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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · 10d

⚽️💙 Teamwork isn’t just for the clinic or the classroom! The Div of Gastro & Hep came together for a night of goals, cheers, & community at the Colorado Rapids game. 🌟From the pitch to patient care, teamwork makes all the difference. Go Rapids! 🙌 #WeAreCU #TeamGI #Rapids96

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · 10d

The #InterventionalEndoscopy section is growing 🙌 Thrilled to have the amazing ⭐️Dr. Sean Bhalla⭐ join our team as the new #Director of #InterventionalEUS! Welcome to Colorful Colorado! ⛰️ @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · 10d

We're still thinking about the 19th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course (Sept 11–13, 2025)! 🌄 Since 2003, RMIE has been a hub for innovation, collaboration & community. 💡Brilliant talks 🤝 Connections that matter📽️live cases 👏 Cheers to the team for keeping this tradition strong! #RMIE2025

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Aug 12

Help us give a warm Colorado welcome 🌞🏔️to our newest IBD Faculty member- Dr. Siobhan Proksell! Dr. Proksell is an IBD specialist focusing on fertility & pregnancy in patients w/ IBD. Welcome to the team! @jchristiemd.bsky.social @frankiscottmd.bsky.social @benclickmd.bsky.social

Welcome new University of Colorado Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology faculty member, Siobhan Proksell, MD! Dr. Proksell is an IBD specialist with a focus on fertility and pregnancy in patients managing IBD.

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Aug 12

That's a wrap on #RMH2025! From microbiome manipulation to expanding transplant criteria, the future of GI & Hepatology care is bright. What was your biggest takeaway? Share below! #GIFuture #Hepatology @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social

Rocky Mountain Highlights in Gastroenterology and Hepatology course faculty Drs. Calen Steiner, JP Norvell, Mohammad Bilal, Jennifer Christie, Kelli DeLay, Kusuma Pokala, Avash Kalra, Sean Bhalla, Larissa Muething and Brooklin White

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CU Anschutz Department of Medicine @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social · Aug 7

Part 1 of our Living Donor Series: Bobby Click is hoping to donate part of his liver to a child he's never met.

Why? Watch and read more below! 💙🌟
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@cugastrohep.bsky.social @cudeptsurg.bsky.social

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Rocky Mountain Highlights in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Course

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨Last chance: Join us @ the 12th Annual Rocky Mountain Highlights in GI & Hepatology Course Aug 9! Earn up to 6 CME/MOC credits & NCPD nursing contact hours on hot topics in GI & Hep! #RMH2025 FREE Reg🔗https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroenterology/conferences/rmh @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jul 14

➡️From LIVE CASES & hands-on training to expert debates and didactics, #RMIE2025 covers it all! The @cugastrohep.bsky.social Therapeutics Section, including Drs. Raj Shah, Sachin Wani, Anna Duloy, & @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social, invites you to transform your practice today! rmiecourse.com

Group photo of the Therapeutics section of the CU Anschutz Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Drs. Augustin Attwell, Kusuma Pokala, Steven Edmundowicz, Blake Niccum, Anna Duloy, Mohammad Bilal, Raj Shah and Sachin Wani.

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jul 11

💡 Rocky Mtn Highlights in GI&Hep has experts like
@jchristiemd.bsky.social & @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social
for hot topics in #Gastroparesis #MicrobiomeTherapies #HereditaryColonCancer #IBSMgmt Don't miss the chance to elevate your practice Aug. 9! #RMH2025 medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroentero...

Headshots- Dr. Jennifer Christie and Dr. Mohammad Bilal

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jul 2

🎉Welcome to the incoming #Gastroenterology & #Hepatology fellows @cugastrohep.bsky.social! We are thrilled to begin working with these brilliant doctors! Welcome to the family🤗! #medsky #gastrofellows #digestivehealthtraining @jchristiemd.bsky.social @frankiscottmd.bsky.social

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Frank I. Scott, MD MSCE @frankiscottmd.bsky.social · Jun 27

The latest edition of the @amergastroassn.bsky.social guideline on the management of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease is now open for public comment-

🔗 Review the draft and submit comments by July 20: ow.ly/iFkm50Wf4Q5

Open for public comment: AGA guideline on pharmacologic management of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is the trusted voice of the GI community. AGA publishes top-tier journals, guidelines and patient education ...

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jun 17

🧐"Who w/ Barrett’s esophagus is likely to progress, & can we intervene on those patients sooner rather than later?" -Dr. Sachin Wani on overseeing clinical trials of new esophageal cancer screening device to detect esophageal cancer sooner. Full story👇 news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-cente...

Sachin Wani, MD, Overseeing Clinical Trials of New Esophageal Cancer Screening Device

Sachin Wani, MD, is overseeing clinical trials of a swallowable balloon that tests for the precancerous condition known as Barrett’s esophagus.

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jun 16

#TaylorKarlMD and #ThomasEnkeMD took home the Dr. Marshall Freedman Award for outstanding academic and clinical records! Recipients are chosen based on academic achievements, clinical abilities, & leadership during their fellowship. Congrats! 🎉💪 @jchristiemd.bsky.social @frankiscottmd.bsky.social

Taylor Karl, MD and Thomas Enke, MD are presented with the Dr. Marshall Freedman award by Drs. Jennifer Christie and Frank Scott.

