Team VCU at #ACG2025 ✨ @VCU_Liver @RichmondVAMC @VCUInternalMed @AmCollegeGastro

Very well deserved! Congratulations @RichSterlingMD and thank you for your unwavering mentorship!

How to Estimate Polyp Sizes Always check the tools you use yourself, as not all commercial snares and forceps share the same sizes and characteristics. via @STERISEndoscopy

Dr. Joseph Spataro (@VCUHealth) introduces 3rd year GI fellow Dr. @nchadha3 to discuss occult GI bleeding, gastric polyps, GAVE syndrome — treated with band ligation and cryotherapy 🥁 #Williamsburg

Happy #WomeninMedicineMonth from the women faculty and attendees at today's ACG Esophagus School in Williamsburg, VA! #WomeninGI #BOOM

For which condition is this an effective treatment?

Fellow teaching: Here's a nice technique I picked up a few years ago from @KMonkemuller for tattooing the GI tract. Create a saline bleb, then switch to tattoo. Ensures tattoo stays in the submucosa & doesn't go to peritoneum. Especially useful in a moving target as shown below

Festivities with the amazing @VCUHealth Endoscopy squad 🎄 Grateful for the camaraderie and teamwork. Wishing everyone joyful holidays! ❄️ @VCU_Liver @AmerGastroAssn @AmCollegeGastro @AASLDtweets @RichSterlingMD @SahajRathi @Mahum_MD @DrSpencerHarris @AsiyaTafader @nchadha3

First conference with the VCU GI family! 💫 Big congrats to @Mahum_MD #PresidentialPosterAward and @nchadha3 #OutstandingPosterPresenterAward 🏅 🤩 @VCU_Liver @PrabhatKumarMD @DrSpencerHarris @AsiyaTafader @tariqraseen #ACG2024 @AmCollegeGastro

Intrabiliary pressures and the concept of cholangiohepatic reflux 🤯 📸: Illustrated Surgery, A Road Map, 2017

Weekend filled with learning at the @AmCollegeGastro @VirginiaGastro regional PG course at historic Williamsburg 🏯 Fun times with the co-fellows! ☺️ @VCU_Liver @VCU 🔑 take-ways from @JLeightonMD’s keynote lecture on wellness 💪 Train your attention 🌱 Grow your community

Is it a dream ?! 😱 Pancreatic cysts made it to the @NEJM ‼️ 🍇 A comprehensive review of a NOT anymore rare disease … 🚀 a great news for all pancreas lovers!

👉🏽 Treatment first line for H.pylori has evolved 👉🏽Choose: 🔸 optimized bismuth based 🔸 rifabutin triple 🔸 vonaprazam dual 👉🏽 avoid macrolides or fluoroquinolones due to resistance 👉🏽 treat X 14 days #ACGMidwestRegional @AmCollegeGastro

Channeling @DrBloodandGuts today! Pt with hematemesis & varices on CT. Key takeaways: 1. Prep all tools/glue before case 2. Align plan(s) & language with assistant pre-case 3. Expect brisk bleeding anytime 4. Stay CALM—have a plan B & C in mind just in case

@UzmaSiddiquiMD @drsethinyc @NeenaSAbrahamMD And some time spent enjoying the outdoors rafting on the Weber River! Already looking forward to next year’s summit! #WIESummit2024

Sharing a few highlights: endoscopic skills by @UzmaSiddiquiMD, EMR by Dr. Jennifer Kolb, hemostasis by Dr. Yana Cavanaugh, empowering women endoscopists by @drsethinyc, self promotion by @NeenaSAbrahamMD, and keynote by Dr. Alison Fragale on Winning the Status Game

What an amazing and empowering weekend in Park City for the #WIESummit2024 ✨ Hands on skills sessions ✨ Incredible support from WIE from around the world ✨ Learning endoscopic technique from the experts ✨ Leadership skills ✨ Enjoying the beautiful outdoors @WomeninEndo

CT scan of a patient with abdominal pain and recurrent vomiting. What’s the diagnosis?

Check out this review on non-invasive tests in hepatic fibrosis! @RichSterlingMD @VCU_Liver

Interested in a #QualityImprovement project? Check out our article for tips to success! @RichSterlingMD