Manar Shmais

I am a US citizen & Surgeon who took care of the Boston Maraton Bombing victims in 2013. I paid for 7 years to own a small apartment in downtown #Beirut for my 3 kids to enjoy summers there. Today, #Israel reduced my dream home to rubble, with american weapons, paid by my taxes.

🎉 Completed In-person Interviews for the GI fellowship in Saint Louis University Hospital 🏥 Important to know candidates on deeper level & not just through CVs, research work and LORs. 💥Simple cards w/ Life Quotes: “How would you relate this to medicine?” Answers🔥🎯

I completed my training under a H1b visa so I can provide care to pts w IBD. Many colleagues w H1b provide GI care in underserved areas At a time when shortage of 🩺 + more complex dis., we need to safeguard this path for🩺 TY @AmCollegeGastro @AmyOxentenkoMD for your advocacy

Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Kidney Involvement—An Uncommon Extraintestinal Manifestation sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @DavidBruiningMD @ShmaisManar @NavreetChowlaMD @MayoProceedings

🎉Thrilled to share our latest publication! Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Kidney Involvement—An Uncommon Extraintestinal Manifestation Associated with Poor Outcomes sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Grateful for the amazing team in Mayo clinic-Rochester!

Perianal disease is complicated and surgery is even more complex. Rule of thumb : Operate with experienced hands! Great talk by the amazing colorectal surgeon #SamRheinhardt @SLUgastro

An extremely informative talk about Post operative recurrence in #Crohnsdisease By the leading expert @DCharabaty virtually from #JohnHopkins @SLUgastro

Extremely delighted and thankful for having our distinguished guest @GKochharMD at @SLUgastro to teach us about the top novel advanced endoscopic therapies in #Crohnsdisease Think about the “Kochhar Approach” when managing strictures in CD!

@DCharabaty is talking about the prevention of post-operative Crohn's disease Recurrence(POR) in @SLUgastro @ShmaisManar

"Take your colorectal surgeon out for weekly martini 🍸 if you do ESD" 😆 - Thank you for sharing your experience and tips in endoscopic management of IBD @GKochharMD at our CME event organized by @ShmaisManar at @SLUgastro @KiwanGIDoc

Despite the weather & #tornadoes Kicking off the 1st SLU #IBD summit by learning about updates in management of IBD by @ShmaisManar @SLUgastro #crohns #ulcerativecolitis #StLouis Fantastic line up and topics. Congratulations to the entire team for such a fantastic course

Happy International Women's Day! Shout-out to the strong women in gastroenterology in Saint Louis. Keep up the good work! #womeninendoscopy #womeninGastroenterology #WIE #InternationalWomensDay @TrieuMD @ShmaisManar @NicoleShenMD @KapuriaMD @UchennaAgbim

Excited to share with you our coming first CME IBD conference at Saint Louis University. March 15th, 2025 Explore all about #Crohn’s disease in this event. @SLUgastro Both in-person and virtual options are available. Register here ⬇️ slu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseo…

Another one is down! Glad to be presenting today @SLUgastro Grand Round Series 2025 about Fistulizing Crohn’s disease. LearnSearchHealShareGrow #IBD👩‍⚕️

Presenting about Advanced Management in ASUC at #UpdatesinGI&Hepatology2024 Some Pearls 💎 Small molecules better than Large molecules Think about JAKs inhibitors Do not Delay Surgery if needed Start early on outpatient authorizations @SLUgastro

In awe of the dedication and expertise of my colleagues at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. Coping with an overwheling number of complex poly-trauma cases. Truely a CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

Always grateful for being with this amazing GI department @SLUgastro

We are extremely proud of the strong representation of @slusom here in Washington, DC @DDWMeeting, our fellows and residents rock!

Always grateful for this institution @MayoClinicGIHep and those mentors who introduced me to the IBD World!👩‍⚕️ @EdwardLoftus2 @SunandaKaneMD Amazing to catch out with friends from all over the globe! @NavreetChowlaMD @VivianOrtizMD @PriSantiagoMD @tariqraseen @KhushbooSGala

Old is Gold! It was great to meet all those amazing colleagues and mentors this year from @AUBMC_Official @DDW2024 Washington DC Until next time!