GI Grand Rounds 2025-2026

“Gastric Cancer – SHIELD Program” - Thomas Kroner MD

Wednesday, 02/11, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

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All Grand Rounds are held via Zoom, each Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., unless explicitly specified in the session invitation. We have a few in-person-only sessions throughout the year.

“Gastric Cancer – SHIELD Program” - Thomas Kroner MD

Wednesday, 02/11, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

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GI Grand Rounds Spring/Summer 2022

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
03/02	Lindsey Bierle, MD and Leland Stratton, MD	University of Virginia	FELLOWS CASE CONFERENCE - "Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Oh My!" (Bierle) and "Melena, Anemia, and a Gastric Lesion in a Post-Heart Transplant Patient" (Stratton)
03/09	Michael Rice, MD	University of Michigan Health	"Endoscopy in the Evaluation and Management of Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease"
03/16	NO GRAND ROUNDS
03/23	All 2nd Year Fellows	University of Virginia	"Research in Progress"
03/30	Cindy Yoshida, MD	University of Virginia	“Improving Your ADR Using your Existing Colonscope” CME Code - 143035
04/06	NO GRAND ROUNDS
04/13	Kelly Diaz, MD and Benjamin Robey, MD	University of Virginia	FELLOWS CASE CONFERENCE: Kelly Diaz, MD – “A Case of Diarrhea and Abdominal Pain in a Patient With Recent Antibiotic Use” Benjamin Robey, MD - “An Unusual Ulcer” CME Code #143036
04/20	Patrick E. Young, MD	Walter Reed National Military Medical Center	“Ergonomic in Endoscopy: How to be an Endo-athlete” CME Code: 143037
04/27	NO GRAND ROUNDS
05/04	Jeanetta Frye, MD	University of Virginia	"Whatever Bloats Your Boat: Battling Bloating" CME Code: 143039
05/11	Christy Gilman, MD and Rebecca Haug, MD	University of Virginia	FELLOWS CASE CONFERENCE - “Passing Polyps - An Uncommon Presentation of a Rare Disease” and “A Curious Case of Pruritus” CME CODE: 143040
05/18	Robert Schenck, MD and Mark Radlinski, MD	University of Virginia	DDW Presentations CME Code: 143041
05/25	DDW - NO GRAND ROUNDS

GI Grand Rounds Fall/ Winter 2021-2022

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
09/06	Esteban Figueroa, MD	University of Virginia	"Uncovering Utility Beneath the Heavy Burden of the EMR"
09/15	Daniel Strand, MD	University of Virginia	"CEQI"
09/22	NO GRAND ROUNDS
09/29	Eddie Oldfield, MD	University of Virginia	Fellows Case Presentation
09/29	Lauren Carlini-Evers, MD	University of Virginia	"A Rare Case of DILI"
10/06	Yang Lei, MD	University of Virginia	"Let It Snow - Hemostatic Powers"
10/13	Mark Radlinski, MD	University of Virginia	"Dysmotility Following Lung Transplantation" CME CODE: 141974
10/13	Robert Schenck, MD	University of Virginia	"A 78-year-old Male Presents With Melena" CME CODE: 141974
10/20	Aasma Shaukat, MD	NYU Langone Health	"Taking Your Colonoscopy to the Next Quality Level" CME CODE: 141976
10/27	ACG - NO GRAND ROUNDS
11/03	Andrew Wang, MD	University of Virginia	"Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Cholangiocarcinoma" CME CODE: 141977
11/10	3rd Year Fellows	University of Virginia	"Research in Progress" CME CODE: 141978
11/17	Anita Afzali, MD	The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center	"Transformative Medicine: Bring the Care Back to Healthcare Through a Kaizen Approach" CME CODE: 141979
11/24	THANKSGIVING - NO GRAND ROUNDS
12/01	Christopher Young, MD and Zachary Dickson, MD	University of Virginia	Zachary Dickson MD - "Eosinophilia and It's Effect on the GI Tract" Christopher Young MD - "A Case of a 19 Year-Old Male with Dysphagia" CME CODE: 141980
12/08	Feng Su, MD	University of Virginia	"Updates in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma" CME CODE: 141981
12/15	Ross Buerlein, MD	University of Virginia	"Demystifying Pancreatic Cysts" CME CODE: 141982
12/22	HAPPY HOLIDAYS NO GRAND ROUNDS SCHEDULED
12/29	HAPPY HOLIDAYS NO GRAND ROUNDS SCHEDULED
01/05	HAPPY HOLIDAYS NO GRAND ROUNDS SCHEDULED
01/12	Alexander Podboy MD	University of Virginia	"POEM: A-Z" CME CODE - 142444
01/19	Brian Wentworth, MD	University of Virginia	"Autoimmune Hepatitis or: How I Learned to Love Heterogeneity" CME CODE - 142445
01/26	Meena Bansal, MD	Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY	"How Can Gastroenterologists & Hepatologists Contribute to Success in Value-Based Care?" CME CODE - 142625
02/02	NO GRAND ROUNDS
02/09	Andrew Wang, MD	University of Virginia	"CEQI" CME CODE 142762
02/16	Nicolas Intagliata, MD	University of Virginia	"Invasive Procedures in Patients with Liver Disease: How to Assess for Bleeding Risk?" - CME CODE - 142763
02/23	NO GRAND ROUNDS

