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MIDWEST ENDO LIVE 2026
2026-08-27 - 2026-08-28 | Kimpton Gray Hotel, 122 W Monroe St., Chicago, IL, 60603, United States
Midwest Endo Live 2026
Agenda
Expert-led sessions on endoscopy, AI, robotics, and breakthrough cases.
August 27–28, 2026

Day One — August 27, 2026

7:30 – 8:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast, & Exhibits

8:00 – 8:10 AM
Welcome Remarks — Irving Waxman, MD | Rush University Medical Center

8:10 – 8:25 AM
State of the Art — Innovation in Endoscopy in 2026 and Beyond — Amit Bhatt, MD | Cleveland Clinic

8:25 – 8:45 AM
(15 min + 5 min Q&A)
State 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

8:45 – 10:30 AM | Live Case Block A
Rush University Medical Center: Irving Waxman, MD • Ajaypal Singh, MD
Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Amitabh Chak, MD
GI Associates: Chetan Mittal, MD, ABOM

10:30 – 10:50 AM
Break & Exhibits

10:50 – 11:50 AM | Controversies in Therapeutic Endoscopy — Debate Panel
(8 min + 2 min rebuttal per debate)
Moderators: Kulwinder Dua, MD, DSc, FRCP, FACP, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin & Zachary Smith, DO, MSc | Medical College of Wisconsin
Debate: Metal or Plastic Stents for Hilar Strictures? — Martin Freeman, MD (University of Minnesota) vs Jeffrey Lee, MD, MPH (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Debate: EUS vs. ERCP for Malignant Biliary Obstruction — Nalini Guda, MD (Aurora Health Care) vs Willis Parsons, MD (Endeavor Health)
Debate: GLP-1 Agonists vs. EndoBariatrics — Christopher Chapman, MD (Rush University Medical Center) vs Allison Schulman, MD, MPH (University of Michigan)

11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium (Optional Non-CME) — Supported by Cook
Fellows Lunch Symposium (Optional Non-CME) — Supported by Olympus

12:50 – 2:20 PM | Live Case Block B
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Ashley Faulx, MD
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Emmanuel Coronel, MD • Philip Ge, MD • George Wahba, MD
Rush University Medical Center: Neal Mehta, MD

2:20 – 2:40 PM
Break & Exhibits

2:40 – 4:10 PM | Live Case Block C
Rush University Medical Center: Agnieszka Maniak, MD
University of Michigan: George Philips, MD
Aurora Health Care: Sahibzada Latif, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Andrew Catanzaro, MD

4:10 – 5:10 PM | Nightmare Case Video Roundtable — When Things Go Wrong
Interventional EUS Misadventures — Zachary Smith, DO, MSc | Medical College of Wisconsin
ERCP Complications — Sujani Yadlapati, MD | Indiana University
EMR Complications — Ajaypal Singh, MD | Rush University Medical Center
Esophageal Stricture Complications — Kulwinder Dua, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin

5:10 – 5:15 PM
Day 1 Wrap-Up — Mohammad Al-Haddad, MD | Indiana University

5:15 – 6:15 PM
Reception, Networking & Endoscopy Playpen (Optional Non-CME — forum for industry to showcase products, and for attendees/fellows to get hands-on experience)

Day Two — August 28, 2026

7:00 – 8:00 AM | Fellows’ Session: Mentorship and Career in Advanced GI
Amit 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

7:00 – 7:45 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits

7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome Remarks — Ashley Faulx, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

8:00 – 8:45 AM | State of the Art (15 min each)
Optimizing POEM Outcomes: Lessons from the Data — Irving Waxman, MD | Rush University Medical Center
EUS Guided Interventions in Biliary and Gastric Outlet Obstruction — Jeffrey Lee, MD | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Barrett’s Esophagus in 2026: Diagnosis, Surveillance and Management — Amitabh Chak, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

8:45 – 10:15 AM | Live Case Block D
University of Minnesota: Martin Freeman, MD • Nabeel Azeem, MD
Indiana University: Mohammad Al-Haddad, MD • Mark Gromski, MD

10:15 – 10:35 AM
Break & Exhibits

10:35 AM – 12:05 PM | Live Case Block E
University of Michigan: Allison Schulman, MD, MPH
GI Associates: Chetan Mittal, MD, ABOM
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Emmanuel Coronel, MD • Philip Ge, MD • George Wahba, MD

12:05 – 1:05 PM
Lunch

1:05 – 2:35 PM | Live Case Block F
Rush University Medical Center: Irving Waxman, MD • Christopher Chapman, MD
University of Minnesota: Martin Freeman, MD • Ahmed Dirweesh, MD

