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We would like to invite you to the

3rd Annual Transluminal &

3rd Space Endoscopy

Saturday, April 29,2023

Houston, TX

Learn from an expert panel of over 25 masters in endoscopy covering the following topics:

Tunneling techniques for ESD
Traction assisted ESD
Creating the perfect tunnel for POEM
Trouble shooting suturing hiccups
STER versus EFTR
Tips and tricks for perfect TIF
Build your ESD practice

TxIEG hands-on lab features your choice of 2 laboratory training groups:

Group 1: Colonic ESD and Closure

Will include the following stations:

Station 1: Colonic ESD using Dilumen
Station 2: Colonic ESD using Pathfinder
Station 3: Colonic ESD using traction technique
Station 4: X-tach closure

Group 2: Upper GI ESD and Closure:

Station 1: Esophageal ESD
Station 2: Gastric ESD
Station 3: Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection
Station 4: Suturing using SX system

Group 3: Third Space Endoscopy and TIF

Station 1: POEM
Station 2: G POEM
Station 3: STER
Station 4: TIF

Mohamed Othman, M.D.

William T. Butler Endowed Chair for Distinguished
Faculty and Professor of Medicine,
Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Chief of Gastroenterology Section Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center

Philip Ge M.D.

Assistant Professor, Dept. GI The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Course Directors:

Salmaan Azam Jawaid, MD

Assistant Professor- GI Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Tara Keihanian, MPH, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Kalpesh Patel, MD

Associate Professor; Medical Director
Dept. of Medicine, GI & Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine

Course Organizers:

Course Faculty:

Wasif Abidi, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Med. Director-Center for Advanced Endoscopy Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD

Director, Endoscopic Tissue Resection
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Sunil Amin, MD

Assistant Professor Div. Digestive and Liver Diseases University of Miami
Director of Endoscopy, The Lennar Foundation Medical Center
Jackson Memorial Hospital Prog. Director Adv. Endoscopy Fellowship

Sherif Abotaga Andrawes, MD

Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Director - Director of Endoscopy of Medicine - Gastroenterology, Staten Island University Hospital

Robert Bechara, HonBSc, MD, FRCPC

Associate Professor, Queen's University, Ontario Canada

Emmanuel Coronel, MD

Assistant Professor and Associate Clinical Medical Director, Dept GI The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Patient Experience Officer, Dept. of GI The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sunil Dacha MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist, Houston TX

David Diehl, MD

Director of Interventional Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA

Muhammad Khalid Hasan, MD

Medical Director Center for Interventional Endoscopy AdventHealth, Orlando FL

Salmaan Azam Jawaid, MD

Assistant Professor- GI Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Joo Ha Hwang, MD

Professor of Medicine - GI, Stanford
University Stanford CA

Prashant Kedia, MD

Medical Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas TX

Tara Keihanian, MPH, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Woojin Kim, MD

Director of Interventional Endoscopy City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kaiser Permanente West, Los Angeles CA

Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Miami, Miami FL

Shaffer Mok, MD

Director of the Pancreas Interception Center Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa FL

Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore MD

Makoto Nishimura, MD

Attending physician, gastroenterology Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY

Kalpesh Patel, MD

Associate Professor; Medical Director
Dept. of Medicine, GI & Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine

Alireza Sedarat, MD

Santa Monica Digestive Diseases UCLA
Santa Monica, CA

Amrita Sethi, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Director of Interventional Endoscopy and the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program Director
New York, NY

Neil Sharma, MD

President of Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Shou-jiang Tang, MD

Professor of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center
GI Fellowship Director University of Missisippi Medical Center

Mihir Wagh, MD

Professor of Medicine
Head, Endoscopic Surgery and Tissue Apposition University of Colorado
Aurora Colorado

Dennis Yang, MD

Director of Third Space Endoscopy, Center for Interventional Endoscopy AdventHealth Orlando FL
Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University Health

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TxIEG recent events

On April 21, 2022 TxIEG had the pleasure to host Debates in GERD Dinner featuring Reena Chokshi, MD; Erik Wilson, MD; Shawn Groth, MD; and Kerry Dunbar, MD. The expert panel of surgeons and GI physicians discussed how to approach and manage different types of patients with GERD. Over 30 local physicians attended and contributed to a great night of discussion. Click for event pics and details.

On March 25, 2022 TxIEG held the 2nd Annual Transluminal & Third Space Endoscopy Workshop featuring expert, world renowned endoscopists and surgeons. The event featured lab training and lectures. Click for event pics and details.

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A bit of background

TxIEG is a nonprofit organization consisting of expert endoscopists from the greater Houston area, working together to promote collaborative advanced endoscopy education and innovative research.

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