
Raina Shivashankar M.D.
@rshivashankarmd
GI doctor specializing in treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Associate Director, IBD Center @TJUHospital. Tweets are mine. RT≠endorsement.
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10-10-2018 01:37:25
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Great summary of the evidence for the following complementary and alternative medicines in #IBD pts: 🔸#FMT 🔹Diet therapy 🔸Naltrexone for CD 🔹#MedicalMarijuana IBDJournal & CC360 #crohnsdisease #ulcerativecolitis

Hey #GITwitter fam! New #IBD Fellowship program at Jefferson led by Raina Shivashankar M.D. for those interested! 🙏 Jefferson Health


Join the #Philly Crohn's & Colitis Foundation for Part 2 of our virtual #IBD patient education series. Topics include extraintestinal manifestations, complementary medicine, pregnancy and a COVID update. Rob Frankel Raina Shivashankar M.D. Jefferson Health Temple Gastroenterology online.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/site/Calendar?…

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Current and Investigational Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32740098/ JCG Online Raina Shivashankar M.D. Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Join us Crohn's & Colitis Foundation #Philly #IBD Virtual Pt Educ Day! ⭐️Sun Aug 9, 10-11:30am via Zoom ⭐️Topics: Extraintest manifestations, comp&alt therapies, pregnancy&IBD, #COVID19 Register here: online.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/site/Calendar?… Adam C. Ehrlich, MD, MPH, FACG Rob Frankel #patriciakozuch Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACG, AGAF, FCCF, FACP


#Philly #IBD virtual patient education day is tomorrow, Sunday August 9! See 👇🏽👇🏽 for details. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom! Crohn's & Colitis Foundation CCFA Phila Chapter #Crohns #ulcerativecolitis


💥 Tomorrow is DAY 1 - #CCAwareness Week ! 💥 #PhillyIBD Family - JOIN US as your local #IBD docs discuss Adolescent-Adult IBD Transition ! 💥 REGISTER: bit.ly/PhillyIBD-Tran… Crohn's & Colitis Foundation




#ACG2022 #IBD #dietitian #diet come visit Jefferson Health poster on the importance of #RD #interventions on 10/24 3-5pm C0407 Population Health Raina Shivashankar M.D.


Shuji Mitsuhashi, fantastic Jefferson Health resident, presents our work on CDI and IBD ✅ No difference in risk for rCDI in IBD pts tx with med dose (250 mg) and high dose (500mg) versus low dose (125 mg) vanco ✅ biologic use did not increase risk for rCDI #ACG2022 #ibd


ACG #ACG2022 #IBD #Diet by #dietitian Emily Rubin MPH, RD, LDN Population Health -#FODMAP #lowfiber #lactosefree #mvi #liquidhydration Raina Shivashankar M.D. #poster


Lauren Lally, terrific Jefferson Health resident, presents collaborative study with University of Minnesota GI Eugenia Shmidt MD 🟡 HRT tx in post-menopausal IBD women associated with 5 fold improvement in disease activity scores compared to those without tx Come visit at poster #411 #ACG2022


#IBD group at Jefferson Health presenting prospective study on diet interventions in IBD patients ACG Population Health 🟠 Key point: diet changes can be hard but sustainable by working with a GI dietician Thank you to our fantastic GI dietician, Emily Rubin MPH, RD, LDN #ACG2022


I'm impressed by this group at Jefferson Health - some great research topics by the look of their posters.

Dr Chris Schmoyer, Jefferson Health GI grad, @PennGIHep doc: ⬆️AEs in IBD pts on office v home infusions (HI) ✅ sicker pts on office inf v HI at our center (based on HBI scores) ⬇️lab and office f/u in HI group 🔴HI grp less likely weighed before IFX infusion Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACG, AGAF, FCCF, FACP #ACG2022


Sahaj Majumdar&Vinay Rao,excellent Jefferson Health residents,present at #ACG2022 🔸Academic sites on #IBD and contraception of ⬆️ quality v. online sources 🔹Higher reading level required for academic resources 🔸Need easily understandable and accessible info for our pts
