.E. Dale Abel reflects on the journey of our trainees as they approach new beginnings. From self-doubt to readiness, their path is paved with resilience and success. Read about this exceptional class of physician LEADERS. bit.ly/4apu1Aq

🙌Berkeley Limketkai talks #IBD at #DDW2024 🔹Precision Nutrition for the IBD Patient Postgrad Course Luncheon Breakout Sessions 12:30 pm, 144ABC 🔹Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Mortality Among Malnourished Patients Hospitalized with IBD Clinical Symposium, 3:00 pm, 151B

Meet our future leaders in medicine! We are excited to introduce the incoming chief residents of the UCLA Department of Medicine. Their remarkable journey begins July 1! Learn all about them: bit.ly/4apu1Aq

#DDW2024 Poster, Sunday, May 19, 12:30pm Identifying Predictors of #Osteoporosis Screening in Patients with #IBD 👤Sameeha Rau, MD (UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents) 👥Andrew Richard Roney Kush Fansiwala, MD Ellen J. Spartz Sowon Kim Nirupama Bonthala MD Jenny S. Sauk Berkeley Limketkai

Excited to present my work at #DDW2024! UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents

Monday, May 20, #DDW2024 Poster Session The Impact of Biologics on Need for #IBD-Related Surgery in the Early Versus Recent Biologic Era 🙌Ellen J. Spartz, MD (UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents) 👥Alexandra C. Greb Kush Fansiwala, MD Vivy T Cusumano, MD Mary Kwaan Jenny S. Sauk Berkeley Limketkai ➡️12:30 pm, Hall A

#DDW2024 Poster on Tuesday, May 21! Effect of Intravenous Steroids Amongst Patients w/ #Crohn’s Disease Hospitalized for Obstruction 👤 Kush Fansiwala, MD (UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents) 👥Ellen J. Spartz Sowon Kim Andrew Richard Roney Sameeha Rau Jenny S. Sauk Berkeley Limketkai ⏰12:30 pm, Hall A

There’s something special about them… they just have that X factor ❌❌❌. Huge welcome to these 10 amazing people who are stepping into their chief roles today!! The program is in great hands 🎉🎉🎉

🙌Welcome @Helen_Xu_MD, 2024-25 #UCLAGI Quality Improvement Scholar! Her areas of interests include QI, medical education, liver transplantation & #CRC prevention. Under the direction of Fola May, MD PhD, she will participate in QI efforts & initiatives in the Department of Medicine at UCLA Health & UCLA GI.

What a well deserved award in recognition of Tyler Larsen teaching activities for VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Department of Medicine at UCLA Health @David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA trainees! UCLA_GIMHSR UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents

I made a cameo appearance in Issue 7 | August 4, 2024 of the X-files, the weekly blog of UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents, taken with one of our teams before starting Chairman's rounds UCLA Health Reagan Hospital.

🙌#ACG2024 poster, Monday, October 28 Clinical trial characteristics of #IBD trials influencing reporting and representation of race and ethnicity on ClinicalTrials.gov 👤Kush Fansiwala, MD 👥Prince Shah-Riar, MD Jenny S. Sauk Berkeley Limketkai

My favorite part of #ACG2024? … Teaching the hands on workshop for residents and watching their eyes light up when they get to work with the scope for the first time. ♥️ 🙏🏾 ACG

Congrats Sergio! I’ll be adding this to my reading list for sure!

Welcome to our new fellows after an outstanding match!

We are truly thrilled for our internal medicine residents who received their fellowship match results. We're so lucky to have been a part of your journey in medicine and can’t wait to see all you will accomplish. Congratulations! #FellowMatch #Match2025 uclahs.fyi/4imRLKC

So ecstatic to be joining the UCLA GI community for fellowship! Cannot wait to learn and grow from the various leaders in the department! Truly such an honor!

Oral 💊 vs IV 💉 Abx for abdominal abscess in CD by Kush Fansiwala, MD Shannon Chang, MD et al 🔸 No statistical difference in non-surgical re-admissions 🔹 But was 24% for 💊 vs 8% for 💉 ❓ What is your practice? Comment below! bit.ly/4jm5Zfz