Spring Midwest SGNA Conference in the Amana Colonies

Current Positions Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology Assistant Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Education MD, The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Internship, Internal Medicine, The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitlas & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa Fellow, Gastroenterology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa Research Interests Endoscopic ultrasonography Balloon assisted enteroscopy Eosinophilic esophagitis Barrett’s esophagus Tunnel endoscopy Complex polypectomy Licenses & Certifications Medical License, Iowa Boad of Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Selected Publications Brindise E, Khashab MA, El Abiad R. Insights into the endoscopic management of esophageal achalasia, Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 January 1;14. doi: 10.1177/26317745211014706. Sandhu DS, Holm AN, El-Abiad R, Rysgaard C, Jensen C, Gerke H.. EUS with tissue sampling is accurate in the diagnosis and subclassification of gastrointestinal spindle cell neoplasms. Endosc Ultrasound. 2017 May-Jun;6(3):174-180. doi: 10.4103/2303-9027.208173. Masadeh M, Nakshabendi R, El Abiad R. Not All Roads Lead to the Cecum: A Rare Case of Colonic Duplication in an Adult. ACG Case Rep J. 2018 Aug 15;5:e58. doi: 10.14309/crj.2018.58. eCollection 2018. Ashat M, El Abiad R, Khashab M. G-POEM for gastroparesis: Making Sense of the Pros. GI Endoscopy (2022) (in press) Riyat, Nayna D. MD; El-Abiad, Rami G. MD; Johlin, Frederick C. MD; A Curious Case of Duodenal Mass Causing Malignant Biliary Obstruction and White Bile; The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S737; doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000780108.14744.3f Meade, Charles MD1; Braseth, Annie MD1; Tran, Huy MD, PhD1; El-Abiad, Rami G. MD2; Dysphagia Lusoria: Diagnostic Imaging and Manometry Findings in an Unusual Case of Dysphagia; The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S881; doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000781652.38248.0b POEM FOR TREATMENT WITH ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY IN PATIENTS IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR BARIATRIC SURGERIES: A MULTICENTER EXPERIENCE; Jagpal S. Klair, Munish Ashat, Joanna K. Law, Michael Larsen, Rami El Abiad, Henning Gerke, John Keech, Kalpaj Parekh, Peter Nau, Richard A. Kozarek, Shayan S. Irani, Andrew Ross, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2020.03.1091 Nakshabendi, Rahman MD1; Klair, Jagpal S. MD2; Hasan, Yazan MBBS3; Gerke, Henning MD4; El Abiad, Rami MD4; Orifice to Orifice Evaluation, in a Single Exam; The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2019 - Volume 114 - Issue - p S1660-S1661; doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000601888.50315.5c Klair, Jagpal S. MD1; Hasan, Yazan MBBS2; Masadeh, Maen MD3; Gerke, Henning MD4; Murali, Arvind MD4; Parekh, Kalpaj MD4; Keech, John MD4; Nau, Peter MD4; El Abiad, Rami MD4; Safety and Efficacy of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in Patients ≥ 65 Years at a Single Academic Tertiary Care Center. The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2019 - Volume 114 - Issue - p S221. doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000591048.43221.3c Kaartik Soota, Jagpal S. Klair, Sarika Gupta, Arvind R. Murali, Chris Jensen, Rami El Abiad, Henning Gerke RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A MODIFIED ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND NEEDLE TO OBTAIN HISTOLOGICAL TISSUE SAMPLES;; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2018.04.1981

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Current Positions Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology Education MBBS, Autónoma University School of Medicine, Madrid, Spain MSc, Alcalá de Henares University, Madrid, Spain PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Fellow, Liver Transplant, Saint James University Hospital, Leeds, England Specialized training in gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

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Current Positions Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology Education Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India Internal Medicine Resident and Chief Resident, Abington Hospital- Jefferson Health, Abington, Pennsylvania Fellow and Chief Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa Advanced GI Fellow, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Research Associate, Gastroenterology, The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Current Positions Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery - Gastrointestinal Surgery Education MD, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois The University of Chicago MERITS Medical Education Fellowship in Personal Project: Surgeon-Patient Communication During Awake Procedure. Group Project: Mitigating the consequences of stressful clinical events with a post incident debriefing tool., The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Clinical Medical Ethics Fellowship in Project: Surgeon-Patient Communication During Awake Procedures, The University of Chicago MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Chicago, Illinois Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial derived collagenase regulation of intestinal healing during injury and inflammation, The University of Chicago Research Fellowship in the Laboratory of Dr. John Alverdy, Chicago, Illinois The University of Chicago General Surgery Residency in General Surgery residency with 2 year research block from July 2014-June 2016, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Cleveland Clinic Foundation Colorectal Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio TESOL Certification, Seattle University School of Teaching English as a Second Language, Seattle, Washington BA in Biology with focus on Immunology and Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois The University of Chicago General Surgery Residency in General Surgery residency with 2-year research block from July 2014-June 2016, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Licenses & Certifications Iowa Board of Medicine, State of Iowa, Iowa Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery ATLS, American Red Cross

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Current Positions Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology Education MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Chief Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Licenses & Certifications Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine Internal Medicine Board Certified Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Basic Life Support (BLS) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

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Medical School: Koc Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Residency: State University of New York

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