Salih Samo MD, MSci, FACP||Esophagologist

Roads in Kansas City downtown. Meanwhile, our taxpayer money is spent to support wars and bail other countries. @HawleyMO @Eric_Schmitt @repcleaver

It is frustrating practicing medicine with insurance companies in control. Check this out from @AmCollegeGastro, mind boggling. I hope this will lead to a change, but I am not optimistic. Health Insurance CEOs Grilled in Congress: 5 Must-See Moments gi.org/2026/01/29/hea…

Thank you @GIE_Journal for highlighting our case and making it the cover picture of the current journal issue! @Shahryarkhan163 @FalakHamo @AjayBansal_KUMC @KUMC_GME

At the Focal Point, Hamo et al uncover "No light at the end of the tunnel: closing a mucosal defect from inside the tunnel during gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy procedure." giejournal.org/article/S0016-… #GITwitter @SalihSamo

Urge US senators to support Lindsey Graham's Save the Kurds Act - Sign the Petition! c.org/dr7jNh2bVL via @Change

Kurdish women from around the world have come together in a powerful act of solidarity, braiding their hair as a symbol of protest. Their gesture responds to shocking footage of a Damascus-affiliated militant proudly boasting about severing the braid of a Kurdish female fighter.

Was on Al-Jazeera English yesterday speaking about the developments in northeast Syria/Rojava.

Was zur Stunde in #Syrien passiert wird Konsequenzen haben. Weltweit. Einst wurden diese mutigen kurdischen Frauen gefeiert, weil sie die IS Mörderbanden besiegt haben und damit die ganze Welt ein Stück weit sicherer gemacht haben. Jetzt werden von marodierenden Jihadisten, die aus aller Welt nach Syrien gekommen sind mit Unterstützung und Billigung der Regierungsarmee die Statuen derjenigen zerstört, die einst weltweit für ihren Mut gefeiert wurden. Der Hass auf die Frauenkörper ist die Klammer der Islamisten und Jihadisten. Wo sind eigentlich die Feministinnen? So viel zur Rhetorik von „Frieden“ und „Stabilität“, Worte, die der s.g. „Interimspräsident“ Al-Sharaa gerne vor den Kameras der Welt in den Mund nimmt. Unsere naive Bundesregierung hat noch nicht im Ansatz verstanden, was in #Syrien gerade vor sich geht. Wir hätten uns alle ein sicheres #Syrien gewünscht, aber das hier ist das Gegenteil. Es ist eine Schande, dass Al Jolani empfangen wird auf dem roten Teppich vom #Bundeskanzler und dem Bundespräsidenten.

Esophageal Manometry Session led by #DustinCarlson & course co-director @BGinneba @AmCollegeGastro Second Year Fellows Course If you review only the essentials before HRM, start here: 1️⃣ Introductory video (core foundation) @Medtronic Academy HRM overview: medtronicacademy.com/en-us/content/… Alternate link (no registration): vimeo.com/176184263 (pw: learn) 2️⃣ Chicago Classification v4.0 summary (must-read) Yadlapati et al., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33373111/ 3️⃣ ACG Clinical Guideline (how to apply HRM in practice) on Clinical Use of Esophageal Physiologic Testing (2020): pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC94… @IBDimmunology - I got Brian to log back into X!

⭐ Meet the Early Career Leadership Program #ECLP 2026 cohort! These GI physicians will complete training in leadership and policy skills and convene with other #ACGInstitute programs at #LeadershipYOU in June 2026. 🎉Congratulations! #ACGfamily #FutureofGI @NeenaSAbrahamMD

#CGH4ALL @AGA_CGH 📣 🔍 Diffuse esophageal FDG uptake on PET/CT is non-specific 🍄 Is it Esophageal candidiasis, malignancy or ICI-esophagitis? ⚠️ PET/CT alone is insufficient, endoscopy + biopsy are essential Read the full editorial in @AGA_CGH 🔗 DOI.org/10.1016/j.cgh.… Reported by @MSohaibMD @SalihSamo @AmitPatelDukeMD @anh_nguyenMD @AfrinKamalMD @priyakathpalia @AbeKhanMD @RenaYadlapati @john_damianosMD @DrDShaikh @David_LeimanMD @MayssanMuftah @EsophagusDoc

The Pylorus before & 3 years post Gastric POEM (G-POEM) in #Gastroparesis. Happy New Year! @KU_GIHep @DouglasAdlerMD @ForegutSociety @ASGEendoscopy @MetabolicEndo @GI_Pearls @HilarHolzy @Prof_NickTalley @RashidLui @SultanMahmoodMD @AllonKahn @PrasadIyerMD @ANMSociety @BMoshiree

The question we should ask is: why does it have to be this way? US medical students graduating with such a debt. There must be an alternative, better way.

Our “At The Focal Point” image made it to the cover of the @GIE_Journal. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year’s. @DouglasAdlerMD @GiClinicalFocus @KU_GIHep @AjayBansal_KUMC @MessallamMD @Shahryarkhan163

@Shahryarkhan163 @HamdehShadi @DrFkamal @KU_GIHep @umkcIM @AmCollegeGastro @AmerGastroAssn @kmuofficial_ Congratulations. Your hard work paid off.

Honored to share that I matched into GI at the University of Kansas!
Deeply grateful to my mentors, @SalihSamo, @HamdehShadi @DrFkamal for their tremendous support, and to my amazing family for always standing by me. Excited to stay at KU and work with incredible faculty.

#CGH4ALL📢@AGA_CGH 💊 Budesonide orodispersible tablets (BOT) for EOE 🧪 Open-label extension (186 pts, 96 wk, up to 144 wk total) 📈 Most patients maintained🔬&🔦response ✅ Safe profile, no new adverse signals 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.… Reported by @MSohaibMD @AlfredoLucendo @SalihSamo @RenaYadlapati @DrGaryFalk @AfrinKamalMD @priyakathpalia @john_damianosMD @DrDShaikh @Neena_MD @David_LeimanMD @MayssanMuftah @EsophagusDoc @AmitPatelDukeMD @anh_nguyenMD

The tightest pylorus I have done a G-POEM on. Pictures are before and after pyloromyotomy. @KU_GIHep @AjayBansal_KUMC

Announcing the 2025 William D. Carey Award: Patrick E. Young, MD, FACG, for his service within leadership positions, participation in educational efforts, and committee service Congratulations, Dr. Young! @peyoungmd #ACG2025