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2023 AASLD Liver Meeting - GI Division Presentations

View the schedule of the Division's presentations at the 2023 AASLD Liver Meeting in Boston at the Hynes Convention Center on November 10-14, 2023.

2023 Digestive Diseases Week - GI Division Presentations

The GI Division hosted 34 posters, 3 moderated sessions, 3 post-graduate course luncheons/breakfast sessions, and 14 clinical symposium, plenary, and research topic forums at the DDW Conference May 6-9 in Chicago, IL. View the schedule.

2023 American College of Gastroenterology Meeting - GI Division Presentations

View the schedule of the Division’s presentations at this year’s ACG Meeting taking place October 20-25, 2023. 

In the News

  • Dr. Khoruts quoted in press release
    On July 5th, the medical school released a press release onDr. Alexander Khoruts’ study quoting, “University of Minnesota-led study demonstrates safety of microbiota transplant therapy in stem cell transplant and leukemia patients.” Read the publication and press release.
  • Dr. Alex Khoruts interviewed by the Financial Times 
    Dr. Alexander Khoruts was interviewed by the Financial Times in their article, “U.S. regulators approve first human pill derived from fecal matter” for the treatment of C. difficile. Read the article here.
  • Dr. Nicholas Lim talked to AARP in “7 Ways to Protect Your Liver”
    Dr. Nicholas Lim talked to AARP about the rise of alcohol-related liver disease and NAFLD, as well as avoiding herbal supplements. Read the article here.
  • Dr. Justin Howard’s Expert Alert for World IBD Day on May 19
    Dr. Justin Howard shared the importance of raising awareness of IBD through the Medical School’s Expert Alert on World IBD Day. Read more here.
  • Dr. Thomas Leventhal featured in "Talking organ donation with U of M"
    Dr. Thomas Leventhal was featured in the “Talking organ donation with U of M” press release regarding the importance of organ donation for National Donate Life Month in April.
  • Dr. Joshua Sloan comments in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News article
    Dr. Joshua Sloan was recently quoted in the Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News article, "More Data Support Dupilumab for Severe EoE." Read the article here.
  • Dr. Nicholas Lim interviewed on KARE11
    Dr. Nicholas Lim was interviewed by KARE11 on alcohol-related disease as the leading reason for liver transplants. Watch the interview on KARE11.
  • Dr. Guru Trikudanathan develops prediction model for intervention needs in acute necrotizing pancreatitis following discharge
    Guru Trikudanathan, MBBS, led researchers in a single-center study to develop a prediction model based on clinical metrics and imaging characteristics using a prospective data set meticulously collected for over ten years. The study was published in Pancreatolgy. Read More
  • Stuart Amateau, MD, PhD Named Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
    Join us in congratulating Stuart Amateau, MD, PhD, in his new role as Director, Division of the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (“GI”). Dr. Amateau has served as Interim Division Director since February 2022, and the GI Division is thrilled that he will continue his outstanding leadership and inspiring commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and patient care. Read More
Recent Faculty Publications

Siedler, M. R., Murad, M. H., Morgan, R. L., Falck-Ytter, Y., Mustafa, R. A., Sultan, S., & Dahm, P. (2023). Proof of concept: all-virtual guideline development workshops using GRADE during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ evidence-based medicine, 28(4), 244–246. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112002

Goenka, M. K., Akshintala, V. S., Kamal, A., Bhullar, F. A., Bush, N., Kumar, V., Chakraborty, M., Gurakar, M., Lakhtakia, S., Talukdar, R., Trikudanathan, G., Khashab, M. A., Kalloo, A. N., Reddy, D. N., Sinha, S. K., Singh, V. K., & Kochhar, R. (2023). Frequent Guidewire passage into the Pancreatic duct is an independent risk factor for Post-endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) among high risk individuals: A post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial data. Journal of digestive diseases, 10.1111/1751-2980.13208. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-2980.13208

Aby ES, Shen TH, Murugappan MN, Stenehjem DD, Leventhal TM. High rifaximin out-of-pocket costs are associated with decreased treatment retention among patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatol Commun. 2023 Aug 3;7(8):e0215. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000215. PMID: 37534941.

