Michelle Baliss, DO

1 year ago at @SLUgastro grad, the great @KiwanGIDoc said “now get ready to enjoy the best year of training ever!” Words can’t describe this final year of fellowship with fantastic teachers & incredible PD🤍@AhmadBazarbashi @JPGenereMD @VMKGIMD @TrieuMD @ArvindRenga @DaynaEarly

ESD friends, what’s your practice on management of this pulsatile large vessel at resection site of 6cm rectal ESD. Coagraspers? Clips? Assembling peptide gel? Close the defect? Combination therapy? Leave it alone?

Dr. @NeenaSAbrahamMD with an excellent talk on the challenging shift from fellowship to attending mentality & the importance of setting boundaries to sustain a long career and prevent burnout at @ebmedgi #EBmed

The amazing @MN_GIMD at @ebmedgi with a great discussion on mentor mentee relationships and building your mentor network with the “help me help you” framework #EBmed

@TrieuMD @UNCGastro @VMKGIMD @AhmadBazarbashi @ArvindRenga @VivianOrtizMD @EndoTx @KellyHathornMD @LGlovesSicily @MLongMD @JPGenereMD Beyond lucky to have been your fellow 🥹 missing you so much already but so excited for you, you will be AMAZING in NC 😍

I am excited to announce that I am “coming home” to @UNCGastro as Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy Research! Thank you, WashU and my partners, for the past 2.5 years!

Dieulafoy lesions account for 1-2% of upper GI bleeding, with duodenal dieulafoy's accounting for 10-15% (0.1–0.3% of all acute GI bleeds). Once you see one, you never forget it. Nice example of how these lesions present (note the normal surrounding mucosa) and how clip closure to ensure vessel tamponade prior to deployment is vital. @BilalMohammadMD @drkeithsiau @DrBloodandGuts @rmulkimd @Taalamri @BalissMichelle @AlmuhaidbAymen @AmCollegeGastro @ASGEendoscopy @SahajRathi @helpatologist @SyedGerdezi

Grateful that we successfully performed the first case in Texas using the Padlock full-thickness resection device from ⁦@STERISEndoscopy⁩ at ⁦@memorialhermann⁩. #Endoscopy #ColorectalCancer #OrganPreservation #MedEd #Innovation #GI linkedin.com/posts/activity…

Thrilled that both @BalissMichelle @WashUMedicine and I @SLUgastro have successfully performed the first cases of full-thickness resection with the novel FTR Padlock in STL! Advancing therapeutic endoscopy with brilliant women colleagues! 🎉 #WomeninEndoscopy #AdvancedEndoscopy

Congratulations!!!! 🎉🥹beyond proud and have no doubt you will excel in this new role! @BilalMohammadMD

As a Senior Associate Editor @GIE_Journal , I selected six standout studies this year that each offer a unique perspective on the evolution of ESD. 🔹 Deep endotracheal intubation for cervical esophageal ESD A simple modification in anesthesia," advancing the tube deeper," resulted in shorter procedure time and zero post-ESD stenosis in the most anatomically restricted part of the esophagus ( cervical esophagus). A highly practical improvement without a significant change in technique. 🔹 Underwater versus conventional ESD for colorectal lesions (randomized trial) The largest RCT to date found no difference in dissection speed, showing that underwater ESD is best used selectively rather than as a universal default. 🔹 Underwater ESD meta-analysis Pooling all published evidence tells a more favorable story, with faster dissection and shorter procedures overall. This contrasts with the above RCT, which highlights how lesion type and operator technique influence outcomes. 🔹 Tunneling and pocket-creation methods for gastric ESD Techniques initially designed for colon ESD are now proving their value in gastric ESD, offering faster dissection and fewer perforations than conventional methods. 🔹 Circumferential RFA after curative ESD for ESCC A landmark pilot RCT demonstrated a dramatic reduction in 5-year metachronous recurrence (0% vs 53%), signaling a potential shift in post-ESD management for squamous disease. 🔹 Double-balloon overtube platform for colorectal ESD A prospective randomized study showed significantly shorter procedure times and higher en bloc resection rates, reinforcing the role of platform stability in transforming Western ESD performance. Collectively, these six studies showcase the ongoing innovation making ESD safer, more efficient, and increasingly adaptable across the GI tract. Happy Thanksgiving! giejournal.org/article/S0016-…

@EndoscopyOthman @bcm_gihep @WasAbiDoc Congratulations 🎊 !!

Today was the inaugural day of @bcm_gihep Advanced Endoscopy service in the St. Luke’s health- the Woodland hospital. I am grateful to Kalpesh Patel and @WasAbiDoc for their leadership on planning and executing the service expansion and my appreciation to the rest of Advanced Endoscopy team @FaresAyoubMD @KeihanianTara @GiJawaid for their enthusiasm to expand our sophisticated services beyond Texas medical center. Our group will provide inpatient and outpatients pancreaticobiliary coverage 365 days a year for our Woodland and North Houston community !

Grateful to be part of this collaborative STL VA skills session with @SLUgastro & @WashUMedGastro , a truly hands-on day of learning from incredible faculty and industry partners. Days like this energize the fellowship journey. We missed you this year, @AhmadBazarbashi!

Amazing hands on skill session for the SLU and @WashUMedGastro fellows hosted at the STL VA! Thank you to Dr. Elwing & Dr. Trieu for organizing, to all our VA, Wash U and SLU faculty who participated and to all of the industry representatives who helped make this possible!

INAUGURAL MISSOURI GI SOCIETY MEETING!! So proud of our group to organize this and thank you @AasmaShaukatMD for being our keynote speaker on non-invasive CRC Screening!

✨⭐️Honored to give keynote at #MOGI inaugural meeting ▶️Changinh landscape of CRC screening and GIs role (Central!!) Congratulations to @TrieuMD @DaynaEarly #SheetalSharma for getting GIs together to advocate for our field! Much needed🙌🏼🙌🏼

Excellent inaugural meeting of the @MOGISociety with our incredible keynote speaker @AasmaShaukatMD! Thanks to everyone involved! #gastroenterology

@TrieuMD @BalissMichelle @DrMarinaKimP Kudos to WissamKiwan and @TrieuMD for 🎯amazing talks on -Polypectomy skills and Dos&Donts -Role of AI in GI The crowd engagement was amazing!!!

❗988 Lifeline: A Lifesaver for Gastrointestinal Patients Facing Mental Health Challenges Michelle Baliss, DO; Gregory Sayuk, MD, MPH & Jill Elwing, MD 📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0… #SuicidePreventionMonth @BalissMichelle @GregSayuk @NAMICommunicate @988Lifeline @CrisisTextLine

Another successful STL Women in GI dinner with intelligent, beautiful women! Grateful for this group of inspirational women! Huge thanks to our sponsors tonight - CONMED Advanced Endoscopic Technologies! #WomenInGI @WashUMedGastro @SLUgastro @BJC_HealthCare #MercyGI #GatewayGI

Nice demonstration of ‘push technique’ for deploying Axios inner flange in *small spaces*: ➡️ unlock BOTH catheter lock & stent deployment hub ➡️ stabilize stent deployment hub against chest with two fingers ➡️ push Axios forward, keeping stent deployment hub *fixed in position*