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Chief GI Fellow @SLUgastro | #EBGI Ambassador @AmCollegeGastro | Associate Editor @ACGCRJ | #CurbsideGI | Alumni @LoyolaMedicine/@ROCregional /KEMU | 🏠🇵🇰

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@umer446
Umer Farooq
9 months
Truly humbled and honored 🙏 Grateful for the incredible program and the amazing group of fellows I have the privilege to work with. Excited for the journey ahead and the continued opportunities to learn and grow! #GITwitter @AmCollegeGastro
@SLUgastro
SLU Gastroenterology & Hepatology
9 months
We are excited to announce that Dr. Umer Farooq will be our next Chief GI Fellow at SLU. We look forward to his leadership and are confident that he will accomplish great things during his term. Congratulations, Dr. Farooq!
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@Ali_jaanMD
Ali Jaan
2 months
📑 Happy to share our recent study Index CCY = ⬇️ readmissions in both non-severe & severe AC w/o ⬆️ in mortality ⚠️Severe AC: ⬆️ risk of peri-op 🫁 failure → need for tailored risk assessment ⚖️ esp. w/ pulm disease. Grateful to @sushilahlawat1 @BCryer for their mentorship
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@SLUgastro
SLU Gastroenterology & Hepatology
3 months
🎉 Huge congratulations to our very own Dr. @umer446 on matching into Advanced Endoscopy at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy in Orlando, FL! We are incredibly proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see the impact you will make in the field. @ASGEendoscopy
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@BilalMohammadMD
Mohammad Bilal, MD
5 months
Talk about a breakout session on “Feedback & Conflict Resolution” by the inspirational @MarkPochapin at the @AmCollegeGastro #ChiefFellows course ! This picture says it all on how everyone locked in w these learership pearls
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@BilalMohammadMD
Mohammad Bilal, MD
5 months
The word #Inspiring never resonated more …. Listening to THE @AmyOxentenkoMD talk about her #Leadership journey at the @AmCollegeGastro #ChiefFellows Course 🔥🔥🔥 From Chief Resident to PD to Deptartmenr Chair to Vice Dean to #MadamPrez #LeadershipLessons 101 ✅✅
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@BilalMohammadMD
Mohammad Bilal, MD
5 months
The @AmCollegeGastro #ChiefFellows course now on the way 🔥🔥 Mentoring sessions & informal networking Course directors @AdamEhrlichMD @ArielAday @BMatro_IBDMD kicking it off #FutureOfGI is 🔥🔥
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@ACGCRJ
ACGCRJ
5 months
⏰ for #ACGCRJ Tweetorial🧵w/ @RahulKarnaMD & @NadeemYousafMD 🎙️EVT for treatment of a-Fib ablation-induced esophageal perforation👇 🎧Podcast https://t.co/W5sS2mxl2S 📚Article https://t.co/o7cuRp7CSM 🙏@AhmadBazarbashi @LarissaLushniak @PrateekHarne1 @AmCollegeGastro
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@PrateekHarne1
Prateek Harne MBBS, MD
6 months
@ACGCRJ Editors’ luncheon at @DDWMeeting! What an honor to have served as EIC with these trailblazers! 🥼🩺 @NadeemYousafMD @DaniyalAbbasMD @Dmarino117 @umer446 @RahulKarnaMD @DushDahiya @KrystalMillsMD @HZaverMD @ttboort @TelbanyMD
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@ACGCRJ
ACGCRJ
6 months
📢Attn #IMresidents: Don't miss your opportunity to be the 2025-2026 Social Media Ambassador for ACG Case Reports Journal! Work w/ the Editorial Board to share ACGCRJ cases & podcasts 📅Apply by April 30 🔗 https://t.co/BwsC5OOTBB @PrateekHarne1 @NadeemYousafMD @Inside_TheMatch
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@Ali_jaanMD
Ali Jaan
6 months
Excited to share our publication in JGH, highlighting the implications of obesity on Alcoholic hepatitis. Thanks to @hassamalii @vinayjaha @umer446. Grateful to @sushilahlawat1 for mentoring this project. @AASLDtweets @AmerGastroAssn @AmCollegeGastro #GITwitter
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@WashUMedGastro
