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DOM Represents at Back-to-Back National GI Meetings
Monday, December 1, 2025
Members of DOM joined colleagues from across the continent for two national gastroenterology meetings in October: The Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer (CGA-IGC) meeting in St. Louis, MO, October 9-11, and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, October 24-29.
From left: Carol Shaw, NP, Nick Bartell, MD, Danielle Marino, MD, Ashley Hendershot, DNP,
Maria McGreevy, MD, Patty Mallaber, DNP, and Allie Zeznick, PA.
CGA-ICG Annual Meeting
A group from Wilmot’s Hereditary Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction Program shared expertise on colonoscopy and genetic testing at the CGA-IGC Annual Meeting:
- Joshua Rosario, URochester SMD medical student, Nicholas Bartell, MD, and Danielle Marino, MD, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, presented the poster “Colonoscopy Findings and Polyp Pathology in CHEK2 Carriers”
- Maria McGreevy, MD, of Hematology and Oncology, participated in a “Hereditary Live” discussion of complex cases
- Carol Shaw, NP, Ashley Hendershot, NP, and Patricia Mallaber, NP, presented a podium presentation entitled “How we do it: Leveraging innovation to improve access to hereditary cancer genetic testing in an APP lead clinic,” highlighting the benefits of having APPs in a hereditary cancer clinic.
Peruse the CGA-IGC Abstract eBook for information on these presentations and more.
ACG 2025
From left: Junseo Lee, MD, Shivangi Kothari, MD, Anuroop Yekula, MBBS, and Sofia Shaikh, MD.
Gastroenterology and Hepatology teams and their collaborators taught courses and shared a wide range of research at ACG 2025.
Shivangi Kothari, MD, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, who serves as the ACG governor for Northern NY, presented three courses: Tackling Refractory Esophageal Strictures, Expert Endoscopic Techniques on Screen, and Contending with Endoscopy in Pregnancy.
Sarah Enslin, PA-C, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, co-directed the inaugural APP Leadership Summit and presented a summit talk on professional development and fulfillment. She also teamed up with Vivek Kaul, MD, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, to deliver a presentation on interprofessional collaboration. In addition, she presented a lecture on sub-specialization of GI APPs during the annual meeting and moderated the APP luncheon, “Beyond the Clinic: APP Networking for Career Growth in GI.”
Leslie Graus, PA-C, won an ACG Presidential Poster Award for “(P1752) Treponema Tricks the Liver: A Case of Reversible Cholangiopathy in Disguise,” alongside co-authors Monica Patel, MD, Gastroenterology fellow, Charlotte Ryan, MD, of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Sarah McPherson, NP, Sarah Enslin, PA, Vivek Kaul, MD, and Patrick Twohig, MD, MPH, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Other poster presentations include:
From left: Janice Cheong, MD, Danielle Marino, MD, Junseo Lee, MD, and Victoria Howard, PA.
- (P1780) Air Is the Enemy: A Fatal Case of Emphysematous Hepatitis
Presented by Anuroop Yekula, MBBS, Gastroenterology fellow
Co-authors: Junseo Lee, MD, Gastroenterology fellow, Daniel Oppenheimer, MD, of Imaging Sciences, and Truptesh H. Kothari, MD, MS, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - (P2248) Lemmel Syndrome: A Case Series of Duodenal Diverticula Causing Obstructive Jaundice
Presented by Junseo Lee, MD, Gastroenterology fellow
Co-authors: Ashwath Elangovan, URochester student, Joshua Rosario, URochester SMD student, Philomena Burger, BA, URochester SMD student, and Truptesh H. Kothari, MD, MS, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - (P2703) Evaluation of the Efficacy of the BARS® Device for Trans-Oral Outlet Reduction in an Ex Vivo Model Study
Presented by Truptesh H. Kothari, MD, MS, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Co-authors: Smit B. Kothari, BS, URochester student, and Victoria H. Howard, PA-C, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - (P3993) ALTered Expectations: A Diagnostic & Therapeutic Detour into Silent Granulomatous Hepatitis
Presented by Richa Patel, BS, trainee in Health Humanities and Bioethics
Co-authors: Monica Patel, MD, Gastroenterology fellow, Charlotte Ryan, MD, of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Sarah McPherson, NP, Sarah Enslin, PA, Vivek Kaul, MD, and Patrick Twohig, MD, MPH, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - (P6300) Polyarteritis Nodosa, a Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain
Presented by Philomena Burger, BA
Co-authors: Charlotte Blumrosen, MD, Medicine-Pediatrics resident, Alexandra France, MD, and Danielle Marino, MD, of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
GI Team Gets Gutsy at Digestive Disease Week
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
“Be Gutsy” was the theme of this year’s Digestive Disease Week, the premier meeting of digestive health clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals from around the world. Eight members of our Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division were among 13,000 attendees, and delivered 12 presentations, 12 posters, and two original lectures, and moderated two sessions.
