Mentoring in Action: Digestive Diseases Week
Northwestern residents will again have an impressive showing at DDW 2012. Multiple posters and oral presentations will be presented on on a variety of topics. Thank you to our dedicated GI and Hepatology faculty mentors!
Some of the residents and faculty mentors attending DDW this year: L to R: Drs. Leila Kia, Rachel Issaka, Sri Komanduri, John Pandolfino, Raj Keswani. Not pictured: Dusty Carlson, Peter Kahrilas, Laura Kulik, John Martin, and Karlyn Martin
Ravi K, Friesen L, Issaka RB, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE. The natural history of patients with normal and borderline motor function on high-resolution manometry.
Issaka RB, Shapiro DM, Parikh ND, Mulcahy MF, Komanduri R, Martin JA, Keswani RN. Palliative venting percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (Vpeg) tube placement is safe and effective in patients with malignant obstruction: 13-year experience at a tertiary care academic medical center. (Oral presentation).
Shroff SR, Bidari K, Roth MP, Keefer L, Komanduri S. The overutilization of abdominal computed tomography for the evaluation of acute pancreatitis. (Poster of distinction - top 10%).
Cinnor BB, Bhalla S, Bidari K, Krishnan K, Komanduri S. A comparison of plastic and metal biliary stents in patients with malignant biliary obstruction from pancreatic cancer: Is there a difference based on resectability?
Lin Z, Carlson D, Roman S, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE. Comparison of a classification and regression tree model with an algorithmic-based approach for automated diagnosis of esophageal motor disorders.
Xiao Y, Boris L, Mabary JE, de Ruigh A, Nicodème F, Carlson D, Kahrilas JP, Pandolfino JE. The manometric profile of cough and throat clearing in reflux monitoring studies.
Xiao Y, Carlson D, Boris L, Mabary JE, Nicodème F, de Ruigh A, Pandolfino JE. The diagnosis accuracy of the acoustic cough detection.
Nicodème F, Carlson D, Xiao Y, de Ruigh A, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE. 3D-high resolution manometry (3D-HRM) and novel 3D-eSleeve paradigm to predict esophageal bolus clearance.
Kia L, Martin K, Parikh ND, Kulik LM. McMahon B.The utility of HIT testing in patients with cirrhosis.



