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DIGESTIVE DISEASE WEEK® (DDW) 2025

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NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE EXPERTS AT DDW 2025

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

A. Aziz Aadam, MD headshot
Monday, May 5 at 2:00 pm​ PST
Plenary Session 0001 | Presentation of Immunology, Microbiology & Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IMIBD) Section Research Mentor Award: Stephen Hanauer, MD, AGAF
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​Featuring: ​Stephen Hanauer, MD
Dustin A. Carlson, MD;
Sunday, May 4 at 12:30 – 1:30 pm​ PST
Mixed-Methods Approach and Endoscopic Skill Sharing for the Improvement of Bedside Dobhoff Tube Placement Among Non-Endoscopists
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​Featuring: Justin Boike, MD with Rajesh Keswani, MD and trainee ​Vasilios Kalas, MD, PhD
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD headshot
Monday, May 5 at 4:00 – 5:30 pm​ PST
Session 4560 | Biliary Battles: Hot Topics and Heated Opinions in ERCP
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Featuring: Jasmine Sinha, MD
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD Headshot
Sunday, May 4 at 12:30 – 1:30 pm​ PST
A Clear Difference: Optimizing a Successful Inpatient Colonoscopy Order Set to Decrease Repeat or Cancelled Procedures
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Featuring: Rajesh Keswani, MD with ​Justin Boike, MD
Srinadh Komanduri, MD headshot
Tuesday, May 6 at 12:30 – 1:30 pm​ PST
Unraveling The Impact of Diabetes and Glycemic Control in the Development of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Insights From a Large Healthcare System
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Featuring: Srinadh Komanduri, MD with trainee Kevin Shah
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Sunday, May 4 at 2:54 pm PST
IBS: FDA Approved Medications Versus Neuromodulation
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Featuring: Darren Brenner, MD

Date & Time
All times in PST
Session
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Saturday, May 3
​12:30 - 1:30 pm
Artificial Intelligence Showdown: Comparison of Large Language Models in the Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Conditions
Ronak Patel, MD

Saturday, May 3
​12:30 - 1:30 pm
Artificial Intelligence Showdown: Comparison of Large Language Models in the Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Conditions
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
Trainees Shravya Pothula and Kevin Shah

Sunday, May 4
10:00 – 11:30 am​
Session #3200
IMIBD_CS_02: Farron and Martin Brotman, MD, Lecture — IBD in 2025: Reviewing a Quarter Century of Progress
Stephen Hanauer, MD (Moderator)

Sunday, May 4
12:30 – 1:30 pm​
A Clear Difference: Optimizing a Successful Inpatient Colonoscopy Order Set to Decrease Repeat or Cancelled Procedures
Rajesh Keswani, MD and Justin Boike, MD

Sunday, May 4
12:30 – 1:30 pm​
Risk Of Development Of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Increases With Severity of Obesity
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
Trainee Kevin Shah

Sunday, May 4
12:30 – 1:30 pm​
Mixed-Methods Approach and Endoscopic Skill Sharing for the Improvement of Bedside Dobhoff Tube Placement Among Non-Endoscopists
Rajesh Keswani, MD and Justin Boike, MD
Trainee ​Vasili Kalas

Sunday, May 4
2:54 pm
IBS: FDA Approved Medications Versus Neuromodulation
Darren Brenner, MD

Monday, May 5
12:30 – 1:30 pm​
The Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1RA) Use on Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Development of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
Trainees Shravya Pothula and Kevin Shah

Monday, May 5
2:00 pm​
Plenary Session 0001
Presentation of Immunology, Microbiology & Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IMIBD) Section Research Mentor Award: Stephen Hanauer, MD, AGAF
Stephen Hanauer, MD

Monday, May 5
4:00 – 5:30 pm​
Session 4560
Biliary Battles: Hot Topics and Heated Opinions in ERCP
Jasmine Sinha, MD

Tuesday, May 6
8:00 – 9:30 am​
Session 5150
Validation of FLIP Panometry Classification for Esophageal Motility v2.0 in 558 Patients: Comparison with High-Resolution Manometry and FLIP v1.0
Dustin Carlson, MD (Moderator)
Trainee Ofer Fass

Tuesday, May 6
12:30 – 1:30 pm​
Unraveling The Impact of Diabetes and Glycemic Control in the Development of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Insights From a Large Healthcare System
Srinadh Komanduri, MD
Trainee Kevin Shah

Date & Time TBA
Neither Tenapanor nor its Major Metabolite Were Detected in the Breast Milk Of Healthy Lactating Females After 4 Days of Dosing: A Phase 1, Open-Label, Pharmacokinetic 
Darren Brenner, MD

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