Technologies and Procedural Innovations
In honor of September being Women in Medicine Month, we're recognizing some of our female speakers from DDW 2021. Read more
DDW Council Chair, Loren Laine, MD, looks back on this year’s annual meeting and highlights some of the most interesting research presented at the meeting. Read more
Kenneth Wang, MD, reviewed recent innovations in cryotherapy and tissue resection that are improving outcomes for patients with Barrett’s esophagus, especially those who have failed standard therapy. Read more
New data presented by Andy Tien, MD, MS, of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles points to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19 in liver transplant patients. Read more
ASGE President Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA, provided an overview of the top research from ASGE being presented at DDW 2021. Read more
Sravanthi Parasa, MD, discussed several ways in which current and forthcoming applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are – or will soon be – available to help busy physicians with administrative or non-patient clinical activities. Read more
Barbara Andrews, NP, of the University of California San Diego Health System, illustrated the crucial steps to ensuring correct diagnosis of liver lesions and the challenges in doing so. Read more
AGA President, Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, provided an overview of the accomplishments and challenges the gastroenterology community faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
SSAT President Mark P. Callery, MD, highlighted presentations that reflect the wide range of recent clinical innovations and successful outcomes of surgery for the GI tract, liver and pancreas. Read more
New research shows pairing endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty with semaglutide leads to improved weight loss results. Read more