GI Grand Rounds 2020-2021

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
09/09	Rohan Modi, MD		"Assessing the Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Initial Treatment Planning of Gastric Cancer"
09/20	Jennifer Miller, MD		"The Ability of Liver Transplant Recipient to Maintain Target of Rapamycin Inhibition"
	Brian Wentworth, MD	University of Virginia	"Adrenal Dysfunction in Cirrhosis: Unwrapping an Enigma"
09/23	Brian Behm, MD	University of Virginia	"Crohn's Disease and Evolving Treatment Paradigms"
10/07	Lauren Evers-Carlini, MD		"Assessment of Portal Vein Thrombosis Anatomic and clot characteristics associated with Clinical endpoints in cirrhosis patients"
	Mark Radlinski, MD		"Neck Circumference as a Predictor of Endoscopic Complications"
10/14	James Scheiman, MD	University of Virginia	"Surprise Billing for Colonoscopies"
10/21	Eddie Oldfield, MD		"EUS-guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma"
10/28	Daniel Strand, MD		"CEQI"
11/04	Jennifer Miller, MD		"HCC and Immunotherapy"
	Christopher Young, MD		"Gastric Amyloidosis"
11/11	Patrick Northup, MD	University of Virginia	"Vascular Liver Disorders"
11/18	Peter Ernst, MD		"Novel Biomarker Detection to Discriminate Between Active, Treated, and Refractory Celiac Disease"
12/02	Edward Oldfield, MD		"Long Term Outcomes of Thiopurine Monotherapy in IBD"
	Benjamin Robey, MD		"Anticoagulation in Endoscopy: Do We Adhere to Guidelines And Does It Matter?"
12/09	Zachary Henry, MD, MS	University of Virginia	"Management of Bleeding Ectopic Varices"
12/16	Bryan Sauer, MD, MS	University of Virginia	"Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Young Disease with an Exciting Future"
01/06	Rohan Modi, MD		"A Review of the 2020 USMSTF Surveillance Colonoscopy Guidelines"
	Robert Schenck, MD		"A 36-Year-Old Female with Relapsed ALL With Recurrent CNS Involvement Presents with Hematochezia"
01/20	Daniel Strand, MD	University of Virginia	"Clinical Effectiveness and Quality Improvement"
01/27	Dennis Kumral, MD	University of Virginia	"What Should A Gastroenterologist Know About Celiac Disease"
02/03	Mark Radlinski, MD		"Clinical Feasibility of a New Antireflux Ablation Therapy (ARAT) on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)"
	Lauren Evers-Carlini, MD		"Journal Club Review of "In Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, Serum Keratin-18 Fragments Are Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Theragnostic Biomarkers"
02/10	Neeral Shah, MD	University of Virginia	"Medical Education Research and Scholarship: Exploring the Possibilities"
02/17	Amy Doran, MD	University of Virginia	"Management of Post-Bariatric Patients: What a Gastroenterologist Needs to Know"
02/24	Curtis Argo, MD		"Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in NAFLD and Nash"
03/03	Eric Sellers, MD		"A Case of Refractory Celiac Disease"
	Brian Wentworth, MD	University of Virginia	"Resistant CMV: A Not So Friendly Foe"
03/10			"Fellows QI Project"
03/17	NO GRAND ROUNDS
03/24	Jeanetta Frye, MD	University of Virginia	"Updates in Motility and Functional Bowel Disorders: Let's Put the FUN in FUNctional"
03/31	Steve Caldwell, MD	University of Virginia	"Perspectives on the Natural History of NAFLD/NASH"
04/07	Kelly Diaz, MD		"Two Cases of Esophageal Diverticula"
	Zach Dickson, MD		"Management of a Complex Biliary Stricture"
04/14	Li Li, MD	University of Virginia	"Epigenetic Age Acceleration, Gut Microbiome, and Racial Disparities in Risk of Colon Neoplasia"
04/21	Robert Schenck, MD		"Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in North America: Long Term Outcomes"
	Kelly Diaz, MD		"Bleeding Risk in Endoscopy in Outpatient Cirrhosis Patients"
04/28	NO GRAND ROUNDS
05/05	Zachary Dickson, MD		"Upcoming Research and the Challenges Ahead"
	Christopher Young, MD		"Research in Progress: Interventions to Optimize Bowel Preparations"
05/12	Matthew Stotts, MD	University of Virginia	"Drug and Supplement Induced Liver Injury"
05/19	NO GRAND ROUNDS
05/26	Sana Syed, MD	University of Virginia	"A Novel Annotation Tool and Machine Learning Approach for Video Capsule Endoscopy Analysis"