2:35 – 2:55 PM
Break & Exhibits

2:55 – 4:25 PM | Live Case Block G
Indiana University: Mohammad Al-Haddad, MD • Mark Gromski, MD
University of Michigan: Jonathan Xia, MD
Aurora Health Care: Sahibzada Latif, MD

4:25 – 4:45 PM | Debate: EMR vs ESD for Barrett’s Neoplasia
Amitabh Chak, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (EMR) vs Amit Bhatt, MD | Cleveland Clinic (ESD)
Moderators: Irving Waxman, MD | Rush University Medical Center & Willis Parsons, MD | Endeavor Health

4:45 – 5:45 PM | Take-Home Algorithms (10 min each)
Refractory Esophageal Stricture Management — Kulwinder Dua, MD, DSc, FRCP, FACP, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin
High Risk Pancreatic Cysts: Survey, Resect or Ablate? — Ashley Faulx, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Gallbladder Drainage: A Practical Approach — Ajaypal Singh, MD | Rush University Medical Center
EndoHepatology: Current State and Practical Applications — Neal Mehta, MD | Rush University Medical Center
Refractory GERD: Beyond PPI — An Algorithm — Agnieszka Maniak, MD | Rush University Medical Center

5:45 – 5:55 PM
Course Wrap-Up — Amitabh Chak, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Gastroenterology “Virginia Style” 2026
2026-08-28 - 2026-08-30 | Williamsburg Lodge, 310 S England St, Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
Virginia Gastroenterological Society
Gastroenterology “Virginia Style” 2026
27th Annual Virginia Postgraduate Course in Gastroenterology
August 28–30, 2026
Williamsburg Lodge • Williamsburg, VA

“…the best organized and best attended of ACG’s regional postgraduate courses.”
— Philip Katz, MD, FACG, Past President, American College of Gastroenterology

Aug 28–30
2026

10.25
CME Credits & MOC Points

27th
Annual Course

About the Course
The 27th annual Virginia Postgraduate Course in Gastroenterology will be held at the Williamsburg Lodge, August 28–30, 2026. The meeting is co-sponsored by The Virginia Gastroenterological Society, the Mid-Atlantic Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, and the American College of Gastroenterology. This ACG Regional Postgraduate Course is a CME- and CEU-accredited program that has gained a national reputation for its practical clinical curriculum.
This year’s course will again feature a world-class faculty of educators. Participants will be eligible for up to 10.25 CME credits and 10.25 MOC points. Additional CME/MOC points will be available at Friday’s Metabolic School, available through the registration process.
The course is designed for gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, GI radiologists, primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners interested in the latest information on diagnostic gastroenterology and interventional therapies for gastrointestinal disorders.
Enjoy ACG’s premier regional postgraduate gastroenterology course in historic Williamsburg, Virginia!

Registration materials will be available this spring. Register early and save!
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Course Directors

Dennis Kumral, MD, FACG

Sasha Mangray, MD

Eileen Dauz, BSN, RN, CGRN

Where & When
When: August 28–30, 2026 (note special early date)
Where: Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA

Virginia Gastroenterological Society
www.vagastro.org

2026 TSGE Annual Conference
2026-09-18 - 2026-09-20 | Austin Marriott Downtown, 304 E Cesar Chavez St,, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Registration is OPEN for the 2026 TSGE Annual Conference! Join us as we head to Austin this September! Bring your colleagues and connect with other gastroenterologists from across Texas as we get together to learn about updates in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endoscopy and more!
TSGE Brochure 2026

2026 Registration Rates

Category
Early Bird
Before 8/22
Regular
After 8/22

Member Physicians
$300
$350

Member Allied Health (Nurse/PA/Tech)
$175
$225

Fellow*
*$50
*$75

Non-Member Physicians, Allied Health, Apps, PAs, Nurse, Tech, Pharma D & Medical Liaisons
$400
$475

*Fellows that attend the conference will be refunded the $50/$75 registration fee after the conference.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the TSGE office at (512) 667-6672 with any special needs.

Late Registration
Online registration closes September 13. If you’d like to register after September 13, register on-site at the conference or contact the TSGE office at (512) 677-6672.

Cancel Registration
Registration is open until September 13, 2026. TSGE must receive cancellation notice by that date for a refund. A $25 processing fee applies. Non-attendance does not constitute cancellation notice. Partial registration is not offered.

Group Registration
Registering more than one person? Contact Kennedy Camero at kennedy@cameroams.com for assistance.

Where & When
Austin Marriott Downtown | 304 East Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78701
Reservations: (512) 457-1111
TSGE has a special room rate of $299 (tax not included). Please call by August 29, 2026 to reserve at the reduced rate and mention you’re part of the TSGE meeting. After this date, reservations will be accepted only if rooms are available at the prevailing rate.

