Valentin Mocanu MD PhD CIP FRCSC

One of the reasons why it is so difficult to maintain weight loss is because adipose issue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Studies showing how the #microbiome and #health response to #prebiotics and #probiotics vary and are influenced by background dietary intake Paper @NatureMicrobiol 👉🏽 rdcu.be/dYAUJ

Examining the healthy human microbiome concept rdcu.be/dXNra Joos, Ross & co examine approaches and challenges of defining a 'healthy' microbiome, and propose a roadmap to better understand the microbiome–health relationship by incorporating epidemiology approaches.

Listen to the latest #GUTPodcast with @mdinisribeiro on the paper "The road to a world-unified approach to the management of patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia: a review of current guidelines" via ▶️ Apple: apple.co/4dtzpnP ▶️ Spotify: spoti.fi/4dtzpEl ▶️ Web: bit.ly/4gL9VFk Paper via bit.ly/4eokIDT @ShailjaShahMD @diogolibanio @MoreiraR_Leti @emadelomar

#GUTImages from the #RecentAdvancesInBasicScience paper by Van Hul, Cani et al on "What defines a healthy gut microbiome?" via bit.ly/4gNlBY0 #Microbiome @emadelomar

@ASMBS Literature Review on the Treatment of #MarginalUlcers after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - Surgery for #Obesity and Related Diseases #soard24 #bariatricsurgery soard.org/article/S1550-…

Autonomic neural blockade can reduce postoperative visceral pain, nausea, and vomiting following minimally invasive surgery. It may also provide an important adjunct to enhanced recovery protocols. ja.ma/4f2W0sG

Cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes after metabolic bariatric surgery or glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist treatment academic.oup.com/bjs/article/11…

🌟 H PYLORI - 2024 Treatment guidelines by American College of Gastroenterology

Selected classification systems for upper GI endoscopy cghjournal.org/article/S1542-…

🎉HOT OF THE PRESS: Endoscopic management of complications after sleeve gastrectomy: a narrative review 👨‍⚕️Sol Lee,@JerryDangMD , Komol Chaivanijchaya, Ayan Farah, @matthew_kroh 🔺#Endoscopy, sleeve #gastrectomy, leakage, fistula, stenosis, #GERD 🌹oaepublish.com/articles/2574-…

📢 New guidelines on #MASLD (formerly #NAFLD)🔥 🔗📘tinyurl.com/scwnk6m6 ✅emphasize lifestyle changes & careful screening for liver fibrosis, especially in those with #diabetes or #obesity. 🩺 #GitTwitter #MedEd #LiverTwitter #MetabolicSyndrome #myUEGcommunity

Who gains the most quality-of-life benefits from metabolic and bariatric surgery: findings from the prospective REBORN cohort study - Surgery for #obesity and Related Diseases #bariatricsurgery #soard24 soard.org/article/S1550-…

Serious competition during simulation but ultimately it was Team Floppy Nissen with the 🥇💪🏼 @SAGES_Updates @RMHigginsMD @aprabhumd1 @DillonGasper @KaelaBlake3

Published today in @TheLancet Management of #obesity follows the same principles as management of other CHRONIC conditions. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…

A very simple but an important flowchart on how to effectively address #obesity in a long run

Cold versus hot snare endoscopic mucosal resection for large (≥15 mm) flat non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: a randomised controlled trial gut.bmj.com/content/early/… In sum - cold EMR is safer but associated with higher recurrence rate. Individualized approach is best.

@KevinVerhoeffMD @nerecugo Congrats!!

Proud to have the final paper from my PhD published today in transplantation - our approach to scalable generation of autologous stem cell-derived islets. Can’t thank @nerecugo and the Shapiro lab enough for all her support! journals.lww.com/transplantjour…

Know your anatomy

Excited to share my 100th publication! @ASMBS AI Taskforce study compares ChatGPT-4, Bing, and Bard in generating clinician-level bariatric surgery recs. #MedTwitter @matthew_kroh @Drbariatricsx @YungLeeMDMPH @JamesJungMD @AndrewStrongMD @TomShin_ soard.org/article/S1550-…