GI EndoCast

Dr. McCutchen shares her journey as a woman in endoscopy – running a GI practice, focusing on clinical education for her team, making sure they have the right tools to care for complex patients – plus the challenges of giving 100% effort as a physician and a mom.

Dr. Komanduri shares how he performs a successful ERCP, explains how patient anatomy dictates planning and explores why the double-wire technique – using Autotome™ Pro RX Cannulating Sphincterotome – is his preferred approach to biliary access.

Dr. Röth discusses the importance of mentorship for female physicians, the biggest accomplishment in her career and the game-changing impact of cholangioscopy for her patients.

Driven by a passion to prevent cancer, Dr. Luthra explains why she uses SpyGlass DS II Direct Visualization System early to manage stones and strictures, take targeted biopsies and help gain a diagnosis.

From age four, Dr. Phan wanted to work in medicine. Hear her story, her algorithm for stone and stricture management and why she prefers to perform cholangioscopy with SpyGlass™ DS II Direct Visualization System.

Dr. Maranki explores advances in ERCP technology and technique, approaches to cannulation and access, treatments for stones and strictures – and the impact of mentors and allies on her career.

Dr. Widmer discusses the complexities of stricture management, challenges around diagnosis, multidisciplinary considerations for treatment – and the keys to balancing her career and family.

A conversation discussing the history of EUS-Guided Liver Biopsy and techniques for successful tissue acquisition.

Dr. Shin describes continued movement from FNA to FNB for solid pancreas lesions to aid in more informed treatment algorithms.

Learn about one physician's journey to learning ESD, her best practice sharing, and recommendations on where to start when looking to become trained in this procedure.

Prof. Thomas-Gibson shares her perspective on performing high-standard patient care from getting started in Endoscopy, executing high-quality, safe colonoscopies to complication management for EMR and polypectomy.

Dr. Natalie Cosgrove, Interventional Endoscopist, Center for Interventional Endoscopy (CIE) of AdventHealth Orlando discusses AXIOS™ Stent and Electrocautery Enhanced Delivery System Placement technique and watchouts.

Dr. Roberta Maselli, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Humanitas University, shares her fascinating story of moving into third space endoscopy after her surgical training. Dr. Maselli gives tips for others wanting to learn ESD and for those referring patients for the procedure.

Dr. Amrita Sethi, MD, MASGE, Professor of Medicine, Director of Interventional Endoscopy, and Program Director at the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at Columbia University Medical Center, shares her insight into managing patients with pancreatic fluid collections and Walled Off Necrosis (WON).

Dr. Uzma Siddiqui, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago and Director of the Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics (CERT) and Advanced Endoscopy Training, discusses the management of pancreatic fluid collections and Walled Off Necrosis (WON).

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EndoCast host Tony Rea announces a new upcoming season with some very exciting changes.

Dr. Sri Komanduri, Medical Director of Northwestern GI lab, Director of Interventional Endoscopy, provides a history lesson on MDROs, duodenoscope reprocessing and FDA communication over last five years.

Dr. Reicher, Associate Professor - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Director of Endoscopy Harbor UCLA Medical Center shares her advice and experience using multiple techniques for biliary stones at a high volume academic/county hospital. 

Dr. Sharma, President Parkview Cancer Institute & Director of Advanced Interventional Endoscopy & Endoscopic Onclology Parkview Fort Wayne, Indiana discusses his unique GI-oncology collaboration why other GI’s should consider intraductal RFA as an adjunctive treatment for biliary disease. 

Dr. Reicher, Associate Professor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA & Director of Endoscopy Harbor UCLA Medical Center sheds light on the recent ASGE stone management guideline updates published in late 2019.

Dr Raijman, Clinical Associate of Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Associate of Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center, Texas Digestive Disease Consultants joined us to talk hobbies outside GI and doing everything you can for patients with suspected cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis. 

Dr. Siddiqui, MD, Professor of Medicine & Director - Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics at University of Chicago talks about managing some of the most difficult patients in GI with hilar strictures.