In 2023, the BIDMC Liver Transplant team completed 113 liver transplants, the most in New England. If you are interested in learning more about Liver Transplant please reach out to Kyle Lasher at [email protected].  #livertransplant   #liverdisease   #livelivertransplant

Today marks the beginning of National #DonateLife Month . Join us in honoring donors, donor families, recipients, caregivers, and the 100,000+ people waiting for a lifesaving transplant. Learn how to get involved below! 💙💚 #DonateLife
unos.org/give/national-…

This National Donate Life Month, join us in helping save and heal lives: register your decision to be an organ and tissue donor at RegisterMe.org.
#OrganDonation #DonateLife #OrganDonorAwarenesss #beanorgandonoror #livertransplantt #kidneytransplant #pancreastransplant

During #OrganDonationMonth , let's come together to raise awareness of the need for organ donors. Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting list. You can make a difference by registering as a donor today. #DonateLife #BeTheChange

Celebrating the hardworking & dedicated physicians who make a difference in our lives every day! Happy Physicians Day! Your compassion, expertise, and commitment to patient care never goes unnoticed. Thank you for all that you do. #PhysiciansDay #HealthcareHeroes

Colon Cancer Awareness Month
🚨45 is the new 50
👉🏼Colon polyps and early colon cancer can develop early without symptoms
👉🏼Waiting until symptoms occur can mean cancer is advance and less likely to be cured. Doubts❓
Reach out your 👩🏻‍⚕️, we are here 🫡 to answer all your questions

Exciting news for #MASH and #livertwitter with U.S. FDA approving resmetirom NEJM:

🔑 Significant decrease in fibrosis grade and resolution
🔑 ⬇️ in LDL levels compared to other strategies

Can't wait to see this in practice tinyurl.com/2fntx3fs

UPMC UPMCnews #MedTwitter

I am still so excited to have matched in the Clinician-Educator Track #CET at Cleveland Clinic Foundation!!!

Incredibly grateful to my mentors Alan Bonder Vilas Patwardhan Leonor Fernández, MD

Richard M. Wardrop III, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM VJ Velez Ali Mehdi, I cannot wait to start working together!

#BREAKING A new dawn in liver health! We celebrate the U.S. FDA's approval of REZDIFFRA™ (resmetirom) for the treatment of patients with noncirrhotic #MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis➡️shorturl.at/deBDU #NASH #livertwitter

Is the quality of tissue from EUS-guided liver biopsy similar to percutaneous liver biopsy?

Check out the AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology summary of this RCT 👇

aasld.org/liver-fellow-n…

#livertwitter #GITwitter #MedEd #FOAMed

Exciting news for patients with steatotic liver! The FDA has approved the first medication for stage 2-3 fibrosis: Resmetirom. This is a huge step forward in the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). #NASH #liverdisease #fibrosis #Resmetirom #FDAapproval

Honored to be presenting a Poster of Distinction at Digestive Disease Week! Grateful to my amazing team and mentors, Alan Bonder & Vilas Patwardhan. Excited to shine a light on PBC patients and share precise tools for prognosis #DDW2024 Leandro Sierra Daniela Goyes, MD Romelia Barba MD

Our team’s new publication alert!

1st study on socioeconomic factors & autoimmune post-LT mortality:

🔺 No income HR 1.4
🔺 No college education HR 1.2
🔺 Public insurance HR 1.2
➖ Non-US citizenship not significant
🟢 Asian race protective HR 0.6

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38151060/

We are delighted to congratulate our 17 attending physicians who were included in Boston Magazine's annual list of Top Doctors! They are all exemplary clinicians and we're thankful for everything they and our whole team does to provide world-class patient care 🌟

February is #RareDiseaseMonth , a time to raise awareness for all rare conditions, including Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by PBC and other rare diseases. #PBCawareness

Social determinants of health, such as income, education, and access to care, can significantly impact post-transplant outcomes in patients with autoimmune liver diseases. It's crucial we address these factors to improve health equity and transplant success.

Excited to share our latest publication on the impact of autoimmune liver diseases in Mexico! 🇲🇽💡 Diving into the data and shedding light on this important health issue. #AutoimmuneLiverDisease #Research journals.lww.com/cld/pages/defa…

Today we honor and celebrate those living with rare diseases like PBC, PSC, and AIH. Your strength and resilience inspire us. Let's continue to raise awareness and support research for effective treatments and cures. #RareDiseaseDay #PBC #PSC #AIH

There is not a better way to study the long-debated ammonia levels in HE than with Jasmohan Bajaj. An RCT CGH:

🔑 Levels not associated with HE severity in inpatient

🔑 Levels not associated with HE resolution

#livertwitter

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38423347/

A little delay on Friday 3/1 from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock GI!
Get your : checked starting at 45
#BlueForCRC
 #DressinBlueDay ! 
#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth
#GITwitter
Ahmed Shukri Romelia Barba MD Afrina Hossain
ACG Thank you for great material for our patients