Vikash Kumar, MD

@CCF_GIFellows @FnuVikash @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @MRegueiroMD @MichelleKimMD @amitbhattMD @AmerGastroAssn Congratulations @FnuVikash 🙌🏻

We’re proud that our 🌟 fellow @FnuVikash has been selected as a 2026–27 AGA Innovation Fellow.This reflects the collaborative mentorship & innovation culture at Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute. We look forward to his continued contributions to GI innovation👏🏻

Couldn’t ask for a better team to learn from and celebrate with! 💙 #ACG2025

☕️ Good morning from Day 1 of #ACG2025 I must admit, I’m a sucker for last minute cramming 🙈 Put together some CliffNotes (aka #CliveNotes) on what YOU should be doing during ACG 🫵 Watch and bookmark 🔖 Did I miss anything? Let me know! #GITwitter #FutureOfGI

🚨 Did you miss the @ASGEendoscopy Senior Fellows Program this past weekend? 🫵 Come with me. Let’s relive it a little 😉 ✅ Cracking talks ✅ Hands-on scope skills ✅ Prime networking ✅ Delicious food ✨ Check it all out below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #GITwitter #MedTwitter

@DarylRamai @AmCollegeGastro @IBD_Afzali @gastroendonews @EndoscopyOthman @UtahGIFellows @KByrneGastroMD @ThirdspaceEndo @DeMadaria @HealioGastro @MetabolicEndo @iGUT_Houston @BrighamGI Congratulations 🎉

🗣️I’m truly proud to share I’ve been selected for the Outstanding Research Award 🏆 in Interventional Endoscopy by the @AmCollegeGastro This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the support 🤟 of my mentors, collaborators, and colleagues. Thank you @IBD_Afzali

When you move to a new job, don’t be the person who says “when I was at [prior institution], we didn’t …” That is unless you see people 1. Routinely biopsying normal TI 2. Doing surveillance for severe esophagitis Then, You can say what you need to! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#FTRD cont to be a 🛠️ for mgmt of difficult lesions 1st report of a Novel #FullThicknessResection Device for ✂️ early #CRC 🔥now @endoscopyjrnl ✅ Ease of use Need data to compare efficacy to existing #FTR devices 👏 to @TGHermanMD for leading this thieme-connect.com/products/ejour…

@hassamalii @CUGastroHep @BilalMohammadMD Congratulations Hassam! 🎉

Matched | AEF @CUGastroHep Incredibly thankful to have the opportunity wear Scrubs for life now😂 yes thats my motivation. I’ve beyond lucky to have these incredible people in my life and cannot be thankful enough for @BilalMohammadMD for being the most generous mentor 🙏🏽 @DouglasAdlerMD for always pushing me to think deeper and mentorship @Stentingwoman for the constant motivation 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Drs @shailsingh @SkipKrafftMD and @ShyamTMD for incredible teaching during my month at WVU And constant support and guidance from @pratikp419 @zubairkhan254 @ShivaPoola @kararegan @Dr_VishnuKumar ! #aef2025 @ASGEendoscopy @AmCollegeGastro @AmerGastroAssn

July is always a mix of excitement and nerves for new residents & fellows. I had a blast giving a lecture on GI emergencies to this bright group, followed by some well-earned shenanigans at a local sports bar. Cheers to new beginnings! #MedTwitter #GITwitter

Pancreatic Steatosis is a Risk Factor for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (PEP) A long-ignored finding of the pancreas—pancreatic steatosis—appears to be a significant risk factor for PEP. Mung Jee Chung and colleagues from Korea studied 527 individuals, of whom 157 (29.8%) had pancreatic steatosis and 370 (70.2%) did not. At 24 hours after ERCP, there was a significant difference in PEP identified: 22 patients (14.0%) in the pancreatic steatosis group, compared to 23 patients (6.2%) in the "no pancreatic steatosis" group (P = .017; odds ratio, 2.09; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-4.03). No other variables were identified as risk factors for PEP. Source: [GIE Journal] (giejournal.org/article/S0016-…)

The Toronto Upper GI Cleaning Score (TUGCS)

🙂🥲 I work hard though.

The Sydney system for gastric biopsies when evaluating gastritis. Proper biopsy sites are crucial for accurate diagnosis. Image credit: Adapted from Kono S et al. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(46): 13113-13123.

🌟New Pub🌟 @Baishideng Thank you @vikashkumaa @sohal_aalam and other co-authors pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39351187/

"Had an incredible time at the ACG 2024 conference! 🌟36 abstracts, presidential and poster awards, enjoyed hands-on endoscopy tips, and connected with friends and mentors 💕 See you next time in Phoenix, AZ!🌟" @AmCollegeGastro @ISrinivasanMD @AkwiAsombangMD

@SaeedAliMD Congrats 🎉

I am humbled & grateful to be honored with an appointment at the rank of a Clinical Assistant Professor (GI & Hepatology) by the Florida State University. This enables the FSU students to schedule their elective rotations with me at my practice and learn more about GI and Hep.

Packed room kicking off #OGS2024 with a talk on Ergonomics in Endoscopy by @swati_pawa. Encouraging usage of anthropometric data to guide our technologies and emphasizing neutral body position during endoscopy #OGS2024 #ergonomics #gastroenterology #ohio

@abdullahaabbasi @ijlalakbar @BilalMohammadMD @KiwanGIDoc @s_taranika @ScopingSundays @fouadsjaber @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @vaibhav_manu @rmulkimd @DrMohdZein @LizzieAbyMD @BalissMichelle @AdvaniRashmiMD @DrMalSimons @TomTielleman @KralJan @TrieuMD @HilarHolzy @JosephHabibi_MD @DCharabaty @Samir_Grover @stevenbollipo Love it! Can I add to this with a video one I recently posted bc a picture or video is truly worth a thousand words when learning

The #ScopingSundays New Academic Year Series continues 🔥🔥🔥 First yr #GIFellows - this is for you ✅ Experts - join us tomorrow to share some 💎& your tips & tricks regarding “Basics of #Colonoscopy” Moderated by @s_taranika & @fouadsjaber - & our Expert Guest @KiwanGIDoc!

Carlos Yulo is the first male Olympic gold medalist in Philippine history 🇵🇭 In addition to cash, he's already set to receive: • A lifetime supply of ramen • A fully furnished, 2BR condo • A house, gifted by the government • Free colonoscopies and gastroenterology consults