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Texas Interventional Endoscopy Group

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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

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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

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Course Directors:

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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

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Course Organizers:

Course Faculty:

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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

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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

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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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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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TxIEG at a glance

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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