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It is an honor to have Andy Chan as the Graham-Schwartz lecture speaker for our BCM Department of Medicine and TMC Digestive Diseases Center

TODAY @ 4:00PM CST ‼️ We are honored to host Dr. Andy Chan from Harvard Medical School for this week's #TMC #DDC seminar! He will discuss the correlation between aspirin and lower #colorectalcancer risk, leading to the imperative for precision medicine. Don't miss this one!

Honored to serve as a 🦈 alongside Medtronic Somaya Albhaisi, MBBCh, MPH, FACP 🗝️🇵🇸 #VKsharma at #AGATech Shark Tank—blown away by the incredible pitches from 5 innovative GI startups. Big congrats to Twistomy for taking home the 2025 Shark Tank win! youtu.be/kOX0tGgAO4g?si…

Our study titled “ The Impact of Visual Distraction Interventions on Patients’ Pain and Anxiety During Colonoscopy A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials” was published at JCG. We are grateful for Dr. Hashem el- Serag for your outstanding supervision

🚨 NOW RECRUITING: Advanced Endoscopist | BCM & BSLMC | Houston, TX 🚨 We are inviting applications for a full-time advanced endoscopist to join our growing team at Baylor College of Medicine BCM Gastroenterology and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. The focus of this position will be

Congratulations Wasif Abidi, MD, PhD and Jessica Bernica for planning and organizing such a forward thinking and inspiring conference . 24th BCM annual GI and Liver course is the highlight of how we practice BCM Gastroenterology ; up to date , innovative and personalized care !!

Hashem el- Serag forward thinking machine BCM Gastroenterology

🔥 Saving the best for last! Dr.Hashem el- Serag with an innovative talk on the IMAGINE Program at BCM Department of Medicine 🧠✨ A new frontier in personalized healthcare: 🧬 Integrated data + genomic medicine 🤖 Human + AI collaboration 📊 Advanced analytics 🤝 Translating deep

Hearty congratulations!!

From the Chairman's: Aaron Thrift will be serving as the Chief for the Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine BCM Department of Medicine - a keystone in GI epi research and the man who makes easy to understand the most challenging epi problems

Congratulations, Ruben Hernaez, selected to serve as the  VA Houston Chief of Gastroenterology, effective May 1, 2025. Dr. Hernaez is looking forward to continuing the academic excellence legacy and delivery of outstanding, cutting-edge Veteran care.

Fouad Jaber, MD, MS BCM Gastroenterology Thank you BiykemBozkurt Jason Hou for entrusting me the Section-. These are the prior VA Houston GI chiefs: #DYG Hashem el- Serag and Fasiha Kanwal - so i am following these giants and hope I can keep the same quality of patient care and excellence! Thanks Jason Hou for a smooth

🚨 Only 4 spots left for the TxIEG 5th Annual Transluminal & Third Space Endoscopy Workshop! We’re thrilled to welcome our world-class ESD experts and passionate learners to Houston. Don’t miss out — secure your place today! 🔗 txieg.org/event-info/5th…

A Simple, Interpretable Machine Learning Model Based on Clinical Factors Accurately Predicts Incident Dysplasia or … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40293634/

A decision tree (DT) model, using only segment length, achieved highest discrimination (AUROC = 0.79). DT model identified segment length thresholds: < 0.95 cm (minimal risk), 0.95-2.44 cm (low), 2.44-9.45 cm (moderate), > 9.45 cm (high). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40293634/

Our recent work using UK Biobank Shared genetic architecture of non-viral cirrhosis predisposition and BMI, ALT, and diabetes. Shared genetic architecture of non-viral cirrhosis with several pleiotropic traits: A nested case-control study in … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40248461/

An EMR order set increased rates of using evidence-based treatment, post-treatment eradication testing, and confirmed eradication of H. pylori infection. Mimi Tan Impact of an EMR QI Intervention on H pylori Treatment pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40241382/

Fantastic work by BCM Gastroenterology fellow Fouad Jaber, MD, MS presenting our work on national referral patterns for endoscopic versus surgical resection of non-malignant colorectal polyps at #DDW2025

Research by Fouad Jaber, MD, MS & Fares Ayoub shows endoscopic removal of colorectal polyps increased ⬆️ (2015–2023), while surgeries declined ⬇️. Patients who had endoscopy had fewer complications & lower mortality. #DDW2025 ASGE GI Endoscopy BCM Gastroenterology

HES V2.0 surpasses GALAD for HCC detection: a review of multi-dimensional biomarker scores and studies pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40308043/