UPMC and University of Pittsburgh at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2024
May 13, 2024
Experts from UPMC provide comprehensive, individualized care to patients with a wide range of digestive diseases and conditions. They’re also on the forefront of innovation in the field and routinely participate in, and lead, novel research to help advance digestive health care.
Faculty from UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh were well-represented at this year’s Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) annual conference, held in Washington D.C. from May 18 to 21. Our experts shared their expertise in a range of gastrointestinal conditions.
Check out the complete list of awards, presentations, abstracts, and poster sessions from our experts below.
Awards
Robert Schoen, MD, MPH
Sp626: Presentation of Clinical Practice (CP) Section Research Mentor Award
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF
Presentation Of Pancreatic Disorders (PAN) Section Research Mentor Award
Presentations, Abstracts, and Poster Sessions from Our Faculty Include:
May 18
Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD
Pancreatic Cyst: EUS Imaging, Sampling and Beyond
Progression and Outcomes of Premalignant Pancreatic Cystic Lesions in Patients on Chronic Immunosuppression
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
The Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness Of Diagnostic Modalities for Indeterminate Biliary Strictures, Including Next-Generation Sequencing and Artificial Intelligence: A Microsimulation Analysis
Molecular Cyst Fluid Analysis Is the Way to Go for Risk Stratification of IPMNS
Risk Stratification of IPMNS Q&A
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD
Rescue Strategies for Common Problems During ERCP
Alan Noll, MD; Stela Celaj; MD, PhD; Shari Rogal, MD, MPH
High Financial Burden Is Linked to Increased Symptom Burden and Poor Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: Results from the U.S. Multicenter Pace-Lt Study
Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS
Medical Management: Has There Been Progress?
Reinhard Hinterleitner, PhD
Protist Mediated Mechanisms of Oral Tolerance in Food Sensitivities
Anjali Byale, MD
Non Selective Beta Blockers Or Endoscopic Band Ligation Or Combination Therapy for Primary Prophylaxis of High-Risk Varices-A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joseph Sleiman, MD
Gender Disparities and Trends in Authorship of Published Randomized Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases From 1955-2023
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF
Clinical Symposium Painful Chronic Pancreatitis: Are We Improving Outcomes?
Diffuse Abdominal Pain Heralds Moderately Severe and Severe Alcohol-Associated Acute Pancreatitis
Yujie (Richie) Sun, MD; Michael Kingsley, MD; Ravy K. Vajravelu, MD, MSCE; Asif Khalid, MD
Impact of the 2020 U.S. Multisociety Task Force Guidelines for Surveillance of 1-2 Small Tubular Adenomas on Endoscopy Center Capacity in a Large, Regional Healthcare System
Claudia Rivers-Ramos
Applying the Glim Criteria to Identify IBD Patients at Risk for Malnutrition Using the Electronic Medical Record: A Pragmatic Population Health Feasibility Pilot Study
Shari Rogal, MD, MPH
Burnout Is Low Among Gastroenterologists in the Veterans Health Administration and Associated with Perceived Workplace Experience and Climate
Robert Shoen, MD, MPH
Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening with Blood-Based Biomarkers (Liquid Biopsy) Vs. Fecal Tests or Colonoscopy
David Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Ariel Dynamic Acute Pancreatitis Tracker (Adapt) to Define Optimal Fluid Resuscitation in a Large Clinical Cohort
Scott Biggins, MD, MAS
Stroop Performance and Opioid Use Predict 3-Month Hospitalization in the Multi-Center Prospective Outpatient Nacseld-3 Cohort
Rao Afzal, MD; Mohamed Yassin, MD
Beyond The Threshold: Investigating Clostridium Difficile PCR Cycle, Toxin Presence, and Clinical Symptoms for Comprehensive Diagnosis
Rebecca Kuang, MD; Filippos Koutroumpakis, MD; Claudia Ramos Rivers; Amir Ghaffari, MD; Kelly Martin, CRNP; Therezia Alchoufete, MS, RD, LDN; Marc Schwartz, MD; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH; Elyse Johnston, MD; Arthur Barrie, MD, PhD; Janet Harrison, MD; David Binion, MD
Applying the Glim Criteria to Identify IBD Patients at Risk for Malnutrition Using the Electronic Medical Record: A Pragmatic Population Health Feasibility Pilot Study
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD; Sultan Mahmood, MD
Achalasia in a Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis; Successfully Managed with Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Maeve Reidy, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI; Arvind Srinath, MD, MS
Pediatric Constipation Can Be Costly - But Why, and Does it Affect Diagnosis or Management?