Meeting Details

Board Review Course
Friday, September 18 | 12:00 – 3:00 pm
GI Guidelines & Board Review — Presented by Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS and Hetal Karsan, MD

Attention Fellows!
Fellows Symposium / GI Jeopardy — Friday, September 18 | 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Real-world GI knowledge quiz. Winning team receives a major prize! Expert GI panel discussion and more.
Fellows Hands-On Symposium — Friday, September 18 | 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Designed for 3rd & 4th Year Fellows and Junior Faculty interested in advanced endoscopic techniques. Space is limited!
Course Faculty: Matheus Franco, MD; Rajat Garg, MD; Muhammad Baig, MD; Rush Shah, MD; Thomas Tielleman, MD; Andy Tau, MD; Shruti Mony, MD; George Wehba, MD; Deepika Satish, MD; Shifa Umar, MD; Thomas Davee, MD
Course Directors: Dr. Jeffrey Lee & Dr. Kalpesh Patel
Stations: EMR, Defect Closure, Hemostasis, Ablation, ERCP, Third Space/ESD
Fellows Housing Stipend: $300 (one day) / $450 (two days) / $600 (three days, must attend Fellow Symposium). You MUST check in at the registration desk each day you attend — no exceptions. Stipends mailed post-conference in 4–6 weeks.

Target Audience
Gastroenterologists, endoscopists, GI nurses, technicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and others who treat patients for gastrointestinal conditions.

Ethics
The September 20 presentation fulfills 1 hour of ethics and/or professional responsibility required for Texas licensure.

Business Meeting
Saturday’s business meeting luncheon includes a brief TSGE business meeting and presentation of the Marcel Patterson – Robert Nelson Award.

Continuing Medical Education: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACCME through the joint providership of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) and TSGE. TMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. TMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Continuing Nursing Education: Submitted to Montana Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Montana Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as an approver of continuing nursing education by the ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation. No contact hours will be awarded for Friday. This activity has also been submitted for pharmacotherapeutic hours.

Meeting Agenda

Friday, September 18

10:00 am
Registration Opens

12:00 – 3:00 pm
GI Guidelines & Board Review

3:00 – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break

3:30 – 5:30 pm
Fellows Symposium / GI Jeopardy

5:30 – 6:30 pm
Fellows First Annual Career Fair

6:00 – 9:00 pm
TSGE Hands-On Fellows Symposium

Saturday, September 19

6:45 – 7:30 am
Women in GI – Rise and Shine Breakfast: Building High-Performing Teams: Innovation, Culture and Inclusive Leadership — Michelle A. Anderson, MD

7:00 – 7:45 am
APP Breakfast – Networking, Mentorship & Subspecialties

7:00 am
Registration Opens | Breakfast Available

7:30 – 7:35 am
Opening Remarks

7:35 – 8:00 am
TSGE Presidential Address — Pushing the EDGE: How a Concept Became a Game-Changer — Prashant Kedia, MD, FASGE, FACG

Topic: Foregut | Moderator: Harish Gagneja, MD

8:00 – 8:20 am
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease – How to Evaluate Chronic Cough as a Gastroenterologist? — Rena Yadlapati, MD, MSHS, AGAF, FACG, FAFS

8:20 – 8:40 am
Navigating Complex Upper GI Strictures — Kalpesh Patel, MD

8:40 – 9:00 am
Barrett’s Esophagus – Post Ablation Surveillance and Acid Control — Stuart Spechler, MD, AGAF, FACG

9:00 – 9:20 am
Gastric Polyps: Leave, Bite or Resect? — Jeffrey Lee, MD, MPH, FACG, FASGE

9:20 – 9:30 am
Q&A

9:30 – 10:00 am
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

Topic: IBD | Moderator: Joanna Linsteadt, MD

10:00 – 10:20 am
How Do I Tackle Crohn’s Disease in 2026? — Russell Cohen, MD

10:20 – 10:40 am
Severe, Steroids, and Salvage: Tackling Hospitalized IBD Flares — Harry Thomas, MD

10:40 – 11:00 am
How Do I Tackle Ulcerative Colitis in 2026? — Aline Charabaty, MD

11:00 – 11:20 am
Navigating Combination Therapy in IBD: From Evidence to Practical Applications — Russell Cohen, MD

11:20 – 11:30 am
Q&A

Topic: Pancreatobiliary | Moderator: Jay Yepuri, MD

11:30 – 11:50 am
Practical Guide to Outpatient Management of Chronic Pancreatitis – 10 Things You Should Know — Paul Tarnasky, MD

11:50 am – 12:10 pm
Dilated Common Bile Duct — How Do I Work This Up? — Tyler Berzin, MD

