Brigham and Women’s Hospital is honored to participate in the 2023 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) annual meeting, taking place in person and online May 6-9 in Chicago, IL.
This is the world’s premier meeting for physicians, researchers, and industry in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery.
Dozens of gastrointestinal and endoscopic experts from the Brigham will present groundbreaking research and innovative lectures at the event. 124 presentations from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy have been accepted, including 33 lectures and 72 posters—19 of which are invited lectures.
Highlighted podium presentations are noted below. Please see the full schedule of Brigham presenters here.
May 6, 2023 (Saturday)
8:15 – 8:30 am: Endoscopic Ultrasound Liver Palpation as a Screening Tool for Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis
Authors: Thomas J. Wang, MD, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Raj Shah, MD, Kimberly Schuster, Christopher C. Thompson, MD, David Lautz, Laura Doyon, Kenneth Chang, Marvin Ryou, MD
Location: S105a
8:22 – 8:30 am: Personalized Therapy for the Treatment of Weight Regain Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: An Analysis of 900 Consecutive Endoscopic Revision Procedures
Authors: Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Daniel Szvarca, MD, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S502
10:45 – 10:50 am: Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Nationwide Analysis
Authors: Muhammad Haseeb, Maham Waqar, FNU Faheela, Umar Hayat, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S503
10:55 – 11:00 am: Prediction of Liver Histology and Clinical Parameters of Liver Disease Using EUS Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient Measurement: Results From a U.S. Multi-center Endohepatology Experience
Authors: Thomas J. Wang, MD, Kimberly Francesca Schuster, David B. Lautz, Laura Doyon, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Christopher C. Thompson, MD, Marvin Ryou, MD
Location: S503
11:00 – 11:05 am: Normal Range of Endoscopic Mucosal Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients
Authors: Daniel Szvarca, MD, Trent Walradt, MD, Cem Simsek, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S503
5:15 – 5:30 pm: Remote Genetic Education, Risk Assessment and Testing (GENERATE) for Pancreatic Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Nicolette Juliana Rodriguez, MD, MPH, C. Sloane Furniss, Matthew B. Yurgelun, Chinedu Ukaegbu, Pamela E. Constantinou, Ileana Fortes, Alyson Caruso, Alison N. Schwartz, Jill E. Stopfer, Meghan Underhill-Blazey, Barbara Kenner, Scott H. Nelson, Sydney Okumura, Alicia Y. Zhou, Tara B. Coffin, Hajime Uno, Miki Horiguchi, Allyson J. Ocean, Florencia Mcallister, Andrew M. Lowy, Alison Klein, Lisa Madlensky, Gloria M. Petersen, Judy E. Garber, Scott M. Lippman, Michael G. Goggins, Anirban Maitra, Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH
Location: S105A
4:52 – 5:00 pm: Mucosal Oxygenation Saturation Levels Following Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Authors: Daniel Szvarca, MD, Trent Walradt, MD, Cem Simsek, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S101
8:14 – 8:26 am: Spray It—ASGE Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding: The Experts Toolkit (Video Cases)
Author: John R. Saltzman, MD
Location: S405
4:10 – 5:25 pm: IBD Session—AGA Postgraduate Course
Author: Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH
Location: S100
11:40 – 11:52 am: State-of-the-Art Lecture: Ensuring Competence and Payment for Advanced Endoscopists: Is Certification the Answer?—ASGE Presidential Plenary
Author: Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S406
10:17 – 10:32 am: POSE2: For a Few Dollars More—ASGE Advanced Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy
Author: Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Location: S404
11:02 – 11:17 am: Interspace: Third Space Endoscopy and Obesity—ASGE Advanced Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy
Author: Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S404
10:32 – 10:47 am: Performing the Perfect Sphincterotomy—ASGE ERCP 101 (Video Session)
Author: Linda S. Lee, MD
Location: S401
May 7, 2023 (Sunday)
8:30 – 8:45 am: Assessment of a Passive Monitoring Device to Track Flares in Individuals With Crohn’s Disease
Authors: Joshua Korzenik, MD, Punyanganie S. de Silva, MD, MPH, Giovanni Traverso, MD, PhD, Gila Sasson, MD, MS, Maia Paul, Rayna Haque, Sophia J.S. Griffin, Katerina Gusarova, Rachel Levy, Curtis P. DeBisschop, Rumen Hristov, Rahul Hariharan Shankar, Dina Katabi
Location: S100c
10:45 – 11:00 am: FIB-4 Is More Accurate Than Fibroscan in Predicting Advanced Fibrosis at Higher Stages of Body Mass Index
Authors: Thomas J. Wang, MD, Mariame Sylla, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Marvin Ryou, MD
Location: S404
2:25 – 2:30 pm: Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Compared to Semaglutide for Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity
Authors: Muhammad Haseeb, Umar Hayat, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S505
1:30 – 1:45 pm: Panel Discussion: How to Integrate These New Techniques Into Your Practice—ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Authors: Phuong Thi Van Nguyen, Marvin Ryou, MD, Reem Z. Sharaiha
Location: S100ab
2:45 – 2:55 pm: Video Case Discussion—ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Authors: Barham K. Aby Dayyeh, Steven Batash, Shelby A. Sullivan, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S100ab
2:55 – 3:10 pm: Video-based Lecture: Handling Post-Bariatric Surgical Complications—ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Authors: Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S100ab (, Sunday, May 7th)
8:45 – 9:30 am: Debate: Medical vs. Endoscopic vs. Surgical Approach for the Treatment of NAFLD—DDW Does Endoscopy Have a Role in the Management of NAFLD?
