Jean-Paul Achkar
@JPAchkarMD
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IBD specialist, Educator & GI Fellowship Program Director @ClevelandClinic| Retired Trustee @AmCollegeGastro| Cleveland sports fan| T/RT = my own
Cleveland, OH
Joined July 2020
Very excited to welcome our new GI fellows to Cleveland Clinic: @AhmedNadeemMD @AsthaSainiDO @MazenAlmasry4 @FnuVikash. Looking forward to working with each of you and a great year of learning. @CCF_GIFellows @Chatterjee_MD @HishamWehbeMD @AbdulAhmedMD @MRegueiroMD
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Congrats Hisham. Great to see Cleveland Clinic family in attendance
Honored to have been selected to #AGABestofFORWARD and connecting with brilliant minds in the field🔥 🌟@CCF_GIFellows @MichelleKimMD @ManuelBragaMD @SuhaAbushamma @JPAchkarMD @MRegueiroMD @JosephHabibi_MD @AmerGastroAssn
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Congrats to @Chatterjee_MD and @renanmgprado on their hard work and getting this published in @AmJGastro. Good read for a practical approach to ileus management. Glad to be part of it. @MRegueiroMD @MichelleKimMD @CCF_GIFellows @Ari_G_MD @ScottGabbardMD
How I Approach It: Mechanisms and Management of Ileus Chatterjee, et al. 📕 https://t.co/BEGndlskQE
@Chatterjee_MD @renanmgprado @Ari_G_MD @JPAchkarMD @MLongMD @JasmohanBajaj
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Great resource for first year GI fellows. @MazenAlmasry4 @AhmedNadeemMD @AsthaSainiDO @JP_Park_MD @CCF_GIFellows
Are you a #GIfellow in your first year of training? Struggling to balance your new responsibilities (like many do)? Dr. @clivejmiranda has helpful tips in the new Trainee Hub article: the First-Year GI Fellow Handbook! 🌟 https://t.co/jtp9KaIJMY
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First week in clinic and already feeling very supported. Pictured here: friend turned colleague @KatieFalloonMD & our fun MAs! Not pictured: multiple check-ins from @tqaziMD @IBD_FloMD @JPAchkarMD @MRegueiroMD @IBDBen @ManuelBragaMD @GI_PharmD @MichelleKimMD & more @CleClinicMD
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Excited to be speaking at the @AmCollegeGastro Postgraduate Course #ACG2025 in Phoenix! 🏜️ I’ll be presenting on how good ergonomics can 🙌🏻 your professional longevity including practical tips you can start today! 👉 Don’t miss it! 🔗
acgmeetings.gi.org
Considered the premier GI clinical event of the year, ACG's Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course educates about gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders.
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Thank you for an outstanding visit Amy.
Whirlwind 36 hours as VP at @ClevelandClinic! 💠Women’s Leadership Council speaking event 💠GI Grand Rounds 💠15 1:1 w/many stars 💠Lunch w/fellows 💠Dinner w/friends 💠IM Grand Rounds 🤗 to connect w/ @MayoMN_IMRES @MayoClinicGIHep alum, @AmCollegeGastro friends, other
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Honored to hear Dr. @AmyOxentenkoMD, current @AmCollegeGastro President & Prof of Medicine @MayoClinicGIHep, speak on “All Things Celiac Disease” at @ClevelandClinic GI Grand Rounds. A true leader who inspires with action, humility & hope. @CCF_IMCHIEFS @CCF_GIFellows @JPAchkarMD
Honored to have @AmCollegeGastro President @AmyOxentenkoMD as VP @ClevelandClinic. Great insight and inspiring talk on choosing career paths and leadership tips from an outstanding leader. @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @HishamWehbeMD @Chatterjee_MD @XiaoliangWangMD @CCF_GIFellows
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Inspiring insights from @AmyOxentenkoMD 🙌 ✨ Leadership isn’t about titles, but skills that translate anywhere 🌟 Above all, you cannot lead others if you don’t lead yourself Thanks @MichelleKimMD @JPAchkarMD @MRegueiroMD @Ari_G_MD for organizing such an impactful session.