WashU Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
6 months
We are looking forward to our Annual WashU Advanced Endoscopy Course and Hands-on course for fellows. Delighted to host colleagues for lectures and hands on sessions. See attached itinerary. Fellows travel grants are available. for more info: https://t.co/s9LEnxH2es @VMKGIMD
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@ScopingSundays
#ScopingSundays
7 months
Missed out on the 🔥🔥 #ScopingSundays & @ACG_EBGI collab session past weekend on “#CRCPrevention - From Screening to Resection” Check out the #ScopingSummary of the discussion by @BilalMohammadMD , @umer446 & @RomyChamoun Special 🙏 @ceomaliko1 to for the summary
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@WashUMedGastro
WashU Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
7 months
SAVE THE DATE for our annual WashU Therapeutic Endoscopy and Fellows Course. August 21s and 22nd here at @washumedicine. Travel grants available for fellows to cover airfare and accommodation. Full details including faculty lineup to follow! @ArvindRenga @TrieuMD @VMKGIMD
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@umer446
Umer Farooq
7 months
🔥A session not to be missed covering 👇 ▪️Screening: 🩸& 💩 Testing ▪️Optimizing Colonoscopy: Timing and Quality ▪️Innovations in Endoscopic Polyp Resection ➰ ▪️Empowering Patients: 🥤for Colonoscopy and CRC Prevention #GITwitter👉Tune in @ScopingSundays @ 2PM🕝EST tomorrow
@ScopingSundays
#ScopingSundays
7 months
🔵#ColonCancerAwarnessMonth🔵 Tomorrow -Join Us- @ACG_EBGI & #ScopingSundays collaboration 🔥🔥 The topic near & dear to every #GI’s 💙-“From Screening to Resection: Advancing CRC Prevention” Moderated by @umer446 & @RomyChamoun -& our Expert Guest @BilalMohammadMD
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@umer446
Umer Farooq
7 months
🔥🩻EUS continues to expand its reach and positively change patient management‼️ ⭐️"EUS-Guided Biopsy of Appendiceal Lesion" 🎧Listen to our podcast for @ACGCRJ for💎Tips and Tricks & Discussion with authors & experts👇 🎙️Podcast ➡️ https://t.co/awlBameiOU
@ACGCRJ
ACGCRJ
7 months
⏰ for #ACGCRJ Tweetorial🧵w/@umer446 & @NadeemYousafMD 🎙️An informative podcast on new frontiers in the world of Interventional EUS👇 🎧Podcast https://t.co/QIzhn0tF9Q 📚Article https://t.co/kzUhYcXqPu 🙏@khanz_nihal @abdullahaabbasi @MayoClinicGIHep #GITwitter @PrateekHarne1
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@umer446
Umer Farooq
11 months
📌Dealing w an esophageal ulcer during 🔦❓ 💎Always take biopsies from edges ➕ base of ulcer 🎯✂️🧪 HSV 🆚 CMV #GITwitter #CurbsideGI
@KMonkemuller
Klaus Mönkemüller, MD, PhD
11 months
✅ Course on Biopsies - How to Obtain Biopsies in the Setting of Infectious Esophageal Ulcers HSV = herpes simplex virus CMV = cytomegalovirus Highest diagnostic yield is obtained by obtaining 6 biopsies, three form the ulcer edge (for HSV) and three from the base (for CMV).
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@EBGIdoc
Evidence-Based GI Doc
11 months
@umer446 @ScopingSundays @ACG_EBGI @CamilleLupianez @AmCollegeGastro @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @rmulkimd @LizzieAbyMD @AdvaniRashmiMD @AimenKhanMD @MouhandMD BTW-if you live in NY, vonoprazan is actually on formulary for medicaid patients in NY state, so can get this easily for even medicaid patients.
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@EBGIdoc
Evidence-Based GI Doc
11 months
@umer446 @ScopingSundays @ACG_EBGI @CamilleLupianez @AmCollegeGastro @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @rmulkimd @LizzieAbyMD @AdvaniRashmiMD @AimenKhanMD @MouhandMD Don't forget that you have to test for eradication after completing therapy. Don't test for eradication unless patients is 4 weeks out from COMPLETING antibiotics and has been off PCABs or PPIs for 2 weeks, too. OK to use H2RAs for 2 weeks prior to doing stool antigen for hp.
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