Bazarbashi AN, Aby ES, Mallery JS, El Chafic AH, Wang TJ, Kouanda A, Arain M, Lew D, Gaddam S, Mulki R, Baig KKK, Satyvada S, Chak A, Faulx A, Glessing B, Evans G, Schulman A, Haddad J, Tielleman T, Hollander T, Kushnir V, Shah J, Ryou M. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Coil Injection Therapy in the Management of Gastric Varices: The First U.S. Multicenter Experience. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 Jul 31:S0016-5107(23)02796-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.07.043. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37532106.

Kayaalp C, Are VS, Kandaswamy R, Amateau SK. Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Dysplastic Adenoma Involving a Pancreas Transplant. ACG Case Rep J. 2023 Aug 4;10(8):e01122. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001122. PMID: 37547479; PMCID: PMC10402948.

El Jurdi N, Holtan SG, Hoeschen A, Velguth J, Hillmann B, Betts BC, MacMillan ML, Weisdorf DJ, Khoruts A, Rashidi A, Shields-Cutler R. Pre-transplant and longitudinal changes in faecal microbiome characteristics are associated with subsequent development of chronic graft-versus-host disease. Br J Haematol. 2023 Aug 8. doi: 10.1111/bjh.19016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37553783.

Linskens EJ, Venables NC, Gustavson AM, Sayer NA, Murdoch M, MacDonald R, Ullman KE, McKenzie LG, Wilt TJ, Sultan S. Population- and Community-Based Interventions to Prevent Suicide. Crisis. 2023 Jul;44(4):330-340. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000873. Epub 2022 Sep 2. PMID: 36052582.

Blake MJ, Marka NA, Steer CJ, Ravdin JI. Cause of Death by Race and Ethnicity in Minnesota Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2019-2020. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Aug 7. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01709-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37548856.

Dutta N, Kc M, Wang Q, Lim N. Impact of Gastroenterology Consultation on the Clinical Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Hepatic Encephalopathy. Cureus. 2023 Jul 9;15(7):e41610. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41610. PMID: 37565113; PMCID: PMC10409643.

Hu J, Liu N, Song D, Steer CJ, Zheng G, Song G. A positive feedback between cholesterol synthesis and the pentose phosphate pathway rather than glycolysis promotes hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene. 2023 Jun 26. doi: 10.1038/s41388-023-02757-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37596320.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Technology Committee; Kahn A, Han S, Bhatt A, Bucobo JC, Chandrasekhara V, Copland AP, Kumta NA, Krishnan K, Obando JV, Parsi MA, Saumoy M, Trikudanathan G, Trindade AJ, Yang J, Lichtenstein DR; (previous Committee Chair 2019-2022); Law R; American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Technology Committee Chair. Summary: personal protective equipment in GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 Aug 18:S0016-5107(23)02531-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.05.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37598329.

Herman T, Megna B, Pallav K, Bilal M. Endoscopic mucosal resection: tips and tricks for gastrointestinal trainees. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jul 17;8:25. doi: 10.21037/tgh-23-23. PMID: 37601741; PMCID: PMC10432230.

Nephew LD, Knapp SM, Mohamed KA, Ghabril M, Orman E, Patidar KR, Chalasani N, Desai AP. Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Receipt of Lifesaving Procedures for Hospitalized Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis in the US, 2009-2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2324539. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.24539. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2331115. PMID: 37471085; PMCID: PMC10359964.

Wilson N, Are VS, Bilal M. Gallbladder Necrosum. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-08080-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37615882.

Bhat S, Lyu R, Agarwal M, Becker M, Bloomfeld R, Bruining DH, Cohen BL, Ivanov M, Leighton JA, Stewart AP, Trocke L, Tse SS, Ungaro RC, Vaughn BP, Regueiro M, Sokn E, Rieder F. Defining the Roles of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Pharmacists in the United States: A Systematic Review and National RAND/UCLA Consensus. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Aug 31:izad143. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad143. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37650888.