May 19
Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD
Opportunities to Recruit and Grow a Diverse GI Workforce
David Levinthal, MD, MPH
Research Forum Enteric Sensation in Health and Disease
Research Forum Functional Dyspepsia and Nausea and Vomiting
Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS; Jennifer Chennat, MD; Kimberly Stello, DO
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Incidence at 12 Months After Acute Pancreatitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Geographic Differences in the Quality of Life Associated with Chronic Pancreatitis: An International, Multicenter Study
Cihang Gu, MD; Claudia Ramos Rivers; Amir Ghaffari, MD; Andrew Watson, MD, MLitt, FACS, FATA; Ruy Cruz, MD, PhD; Marc Schwartz, MD; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH; Elyse Johnston, MD; Arthur Barrie, MD, PhD, Janet Harrison, MD; David Binion, MD
Intestinal Anastomosis Type Impacts 5 Year Post-Operative Quality of Life and Need for Repeat Surgery In Crohn’s Disease: A Real World Comparative Effectiveness Study
Sultan Mahmood, MD
Adding Secretagogues to Low Volume Peg Improves Bowel Preparation Without Increasing Side Effects: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Jordan Villars, MD; Timothy Anderson, MD; Ravy Vajravelu, MD, MSCE
High Rates of Inappropriate Proton-Pump Inhibitor Persistence Among Patients with a History of Peptic Ulcer Disease Without Alternative Indications: An Overlooked Opportunity for Deprescribing
Robert Schoen, MD, MPH
Feasibility of Determining Differences in Early-Stage vs. Late-Stage Colorectal (CRC) Cancer Sensitivity of Emerging Blood-Based Biomarkers for CRC Screening
Anna Phillips, MD, MS; Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF
Abnormal Central Pain Processing in Patients with Painful Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Geographic Differences in the Quality of Life Associated with Chronic Pancreatitis: An International, Multicenter Study
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
Prospective Comparison of EUS-FNA with Pancreas Cyst Fluid Next-Generation Sequencing DNA Sampled From Main Pancreas Ducts Compared to Pancreas Cysts ≥2 CM
Anil Dasyam, MD; Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF
Interobserver Reliability Among Radiologists in Assigning Hounsfield Units (HU) at the L1 Vertebrae in Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) Patients from 'Opportunistic' Contrast-Enhanced CT (CECT) to Assess Bone Health
David Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Cytokine Signatures in Post-ERCP Pancreatitis: A Pilot Study
Muza Aijazi, MD; Catherine Kim, PharmD, BCCCP; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH
Assessment and Revision of a System-Wide GI Bleeding Inpatient Electronic Medical Record Order Set
Muhammad Haseeb, MD; Sultan Mahmood, MD
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage Using a Lumen-Approsing Metal Stent vs. Endoscopic Retrograde
Ravy K. Vajravelu, MD, MSCE
High Rates of Inappropriate Proton-Pump Inhibitor Persistence Among Patients with a History of Peptic Ulcer Disease without Alternative Indications: An Overlooked Opportunity for Deprescribing
Shari Rogal, MD, MPH
A Machine-Learning Score in Indeterminate Fib-4 Score Predicts Advanced Fibrosis with VCTE and Prevalence of Liver-Related Events in Two National Cohorts
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Used in Veterans with Risk Factors for MASLD - The Role of Alcohol Use Disorder
Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD; Renwei Wang, MD; Hung Luu, MD, PhD; David McKenzie, Michele Molinari, MD, MPH; Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD
Severe Obesity Is Associated with Worse Outcomes than Lean Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study
May 20
Shari Rogal, MD, MPH
Clinical Symposium Preventive Hepatology (2): Managing Obesity and Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients with Liver Disease
Robert Schoen, MD, MPH
Updates in Novel Blood and Stool Based Tests for CRC Screening
Timely Topics in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Panel Discussion
