Muhammed M. Alikhan, MD

Last night we celebrated the graduation of 4 fantastic fellows. We look forward to watching your careers grow as you take on the next step!

Congrats to @Neena_MD for selection into this great program!

Prospective Study of Dot Phrase Instructions to Improve Quality and Timeliness of Bowel Preparation for Inpatient Colonoscopies cureus.com/articles/24791… Happy to share the publication of our attempt to make improvements in the difficult problem of inpatient bowel prep

Great weekend at the ⁦@PaGastroSoc⁩ annual meeting! Thank you to ⁦@shailsingh⁩, ⁦@klkrok⁩, @HarshitKharaMD⁩ and the planning committee for great programming! Proud to have ⁦@TempleGastro⁩ own ⁦@briscoeknows⁩ speak on obesity management in GI!

At the @PaGastroSoc annual meeting this weekend in Hershey, excited for an amazing lineup of speakers and fun programming!

Had a great time at #anms2024! Thank you to the @ANMSociety for putting on a great Advanced Motility Program for Fellows!

@BilalMohammadMD @umn_dom @UMN_GIHep @AmyOxentenkoMD @AasmaShaukatMD @TKapetanos @tberzin @MSawhneyMD @Boston_Endo @JoseDebesMD @EndoscopyOthman @BilalUCSF Congratulations Dr. Bilal!

Beyond humbled and honored & grateful to all my mentors, mentees, colleagues & collaborators over the years for their endless support, kindness and belief in me! Grateful to the 🙏 @umn_dom @UMN_GIHep for this honor of being #AssociateProfessor 🥹

@AdamEhrlichMD @templemedschool @TempleGastro @AJGTempleSurg Congrats Adam!!

Excited to announce that I have been promoted to Professor of Medicine @templemedschool effective July 1. Thanks to all of my mentors, family and friends who were vital to this achievement. Onward and upward! #TempleMade @TempleGastro @AJGTempleSurg

gut.bmj.com/content/early/… Timely update to Lyon Consensus for #GERD, now version 2 Interesting updates - re-look at GERD definition - Adjunct metrics play larger role - LA grade B is conclusive evidence - on-therapy metrics discussed - approach varies based on sx #GITwitter

Excellent talk on refractory GERD at the @PaGastroSoc Annual Meeting by our in-house expert @ZubairMalik_MD! @TempleGastro

Terrific review of the uses for and uncertainties of albumin infusion in #cirrhosis from THE @ggarciatsao and @JonelTrebicka in Hepatology For many of these super important questions, the only feasible path to answer is pragmatic trials doi.org/10.1097/hep.00… #livertwitter

@stevenbollipo @DrBuHayee @aileenbui @DrBloodandGuts @GI_Guy @ScopingSundays @EndoCollabcom @GI_Pearls @drkeithsiau @KM_Pawlak @BilalMohammadMD Here is the other one which i found useful for orientation #GITwitter

@BilalMohammadMD @ChahalPrabhleen @mswaghden @ASGEendoscopy @kshivangi28 @JenKolbMD @NCosgroveMD @SiddikiGI @BrookeGlessing @edellert @JChristieMD @GudaNalini Loved this course last year, thankful to the @ASGEendoscopy for putting it on every year!

The incredible @ChahalPrabhleen & @mswaghden kciking of the @ASGEendoscopy First Years Fellows’ Course 🔥🔥 ✅ 20 year anniversary for the FYF course ✅ Over 6000 #GIFellows have been trained at this course The #FutureOfGI is 💡

Missed out on the🔥#ScopingSundays discussion this past weekend on “Endoscopic Mgmt of Esophageal Strictures” Check out the #ScopingSummary from the interactive discussion led by @WasseemSkefMD, @DevikaGandhiMD & @DrGaloosianMD Special thanks to @CamilleLupianez for the summary

@DrGaloosianMD @ScopingSundays @DevikaGandhiMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons Setting dietary expectations pre stent placement is likely also crucial for durability #scopingsundays

@ScopingSundays @DevikaGandhiMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons Complications of dilation or stent placement? >perforation 🕳️ >bleeding 🩸 >anesthesia related complications 😴 >bacteremia/infection 🦠 >stricture re-formation or new stricture >embedded stent >displacement of stent 😞

#EsophagealStrictures are one of the more challenging pathologies we encounter on GI Endoscopy ! Join us tomorrow at @ScopingSundays to learn & share your tips & tricks ! Moderated by @DevikaGandhiMD & @DrGaloosianMD and our expert guest @WasseemSkefMD !

@ScopingSundays @DevikaGandhiMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons What are our options for REFRACTORY strictures? 🔑 Injection of corticosteroids 💉 🔑 Endoscopic incision 🔑 Esophageal stents 🔑 Self dilation therapy 👄 🔑 ?mitomycin C injections 🔑 Surgical referral 🔪 🔗: bit.ly/3ry3ksy #ScopingSundays

@ScopingSundays @DrGaloosianMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons @drkeithsiau @stevenbollipo @ChahalPrabhleen @TrieuMD @DavidDiehlMD @NeilBhogalMD @shifaumarMD @AmitPatelDukeMD @BalissMichelle @NickMcDonaldMD @doctornikkid @CarlKayMD @Stentingwoman @EndoTx @PopovVioleta @EndoscopyOthman @MendozaLadd @allie_schulman @EUSandEndoscopy @SunilAminMD @TomTielleman @AgnihotriGI @neilRsharmaMD @IObaitan ‼️Common causes: >peptic stricture (main cause) >caustic 🧪 ingestion >eosinophilic esophagitis >pill-induced 💊 >radiation ☢️ >anastomotic 🔪 >iatrogenic post-endoscopic >infectious 🦠 esophagitis >malignant 🦀 (separate discussion!) 🔗: doi: 10.20524/aog.2021.0585

@DevikaGandhiMD @ScopingSundays @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons @drkeithsiau @stevenbollipo @ChahalPrabhleen @TrieuMD @DavidDiehlMD @NeilBhogalMD @shifaumarMD @AmitPatelDukeMD @BalissMichelle @NickMcDonaldMD @doctornikkid @CarlKayMD @Stentingwoman @EndoTx @PopovVioleta @EndoscopyOthman @MendozaLadd @allie_schulman @EUSandEndoscopy @SunilAminMD @TomTielleman @AgnihotriGI @neilRsharmaMD @IObaitan @MItaniMD @noorannemd @aileenbui @seanpattyp @yaransarkis @SantaellaMD @HannahWFiske @Montalvan214 @NumanLaith @PaulGuzikDO @NBegumOzturkMD @AmritKambojMD so… what’s the difference between refractory 😔 vs recurrent 🔁 strictures? >REFRACTORY 😔: ❌ inability to maintain 14 mm x 5️⃣ sessions x2️⃣ wk intervals >RECURRENT 🔁: ❌inability to maintain a satisfactory diameter for 4️⃣ wks once 14 mm diameter has been achieved

@MMAlikhanMD @ScopingSundays @DrGaloosianMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons Great point! I personally love this graphic from @pinoygastro 💯

@DevikaGandhiMD @ScopingSundays @DrGaloosianMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons At this point I think an appropriate question would be if the scope is able to pass? Would also be great to review standard gastroscope vs transnasal scope diameters! #scopingsundays

@ScopingSundays @DrGaloosianMD @WasseemSkefMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @AdvaniRashmiMD @LizzieAbyMD @SanchezLunaMD @rmulkimd @JosephHabibi_MD @DrMalSimons Let’s kick things off with Case #1: 55 yo M with longstanding acid reflux presents to clinic with dysphagia to solids. How would you start his initial work up? #ScopingSundays