Honored to ring in the New Year w news that my
@thecurbsiders
epi on constipation ‘dropped’!
@DoctorWatto
was really unsure when it would ever ‘come out’, but w enough (colonic) stimulation, here it is!
Was that good enough to bring on 2022
@PaulNWilliamz
? 🤣💩?
@MayoClinicGIHep
This is the definition of a dream come true.
Teaching & mentorship are my joy & passion. To be able to help shape the amazing
@MayoClinicGIHep
fellowship is an honor I am deeply grateful for.
So excited to start down this new road w super 🌟PD
@DougSimonetto
!!
ANNOUNCING that Dr.
@IrisWangMD
will step into the role of Associate Program Director, assisting Dr.
@DougSimonetto
with our fellowship programs and other education activities. We are excited for the energy and new perspectives she will bring into this role.
I am beyond excited to officially share the release of my children's book, "Boo Can't Poo"!
Follow Boo's journey to a succesful💩with:
🏃♂️Exercise
🥤 Water
🥝 Fiber
... and more!
Pre-order now:
Official Release: July 16, 2024!
@Mayoclinicpress
On this
#WorldIBSDay
I…
🩺helped a pt understand her trauma & impact on IBS+central sensitization
👩🏻🏫taught psych issues in GI, eval of pelvic floor dysfcn,& work up 🤢/🤮
🧧received a NoA—I am now R01 funded for researching DGBI!
Three shield
#IBS
care at
@MayoClinicGIHep
!
My first week of fellowship at
@MayoClinicGIHep
, I worked w a physician who exemplifies compassion, mentorship, brilliance, and humility. Dr. Kamath and I finished my last rounds as a GI fellow today and I am so honored to have him bookend this journey.
@LauraRaffalsMD
I am simultaneously so proud & humbled to call Dr. Michael Camilleri my mentor. Dr. Camilleri was awarded “Officer of the National Order of Merit”—the highest 🏅 possible, by president of Malta Dr George Vella @ Grand Masters Palace in Valletta!
@josephinecamil5
@MayoClinicGIHep
Flow with us through Diarrhea Disemboweled Part 1 as Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang
@IrisWangMD
walks us through the evaluation and management of acute diarrhea
#MedEd
#FOAMed
@mowwyjane
I would probably advise against the dog unless someone else can help take care of him/her… they are a lot of work and sometimes you just need to sleep in and take care of you…
I am so floored and grateful to all the support everyone has shown “Boo Can’t Poo” 🙏
Thanks to everyone’s preorders and support, Boo opened as the
#1
new release on Amazon in its category!!
I can’t wait to get this to the little ones (& their parents!) to help keep the flow! 💩
Happy book birthday to
@IrisWangMD
for the publication of "Boo Can't Poo!" Learn more about the perfect book to get your little one giggling and going:
👀 My bestie getting recognized by
@AmerGastroAssn
for all his amazing work
@MayoClinicGIHep
🏳️🌈 PRIDE Clinic 4
#LGBTQIA
+ IBD pts
🧐 Challenging us to keep recognizing bias & promoting inclusivity
🏛️ Advocacy at the capital!
Proud of
@VictorChedidMD
!
A last gratitude post to wrap up
#ACG2023
:
🙏 Catching up w old friends & making new ones
🙏 All my residents near and far (esp ones presenting our work!)
🙏 All the amazing food 😋
🙏 My family who give me so much support, patience & grace
Thank you
@AmCollegeGastro
🙏 I am deeply humbled and grateful. Our
@MayoClinicGIHep
fam stepped up to sell out 5️⃣ tables full of goodies & raised >$3,000 for
@SavetheChildren
in Ukraine!
🙏 to the team who donated time & expertise.
🙏 to every baker
🙏 to each who came & donated
Together we are 💪 !
What's coming in Chicago 4.0?
- EGJOO cannot be diagnosed on manometry alone
- Achalasia III --> POEM
- Excellent summary slide ⬇️
Looking forward to hearing more about this from
@AllonKahn
,
@MayoClinicGIHep
esophagus expert!
