Baylor Scott & White Presents at DDW 2024

We are excited to share the research from Baylor Scott & White Health that will be presented at the upcoming Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 meeting, the largest gathering in the world for GI professionals to share innovation and updates in their medical fields. DDW 2024 will be held on May 18-21 in Washington, D.C. and will cover the latest research and clinical information in gastroenterology, hepatology, GI endoscopy, gastrointestinal surgery and related fields. DDW attracts researchers, physicians, and academics worldwide, and is sponsored by four societies:

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute investigators and clinicians on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple will be involved in various presentations, scheduled talks, education sessions and discussions. We are proud to have several research collaborations with medical students and fellows to help train the next generation of physician investigators.   

Watch an introduction video below to hear about some of the research highlights from Stuart Spechler, MD, Chief of Gastroenterology at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and co-director of the Center for Esophageal Research at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute.

A snapshot of talks and presentations with Baylor Scott & White involvement can be found below. Additional details about the annual meeting are on the event website.

 

Featured Presentations and Sessions

 

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024

Oral Presentation: In Barrett's Esophagus, Reflux Induces Features of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity Mediated by APE1/Ref-1 Redox Function: Evidence from Studies in Barrett's Patients and Organoids

  • Presenter John Paul Spak in collaboration with Rhonda Souza, MD

  • Time: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Oral Presentation: Predictability of Magnetic Sphincter Augementation Explantation

  • Presenter: Lucas Fair, MD

  • Time: 10:48 a.m. - 10:54 a.m.

Poster Presentation: Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Among Families with Clostridioides difficile

  • Presenter: Ian Fladie, DO

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024

Lecture: Barrett's Screening State of the Art in 2024, co-sponsored by the ASGE and the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Society of Australia

  • Presenter: Vani Konda, MD

  • Time: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Oral Presentation: Evaluating Intraoperative Impedance Planimetry Findings Using a 16cm Catheter in Patients Undergoing Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy

  • Presenter: Anh Nguyen, MD

  • Time: 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024

Video Plenary Session: Surgeon Perspective on Leak Management

  • Presenter: Steven Leeds, MD

  • Time: 9:05 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

Poster Presentation: Comparison of Local Investigator-Reported vs Centrally Adjudicated Los Angeles Grades of Erosive Esophagitis in Patients Screened for Participation in a Randomized Trial

  • Presenter: Stuart Spechler, MD

  • Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Lecture: The Efficacy of Vonoprazan vs. Lansoprazole in Treating Erosive Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Presenters: Dhanushya Battepati, MD and Christopher Johnson, MD, PhD

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Poster Presentation: Achieving Optimal Nutritional Goals in Management of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks

  • Presenter: Daylon Farias, MS

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lecture: Meet the Professors Luncheon, "Challenging EET cases with Barrett's Experts"

  • Presenter: Vani Konda, MD

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Oral Presentation: In Human Esophageal Epithelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Treated with Th2 Cytokines, Upadacitinib Decreases Eotaxin-3 Expression, and Decreases Muscle Tension and CPI-17 Expression

  • Presenter: Melissa Nelson, MD in collaboration with Rhonda Souza, MD and Stuart Spechler, MD

  • Time: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Plenary Session: Vonoprazan for the Treatment of Heartburn in Non-Erosive Reflux Disease: A Randomized Trial

  • Author Stuart Spechler, MD

  • Time: : 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Lecture: Changing Practice in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, "How Can I Integrate AI in Endoscopy?"

  • Presenter: Vani Konda, MD

  • Time: 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Oral Presentation: Magnetic sphincter augmentation versus subtotal gastrectomy with roux-en-y for post sleeve GERD

  • Presenter: Rachel Jeffries, MS

  • Time: 5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024

Poster Presentation: Flip Panometry Pattern Differences Between Obese Patients Evaluated Before Bariatric Surgery and Obese Patients After Bariatric Surgery

  • Author: Anh Nguyen, MD

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Oral Presentation: In a Large, Community-Based Practice, the Frequency of Dysplasia in Irregular Z-Lines with Intestinal Metaplasia Is Similar to that of Short-Segment Barrett's Esophagus

  • Author: Rhonda Souza, MD and Stuart Spechler, MD

  • Time: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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