NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE EXPERTS AT DDW 2023

The Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center brings together some of the best academic and clinical minds in pursuit of medical excellence in gastrointestinal health. Our mission is to prevent, diagnose and treat disorders of the digestive tract and associated organs.
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At the heart of our success is an integrated approach through multidisciplinary clinical teams who work to bring top-quality care to patients from around the world. Each multidisciplinary clinical team includes internationally renowned gastroenterologists, interventional endoscopists, surgeons, psychologists and dietitians. We work with patients to control the symptoms that negatively affect their health and lives while focusing on the treatment of their condition or disease.

MEET SOME OF THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PRESENTERS

​Lateral Myotomy Extension Is Effective To Address Initial Incomplete Myotomy During POEM Determined By Intra-Procedural Functional Luminal Imaging Probe (FLIP)
Monday, May 8 at 2:52 pm CT
​Featuring: A. Aziz Aadam, MD; Abdul Ahmed
Impaired Esophageal Secondary Peristalsis In Symptomatic Post-Fundoplication Patients: Relationship To Clinical Outcomes
Sunday, May 7 at 10:30 am CT
​Featuring: Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Michelle Lu
​​Optimal Management Of Non-EoE EGID
Saturday, May 6 at 4:20 pm CT
Featuring: Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
Drug Specific Prediction Models For Point-Of-Care IBD Decision Support
Sunday, May 7 at 9:15 am CT
​Featuring: Parambir S. Dulai, MD
AGA Controlled Clinical Trials In IBD
Tuesday, May 9 at 10:15 am CT
Featuring: Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
Impact Of Up To 6 Months Of Mepolizumab Treatment For Adolescents And Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis In The Second Phase Of A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Monday, May 8 at 8:00 am CT
Featuring: Ikuo Hirano, MD
Development And Initial Validation Of An Interactive Artificial Intelligence Assessment Of Colonoscopy Quality
Saturday, May 6 at 10:12 am CT
Featuring: Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
Teaching An Old(er) Dog New Tricks: How To Keep Up With Endoscopic Advances
Monday, May 8 at 5:00 pm CT
Featuring: Srinadh Komanduri, MD
​Basal Zone Hyperplasia Is Driven By Suprabasal Cells That Retain Stem Cell Identity Programs In Adult EoE
Tuesday, May 9 at 4:45 pm CT
​​Featuring: Marie-Pier Tetreault, PhD; Margarette Clevenger
You Have To Spend Money To Make Money (And Save Lives) – Financial Case For Universal Lynch Syndrome Testing
Saturday, May 6 at 8:00 am CT
Featuring: Vitaliy Y. Poylin, MD
​Provocative Maneuvers To Induce Bleeding And Make The Diagnosis
Sunday, May 7 at 4:00 pm CT
Featuring: Adam C. Stein, MD

​FULL LIST OF NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Saturday, May 6 at 8:00 am CT
You Have To Spend Money To Make Money (And Save Lives) – Financial Case For Universal Lynch Syndrome Testing
Vitaliy Y. Poylin, MD​

Saturday, May 6 at 10:12 am CT
Development And Initial Validation Of An Interactive Artificial Intelligence Assessment Of Colonoscopy Quality
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 10:20 am CT
Current Role Of Nonbiologic Treatment Options In EoE
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 12:30 pm CT
Endoscopic Procedures For GERD
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 1:30 pm CT
ASGE Hands-On: How To Get It Done (Complex Colon Polypectomy)
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 4:00 pm CT
AGA State Of The Art Care In EGID Session Moderator
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 4:17 pm CT
POEM: Traditional Indications
A. Aziz Aadam, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 4:20 pm CT
Optimal Management Of Non-EoE EGID
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 4:40 pm CT
Case Based Discussions
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Saturday, May 6 at 4:40 pm CT
Case Based Discussions
Ikuo Hirano, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 9:15 am CT
Drug Specific Prediction Models For Point-Of-Care IBD Decision Support
Parambir S. Dulai, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 10:02 am CT
We Miss Barrett's: What Can We Improve
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 10:30 am CT
Impaired Esophageal Secondary Peristalsis In Symptomatic Post-Fundoplication Patients: Relationship To Clinical Outcomes
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Michelle Lu
 
Sunday, May 7 at 10:54 am CT
Endoscopic Challenges In Barrett's (Panel Discussion)
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 11:00 am CT
AGA Current Status Of Artificial Intelligence In Gastroenterology: What To Expect For The Future
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 12:30 pm CT
Meet The Professor Lunch - DDW Advances In The Treatment Of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 1:45 pm CT
Video Case Discussion: Using Imaging For Planning Resection Strategy
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 2:10 pm CT
Evidence Based Lecture: Does The Data Determine Which Resection Method To Use?
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 2:30 pm CT
Squeezing Away Distal Esophageal Spasm
Dustin A. Carlson, MD 
 
Sunday, May 7 at 3:15 pm CT
Longitudinal Effects Of Treatment On Esophageal Dysmotility In Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Mira Yang
 
Sunday, May 7 at 4:00 pm CT
Provocative Maneuvers To Induce Bleeding And Make The Diagnosis
Adam C. Stein, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 4:07 pm CT
DDW Shark Tank
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 4:10 pm CT
AGA Establishing A Career In Esophageal And Gastric Diseases - Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Sunday, May 7 at 4:50 pm CT
AGA Establishing A Career In Esophageal And Gastric Diseases - Panel Discussion
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
 