@AmCollegeGastro
#ACG2020
What does it take for a NYC gal to move to Rochester, MN? For me, the example of this NYer, Dr. David Katzka, whose genuine kindness, endless patience, masterful teaching, & constant support convinced me
@MayoClinicGIHep
is truly special. I can only hope to pay it forward!
Glad I got a selfie with ‘Uncle Wang’ on his very last day before retirement. Dr. Kenneth Wang has had an illustrious three shield career
@MayoClinicGIHep
and yet always has time to crack a joke …or three. I can only hope to follow his footsteps and keep the family name proud!
Counting down to
#DDW2024
where I’ll present our pilot trial of a new digital hypnotherapy protocol
@DrPalssonUNC
and I developed for
#bloating
! 🎉
🙏 grateful for Poster of Distinction
🎊Look fwd to sharing results (it worked!🙊)
🤓 Stop by & say hi!
@MayoClinicGIHep
Happy 25th work anniversary to our fearless leader,
@DarrellPardi
, Division Chair of
@MayoClinicGIHep
, MN!
It is truly inspiring to work under a three shield role model.
My only regret is not taking a close up shot of his first Mayo Consultant headshot, but one can zoom :)
An absolute honor to get to talk about IBS, FD, & CVS on
#WorldIBSDay2024
at
#IM2024
!
No better way to celebrate than to share messages of:
- Diagnose accurately
- Validate impact
- Build alliance
- Use multidisciplinary team
Bonus —my dad came to watch!
@ACPIMPhysicians
It’s taken all day & I haven’t fully processed my emotions at hearing
@gradydoctor
speak as the
@MayoMN_IMRES
2022 Visiting Prof.
Asking to be on her team for my 1st wards resident rotation was FORMATIVE. I am the doc & teacher I am because of her, and ‘gratitude’ isn’t enough.
📣 Tomorrow,
@MayoClinicGIHep
in RST is having a
#bakesale
to benefit humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
💸 Proceeds will actually go to American Red Cross (
@MayoClinic
match!)
We’ve a ton of great goodies lined up. Out of my kitchen?
See pics (comments) or come 👀 yourself!
Today I told a patient's husband that his wife didn't just have bad constipation, but multifocal bowel obstruction from carcinomatosis. And then we sat. And he cried.
And sometimes I remember what it means to be a doctor
@gradydoctor
#doctor
#somedocs
One of the best traditions of
@MayoClinicGIHep
board review is happy hour w our fellows!
A perfect way to unwind and decompress so we can internalize the days worth of high yield GI education!
#MayoGIHBoardReview
I honestly haven’t been so excited for match day since my own (too long ago)!
Seeing my brilliant, resilient mentees land at their top programs after our journeys together was more joyous than words can express.
I am so so proud of
@DrAnjaliR_
&
@jinmaoricio
🥰🥳🎉
#Match2024
Came to the country w/ parents at 8. Parents worked hard but dad lost job during my college freshman yr. Worked 4 jobs in college to pay expenses/get into med school. Have a TON of loans but now 1 yr left until GI attending at
#1
GI prog
@MayoClinicGIHep
!
#HappyImmigrantDocs
Love the bonding and decompression of sharing a meal on a busy week.
🙏 for the hard work
@KrystalMillsMD
@john_damianosMD
and our
@MayoMN_IMRES
future Chief Residents, Drs Deandra Chetram and Mathias Palmer
A great algorithm for the current treatment of C.Diff infection incorporating new live bio therapeutics by Dr. Paul Feuerstadt at
#ACG2023
@AmCollegeGastro
Congratulations
@AustinChiangMD
!!
@VictorChedidMD
and I are floored by how much work went into this book and can’t wait to read it & recommend it to our patients!
#DDW2024
🩺She’s a gastroenterologist
🎙️She’s a karaoke master
📕She’s a children’s book author
❤️She’s a phenomenal friend
💃🏻She’s Glam redefined
Yep-
#WomenInGI
& everything else in between
🌟
@IrisWangMD
🌟 at the
@AmerGastroAssn
presidential reception !
Honored to be on the
@AmCollegeGastro
GI Circle Expert Panel w such inspirational colleagues!
