Thomas Mellor

@VipsMDMEd Same. I remember the moment well. Thank you @BatManishSingla

Had a rising chief resident tell me I was the first person, 2 years ago, to tell her she should consider chief residency. She remembers that moment distinctly & it helped with imposter syndrome. I still remember the person who first saw me as chief. What we say matters. 🥹

Helping bring IUS to all IBD patients means navigating credentialing, billing and documentation for GIs. We cover this and more for USA IBD centers @AmJGastro. Thanks to @IBDMD @KrugCleveland and #MarlaDubinsky for making this critical work happen. journals.lww.com/ajg/Citation/9…

A huge special thanks again to @HelmsleyTrust for our three year grant to disseminate IUS and other disease monitoring strategies in North America. @BowelUltrasound @UChicagoIBD

Chicago intestinal ultrasound course by @BowelUltrasound is off to an incredible start with amazing review on how IUS fits in all parts of #IBD mgmt by @IBDMD and a fascinating lecture on IUS’ history by Christian Maaser w many of the historic figures in the room! @UChicagoIBD

Starts today! ⁦@BowelUltrasound⁩ and ⁦@UChicagoIBD⁩ hands on workshop to teach intestinal ultrasound to 30 of our U.S. colleagues. ⁦@KrugCleveland⁩ ⁦

Important. Read and act. “Prior authorization is the No. 1 burden to physician practice and a major impediment to the patient-physician relationship and patient care.” acponline.org/advocacy/acp-a…

The insurance denials of dose escalation of our therapies is a crisis in #IBD management that must be addressed by us, by pharma, and by payers. It is not acceptable. ▶️Colleagues and Patients: I need to know more from all of you- feel free to reply or DM me with examples. 😠

@AGA_GIHN @TrieuMD @AmerGastroAssn Congratulations!!!!

We're thrilled to announce @TrieuMD as incoming Editor-in-Chief of THE NEW GASTROENTEROLOGIST -- the early career newsletter of the @AmerGastroAssn. We hope you'll join us in welcoming Dr. Trieu! Here's to many years of success at TNG!

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This young patient presented with diarrhea, weight loss & lower extremity edema. What are the diagnostic possibilities? A. Lymphoma B. Waldmann's disease C. Whipple's disease D. All of the above are possible Reply below with your guess & I will DM you the answer

@EndoCollabcom Resect

Colon Polypectomy Course Rectal Polyp, Resect or Leave alone? Reply below with your guess and we will DM you the answer with a bonus classification chart.

@EndoCollabcom Phlebosclerotic colitis

Twitter Quiz “Bluish Colitis” of the Right Hemicolon - What is the Diagnosis? 60-year-old Asian patient from China complaining of abdominal pain & diarrhea. Enclosed are the endoscopic & histology images (HE and Elastic-Masson-Trichrome) Reply below & I will DM you the answer

Applications are open for the 2022-2023 Young Physician Leadership Scholars program #YPLSP! Develop your: ⭐ Personal leadership style 🧠 Critical thinking abilities 🤝 Professional networking 🗣️ Advocacy skills Submit by June 3: ➡️ gi.org/yplsp

#CalorieRestriction with or without #TimeRestrictedEating in #WeightLoss | @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Kicking off the day #ACGAdvocacyDay with #ACGInstitute Young Physician Leadership Scholars #YPLSP in Washington! #FutureofGInee

An awesome two days at the #YPLSP ! Spent time discussing leadership, culture and how to enact change while surrounded by passion and positivity! @joshuadhartzell @peyoungmd @TEMellor1 @AllonKahn @AmCollegeGastro and thank you @dawnmtorresmd for mentoring and getting me here!!

Members of the 2021-2022 Young Physician Leadership Scholars Program gather to network before meeting with Members of Congress on behalf of GI patients and physicians in Washington, DC! #ACGInstitute #ACGAdvocacyDay #YPLSP #FutureofGI

Thanks @alextoussaint25 for the great ride and for sharing your personal story about #CRC The @AmCollegeGastro community never ceases to amaze me! Thankful for my new cheering session member who entered the party early Tuesday am. I’m gonna need another GI onesie!

👏🏼 ⁦@DuClawBrewing⁩ 🎥 💩 👀 👩‍⚕️ 👨🏼‍⚕️ 🧑‍⚕️

Sodium is no fun. #MedTwitter

Over-the-scope clip: catching more than what you intend to Beware of the location of the duodenum and right proximal ureter Acute Renal Failure Related to an Over-the-Scope Clip journals.lww.com/ajg/Citation/2… #endoscopy #GITwitter #MedStudentTwitter