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
Molecular Cyst Fluid Analysis Is the Way to Go for Risk Stratification Of IPMNS
Risk Stratification of IPMNS Q&A
Mo Ebrahimkhani
Building Next Gen Organoids for Digestive Disease Research
Morgan Ferrell, MD; Charles Gabbert, MD
Double Balloon Enteroscopy Guided Deployment of a Lumen Apposing Metal Stent for Treatment of a Mid-Gut Anastomotic Stricture
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD
State-Of-The-Art Presentation: Management of Biliary Obstruction and Strictures in 2024
Trainee Participation and Outcomes in High-Risk ERCP: A Secondary Analysis of the Stent Versus Indomethacin (SVI) Trial Dataset
Sultan Mahmood, MD
Utility of Repeat Colonoscopy Attempt After Failed Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis
Advanced Endoscopy Trainees Perceptions and Current Status of Colorectal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Training During Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Endoscopic Resection Outcomes and Predictors of Failed En-Bloc Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Colorectal Polyps ≤ 20 MM Among Advanced Endoscopy Trainees During Fellowship
Anjali Byale, MD
Latent Cluster Analysis of Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Diet, Psychosocial and Quality of Life Parameters in People with Bloating and/or Distension Revealed 6 Distinct Clusters
Gizem Kaya, MD; Joseph Sleiman, MD
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) And Venous Tromboembolism (VTE) Are not Increased in Microscopic Colitis: A Propensity Matched Multi-Network Study
Cindy Traboulsi, MD; Claudia Ramos Rivers; Amir Ghaffari, MD; Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF; Marc Schwartz, MD; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH; Elyse Johnston, MD; Arthur Barrie, MD, PhD, Janet Harrison, MD; David Binion, MD
Low Serum Lipase Is a Biomarker of Impending Hospitalization in IBD: Association with Malnutrition and Clinical Inflammatory Severity
Sarah Mann, MD; Claudia Ramos Rivers; Amir Ghaffari, MD; Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF; Marc Schwartz, MD; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH; Elyse Johnston, MD; Arthur Barrie, MD, PhD, Janet Harrison, MD; David Binion, MD
Concomitant Vasculitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Defines a Rare, Severe Disease Subgroup with High Biologic Requirement
Filippos Koutroumpakis, MD; Claudia Ramos Rivers; Amir Ghaffari, MD; Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF; Marc Schwartz, MD; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH; Elyse Johnston, MD; Arthur Barrie, MD, PhD, Janet Harrison, MD; David Binion, MD
Peripheral Blood Monocytosis Is Associated with Increased Risk of Initial Biologic Treatment Failure in IBD
Muhammad Haseeb, MD; Sultan Mahmood, MD
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage of First Intent Using Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents vs. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
May 21
Anne Marie O’Broin-Lennon, MD, PhD; Kevin McGrath; MD; Randall Brand, MD; Asif Khalid, MD; Rohit Das, MD; Kenneth Fasanella, MD; Harkirat Singh, MD; Stephanie Romutis, MD; Adam Slivka, MD, PhD; Abigail Wald, PhD; Marina Nikiforova, MD; Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Study Reveals THE Combination of RNA Analysis with DNA-Based Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Improves the Preoperative Classification of Pancreatic Cysts and Identification of Advanced Neoplasia
Alan Noll, MD; Stela Celaj, MD, PhD; Shari Rogal, MD, MPH
High Financial Burden Is Common Among Adults Undergoing Liver Transplant (LT) Evaluation and Is Associated with Financial, Housing and Transportation Insecurity: The U.S. Multicenter Pace-LT Study
Robert Tessler, MD
When to Consider Surgical Management of Diverticular Complications
Diverticular Disease: When to Watch, When to Treat, and When to Cut: Panel Discussion
David Levinthal, MD, MPH
Functional Dyspepsia and Nausea and Vomiting