ACG GI circle is a place to share collective GI 🧠 that is—
🩺 Pt centered
⌚️ Up to Date
☺️ Collegial
Let’s make a dynamic clinical repository together!
It’s a privilege to rotate at
@MayoClinicGIHep
in FL but the true honor is getting to know these generous and kind
#womeninGI
.
So thankful 🙏 to
@ibdgijami
for being so welcoming to my family & inviting us to the best birthday party ever!! 🎉
#matchingtattoos
I’m so proud of all the things our
@MayoClinicGIHep
fellows do, from holding down entire corners of poster sessions w blue ribbon research (
@tariqraseen
) to bring so famous I have to be their paparazzi (
@john_damianosMD
), being editor in chief (
@KhushbooSGala
)
1/
#ACGAdvocacyday2023
@MayoClinicGIHep
team repping MN to advocate for
@AmCollegeGastro
constituents & our pts!
🪜Safe Step Act: ⬆️ access for pts to get ✅ care
👀 oversight for prior auth
💸 Medicare Physician Fee Sched: reimbursements appropriate 4 inflation and work costs
Flow with us through Diarrhea Disemboweled Part 2 as Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang
@IrisWangMD
walks us through the differential diagnosis and initial evaluation of chronic diarrhea!
#MedEd
#FOAMed
Gave my first talk to the
@MayoMN_IMRES
residents on Diverticular disease.
➡️No Abx if uncomp mild diverticulitis
➡️SUDD can mimick IBS but is localized, wakes from sleep, and +fecal calpro
➡️Surgery has high M&M. Individualize!
Thanks for the chance!
@RyanBalkoMD
@Khanna_S
Discover DGBI! 😷 Learn its pathophysiology, evaluation and individualized treatments so you can leave the fear of managing DGBI behind. We’re joined again by the great Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, (
@IrisWangMD
, Mayo Clinic)
-
A🌪️
#DDW2023
@DDWMeeting
!
One of my favorite parts is looking over all the photos and reflecting on the learning, meet ups, reunions, and of course all the food & fun 🎤
🥂To connections old & new, conference/karaoke besties, and new 💡to improve science and patient care!
The annual
@MayoClinicGIHep
Hugh Butt Research Retreat is always awe inspiring.
Each 3rd yr fellow showcased their work & accomplishments and just… WOW 🤯🤩!
🙏 A huge thank you to visiting prof Dr. Anne Marie Lennon for imparting so much wisdom & joining us for pickleball!
Education, reunions and networking galore at the
@ASGEendoscopy
First Year Fellows’ Course!
What an honor to be faculty with such great endoscopy teachers —can’t wait for tomorrow for more hands on teaching/learning!
Also, 🤩finally got to meet
@Samir_Grover
IRL!
#fangirl
Always amazing to hear the wisdom of Dr. Patrick Kamath, giving the
#ACG2022
AJG lecture on why clinicians should do research:
💡Meaningful work (research!) ⬇️burnout
⏳Observe, study, have patience
🏠Find ⌚️but home is for family
1/
@AmCollegeGastro
@JanineKamath
It’s been some years since we have been able to celebrate lunar NY 🧧like it is meant to be—with community, fellowship, and dumpling wrapping 🥟!
To all on
#MedTwitter
and
#GITwitter
who celebrate, Happy New Year ‘兔🐰’ you!
A great time this weekend enjoying the beautiful MN weather with our
@MayoClinicGIHep
fellows hosted by fearless leader
@DougSimonetto
!
@john_damianosMD
and I may have come off a busy consults day but we’re both cleaned up and smiling! 💪
#DDW2022
has wrapped & I learned so much.
Some non-science takeaways…
- Wear better shoes (👠 lasted <1 day)
-✔️ your FOMO: set goals, prioritize, let the rest go
- Catching up w friends/colleagues is as important as catching up w science!
Thanks for a great one
@DDWMeeting
!
A solid day helping patients here on the
@MayoClinicGIHep
consult service courtesy of Dr.
@AbiMansourMD
. Even got the Bleed Team fellow
@BabusaiRapaka
here for real time case discussion 😏
Making’ a difference one obstructed colon at a time ✌️