Zhang L, Lu X, Xu Y, La X, Tian J, Li A, Li H, Wu C, Xi Y, Song G, Zhou Z, Bai W, An L, Li Z. Tumor-associated macrophages confer colorectal cancer 5-fluorouracil resistance by promoting MRP1 membrane translocation via an intercellular CXCL17/CXCL22-CCR4-ATF6-GRP78 axis. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Sep 1;14(9):582. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06108-0. PMID: 37658050.

Thomson M, Lake JR. CAQ Corner: Immune-mediated complications. Liver Transpl. 2023 Aug 1;29(8):885-893. doi: 10.1002/lt.26535. Epub 2022 Jul 12. PMID: 35748497; PMCID: PMC10344430.

Downs EM, Eaton A, Witkowski P, Wijkstrom M, Walsh M, Trikudanathan G, Singh VK, Schwarzenberg SJ, Pruett TL, Posselt A, Naziruddin B, Nathan JD, Mokshagundam SP, Morgan K, Lara LF, Gardner TB, Freeman ML, Ellery K, Chinnakotla S, Beilman GJ, Adams D, Ahmad S, Abu-El-Haija M, Bellin MD. Nutritional Risks in Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy Islet AutoTransplantation in the POST Consortium. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Sep;27(9):1893-1902. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05770-1. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37442881.

Dutta N, Marka N, Lake J, Lim N. Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adult Non-Liver Solid Organ Transplant Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Transplant Proc. 2023 Sep 18:S0041-1345(23)00553-5. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.06.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37730450.

Hu J, Liu N, Song D, Steer CJ, Zheng G, Song G. A positive feedback between cholesterol synthesis and the pentose phosphate pathway rather than glycolysis promotes hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene. 2023 Sep;42(39):2892-2904. doi: 10.1038/s41388-023-02757-9. Epub 2023 Jun 26. PMID: 37596320; PMCID: PMC10516751.

Siedler MR, Harris KN, Rodriguez C, Lewis MH, Semidey-Lamadrid P, Stratton MT, Blacutt M, Hosseini Z, Falck-Ytter Y, Mustafa RA, Sultan S, Dahm P, Morgan RL, Murad MH. Certainty of Evidence Assessment in Systematic Reviews Published by High-Impact Sports Science Journals: A Meta-epidemiological Study. Sports Med. 2023 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01941-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37776465.

Aby ES, Vogel AS, Winters AC. Intersection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease: A Review of Emerging Trends and Implications. Clin Ther. 2023 Sep 25:S0149-2918(23)00323-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.08.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37758533.

Delbrune M, Wongjarupong N, Aby ES, Iwamoto C, Hassan M. Incidental Finding of Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease With Underlying Chronic Hepatitis C. Cureus. 2023 Aug 24;15(8):e44066. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44066. PMID: 37750140; PMCID: PMC10517879.

Ayoub A, Anugwom CM, Prieto J, Balderramo D, Ferrer JD, Mattos AZ, Arrese M, Carrera E, Groothuismink ZMA, Oliveira J, Boonstra A, Debes JD. Assessment of STAT4 Variants and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Latin Americans and Europeans. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Sep 12;15(18):4530. doi: 10.3390/cancers15184530. PMID: 37760499; PMCID: PMC10527221.

Wilson N, Are VS, Bilal M. Gallbladder Necrosum. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Oct;68(10):3832-3833. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-08080-3. Epub 2023 Aug 24. PMID: 37615882.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Technology Committee; Kahn A, Han S, Bhatt A, Bucobo JC, Chandrasekhara V, Copland AP, Kumta NA, Krishnan K, Obando JV, Parsi MA, Saumoy M, Trikudanathan G, Trindade AJ, Yang J, Lichtenstein DR; (Committee Chair, 2019-2022); Law R; (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Technology Committee Chair). Summary: personal protective equipment in GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 Oct;98(4):473-474. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.05.019. Epub 2023 Aug 19. PMID: 37598329.

de Groen PC. A new, all-encompassing aetiology of type 1 diabetes. Immunology. 2023 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/imm.13700. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37772700.