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SUMMARY:MIDWEST ENDO LIVE 2026
DESCRIPTION:Midwest Endo Live 2026\nAgenda\nExpert-led sessions on endoscopy\, AI\, robotics\, and breakthrough cases.\nAugust 27–28\, 2026\n\n \nDay One — August 27\, 2026\n\n\n\n7:30 – 8:00 AM\nRegistration\, Breakfast\, & Exhibits\n\n\n8:00 – 8:10 AM\nWelcome Remarks — Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center\n\n\n8:10 – 8:25 AM\nState of the Art — Innovation in Endoscopy in 2026 and Beyond — Amit Bhatt\, MD | Cleveland Clinic\n\n\n8:25 – 8:45 AM\n(15 min + 5 min Q&A)\nState of the Art — Therapeutic EUS in 2026: What’s Real\, What’s Hype\, and What’s Ready for Primetime — Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD | Indiana University\n\n\n\n\n8:45 – 10:30 AM  |  Live Case Block A \nRush University Medical Center: Irving Waxman\, MD • Ajaypal Singh\, MD\nCase Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Amitabh Chak\, MD\nGI Associates: Chetan Mittal\, MD\, ABOM \n\n\n\n\n10:30 – 10:50 AM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n10:50 – 11:50 AM  |  Controversies in Therapeutic Endoscopy — Debate Panel\n(8 min + 2 min rebuttal per debate) \nModerators: Kulwinder Dua\, MD\, DSc\, FRCP\, FACP\, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin  &  Zachary Smith\, DO\, MSc | Medical College of Wisconsin \nDebate: Metal or Plastic Stents for Hilar Strictures? — Martin Freeman\, MD (University of Minnesota) vs Jeffrey Lee\, MD\, MPH (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center) \nDebate: EUS vs. ERCP for Malignant Biliary Obstruction — Nalini Guda\, MD (Aurora Health Care) vs Willis Parsons\, MD (Endeavor Health) \nDebate: GLP-1 Agonists vs. EndoBariatrics — Christopher Chapman\, MD (Rush University Medical Center) vs Allison Schulman\, MD\, MPH (University of Michigan) \n\n\n\n\n11:50 AM – 12:50 PM\nIndustry Lunch Symposium (Optional Non-CME) — Supported by Cook\nFellows Lunch Symposium (Optional Non-CME) — Supported by Olympus\n\n\n\n\n12:50 – 2:20 PM  |  Live Case Block B \nUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Ashley Faulx\, MD\nUT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Emmanuel Coronel\, MD • Philip Ge\, MD • George Wahba\, MD\nRush University Medical Center: Neal Mehta\, MD \n\n\n\n\n2:20 – 2:40 PM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n2:40 – 4:10 PM  |  Live Case Block C \nRush University Medical Center: Agnieszka Maniak\, MD\nUniversity of Michigan: George Philips\, MD\nAurora Health Care: Sahibzada Latif\, MD\nUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Andrew Catanzaro\, MD \n\n\n4:10 – 5:10 PM  |  Nightmare Case Video Roundtable — When Things Go Wrong \nInterventional EUS Misadventures — Zachary Smith\, DO\, MSc | Medical College of Wisconsin \nERCP Complications — Sujani Yadlapati\, MD | Indiana University \nEMR Complications — Ajaypal Singh\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nEsophageal Stricture Complications — Kulwinder Dua\, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin \n\n\n\n\n5:10 – 5:15 PM\nDay 1 Wrap-Up — Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD | Indiana University\n\n\n5:15 – 6:15 PM\nReception\, Networking & Endoscopy Playpen (Optional Non-CME — forum for industry to showcase products\, and for attendees/fellows to get hands-on experience)\n\n\n\n \nDay Two — August 28\, 2026\n\n7:00 – 8:00 AM  |  Fellows’ Session: Mentorship and Career in Advanced GI \nAmit Bhatt\, MD | Cleveland Clinic • Rockford Yapp\, MD | GI Partners of Illinois • Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center • Kulwinder Dua\, MD\, DSc\, FRCP\, FACP\, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin • Willis Parsons\, MD | Endeavor Health • Agnieszka Maniak\, MD | Rush University Medical Center • Ashley Faulx\, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center • Amitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center \n\n\n\n\n7:00 – 7:45 AM\nBreakfast & Exhibits\n\n\n7:45 – 8:00 AM\nWelcome Remarks — Ashley Faulx\, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center\n\n\n\n\n8:00 – 8:45 AM  |  State of the Art (15 min each) \nOptimizing POEM Outcomes: Lessons from the Data — Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nEUS Guided Interventions in Biliary and Gastric Outlet Obstruction — Jeffrey Lee\, MD | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center \nBarrett’s Esophagus in 2026: Diagnosis\, Surveillance and Management — Amitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center \n\n\n8:45 – 10:15 AM  |  Live Case Block D \nUniversity of Minnesota: Martin Freeman\, MD • Nabeel Azeem\, MD\nIndiana University: Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD • Mark Gromski\, MD \n\n\n\n\n10:15 – 10:35 AM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n10:35 AM – 12:05 PM  |  Live Case Block E \nUniversity of Michigan: Allison Schulman\, MD\, MPH\nGI Associates: Chetan Mittal\, MD\, ABOM\nUT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Emmanuel Coronel\, MD • Philip Ge\, MD • George Wahba\, MD \n\n\n\n\n12:05 – 1:05 PM\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n1:05 – 2:35 PM  |  Live Case Block F \nRush University Medical Center: Irving Waxman\, MD • Christopher Chapman\, MD\nUniversity of Minnesota: Martin Freeman\, MD • Ahmed Dirweesh\, MD \n\n\n\n\n2:35 – 2:55 PM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n2:55 – 4:25 PM  |  Live Case Block G \nIndiana University: Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD • Mark Gromski\, MD\nUniversity of Michigan: Jonathan Xia\, MD\nAurora Health Care: Sahibzada Latif\, MD \n\n\n4:25 – 4:45 PM  |  Debate: EMR vs ESD for Barrett’s Neoplasia \nAmitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (EMR) vs Amit Bhatt\, MD | Cleveland Clinic (ESD) \nModerators: Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center  &  Willis Parsons\, MD | Endeavor Health \n\n\n4:45 – 5:45 PM  |  Take-Home Algorithms (10 min each) \nRefractory Esophageal Stricture Management — Kulwinder Dua\, MD\, DSc\, FRCP\, FACP\, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin \nHigh Risk Pancreatic Cysts: Survey\, Resect or Ablate? — Ashley Faulx\, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center \nGallbladder Drainage: A Practical Approach — Ajaypal Singh\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nEndoHepatology: Current State and Practical Applications — Neal Mehta\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nRefractory GERD: Beyond PPI — An Algorithm — Agnieszka Maniak\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \n\n\n\n\n5:45 – 5:55 PM\nCourse Wrap-Up — Amitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/midwest-endo-live-2026/
LOCATION:Kimpton Gray Hotel\, 122 W Monroe St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endoscopic,Endoscopy,Endoscopy Symposium
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