BCM Gastroenterology
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Our section in the @BCMDeptMedicine specializes in the medical education, research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract and liver diseases.
Houston, TX
Joined April 2019
Proud moment for our team at @AmCollegeGastro — multiple presentations, national recognition, and prestigious awards including Presidential and Outstanding Presenter Awards! 🏆✨ Congratulations to Taylor Riggs, @Lauren_Shaffer, @fouadsjaber , and Dr. @KeihanianTara
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Our crew shining bright at @AmCollegeGastro with outstanding presentations and well-deserved awards! 🌟👏 @EndoscopyOthman @KeihanianTara @fouadsjaber @BCMCME @BCMDeptMedicine #ACG
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Proud of our team @fouadsjaber and #Taylor Riggs representing Baylor and getting second place at the national ACG GI jeopardy 👏🥈 @AmCollegeGastro #GITwitter
@EndoscopyOthman @milenasuarez @JasonHouMD
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⭐️ Large scale analyses reveal that the accuracy of our prognostic scores is declining, highlighting the urgent need for modernization #HepMadness2025 | #LiverTransplant | #RiskStratification
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Ready to vote? 🧊 Agree or disagree — that’s the fun of #HepMadness! 🏀 🔗 https://t.co/V8SgJ9v1X0
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⭐️ MELD-TEEN improves waitlist prediction by incorporating growth failure, thereby refining risk modeling for adolescent candidates
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Key Evidence 🔬 ⭐️ CAD-RADS outperforms calcium scoring for cardiovascular risk stratification #HepMadness2025 | #LiverTransplant | #RiskStratification
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🎯 It influences postoperative survival and long-term graft outcomes, guiding follow-up care intensity. 🎯 These risk-based decisions directly affect equity in access to transplant and overall outcomes at every stage of the journey.
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Why It Should Win 🏆 🎯 Peritransplant risk determines who becomes eligible for liver transplantation. 🎯 It shapes how patients are optimized and managed preoperatively to improve surgical readiness.
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📚 Our writer ✍️ @ElinaStoffel presents Peri-transplant Management and Risk Prediction Models for #HepMadness2025! ✨ #HepMadness2025 | @LiverFellow | @AASLDtweets
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Congratulations to our team: Drs. @EndoscopyOthman @GiJawaid @FaresAyoubMD @KeihanianTara @MaiAhmedKhalaf
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🌍 Proud to share our latest multicenter randomized controlled trial, conducted prospectively across three continents! Our new GIE study compares the clinical efficacy of a bipolar current knife vs a monopolar current knife during esophageal Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM). 🔬
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🚀 Major Milestone for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section at Baylor College of Medicine! We are proud to announce the academic integration of the Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine with Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center – The Woodlands. 🌟
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Gastroenterologist (Assistant Professor) - The Woodlands, TX
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Huge thanks and congratulations to course directors: Dr. @shifaumarMD & Dr. @KeihanianTara for their outstanding leadership and tireless efforts in organizing an incredible BCM GI Board Review Course!👏 📅 Mark your calendars: the next course is set for Oct 3–4, 2026 #GI #MedEd
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That’s a wrap on @bcm_gihep #GIandHepBoardReview course! ✅ Thank you to all the incredible participants, faculty, and staff for their outstanding contribution to make the course successful ! Mark your 🗓️ Oct 3rd - 4th 2026 See you next year!
2nd day of the @bcm_gihep board review course 📚 Take a look at some photos shared from the team on the gems discussed during today’s liver lectures!
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🌟 Last but not least: Small Intestine Potpourri by Dr. @shifaumarMD , one of the course directors 👏 #GITwitter #medtwitter @BCMCME
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✅ Masterclass Lecture on Chronic Pancreatitis by Dr. @EndoscopyOthman
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👏 Incredible lectures about pancreatobiliary diseases by our faculty; Drs. Kalpesh Patel, Dr. @rjsealock and Dr. Jordan Sparkman @BCMCME #GITwitter #medtwitter
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🌟 Dr. @KeihanianTara , one of the course directors, delivered an outstanding lecture on gallstone diseases — packed with high-yield pearls ⤵️ 🪨 Cholelithiasis •≥80% of gallstones are asymptomatic •Symptomatic stones: • 90% present with biliary colic • 10% present
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