Taylor Karl, MD and Thomas Enke, MD are presented with the Dr. Marshall Freedman award by Dr. Frank Scott.

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jun 13

📢Join us Aug 9 @ CU Anschutz Health Sciences Building for Rocky Mountain Highlights in GI/Hep-a day of cutting-edge insights and networking. This isn't just any conference – it's your FREE ticket to staying at the forefront of GI & Hepatology. 💪 #RMH2025 medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroentero...

Anschutz Health Sciences Building atrium

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Mohammad Bilal, MD @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social · Jun 6

Incredible evening celebrating our 🎓 #GIFellows and our #AdvancedEndoscopyFellow @cugastrohep.bsky.social !

The #FutureOfGI is 🔥

@swatipatelmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social @tomenke.bsky.social

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Jun 3

On Sunday, we laced up our sneakers and got moving 👟for Take Steps- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s largest fundraising campaign to accelerate research, advance treatments, & provide programs/support to improve quality of life for those w/ IBD! takesteps.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/index.cfm?fu...

Members of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology represented the Division at the Take Steps fundraising walk!

CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · May 7

Have the post #DDW2025 blues💙? Reg now 19th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course & look forward to 🍁autumn🍂 in Colorful Colorado! #RMIE2025 Sept 11-13, 2025! NEW 3rd Space Endo Workshop! LIVE cases!🔗 rmiecourse.com @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @asgeendo.bsky.social @aga-gastro.bsky.social

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Apr 30

📅Come see us @ #DDW2025 @ddwmeeting.bsky.social! Check out our full lineup👇, and join us at Digestive Disease Week 2025 for our cutting-edge research🔬 and insight 🧐on advances in GI/Hep. See you there! @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @swatipatelmd.bsky.social medschool.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librari...

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will attend Digestive Disease Week 2025!

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Apr 10

🌟World-Class Faculty Alert!🌟#RMIE2025 brings together global leaders in advanced endoscopy. Cutting-edge global experts•Hands-On Training•Live case demos •Groundbreaking debates•Don't miss this GI education pinnacle! 👏https://rmiecourse.com/faculty @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @asgeendo.bsky.social

The 2024 Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course Faculty visit the Denver, Colorado Meow Wolf Convergence Station

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Apr 8

Bejan Saeedi, MD PhD received the Sunder J. Mehta, MD Memorial Lectureship Mehta-Makhijani Fellow Award for commitment to excellence in education, participation & contribution to Grand Rounds, clinical enthusiasm, & research potential! @prashanthfrancis.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social 💪🏆🥳

Bejan Saeedi, MD PhD receives the Sunder J. Mehta, MD Memorial Lectureship Mehta-Makhijani Fellow Award for commitment to excellence in education, participation & contribution to Grand Rounds, clinical enthusiasm, & research potential!

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Apr 8

Last night, we celebrated the life of Dr. Sunder J. Mehta w/ the annual Sunder Mehta M.D. Lectureship w/ Edwin Liu, MD’s talk “Gluten-Free Science: Digestible Updates in Celiac Disease.” We strive to honor Dr. Mehta's love of education! 💙🙏@bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @swatipatelmd.bsky.social

The 2025 Sunder J. Mehta Memorial Lectureship and Dinner on was held Monday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Krugman Conference Hall, Research 2 Building on Anschutz Medical Campus. An outstanding fellow will receive the 2025 Sunder J. Mehta, MD Memorial Lectureship Mehta-Makhijani Fellow Award, and Dr. Edwin Liu from Children’s Hospital Colorado presented!

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CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology @cugastrohep.bsky.social · Apr 1

Elevate your expertise w/ the cutting-edge 19th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course! Sept 11-13, 2025 Unparalleled expertise, innovative techniques, & networking. Don't miss out on career-changing education, LIVE CASES & HANDS-ON TRAINING! rmiecourse.com @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social

2024 RMIE faculty Drs. Sundeep Lakhtakia and Tyler Berzin facilitate live endoscopy cases. The 19th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course, Sept 11-13, 2025 has a worldclass faculty lineup. Reg today at rmiecourse.com

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Swati Patel, MD MS @swatipatelmd.bsky.social · Mar 12

🎙Conversation with Dr. Tom Flaig of @cucancercenter.bsky.social about early age onset CRC.
➡️ Review family history of CRC/polyps
➡️ Review🚩symptoms (bleeding, iron def, etc)
➡️ Make a plan for CRC screening!
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Why Are Colorectal Cancer Patients Getting Younger?

On this episode of Health Science Radio, we talk about the increasing numbers of younger patients who are being diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer

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Mohammad Bilal, MD @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social · Mar 23

The amazing @swatipatelmd.bsky.social with all her work on #CRCAwareness & #HereditaryGICancers - actually taking her research to the ground & beyond 👏👏

Swati Patel, MD MS @swatipatelmd.bsky.social · Mar 23

No better way to spend #LynchSyndrome awareness day, than at the 10th Annual LYNKEDIN conference. I had the privilege to deliver the key note address to an audience of fierce patients, families and patient advocates. We talked about the power of research in transforming burden to balance. Onward!

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