Saurav Kini, MBBS

12/3/25: Honored and excited for this next chapter of training in GI/Hep 💩 12/3/21: I was exploring the stunning Guardian building in Detroit on a clinical rotation. Odd coincidence, maybe destined? @TuftsMedicalCtr ➡️@HFHGastroFellow @TheNRMP #fellowmatch #Gastrosquad

DAISY Award honoree Eva Pappa, RN from Tufts Medical Center’s Med/Surg Float Pool reminds us what Nurses Week is all about. Eva was nominated for the empathy, comfort and support she provided during a difficult hospitalization. #DAISYAward #TuftsMedicineNurses #NursesWeek

Day 3 @DDWMeeting was a rollercoaster. Met my wonderful co-fellows and seniors at @HFHGastroFellow, loved the CAC architectural boat tour, had Nando's and scrambled to make it to O'Hare in time to find my flight cancelled. Made it back to Boston (home) after 14 hours.

The @ASGEendoscopy endoscopy was a blast, we saved Jimmy! Taking iconic "scope" photos is our thing now. I love photography and all types of cameras, excited to be working with a really cool one soon. #SaveJimmy #DDW2026 @DDWMeeting

This was my "first impression" of ESD. My mind has been officially blown by this ⭐ panel. Such an honor to watch Dr Yamamoto explain his art. @DDWMeeting

A great start to Day 2 at @DDWMeeting Excited for the possibility of applying/learning/teaching POCUS during fellowship and lifelong. Thank you for an excellent session @amirgougol, Dr Kono and @DrMikeDolinger #POCUS

🔥Check out our @iUSCAN visual atlas re: IUS for monitoring post-op #Crohnsdisease ✅Tips&tricks for locating ICA/neo-TI ✅How to integrate into monitoring algo ✅ pretty pics and cine loops 🙏@amelia_kellar @ChristianKarime @CathyLuMD academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/art…

An iconic panel to kick off @DDWMeeting So excited to be working on these emergencies soon. @LorenLaine2 @BilalMohammadMD @DrBloodandGuts Michelle Hughes, thank you so much for a memorable lecture mccor🤌

Excited to present at #DDW2026! Oral: Mon May 4 | 8:45 AM | W178a (#639) Poster: Tue May 5 | 12:30 PM | Hall F2 (Tu2130) The impact of early fluid balance on graft outcomes and critical care utilization after liver transplantation. Would love to connect! #HepTwitter #GITwitter

@JayantYGadrey6 Beautiful photos, beautiful Boston!

Boston in spring: cherry-blossom dress, cobblestone heels, and absolutely no intention of letting you walk away without catching feelings 🌸 🙃

Going to my 2nd DDW ever and first as a future fellow. So excited to learn. Will use the next 2 hours planning the next 3 days. #DDW2026 @AmerGastroAssn

@bostonmarathon you may have found a volunteer for many years to come! A truly incredible experience. A goal I set when I watched my first Marathon in 2023 and I'm so honored to play a part in 2026. I shall be back.

Today is World Liver Day 2026. Here are 8 things your liver actually wants you to know. 1 There is no such thing as a "liver detox." Your liver runs phase I and II detoxification 24/7 on its own. No juice cleanse, no milk thistle, no herbal detox speeds this up. In fact several have caused liver injury - the opposite of the claim. 2 Alcohol has no safe dose. Liver harm begins from the first drink. The old "moderate drinking is protective" myth came from flawed studies contaminated by abstainer bias - now debunked by Mendelian randomization. Zero ml is best. 3 "Natural" supplements are now a leading cause of acute liver failure. Ashwagandha. Green tea extract. Garcinia. Kratom. High-dose turmeric. Giloy/Tinospora. They dominate drug-induced liver injury registries across India, the US, and Europe. Natural ≠ safe. 4 Coffee is genuinely liver-protective. 2–3 cups/day (caffeinated or decaf) lowers the risk of fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. One of the very few dietary interventions with real, replicated evidence. 5 Fatty liver (MASLD) now affects ~1 in 3 adults worldwide. A 7–10% body-weight loss: • clears Liver fat • reduces inflammation • can regress early fibrosis No approved drug currently beats this. Your plate and feet are the first-line therapy. 6 Sugar-sweetened drinks independently cause fatty liver. Fructose is metabolized almost entirely by the liver - straight into fat. One daily soda raises MASLD risk even after adjusting for total calories. Lesser is better. 7 Get vaccinated against hepatitis B. Get screened for HBV and HCV at least once in your lifetime. HBV vaccine prevents >95% of chronic infection, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Hepatitis C is curable in 8-12 weeks with >95% success - but most carriers don't know they have it. 8 Exercise protects the liver independent of weight loss. 150 min/week moderate OR 75 min vigorous activity reduces liver fat and stiffness - even when the scale doesn't move. Movement is "medicine". 🫂 PS: we also need a liver emoji

7/ 6 things to do after reading the 2026 guidelines: 1. Measure Lp(a) — once, in every adult (Class I) 2. ASCVD + LDL ≥55 on statin → add something, now 3. High-risk diabetic, primary prevention → VESALIUS-CV changed your calculus 4. CAC score reluctant patients 5. ACS admission → start or intensify before discharge 6. Start early. Biology compounds. Every year untreated is one you can't undo.

The cholesterol wars are over. LDL won. New guidelines. Four landmark trials. An oral PCSK9 inhibitor that matches injectables. And data proving we should be treating patients we currently aren't. Here's everything clinicians need to know. 🧵

Finally Matched!! Mom, Dad- I'm going to be a Physician in the States 🇺🇸🩺. I'm grateful to my family, my mentors, and everyone who pushed me to keep going when it felt hard. A special thanks to @SauravKini for being there for me through it. #Match2026 #InternalMedicine #NRMP

I lied. 3/2. I asked Gemini to calculate the odds of this meeting happening. Less than 1/10000 as an estimate. What an excellent reminder of the impact we have on lives and how easy it is to make someone's day. He made my day!

A wholesome day: 1. Passed my first driving road test in the US. 2. Took my mother to my hospital/clinic, she knows where I spent 3 years of training 3. Met an Uber driver who helped me move 6 months ago. He had a very warm memory of how I helped him to share ... (1/2)

2/2: He remembered how I explained the lower esophageal sphincter and reasons while certain foods worsen reflux. He was so grateful. A 15 minute conversation with a stranger, 6 months ago, somehow had a huge impact on his life.

I remember flying before WiFi was widely available. I enjoyed those hours of disconnecting and sitting with my thoughts. Realized I can post about how I want to disconnect while admiring this stunning cabin by @Delta. One thought: I wish the world could exist in such tranquility

Your Parents Are Getting Older. 30 Things To Do With Them Before Time Moves On. 1. Record their voice telling a story. One day that voice becomes a sound you can never hear again.