Authors: Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Rohit Loomba
Location: S103
3:12 – 3:27 pm: State-of-the-Art Presentation—ASGE All Roads Lead to Rome: Is There an Optimal ERCP Approach in Altered Anatomy?
Authors: Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S100c
5:02 – 5:12 pm: The Young Patient With Achalasia: LHM or POEM?—ASGE Esophageal Dilemmas: A Case-based Session
Authors: Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH
Location: S404
May 8, 2023 (Monday)
8:34 – 8:48 am: Intact Esophageal Contractile Reserve Is an Independent Predictor of Decreased Proximal Reflux Burden in Patients With Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms
Authors: Jennifer X. Cai, MD, MPH, Eliza Cricco-Lizza, Andrew Jenkins, Davis Hartnett, Mike Z. Zhai, Saikiran Jonnadula, Mayssan Muftah, MD, Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH
Location: W190a
11:00 – 11:12 am: Safety Outcomes and Concomitant Medication Changes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Being Treated With RBX2660 for Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Authors: Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, Paul Feuerstadt, Whitfield Knapple, Robert Orenstein, Philippe Pinton, Jonas Pettersson, Bryan Fuchs, Samson Ng, Victoria Pokhilko, Alexander Sheh, Sahil Khanna
Location: S105d
10:30 – 10:45 am: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty With Anti-Obesity Medications: Analysis of Combination Therapy, Optimal Timing, and Agents
Authors: Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Aunchalee Jaroenlapnopparat, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S102
11:12 – 11:20 am: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Can Be Successfully Taught in Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Training: Outcomes 4 Years After Completion of a U.S.-based Training Program
Authors: Phillip S. Ge, Raju S. Gottumukkala, George J. Chang, John R. Saltzman, MD, Christopher C. Thompson, MD, Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD
Location: S502
8:30 – 8:44 am: Beyond EMR: Understanding the Role of ESD and ETRD—ASGE Management of a Complex or Malignant Polyp
Author: Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD
Location: S100c
2:15 – 2:30 pm: The Obesity Epidemic: A Call to Action for Gastroenterology Training—AGA Nutrition and Obesity Education in Gastroenterology Fellowship: How to Develop an Effective Curriculum for Today’s Gastroenterologist
Author: Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Location: S104
2:30 – 3:00 pm: Management of Incidentally Detected Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors—AGA Now That You Found It, What’s Next? Management of Incidentally Detected Neuroendocrine Tumors
Author: Linda S. Lee, MD
Location: W193
May 9, 2023 (Tuesday)
8:15 – 8:30 am: Measures of Proximal Reflux on Impedance-pH Testing Are Independent Predictors of Pulmonary Function Decline Over 1 Year in Restrictive Lung Disease
Authors: Andrew Jenkins, Joyce Zhou, , Eliza Cricco-Lizza, Mike Z. Zhai, Davis Hartnett, Saikiran Jonnadula, Jennifer X. Cai, MD, MPH, Wai-Kit Lo, MD, MPH, Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH
Location: W195
9:00 – 9:15 am: Use of Tramadol Versus Traditional Opioids and Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
Authors: Rahul S. Dalal, MD, Ken Lund, Floor Zegers, Sonia Friedman, Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, Bente M. Nørgård
Location: S100ab
8:22 – 8:30 am: Forward-viewing Versus Side-viewing Endoscopic Examination During ERCP: Preliminary Results From a Blinded, Tandem Prospective Trial
Authors: Raj Shah, MD, Kunal Jajoo, MD, Thomas R. McCarty, Thomas Mathews, Roberto Trasolini, MD, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Linda S. Lee, MD, Christopher C. Thompson, MD, Marvin Ryou, MD
Location: S401
10:11 – 10:18 am: Pledget Reinforcement of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Authors: Roberto Trasolini, MD, João Guilherme Ribeiro Jordão Sasso, Diogo T.H. De Moura, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S406
2:00 – 2:15 pm: Waist Circumference-Height Ratio as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Fecal Incontinence: NHANES 2005-2010 Analysis
Authors: Brent Hiramoto, MB, Ryan Flanagan, MD, Mayssan Muftah, MD, Eric Dinesh Shah, Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH
Location: S105a
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Comparative Analysis of London Classification and Conventional Measures on High-resolution Anorectal Manometry in Predicting Patient-reported Hindgut Symptom Outcomes
Authors: Catherine Wang, Brent Hiramoto, MB, Nayna A. Lodhia, MD, Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH
Location: S105a
4:10 – 4:15 pm: Bariatric Surgery Outcomes and Volumes During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Paul Kröner, Donghyun Ko, Do Han Kim, Pedro Palacios Argueta, Christopher C. Thompson, MD
Location: S505
6:30 – 7:45 pm: Endoscopy in Post-surgical Anatomy
Authors: Dennis Chen, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Location: S106
8:05 – 8:25 am: Diagnosing the Struggling Learner—AGA Academy of Educators Plenary
Authors: Navin L. Kumar, MD
Location: S102
10:44 – 10:58 am: Gastric Varices: Endoscopic Management Is Now Prime Time—ASGE Endo-Hepatology: An Update on Current Status & Future Directions
Authors: Marvin Ryou, MD
Location: S101