared with non-Hispanic White individuals. A recently…
            
                
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             Bobby Click is one step closer to donating part of his liver to save a stranger’s life. 💚 But first came the biopsy — and all the emotions that come with it. Part 2 of our Living Donor Series is here. @CUGastroHep @CU_Transplant
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             Cord blood has unique potential in stem cell transplants, especially for patients with fewer donor matches. But beware of companies that oversell its promise, says Jonathan Gutman, MD. Learn more about the realities of cord blood research: 
          
            
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              In light of National Cord Blood Awareness Month, CU hematologist Jonathan Gutman, MD, explains the potential benefits and limitations of cord blood.
            
                
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             CU Cancer Center's Virginia Borges, MD, MMSc, is kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sharing why we've seen a rise in breast cancer cases in younger women. 
          
                
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             Dr. Ross Camidge (@DRCamidge), MD, PhD, has been a leading voice in lung cancer research, helping thousands worldwide defy the odds. Now, he shares his own diagnosis in hopes of changing how the disease is perceived ⬇️  https://t.co/8LtfQSt1DO 
          
          
            
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              For more than two decades, Dr. Ross Camidge has been a leading voice in lung cancer research. Now, the internationally recognized oncologist is sharing his own diagnosis in hopes of changing how the...
            
                
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