Sarah Enslin, PA-C, physician assistant of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, presented, “Incorporating APPS into Your Endoscopic Practice to Promote Improved Patient Satisfaction.” She also participated in an AGA-sponsored panel discussion, “Career Planning for GI NPs and Pas.”
Vivek Kaul, MD, professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, presented the Distinguished Abstracts Plenary Session of the AGA presentation ceremony and delivered five presentations and four posters:
- Mentorship in Advanced Endoscopy (Presentation)
- Are You Smarter Than Your Mentor: Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms (Presentation)
- Novel Technologies for Screening, Surveillance and Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus (Presentation)
- Progression Rates of Barrett's Esophagus and Dysplasia Detected by WATS-3D are Similar to Those Diagnosed by Forceps Biopsies (Presentation)
- Late Breaking Clinical Abstracts Plenary (Presentation)
- Blood-based Testing Practices Amongst High-risk Individuals Undergoing Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance within the International Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium (Poster)
- Consensus Recommendations for Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy for BE Using a Modified Delphi Process (Poster)
- Consensus Recommendations for Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy for Esophageal Cancer Using a Modified Delphi Process (Poster)
- MUC2 Immunostaining Predicts Neoplastic Progression as Accurately as the Presence of Goblet Cells in ColumnarLined Esophagus: A Wats3D Study of 3553 Patients (Poster)
- Controversial Areas in Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance: A Survey Across the International Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium (Poster)
Shivangi Kothari, MD, assistant professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, presented “Optimal Strategies for Colonic Polyp Management: When to choose EMR or ESD,” and moderated the session “Training, Technology, and Tackling Challenges in Clinical Practice.”
Truptesh Kothari, MD, MS, associate professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, presented two original lectures, “Role of EUS in Therapeutic Oncology” and “Kothari EUS-FNA Techniques,” and moderated “A New Frontier in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The Cutting-Edge Developments in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.” He also delivered two presentations and four posters:
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (Presentation)
- DDW Clinical Science Late-Breaking Abstract Plenary (Presentation)
- Training, Technology, and Tackling Challenges in Clinical Practice (Poster)
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) (Poster)
- Cholelithiasis and Biliary Tract Disorders (Poster)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (Poster)
Danielle Marino, MD, associate professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, delivered the presentation “Medical Education Face-Off: Debating Hot Button Issues of GI Training,” and the poster “BarberED, BeautiED, Then Screened (BBTS).”
Natalie Mitchell, MD, Gastroenterology fellow, presented the poster “Assessing Gastroenterology Fellow Engagement and Satisfaction with transition to academic half day education model.”
Patrick Twohig, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, co-presented the posters, “Comparative Risks of GERD, Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia, and Upper GI Cancers in Obesity Patients: A Propensity-Matched Population-Based Study of Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1 Receptor Agonists” and “HCC and Mortality Risk Across Cirrhosis Etiologies: A Nationwide Population-Based Study” alongside mentee Emily Shu-Yen Chan, MD, MS.