The 11th annual Gastroenterology & Hepatology Symposium, held Feb. 22-23 in Anaheim, features the following presentations by faculty members of the UCI Health H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (CDDC), as well as our honored guest speakers.
8:15–8:30 a.m.
Endoscopic GERD therapy — ready for primetime?
Jason Samarasena, MD, UCI School of Medicine
8:35–8:50 a.m.
Surgical advances in obesity medicine
Brian Smith, MD, UCI School of Medicine
8:55–9:10 a.m.
New approaches in achalasia and gastroparesis
Robert H. Lee, MD, UCI School of Medicine
9:15–9:45 a.m.
EMR, ESD and beyond
Peter Draganov, MD, University of Florida College of Medicine
12:15–12:30 p.m.
Strategies to minimize risk of ERCP complications
John G. Lee, MD, UCI School of Medicine
12:35 –12:50 p.m.
What's new in interventional EUS?
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, UCI School of Medicine
12:55–1:10 p.m.
Safe pancreas surgery in 2019
Ronald Wolf, MD, UCI School of Medicine
2:50–3:10 p.m.
The promise of artificial intelligence for colonoscopy quality & documentation
William Karnes, MD, UCI School of Medicine
4:10–4:30 p.m.
Transanal surgery for rectal tumors: What is the role?
Matthew T. Brady, MD, UCI School of Medicine
4:30–4:50 p.m.
Lynch syndrome: in your face but lost in space!
Kathryn Singh, MPH, MS, LCGC, UCI School of Medicine
4:50–5:10 p.m.
Defining colonoscopy quality and why it matters
Caroll Koscheski, MD, Gastroenterology Associates, Hickory, N.C.
8:30–8:55 a.m.
Overview of the clinical trial data on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Brent Tetri, MD, Saint Louis University
9–9:25 a.m.
An update on HBV treatment
Daryl T. Lau, MD, Harvard Medical School
9:30–9:55 a.m.
Update on HCV treatment
Douglas Nguyen, MD, UCI School of Medicine
10:30–10:55 a.m.
Overview of autoimmune liver diseases
John Vierling, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
10:55–11:20 a.m.
Workup on liver lesions, benign tumor or HCC
Zeljka Jutric, MD, UCI School of Medicine
1:10–1:35 p.m.
Choosing and positioning biologic therapy for Crohn's disease: (Still) looking for the crystal ball
Siddharth Singh, MD, UC San Diego School of Medicine
1:40–2:05 p.m.
J Pouch in Crohn's disease: Should it be offered? Pros and cons
Steven Mills, MD, and Dorna Jafari, MD, UCI School of Medicine
2:10–2:35 p.m.
Abdominal surgery in the era of biologic therapy: What are the guidelines?
Matthew T. Brady, MD, UCI School of Medicine
2:40–3:05 p.m.
Case discussions for de-escalation of therapy in IBD
Sandra Park, MD, UCI School of Medicine
3:10–3:35 p.m.
Dysplasia guidelines: Clearing up the confusion
Nimisha Parekh, MD, UCI School of Medicine