
Texas Interventional Endoscopy Group
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:
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Tunneling techniques for ESD
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Traction assisted ESD
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Creating the perfect tunnel for POEM
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Trouble shooting suturing hiccups
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STER versus EFTR
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Tips and tricks for perfect TIF
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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:
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Station 1: Colonic ESD using Dilumen
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Station 2: Colonic ESD using Pathfinder
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Station 3: Colonic ESD using traction technique
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Station 4: X-tach closure
Group 2: Upper GI ESD and Closure:
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Station 1: Esophageal ESD
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Station 2: Gastric ESD
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Station 3: Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection
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Station 4: Suturing using SX system
Group 3: Third Space Endoscopy and TIF
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Station 1: POEM
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Station 2: G POEM
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Station 3: STER
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Station 4: TIF
Mohamed Othman, M.D.
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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.
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Assistant Professor, Dept. GI The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Course Directors:

Salmaan Azam Jawaid, MD
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Assistant Professor- GI Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Tara Keihanian, MPH, MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Kalpesh Patel, MD
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Associate Professor; Medical Director
Dept. of Medicine, GI & Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine



Course Organizers:
Course Faculty:







Wasif Abidi, MD, PhD
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Assistant Professor, Med. Director-Center for Advanced Endoscopy Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD
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Director, Endoscopic Tissue Resection
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Sunil Amin, MD
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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
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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
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Associate Professor, Queen's University, Ontario Canada
Emmanuel Coronel, MD
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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
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Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist, Houston TX










David Diehl, MD
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Director of Interventional Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA
Muhammad Khalid Hasan, MD
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Medical Director Center for Interventional Endoscopy AdventHealth, Orlando FL
Salmaan Azam Jawaid, MD
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Assistant Professor- GI Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Joo Ha Hwang, MD
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Professor of Medicine - GI, Stanford
University Stanford CA
Prashant Kedia, MD
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Medical Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas TX
Tara Keihanian, MPH, MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Woojin Kim, MD
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Director of Interventional Endoscopy City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kaiser Permanente West, Los Angeles CA
Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE
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Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Miami, Miami FL
Shaffer Mok, MD
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Director of the Pancreas Interception Center Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa FL
Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD
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Associate Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore MD








Makoto Nishimura, MD
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Attending physician, gastroenterology Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Kalpesh Patel, MD
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Associate Professor; Medical Director
Dept. of Medicine, GI & Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Alireza Sedarat, MD
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Santa Monica Digestive Diseases UCLA
Santa Monica, CA
Amrita Sethi, MD
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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
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President of Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Shou-jiang Tang, MD
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Professor of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center
GI Fellowship Director University of Missisippi Medical Center
Mihir Wagh, MD
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Professor of Medicine
Head, Endoscopic Surgery and Tissue Apposition University of Colorado
Aurora Colorado
Dennis Yang, MD
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Director of Third Space Endoscopy, Center for Interventional Endoscopy AdventHealth Orlando FL
Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University Health


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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