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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH

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Chief Endocrinology Fellow @Montefiore-Einstein via Weill Cornell, TulaneMed, Cornell | Hepato-endocrinology #MASLD #LiverSky nerd, digital educator, human being :)

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Nov 11

When I was 6 years old, I was already so infatuated with medicine that I begged my pediatrician to take an x-ray of my Telletuby bc I thought he was broken. 20 yrs later, I found it.... if you’ve ever wondered about the inner Poe, here it is!

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thrilled to share that I’ve officially accepted a position to join endocrinology faculty at @weillcornell.bsky.social !

Especially excited to join Dr. Kumar and her amazing ICHANGE clinic team in advancing care for metabolic liver disease—truly a dream job come true for this #MASLD nerd!

About the Program | Patient Care

Our mission at the Innovative Center for Health and Nutrition in Gastroenterology (ICHANGE) is to provide digestive and metabolic-related health care through a research-driven and multidisciplinary mo...

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 29

Very proud of Dr. Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, my former co-resident and public health & policy extraordinaire for being vulnerable and sharing this about her uncle, RFK Jr.

PLEASE READ THIS !

www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/k...

Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism

Kennedy's niece, a NYC physician, shares private emails, says public needs to see what she calls her uncle’s misguided views and conspiracy theories.

www.statnews.com

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 27

Did something uncomfortable and made a YouTube Channel. First video on residency rank list tips !

Please like and subscribe ! 🙂🙏
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Residency Rank List - Top 5 Tips!

YouTube video by Melina Manolas, MD, MPH

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Iris Thiele Isip Tan MD, MSc @endocrinewitch.bsky.social · Jan 24

Nope … your email does NOT find me well.

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 23

Estimated burden of #MASLD and #MASH over the next 30 years.😮

Future is grim if we don't take active approach from all disciplines and angles, including policy change.

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Burden of Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, 2020 to 2050

This decision analytical modeling study estimates the burden of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease among US adults from 2020 to 2050.

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 23

I love Lisbon!

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 22

As a physician, woman and human being I am deeply disturbed on what is going on in this country.

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 22

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the show rate at our public hospital clinic was extremely low today, same day he promised to role out mass deportations

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Vafa T @vafata.medsky.social · Jan 20

“In 2017, immigrants helped offset a $67 billion deficit in healthcare costs for US-born citizens by paying $58 billion more in taxes and premiums than was spent on their healthcare; 89% of this surplus was attributed to contributions made by undocumented immigrants” www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Texas Executive Order GA-46 and the Erosion of Trust in Health Care | NEJM

A new Texas policy could deter immigrants, both documented and undocumented, from seeking help for serious medical concerns. Consequences of this measure may reverberate widely.

www.nejm.org

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 21

Well, this is a disaster

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 15

How many PCPs are endocrinologists on here are regularly using FIB-4 for #MASLD screening in their patients with T2DM?

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Michael Weintraub, MD @mweintraubmd.bsky.social · Jan 15

BMI has limitations in categorizing someone with obesity. We need alternative methods to diagnose obesity so we do not overdiagnose or underdiagnose the disease.

See the new Definition and Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical Obesity statement, published in Lancet today: https://buff.ly/42ftb9g

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 15

This month I made $4,052 from "side hustles" between social media engagements and pre-residency advising... nearly double what I make biweekly as a chief endocrinology fellow.

Food for thought: what does it say about trainee physician salaries when side gigs can pay more?

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 12

So much talk about #MASLD but let's not forget to screen our patients for alcohol consumption as well.

Alcohol + metabolic risk factors synergistically ⬆️steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in #MetALD

nature.com/articles/s44...

Metabolic and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD): a representation of duality - npj Gut and Liver

npj Gut and Liver - Metabolic and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD): a representation of duality

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Kim Mukerjee, MD @kimmukerjee.bsky.social · Jan 9

It’s not too late. Contact your Senators today. This is just too urgent and too important to sit on the sidelines.

Committee to Protect Health Care @protecthealthcare.medsky.social · Jan 9

🚨 BREAKING: 15,000+ doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary.

📢 Doctors: Take action TODAY to fight this dangerous nomination 👉 committeetoprotect.org/RFK-ACTION/

#ProtectPublicHealth #StopRFK #MedSky

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary

Their letter calls the choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is known for promoting false medical claims, “a slap in the face” to health care professionals.

www.nbcnews.com

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 7

Liver lover

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 1

NOLA forever 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Jan 1

New Orleans was my home for 4 years and really holds a special place in my heart. It is where I learned medicine and patience, and what it means to have a vibrant life.

My heart goes out to all from yesterday's tragic events ❣️

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Jeffrey V Lazarus @jvlazarus.bsky.social · Dec 29

We were thrilled to be on the Oct 2024 cover of @natrevgastrohep.bsky.social with "Food inequity and insecurity and MASLD: burden, challenges, and interventions"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Looking forward to seeing the 2025 covers @heykatray.bsky.social #LiverSky

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Vafa T @vafata.medsky.social · Dec 28

Life of an academic endocrinologist: trying to read about CAH.

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Dec 27

Medicare moving the needle from Jan to March 2025 for telehealth coverage...

www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/me...

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended Through March 2025 | JD Supra

Certain telehealth flexibilities, including geographic requirements, have officially been extended. Just before midnight on Friday, December 20, 2024,...

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Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Dec 27

Lived in Ithaca for 4 yrs but I swear I am colder in NYC now 😢

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Dec 18

Food order matters when it comes to that glucose spike.

Protein and veggies before carbs !

Awesome work from my Weill Cornell peeps

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Dec 6

I have experienced the same thing. It’s so sad.

Melina Manolas, MD, MPH @melinamanolas.bsky.social · Dec 5

Do we think this change in telehealth coverage for Medicare will really go into effect in 2025?

Genuinely asking as someone interviewing for jobs which depend on telehealth to provide care to underserved pts or at institutions who don’t have physical space for more physicians to see patients