Amy Lee Lightner, MD
@AmyLightnerMD
Colorectal surgeon and researcher specializing in IBD #regenerativemedicine #stemcell therapy #colorectalresearch
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10-06-2017 22:24:11
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Wow! Such an honor to be named w/ Nick Jonas, Padma Lakshmi, & Steve Gleason as Verywell Health Health Impact awardee 🏆
verywellhealth.com/impact-awards-…
Thank you for recognizing the blood, sweat & tears it takes to do #patientadvocacy & thank you South Asian IBD Alliance (SAIA) IBDesis team for support 🌟
Stefan Holubar MD MS great talk about proctectomy for #perianal #crohnsdisease challenge of closing defect…omental flap or gracilis can be helpful
Phil Tozer giving great talk on #stemcells in #perianal #crohnsdisease …real world registry showing positive outcome in >70% but phase 3 negative…next steps? Creating novel future products!
Excited to be in London for a great #inflammatoryboweldiseaseawareness conference and even a morning walk to #multidisciplinary conference on #crohnsdisease and #ulcerativecolitis with Peter.irving at St Thomas Hospital
Our annual IBD Innovate conference in Cambridge this month was a testament to Dr. Andrés Hurtado-Lorenzo's vision of bringing together scientists, investors, and patients to quickly turn scientific discoveries into practical treatments: #IBDInnovate2024 : bit.ly/3UgRVbt
Thank you Antonino Spinelli for a brilliant #TTSS course. A great technique for anastomosis for restorative proctectomy. Was a pleasure to learn from you and to see you operate. Looking forward to implementing this technique at Shaare Zedek Medical
Steven D Wexner MD, PhD #TME #colorectalsurgery
Time to ✈️ back 🇵🇹
But 1st, let me give a huge thanks to Michel Adamina for this brilliant conference Colorectal THRIVE!
I presented two works, but more important is what I've learned and the work I take home.
Great masterclasses, speakers, presentations - top of the colorectal🌍!
Prof. Phil Quirke, From Leeds - UK, presenting the first bacterial toxin (colibactin) - associated mutation linked to the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer- also more prevalent in IBD individuals. Colorectal THRIVE Michel Adamina Amy Lee Lightner, MD Antonino Spinelli Faculty of Science and Medicine Fribourg
A real pleasure to be invited #Thrive Colorectal THRIVE for a multidisciplinary talk. 🙏 team work is so essential Michel Adamina Antonino Spinelli Amy Lee Lightner, MD jameskinross
Complicated diverticular disease is complex and needs to be individualised Colorectal THRIVE great talk und very good guidance by Amy Lee Lightner, MD
What a fantastic meeting Michel Adamina to be a part of…great friendship, content and energy! Congratulations on your first of many #ColorectalTHRIVE
Mark your calendar Nicolas Avellaneda
#THRIVE25 is scheduled from Sunday 30.03 to Wednesday 02.04.2025 - we will make it even greater, with the support of so many stellar Friends and Faculty- this is the Colorectal THRIVE Family Colorectal THRIVE #colorectalsurgery
#THRIVE24
👉Masterclass ‼️
🧬Hereditary Colorectal cancer🧬
Outstanding presentation from Gabriela Moeslein ‼️
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“Knowing your genes can save your life.”
Quentin Denost Amy Lee Lightner, MD Roel Hompes Michel Adamina Antonino Spinelli Eloy Espín Nuno Rama European Hereditary Tumour Group European Society of Coloproctology
Great morning session…so much we learn about #IBD on a daily basis so it’s wonderful to have the education at #colorectalThrive2024 Michel Adamina
Fantastic talk Pascal Juillerat MD MSc, IBD specialist constant dialogue between GI and surgery is needed in #IBD care for our patients because timing of the right intervention at the right time improves the outcomes #ColorectalThrive2024 Michel Adamina
Ellen Van Eetvelde, MD shows all advantages of a robotic approach in # BD surgery: very convincing views and experience with more and more data coming out and technical refinements to tailor surgery and improve outcomes
#THRIVE24 #colorectalsurgery
What can you take and implement from the updated #ECCO guidelines on #Crohn in your daily practice? How are #guidelines made and why is patients' involvement important? Three of many important messages reported by Jay Warusavitarne: 1. Optimize your patient before surgery 2.…
Fantastic talk by Antonino Spinelli at #ColorectalThrive2024 about the optimal dissection, transection and anastomosis for low rectal cancer…TTSS has lower leak rate abs can be used with any platform! Michel Adamina