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Official account for the UCLA Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases | #UCLAGI @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla @DOM_UCLA | Gastroenterology Hepatology
Los Angeles, CA
Joined August 2018
Congrats to our star fellow Farnoosh Vahedi for presenting an important study on ESG & GLPs interaction with the #obesity as a chronic disease 👏 @AmCollegeGastro #ACG2025
#bariatricsurgery #GLP1
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1⃣ in 4⃣ transplant hepatologists in US screened ➕ for unhealthy alcohol use 🔖 @HepCommJournal 🔑Critical need for accessible physician wellness programs & reduced stigma 👤@CCoeMD @ArpanPatelMD 👥@NicoleRPrause @jasleensinghmd @KPourmandMD et al 👉 https://t.co/O3utPrpSVY
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Biomarkers in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Rational and Practical Use🔖Gastroenterology Clinics of North America 🔑Read more about promising noninvasive diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers in #IBS 👥 @Michelle8Guan @LinChangMD 👉 https://t.co/64K0MrnyAG
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Looking forward to this meeting in SanDiego on one of my favorite topics: Probiotics #GoodmanLuskinMicrobiomeCenter @UCLAHealth @UCLAGIHep @UCLAHealthNews @A_BioME
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DoM clinical nutrition experts took center stage at UCLA Health’s “Food Forward Health Care” panel showing how food as medicine can transform care, shorten hospital stays and build healthier communities. Check out highlights from the event here: https://t.co/iVMtLsdP3b
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Thank you @AGA_CGH for highlighting our work "Studies Highlight Impact Of Environmental Stressors, Gut-Brain Dysfunction On Patients With Restrictive Eating Habits" 👉 https://t.co/WG7kvSmwhD
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#GoodmanLuskinMicrobiomeCenter @UCLAmedia @UCLAGIHep @UCLAHealth
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Recent research has highlighted the effects of disorders of gut-brain interaction and environmental stressors — including social determinants of health — on two distinct eating behaviors.Studies...
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Improving the Accuracy and Precision of Disease Identification When Utilizing EHR Data for Research: The Case for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (#HCC) 🔖 @BioMedCentral Research Notes #LiverTwitter 👥@carriewong @drfolamay Beth Glenn Roshan Bastani et al 👉 https://t.co/NowSHe9mCl
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Time flies! 2 years in & upgraded 🍄 to Assistant Professor @UCLAGIHep
One week into starting work @UCLAGIHep in North Hollywood! Excited to 🏥 scope, build a 👩⚕️clinic panel, and learn. https://t.co/JY1Lzghp3k
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In the latest episode of JAMA Internal Medicine Author Interviews, author Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, and guest expert Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, discuss metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease with Eve Rittenberg, MD. Listen now:
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Interview with Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, author of Targeting MASLD and MASH in the US Hispanic/Latino Population: A Review. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD.
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🙌Welcome to #UCLAGI! @BishuangC's 🔬 on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (#MASH) and efferocytosis & inflammation is groundbreaking. Supported by NIH & foundation grants, her work will have a significant impact on the field. Cai Lab👉 https://t.co/e0qssW9cOF
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance (CFTR) modulators may influence levels of #liver enzymes in cystic fibrosis patients without an increased risk of adverse events 🔖 @AGA_GHAdvances 👥 Tahne Vongsavath @VManneMD Sammy Saab Vignan Manne et al https://t.co/g9S2iRToVK
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This paper seeks to use existing literature to investigate the use of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance (CFTR) modulators and their safety and effects on the liver enzymes of cystic fibrosis...
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UCLA biologist Elaine Hsiao collaborated with colleagues at UCSD to lay the groundwork for engineering bacteria to reduce mercury-related health risks: https://t.co/TakIGM8x8Z
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Our review on environmental factors and obesity is out in @AGA_CGH @UCLAGIHep @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla @ucladomedi
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A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy 🔖 @amjmed #LiverTwitter 👥@NancyReau David Bernstein @PaulYKwo Michelle Loftus @ann_MooreNP Sammy Saab 👉 https://t.co/82oQnPzkra
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Such an honor and privilege to present @MayoClinic GIH on brain-gut interactions in obesity and eating behaviors. My heart and mind are full of exciting ideas and opportunities for collaboration. @UCLAGIHep @esrailian @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla #goodmanluskinmicrobiomecenter
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Grateful to @VideoGIE for featuring our new technique to manage GERD after #sleeve gastrectomy; a challenging & common problem with limited options beyond conversion to bypass 🔹 TARP combines suturing + dissection + fundus restoration 🔹Patient selection is 🔑 @UCLAHealth
An Original Article by Vismaya S. Bachu et al explores "Transoral antireflux plication: a new approach for refractory GERD after laparoscopic sleeve gastroplasty." https://t.co/98XV9UCD2o
#GITwitter
@DannyIssaMD
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Extraintestinal Symptoms in #IBS are Associated with Stress Reactivity and the Gut Microbiome in a Sex-dependent Manner 🔖 @AGA_CGH 👥@JacobsLabUCLA @LabusJS @TienDongMD @AndreaShin_GI @EmeranMayerMD @LinChangMD 🤝@NIH_ORWH @NIDDKgov 👉 https://t.co/fDJm2qfoKd
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New #IBS in America survey reveals that IBS symptoms continue to disrupt lives — an average of 19 days each month. https://t.co/JUwh7EdA8A
@IBSpatient “The findings of this survey underscore the persistent challenges and impact IBS has on patients’ lives,” — @AndreaShin_GI
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