CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Thrilled to congratulate our incoming First-Year Fellows to the
@cuanschutz.bsky.social Division of GI & Hep! 🎉We welcome this incredible lineup to @cugastrohep.bsky.social & can’t wait to work w/ these future leaders! #FutureofGI #Match2026 💪 @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social

🚨AGA New Guideline Alert🚨
@amergastroassn.bsky.social
🔗https://smplu.link/aga_CD_guidelines
▶️AGA Living Guideline: Pharmacologic Management of Moderate-to-Severe Crohn’s Disease
I’ll break down its 16 recommendations down over the next 10 tweets 🧵 👇
#AGA #GI #CD #IBD #MedTwitter
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Our new clinical practice guideline, published in AGA-Gastro.bsky.social, offers 16 evidence-based recommendations for treating moderate-to-severe #Crohnsdisease.

Read more here: gastro.org/news/new-aga...

@frankiscottmd.bsky.social

#GISky

🎉@jchristiemd.bsky.social is recognized by Becker's Healthcare as a "5 GI leaders to watch in 2025"! The entire CU GI/Hep team is committed to setting the standard for care & innovation, and Dr. Christie is helping us continue to build something special here!📰 www.beckersasc.com/gastroentero...

Comparative Efficacy of Advanced Therapies for Management of Moderate-to-Severe Crohn’s Disease: 2025 AGA Evidence Synthesis We performed an updated systematic review and network meta-analysis to inform the 2025 American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Guidelines on the management of moderate-to-severe Crohn’s dise...

🎉 Congrats @frankiscottmd.bsky.social & @benclickmd.bsky.social on their updated systematic review & network meta-analysis informing the 2025
@amergastroassn.bsky.social Clinical Guidelines on the mgmt of mod-to-severe Crohn’s disease in Gastroenterology! www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...

We’re excited to celebrate our very first Fellow of the Month! Congratulations to Dr. Bejan Saeedi, from @cugastrohep.bsky.social! He’s been recognized for his kindness, willingness to answer questions, & thoughtful approach with both patients & colleagues.🌟💙

Bobby Click is one step closer to donating part of his liver to save a stranger’s life. 💚 But first came the biopsy — and all the emotions that come with it.
Part 2 of our Living Donor Series is here. @cugastrohep.bsky.social

https://bit.ly/46VB4kC

Congrats to the @cugastrohep.bsky.social faculty recognized for their excellence in divisional impact, leadership, & collaboration — driving innovation and community across all career stages. 🌟💙
Check out the full list of awardees: https://bit.ly/4nVeTT9

⚽️💙 Teamwork isn’t just for the clinic or the classroom! The Div of Gastro & Hep came together for a night of goals, cheers, & community at the Colorado Rapids game. 🌟From the pitch to patient care, teamwork makes all the difference. Go Rapids! 🙌 #WeAreCU #TeamGI #Rapids96

The #InterventionalEndoscopy section is growing 🙌 Thrilled to have the amazing ⭐️Dr. Sean Bhalla⭐ join our team as the new #Director of #InterventionalEUS! Welcome to Colorful Colorado! ⛰️ @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social

We're still thinking about the 19th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course (Sept 11–13, 2025)! 🌄 Since 2003, RMIE has been a hub for innovation, collaboration & community. 💡Brilliant talks 🤝 Connections that matter📽️live cases 👏 Cheers to the team for keeping this tradition strong! #RMIE2025

Welcome new University of Colorado Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology faculty member, Siobhan Proksell, MD! Dr. Proksell is an IBD specialist with a focus on fertility and pregnancy in patients managing IBD.

Help us give a warm Colorado welcome 🌞🏔️to our newest IBD Faculty member- Dr. Siobhan Proksell! Dr. Proksell is an IBD specialist focusing on fertility & pregnancy in patients w/ IBD. Welcome to the team! @jchristiemd.bsky.social @frankiscottmd.bsky.social @benclickmd.bsky.social

Rocky Mountain Highlights in Gastroenterology and Hepatology course faculty Drs. Calen Steiner, JP Norvell, Mohammad Bilal, Jennifer Christie, Kelli DeLay, Kusuma Pokala, Avash Kalra, Sean Bhalla, Larissa Muething and Brooklin White

That's a wrap on #RMH2025! From microbiome manipulation to expanding transplant criteria, the future of GI & Hepatology care is bright. What was your biggest takeaway? Share below! #GIFuture #Hepatology @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social

Part 1 of our Living Donor Series: Bobby Click is hoping to donate part of his liver to a child he's never met.

Why? Watch and read more below! 💙🌟
buff.ly/fjJBkcD

@cugastrohep.bsky.social @cudeptsurg.bsky.social

medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroentero...

🚨Last chance: Join us @ the 12th Annual Rocky Mountain Highlights in GI & Hepatology Course Aug 9! Earn up to 6 CME/MOC credits & NCPD nursing contact hours on hot topics in GI & Hep! #RMH2025 FREE Reg🔗https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroenterology/conferences/rmh @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social

Group photo of the Therapeutics section of the CU Anschutz Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Drs. Augustin Attwell, Kusuma Pokala, Steven Edmundowicz, Blake Niccum, Anna Duloy, Mohammad Bilal, Raj Shah and Sachin Wani.