Honored to have @AmCollegeGastro President @AmyOxentenkoMD as VP @ClevelandClinic. Great insight and inspiring talk on choosing career paths and leadership tips from an outstanding leader. @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @HishamWehbeMD @Chatterjee_MD @XiaoliangWangMD @CCF_GIFellows
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Had the pleasure and honor of meeting Dr. @AmyOxentenkoMD this week! What an inspiration to everyone around her🌟We all felt the BOOM💥
Honored to have @AmCollegeGastro President @AmyOxentenkoMD as VP @ClevelandClinic. Great insight and inspiring talk on choosing career paths and leadership tips from an outstanding leader. @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @HishamWehbeMD @Chatterjee_MD @XiaoliangWangMD @CCF_GIFellows
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Grateful to Dr. @AmyOxentenkoMD for such an inspiring talk!! Her journey and wisdom offered many valuable lessons Highlights I’m taking with me: ✨ Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder ✨ Agility is key—leaders must adapt ✨ Only you can define how full your plate is
Honored to have @AmCollegeGastro President @AmyOxentenkoMD as VP @ClevelandClinic. Great insight and inspiring talk on choosing career paths and leadership tips from an outstanding leader. @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @HishamWehbeMD @Chatterjee_MD @XiaoliangWangMD @CCF_GIFellows
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Honored to have @AmCollegeGastro President @AmyOxentenkoMD as VP @ClevelandClinic. Great insight and inspiring talk on choosing career paths and leadership tips from an outstanding leader. @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @HishamWehbeMD @Chatterjee_MD @XiaoliangWangMD @CCF_GIFellows
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Congratulations @JillGaidosMD and keep up the great work
I am very honored to be named the 2025 CT @CrohnsColitisFn Hero for Healing Award tonight. The best part was getting to share the spotlight with our #IBD nurse coordinator. Thanks to @AlexLevyMD and @IraLeeds_MD for coming out to the big event! @YaleDigestive
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Congratulations @TausifSidMD! Keep up the great work
🎉 Congratulations to @TausifSidMD receiving the Young Investigator Award at the JGES International Meeting in Tokyo! A proud moment for a former @ClevelandClinic fellow and now Advanced Endoscopy Fellow at @MayoClinic. 🌍✨ @VinayChandraMD @JPAchkarMD @MichelleKimMD
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August is Gastroparesis Awareness Month! Check out this article: Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Whole-Gut Gastrointestinal Motility Using Wireless Motility Capsule: A Descriptive Single-Center Case Series @cymbalmDO @ZehraNaseemMD 🔗 https://t.co/5F4X5oI3uO
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Our new review in @DDS_Journal for #GI trainees highlights the importance of a multimodal approach—utilizing MRI, EUS, fluid biomarkers & genetic tools—in distinguishing between neoplastic and non-neoplastic pancreatic cystic lesions 🔖🔗 https://t.co/wHKRvQkzEM
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Don't miss this special Virtual Grand Rounds! Leveraging the Mentor-Mentee Relationship: Successes in Fellowship to Practice Tuesday, August 26, 8-9 pm ET Register: https://t.co/F5hWdPwpyE
@aileenbui @LaurenFeldMD @DrSamirAShah1 @doctornikkid @AlanaPersaudMD @BilalMohammadMD
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@HishamWehbeMD presenting an interesting case of PBC-AIH overlap during #GI morning rounds @CCF_GIFellows @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @SiddikiGI @SNLaiqueMD @JModaresi
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@Chatterjee_MD @HishamWehbeMD @CCF_GIFellows @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @SNLaiqueMD @JModaresi Nice refresher 4 R-value Interpreting the R value: R value > 5: hepatocellular liver injury, R value < 2: cholestatic pattern of liver injury, indicating impaired bile flow or damage to the bile ducts. R value between 2 and 5: mixed pattern of liver injury
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Join us this evening as we review the updated ACG Guidelines for UC & Crohn’s. We are fortunate to have 2 of the guideline authors presenting; @IBDMD and @IBD_Afzali This will be followed by Q&A and case discussions with @JillGaidosMD and David Sachar providing their insights.
TODAY at 8:00 pm ET: Special IBD Circle ACG Virtual Grand Rounds! Bringing Latest ACG Guidelines to Life: Practical, Case-Based Insights for IBD Care Register: https://t.co/yRsHiWYaXL
@IBD_Afzali @IBDMD @SunandaKaneMD @JPAchkarMD
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On this Ep🎤 #MedicineGrandRounders 🎙️ with Dr Bret Lashner (IBD specialist) and #AnthonyGallo on IBD Essentials 💩💊 Website🔗 https://t.co/L0wMEugjQR Spotify🎤 https://t.co/uirgnYmm7d Apple🎵 https://t.co/7J018f5AJP
#MedEd @AndreiBrateanu @zohamajeed @NituKataria
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