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Study Reveals the Combination of RNA Analysis With DNA-Based Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Improves the Preoperative Classification of Pancreatic Cysts and Identification of Advanced Neoplasia
Clinical Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing for Differentiating Main-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm and Chronic Pancreatitis as Etiology of Pancreatic Duct Dilation
Costs Associated with Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance Decreased After Risk-Stratification with Next-Generation Sequencing
Braf Positive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) Have Variable Presenting Symptoms, Morphologic Features, Cyst Fluid Analyte, And Somatic Mutation Profiles, when Compared with Braf Negative: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS
Research Forum Clinical Chronic Pancreatitis
Clinical Chronic Pancreatitis
Is There a Correlation Between Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Weight Loss, And Fecal Elastase-1 Levels Following an Acute Pancreatitis Episode? A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
David Binion, MD
Is Diet a Factor in Patients with IBD? Yes
Clinical Practice Updates: Battle of the Heavyweights – Audience Polling and Q&A
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, AGAF
Temporal Trends in Quality of Life in a US Cohort of Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
Therezia Alchoufete, MS, RD, LDN
Weight Inclusivity in the GI Practice
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Weight Inclusive Care: From Teaching to Clinical Care – Case Discussion and Q&A
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD; Miriam Perez; B. Eberhart; Flora Lee; Gretchen Day; Soren Ocvirk; Timothy Thomas; Stephen O'Keefe, MBBS, MD, MSc, MRCS, FRCP
Targeted Gene Expression and Concentrations of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Response to High Fiber Supplementation: Results of the Alaska Fiber Intervention Research Study (First)
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD
Examining Demographic Disparities in Recruitment for Clinical Trials Among Adults with Overweight and Obesity Treated With GLP-1 RA or Dual GIP and GLP-1 RA: A Comprehensive Systematic Review
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD; Adam Slivka, MD, PhD
Local Control of Distal Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) with Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) at ERCP
Kenneth Fasanella, MD; Asif Khalid, MD; Kevin McGrath; MD; Rohit Das, MD; Stephanie Romutis, MD; Randall Brand, MD; Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
Endoscopic Ultrasound Characteristics of Intraductal Oncocytic Papillary Neoplasms
Stephanie Romutis, MD; Christine Worthington; Lynette Smith; Rohit Das, MD; Jennifer Chennat, MD; Kenneth Fasanella, MD; Kevin Mcgrath, MD; Asif Khalid, MD; Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD; Randall Brand, MD
Exploring the Potential Influence of Ethnicity and Sex on the Performance of DNA-Based Molecular Assays for Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Analysis
David Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Findings from a Multivariate Analysis of the Patient-Centric Chronic Pancreatitis Registry
Omar Al Ta'ani
From Past to Present: Examining the Evolving Landscape of Liver Cancer Burden in the United States from 1990 to 2019
Claudia Rivers-Ramos; Linda Wang, MD; Jeffrey Dueker, MD, MPH; Elyse Johnston, MD; Marc Schwartz, MD; David Levinthal, MD, MPH; Aylin Tansel, MD; David Binion, MD; Amir Ghaffari, MD
Differential Patterns and Benefit Of IBD-D Medication Use in Surgically Naïve Patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
David Levinthal, MD, MPH
Multi Center Validation of Video-Based Deep Learning to Interpret Anorectal Manometry
Miriam Perez; Barbara Methe, PhD; B. Eberhart; Stephen O'Keefe, MBBS, MD, MSc, MRCS, FRCP
High Fiber Supplementation Alters Human Fecal Microbiome: Preliminary Findings of the Alaska Fiber Intervention Research Study (FIRST)