Monday, May 8 at 8:00 am CT
Impact Of Up To 6 Months Of Mepolizumab Treatment For Adolescents And Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis In The Second Phase Of A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Ikuo Hirano, MD
 
Monday, May 8 at 10:00 am CT
Advances In Cholestatic And Autoimmune Liver Diseases
Richard M. Green, MD
 
Monday, May 8 at 2:52 pm CT
Lateral Myotomy Extension Is Effective To Address Initial Incomplete Myotomy During POEM Determined By Intra-Procedural Functional Luminal Imaging Probe (FLIP)
A. Aziz Aadam, MD; Abdul Ahmed
 
Monday, May 8 at 4:22 pm CT
Integrating Multi-Omics Of Bile To Enhance Diagnosis Of Malignant Biliary Strictures
A. Aziz Aadam, MD; Jon Xia
 
Monday, May 8 at 5:00 pm CT
Teaching An Old(er) Dog New Tricks: How To Keep Up With Endoscopic Advances
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
 
Monday, May 8 at 5:15 pm CT
Unusual Causes Of Esophagitis: Clinical Evaluation/Endoscopic Diagnosis And Pathologic Correlates
Ikuo Hirano, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 9:12 am CT
ASGE Through The Looking Glass – A Deep Dive Into ERCP Practice: State-Of-The-Art Presentation
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 10:12 am CT
Adoption Of A Computer-Aided Detection System Significantly Improves Polyp Detection In Routine Clinical Practice
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 10:15 am CT
AGA Controlled Clinical Trials In IBD
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 10:45 am CT
Single Use Endoscopes And Endoscope Tips: Effective Or Not?
A. Aziz Aadam, MD 
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 11:00 am CT
Limited Impact Of A Multicenter Prospective Acute Pancreatitis Quality Improvement Collaborative
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 11:15 am CT
Panel Discussion (AGA Controversies In Therapeutic Endoscopy)
A. Aziz Aadam, MD 
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 2:40 pm CT
Exercise And Prehabilitation Is Possible And Can Impact Outcomes
Andres Duarte, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 4:00 pm CT
AGA What Lies Beneath The Surface: Mechanisms For Muscular Dysfunction In Inflammatory Disorders Of The Esophagus
Ikuo Hirano, MD

Tuesday, May 9 at 4:45 pm CT
Basal Zone Hyperplasia Is Driven By Superbasal Cells That Retain Stem Cell Identity Programs In Adult EoE
Marie-Pier Tetreault, PhD; Margarette Clevenger
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 4:47 pm CT
Endotherapy For Sub-Epithelial Gastric Tumors
A. Aziz Aadam, MD 
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 5:15 pm CT
The Severity Of Reduced Esophageal Distensibility Parallels Eosinophilic Disease Duration
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Isis Araujo

FULL LIST OF NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Sunday, May 7 at 12:30 pm CT
Diagnostic Performance Of Serum Biomarkers For Microscopic Colitis
Eugene F. Yen, MD
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Presence Of Esophageal Contractility After Treatment Of Non-Spastic Achalasia Is Associated With Improved Esophageal Emptying
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Edoardo Vespa
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Identifying Spastic Variant Of Type II Achalasia After Treatment With High-Resolution Manometry And FLIP Panometry
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Edoardo Vespa
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Assessment Of EGJ Opening In Symptomatic Post-Fundoplication Patients
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Michelle Lu
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Timed Barium Esophagram Features Associated With High-Resolution Manometry Esophageal Motility Disorders
Dustin A. Carlson, MD; Nisha Ganesh
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Limited Use Of Measures Of Structural Racism And Discrimination In Gastroenterology And Hepatology Studies: A Scoping Review
Joy J. Liu, MD
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Combining Assessment Of Primary And Secondary Peristalsis To Predict Emptying On Timed Barium Esophagram: A Neuromyogenic Model
John E. Pandolfino, MD; Andree Koop
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Association Of Contractile Reserve, Secondary Peristalsis And Emptying On Timed Barium Esophagram
John E. Pandolfino, MD; Andree Koop
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Rapid Drink Challenge During High-Resolution Manometry Is Associated With Clinical Outcomes Following Achalasia Therapy
John E. Pandolfino, MD; Merve Ertem
 
Monday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT
Reduction Of Esophageal Dilatation Following Therapy (“Recoil”) Is Associated With Good Symptomatic Outcome In Non-Spastic Achalasia
John E. Pandolfino, MD; Dom Farina
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 12:30 pm CT
Plecanatide Improved Abdominal Pain, Bloating, and Straining Symptoms In Adults With IBS-C: A New Composite Endpoint Analysis Of Two Randomized Controlled Trials
Darren M. Brenner, MD
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 12:30 pm CT
Is Video Telestration And Written Feedback More Helpful Than Written Feedback Alone? Final Results Of A Randomized Control Trial
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD; Terrance Rodrigues
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 12:30 pm CT
Management Of Antithrombotic Agents After Elective Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Rates Of Documentation And Adverse Events In A Large Tertiary Care Center
Srinadh Komanduri, MD; Jeffrey Than

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