26th GI Symposium: Update on the Management of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disorders

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Date & Location

Saturday, May 9, 2020, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM, APA Hotel Woodbridge, 120 South Wood Ave, Iselin, NJ

Overview

Due to the growing concern over the spread of the coronavirus, we are postponing symposium, originally scheduled May 9, 2020, to a new date: Saturday, December 5, 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Click here for complete information and registration for the December symposium.

Accreditation and Credit Designation

In support of improving patient care, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Abhishek Bhurwal, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Steven R. Brant, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Executive Director, Crohns and Colitis Center of New Jersey
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Adjunct Professor, Department of Genetics
Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences
The Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Ishita U. Dalal, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Mohamed I. Elsaid, PhD, MPH
Research Education Specialist
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Fredric D. Gordon, MD
Vice-Chair, Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Diseases
Director of Hepatology
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, MA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical School
Boston, MA

Peter J. Kahrilas, MD
Gilbert H. Marquardt Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Cindy S Law, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Dimitris Metaxas, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Computational Biomedicine, Imaging and Modeling
Department of Computer Science
Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences
Piscataway, NJ

M. Bishr Omary, PhD, MD
Professor of Medicine
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Henry Rutgers Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Piscataway, NJ
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
President-Elect, American Gastroenterological Association

Anil K. Rustgi, MD
Irving Professor of Medicine
Director, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chief, Cancer Services
Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Vinod K. Rustgi, MD, MBA
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Hepatology
Director, Center for Liver Diseases and Liver Masses
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology
Rutgers School of Public Health
New Brunswick, NJ

Michael J. Ryan, MD
Professor of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Avik Sarkar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Bariatric Endoscopy Program
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Frank J. Senatore, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Darren N. Seril, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Haroon Shahid, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Amy Tyberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Endoscopy
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday, May 9, 2020

26th GI Symposium - Morning General Sessions

Continental Breakfast/Registration/Exhibits
7:00AM - 7:50AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks
7:50AM - 8:00AM
Vinod K. Rustgi, MD, MBA

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
8:00AM - 8:45AM
Steven R. Brant, MD
Darren N. Seril, MD, PhD

Colon Cancer
8:45AM - 9:15AM
Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Esophageal Diseases - New Approaches
9:15AM - 9:45AM
Peter J. Kahrilas, MD

Refreshment Break/Exhibits
9:45AM - 10:00AM

Medical Marijuana, CBD, Vaping and Gastroenterology
10:00AM - 10:30AM
Michael J. Ryan, MD

The Microbiome and Disease
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Michael J. Ryan, MD

The History of the AGA and a Look into New Initiatives
11:00AM - 11:30AM
M. Bishr Omary, PhD, MD

Panel Discussion - Gastroenterology in the 21st Century
11:30AM - 12:00PM
M. Bishr Omary, PhD, MD
Avik Sarkar, MD
Haroon Shahid, MD
Amy Tyberg, MD

Break/Exhibits
12:00PM - 12:15PM

Lunch and Learn: Concurrent Clinical Cases Workshops

A Clinic Day with a Hepatologist: The Dilemma of Hepatic Encephalopathy
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Fredric D. Gordon, MD
Michael J. Ryan, MD
Cindy S Law, MD

Advances in Endoscopy
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Avik Sarkar, MD
Haroon Shahid, MD
Amy Tyberg, MD
Ishita U. Dalal, MD

GI Malignancies
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Peter J. Kahrilas, MD
Anil K. Rustgi, MD
Abhishek Bhurwal, MD

IBD
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Steven R. Brant, MD
Frank J. Senatore, MD
Darren N. Seril, MD, PhD

Break/Exhibits
1:00PM - 1:15PM

26th GI Symposium - Afternoon General Sessions

Advances in Endoscopy
1:15PM - 2:00PM
Avik Sarkar, MD
Haroon Shahid, MD
Amy Tyberg, MD

Artificial Intelligence as Applied to Gastroenterology/Hepatology
2:00PM - 2:30PM
Dimitris Metaxas, PhD

NAFLD/NASH/Hepatic Encephalopathy: Epidemiology and Healthcare Burden
2:30PM - 3:00PM
Mohamed I. Elsaid, PhD, MPH

NAFLD/NASH/PBC: What Are Our Approaches for These Patients?
3:00PM - 3:30PM
Fredric D. Gordon, MD

Refreshment Break/Exhibits
3:30PM - 3:45PM

Viral Hepatitis B and C: What is Left to Accomplish?
3:45PM - 4:15PM
Vinod K. Rustgi, MD, MBA

Panel Discussion: Advances in HCC and Esophageal and Colon Cancer
4:15PM - 5:00PM
Fredric D. Gordon, MD
Peter J. Kahrilas, MD
Anil K. Rustgi, MD
Michael J. Ryan, MD