➡️From LIVE CASES & hands-on training to expert debates and didactics, #RMIE2025 covers it all! The @cugastrohep.bsky.social Therapeutics Section, including Drs. Raj Shah, Sachin Wani, Anna Duloy, & @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social, invites you to transform your practice today! rmiecourse.com

Headshots- Dr. Jennifer Christie and Dr. Mohammad Bilal

💡 Rocky Mtn Highlights in GI&Hep has experts like
@jchristiemd.bsky.social & @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social
for hot topics in #Gastroparesis #MicrobiomeTherapies #HereditaryColonCancer #IBSMgmt Don't miss the chance to elevate your practice Aug. 9! #RMH2025 medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroentero...

🎉Welcome to the incoming #Gastroenterology & #Hepatology fellows @cugastrohep.bsky.social! We are thrilled to begin working with these brilliant doctors! Welcome to the family🤗! #medsky #gastrofellows #digestivehealthtraining @jchristiemd.bsky.social @frankiscottmd.bsky.social

Open for public comment: AGA guideline on pharmacologic management of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is the trusted voice of the GI community. AGA publishes top-tier journals, guidelines and patient education ...

The latest edition of the @amergastroassn.bsky.social guideline on the management of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease is now open for public comment-

🔗 Review the draft and submit comments by July 20: ow.ly/iFkm50Wf4Q5

Sachin Wani, MD, Overseeing Clinical Trials of New Esophageal Cancer Screening Device Sachin Wani, MD, is overseeing clinical trials of a swallowable balloon that tests for the precancerous condition known as Barrett’s esophagus.

🧐"Who w/ Barrett’s esophagus is likely to progress, & can we intervene on those patients sooner rather than later?" -Dr. Sachin Wani on overseeing clinical trials of new esophageal cancer screening device to detect esophageal cancer sooner. Full story👇 news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-cente...

Taylor Karl, MD and Thomas Enke, MD are presented with the Dr. Marshall Freedman award by Drs. Jennifer Christie and Frank Scott.

Taylor Karl, MD and Thomas Enke, MD are presented with the Dr. Marshall Freedman award by Dr. Frank Scott.

#TaylorKarlMD and #ThomasEnkeMD took home the Dr. Marshall Freedman Award for outstanding academic and clinical records! Recipients are chosen based on academic achievements, clinical abilities, & leadership during their fellowship. Congrats! 🎉💪 @jchristiemd.bsky.social @frankiscottmd.bsky.social

Anschutz Health Sciences Building atrium

📢Join us Aug 9 @ CU Anschutz Health Sciences Building for Rocky Mountain Highlights in GI/Hep-a day of cutting-edge insights and networking. This isn't just any conference – it's your FREE ticket to staying at the forefront of GI & Hepatology. 💪 #RMH2025 medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroentero...

Incredible evening celebrating our 🎓 #GIFellows and our #AdvancedEndoscopyFellow @cugastrohep.bsky.social !

The #FutureOfGI is 🔥

@swatipatelmd.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social @tomenke.bsky.social

Members of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology represented the Division at the Take Steps fundraising walk!

On Sunday, we laced up our sneakers and got moving 👟for Take Steps- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s largest fundraising campaign to accelerate research, advance treatments, & provide programs/support to improve quality of life for those w/ IBD! takesteps.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/index.cfm?fu...

Have the post #DDW2025 blues💙? Reg now 19th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course & look forward to 🍁autumn🍂 in Colorful Colorado! #RMIE2025 Sept 11-13, 2025! NEW 3rd Space Endo Workshop! LIVE cases!🔗 rmiecourse.com @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @asgeendo.bsky.social @aga-gastro.bsky.social

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will attend Digestive Disease Week 2025!

📅Come see us @ #DDW2025 @ddwmeeting.bsky.social! Check out our full lineup👇, and join us at Digestive Disease Week 2025 for our cutting-edge research🔬 and insight 🧐on advances in GI/Hep. See you there! @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @swatipatelmd.bsky.social medschool.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librari...

The 2024 Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course Faculty visit the Denver, Colorado Meow Wolf Convergence Station

🌟World-Class Faculty Alert!🌟#RMIE2025 brings together global leaders in advanced endoscopy. Cutting-edge global experts•Hands-On Training•Live case demos •Groundbreaking debates•Don't miss this GI education pinnacle! 👏https://rmiecourse.com/faculty @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @asgeendo.bsky.social

Bejan Saeedi, MD PhD received the Sunder J. Mehta, MD Memorial Lectureship Mehta-Makhijani Fellow Award for commitment to excellence in education, participation & contribution to Grand Rounds, clinical enthusiasm, & research potential! @prashanthfrancis.bsky.social @jchristiemd.bsky.social 💪🏆🥳

The 2025 Sunder J. Mehta Memorial Lectureship and Dinner on was held Monday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Krugman Conference Hall, Research 2 Building on Anschutz Medical Campus. An outstanding fellow will receive the 2025 Sunder J. Mehta, MD Memorial Lectureship Mehta-Makhijani Fellow Award, and Dr. Edwin Liu from Children’s Hospital Colorado presented!

Last night, we celebrated the life of Dr. Sunder J. Mehta w/ the annual Sunder Mehta M.D. Lectureship w/ Edwin Liu, MD’s talk “Gluten-Free Science: Digestible Updates in Celiac Disease.” We strive to honor Dr. Mehta's love of education! 💙🙏@bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social @swatipatelmd.bsky.social