Agenda

Friday, July 25th, 2025

6:30 – 7:15pm
Name Badge Pick-Up

7:00 – 9:00pm
Welcome Reception

Saturday, July 26th, 2025

6:30 – 7:30am
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

7:30 – 7:40am
Introduction
Course Director: Roberto Firpi, MD, MS

Session A – IBD
Moderator: Ellen Zimmermann, MD

7:40 – 8:00am
Vulnerable Patients with IBD – Young Adults, Underinsured, Anticipating Pregnancy, Older Adults with CV Risks
Ellen Zimmermann, MD

8:00 – 8:20am
Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: To Infliximab and Beyond
Angela Pham, MD

8:20 – 8:40am
Positioning Surgery in your Treatment Paradigm
Johan Nordenstam, MD, PhD

8:40 – 8:55am
Q&A

8:55 – 9:10am
Break & Exhibits

Session B – Liver
Moderator: Media N. Ismael, MD

9:10 – 9:30am
New Algorithms in Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Liver Disease (MASLD)
Virginia Clark, MD, MS

9:30 – 9:50am
Blood-Based Noninvasive Liver Disease Assessment (NILDA) of Hepatic Fibrosis and Steatosis, 2025 AASLD Guidelines
Roberto J. Firpi, MD, MS

9:50 – 10:10am
Navigating the Challenges: Understanding and Managing Complications of Cirrhosis
Joydeep Chakraborty, MD

10:10 – 10:30am
The New MELD 3.0, the Implications in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant
Josiah McCain, MD

10:30 – 10:45am
Q&A

10:45 – 11:05am
Break & Exhibits

Session C – Luminal GI
Moderator: Peter Draganov, MD

11:05 – 11:25am
Downwind Update
Chris E. Forsmark, MD

11:25 – 11:45am
Cold vs Hot EMR – Where Do We Stand?
Dennis Yang, MD

11:45 – 12:05pm
Dr. Phillip P. Toskes Memorial Lecture: The Future of Innovation in Gastroenterology
Srinadh Komanduri, MD

12:05 – 12:20pm
Q&A

12:20 – 12:35pm
Break & Exhibits

Session D – More in GI
Moderator: Chris E. Forsmark, MD

12:35 – 12:55pm
Pancreatic Cysts: Do We Finally Have a Diagnostic Breakthrough?
Aleksey Novikov, MD

12:55 – 1:15pm
I Want to Incorporate Third Space Endoscopy into My Practice: Where Do I Start?
Dennis Yang, MD

1:15 -1:30pm
Q&A

1:30 – 1:35pm
Lunch Pick-Up

Session E – Lunch Breakout Sessions

1:35 – 3:35pm

  • Breakout Session 1: Ask the Experts: IBD
    Angela Pham, MD and Johan Nordenstam, MD, PhD
  • Breakout Session 2: Ask the Experts: Liver
    Patrick Horne, MSN, APRN, Rodericka Belt-Ross, APRN, and Amitabh Suman, MD
  • Breakout Session 3: Ask the Experts: GI
    Aleksey Novikov, MD, Anil K. Sharma, MD, John Lieb, MD, Sheetal Patel, MD, and Anand Gupte, MD, MS
  • Breakout Session 4: Ask the Experts: Liver Transplant
    Nimy John, MD, Consuelo Soldevila-Pico, MD, and Josiah McCain, MD
  • Breakout Session 5: Ask the Experts: Motility
    Ricardo Rosado, MD, Manuel Amaris, MD, and David Estores, MD

6:00 – 7:00pm
Alumni Mixer
Comments by David R. Nelson, MD, Virginia Clark, MD, MS, and Chris Forsmark, MD

7:00 – 9:00pm
Closing Reception