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PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY / NEWSLETTER
President’s Message / Manish Thapar, MD, AGAF, FAASLD, FACG
President’s Message / David L. Diehl, MD, FACP, FASGE
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As we “spring” forward into the year, I am pleased to reflect on the continued growth, engagement, and momentum within the PSG community. In my previous The Importance of Mentoring message, I highlighted our mission and strategic goals, none of which would be achievable without the support of the team. I want to take the opportunity to attending physicians at one’s The PSGthe is individuals launching recognize andainitiatives to help bring that vision to life. own training program work very mentorship for GIdedicated I am fortunate toprogram have a strong and leadership team guiding PSG hard to train GI fellows, but this is forward. I am serving alongside: Fellows and early career generally different from a mentoring GI physicians. We will relationship. • Neilanjan (Neil) Nandi, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP – President Elect
be reaching out to those • Kim Chaput, DO – Secretary of you who would like to • Harshit Khara, MD – Treasurer participate in this project. Manish Thapar, MD, AGAF, FAASLD, FACG
@DavidDiehlMD
I have been lucky enough to have some important mentors in my medical career. The first was • Karen Krok, MD – Immediate Past President assigned to me when I was a firstMany of these us have benefitted from Each of individuals brings exceptionalyear expertise and commitment to medical student. His name mentors. some of and us have advancingPerhaps our organization supportingwas our Eugene members. “Skip” Felmar, MD and suffered for the lack of a mentor he was a Family Practice attending I am also to announce new leadership within our committees. during ourpleased education or training. theofSan Fernando Valley Task area of Michael Georgetson, MD has accepted role Chair of the Training Mentors can have a lifelong impact the in Southern California. I enjoyed going Force, Kroser, serve as Chair of the Practice Management Task on theirJoyann trainees, but MD the will relationship out to his office and shadowing him Force,not and Greenwald, MD in her capacity as Program chair of our annual does goHolly in only one direction. closely while he saw outpatients, course will beget part the Annual Planning Committee. We are all grateful Mentors can asofmuch benefitScientific and rounded inpatients, did office for their leadership and their dedication to advancingon education andand operational satisfaction as their mentees can. procedures. Beyond gaining valuable excellence within PSG. Gastroenterology, like other areas of insight into the practice of medicine, medical training is akin to a “guild”, Our Fellows in Training continue to play a vital role in shaping the future ofwas our I found out why his nickname where the experienced take the organization. With nine outstanding trainees serving onhe the board, PSG remains “Skip” after took me out on his novice under their wing to train deeply committed to fostering the next generation of leaders in ourdocked field. We sailboat which he kept at are them in the arts of their chosen fortunate to have such engaged and thoughtful voices contributing atSkip every level: the Los Angeles harbor. Felmar field. All GI fellows, including us became a role model for me, and way back when, had trainers and • 1st Year FIT’s: Vishali Moond, MD; Talwinder Nagi, MD; relationship was the mentor-mentee coaches that typically were staff mutually rewarding. Abraham Ifrah, MD gastroenterologists at our program. Many schools provide forMD; Samantha Wu, MD; • 2ndmedical Year FIT’s: Shivani Desai, Another highly impactful mentor mentor relationships, but this is less Cydney Nguyen, MD that I had was someone that I chose common in GI training. Certainly, myself. Dick Kozarek, MD was (and • 3rd Year FITs’: Brittney Shupp, DO; Jason Farrell, DO;
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1 President’s Message
1 President’s Message 3 Practice Management 3 Annual Meeting 4 GI Supergroups 4 The Enemy
6 Venue Shopping 6 Female GI Fellow 8 EMR or ESD? 8 Overtubes in Colonoscopy 11 Roulette
13 Jeopardy Winners 10 L ife Through a Colonoscope 14 Annual Meeting Highlights 12 Board and Staff 16 Board and Staff