12:10 – 12:30 pm
Pancreas Cancer Screening – What Do We Know in 2026? — Rushikesh Shah, MD

12:30 – 12:40 pm
Q&A

12:45 – 1:45 pm
Membership Luncheon and Business Meeting

1:45 – 2:15 pm
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

Topic: Small Bowel / Colon | Moderator: Lisa Casey, MD

2:15 – 2:35 pm
Leaky Gut & Beyond – Answering Difficult Questions in Clinic — Darren Brenner, MD

2:35 – 2:55 pm
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Myths and Facts — Dejan Micic, MD

2:55 – 3:15 pm
Colorectal Screening Dilemmas — Folasade May, MD, PhD, M.Phil

3:15 – 3:35 pm
Colitis: ‘When It’s Not IBD’ – The Mimics You Can’t Miss — Roopa Vemulapalli, MD

3:35 – 3:45 pm
Q&A

3:45 – 4:00 pm
Refreshment Break

Topic: Video Forum | Moderator: Prashant Kedia, MD, FASGE, FACG

4:00 – 4:20 pm
George Wehba, MD

4:20 – 4:40 pm
Tara Kahanian, MD

4:40 – 5:00 pm
Arslan Baig, MD

5:00 – 5:20 pm
Matheus Franco, MD, MBA, MSc, PhD

5:20 pm
Q&A

Sunday, September 20

7:00 – 8:00 am
IP Committee Breakfast

7:00 am
Registration Opens | Breakfast Available

7:55 – 8:00 am
Opening Remarks

8:00 – 9:00 am
Ethics in Medical AI — Tyler Berzin, MD

Topic: Quality Matters | Moderator: Louis Wilson, MD, FACG

9:00 – 9:20 am
Quality Metrics in Upper Endoscopy: From Guidelines to Practice — Harish Gagneja, MD

9:20 – 9:40 am
From Detection to Documentation: Quality Metrics in Colonoscopy — Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH

9:40 – 10:00 am
Quality Metrics in EUS and ERCP — Girish Mishra, MD, MSc, FASGE

10:00 – 10:10 am
Q&A

10:10 – 10:20 am
Refreshment Break

Topic: Liver | Moderator: Gaurav Arora, MD, MS, AGAF

10:20 – 10:40 am
Stephen A. Harrison, MD, Memorial Lecture — MASLD Management in 2026 — Meena Bansal, MD, FAASLD

10:40 – 11:00 am
Changes in the Landscape of Liver Transplant in 2026 — Sammy Saab, MD, AGAF, MPH

11:00 – 11:20 am
Preventive Hepatology – What’s New in 2026 — Jan Petrasek, MD, PhD

11:20 – 11:40 am
Drug-Induced Liver Injury – The Ever-Present Threat — Prasun Jalal, MD, FRCP (UK), FAASLD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF

11:40 – 11:50 am
Q&A

12:00 pm
Adjourn

Topic: APP Track | Moderator: TBD

2:15 – 2:35 pm
IBD Management Redefined: Treat to Target for Sustained Remission — Amy Stewart, NP

2:35 – 2:55 pm
Supporting the Gut from the Ground Up: Pelvic PT in IBD Care — Smita Metha, PFPT

2:55 – 3:15 pm
Fueling Remission: Nutrition Strategies in IBD Care — Stacy Collins, RD

3:15 – 3:35 pm
“Gut Feeling” Hormones Across the Lifespan – A GI Perspective — Vaneesha Vallabh-Patel, MD

3:35 – 3:45 pm
Q&A

3:45 – 4:00 pm
Refreshment Break

4:00 – 4:20 pm
Celiac Disease — Jill Olmstead, DNP

4:20 – 4:40 pm
Neuromodulation Demystified: A Practical Guide for APPs — Kristina Skarbinski

4:40 – 5:00 pm
Emerging Therapies in MASLD/MASH: A New Era in Liver Care — Yulia Lyuboslavsky

5:00 – 5:20 pm
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hispanic Populations — Lisa Hernandez, HP

5:20 – 5:30 pm
Q&A

2026 Program Directors
Roopa Vemulapalli, MD
Rushikesh Shah, MD

TSGE Education Committee
Waqar Qureshi, MD (Chair), Harish Gagneja, MD, Prashant Kedia, MD, Jay Yepuri, MD, Kalpesh Patel, MD, Karthik Garapati, MD, Prasun Jalal, MD, Hana Svejdova, APP, MSN, APRN, Phillip Ge, MD, Gaurav Arora, MD, John Tsai, MD

2026 PSG Annual Scientific Meeting
2026-09-18 - 2026-09-20 | The Hotel Hershey, 100 Hotel Road, Hershey, PA, 17033, United States
PSG Annual Scientific Meeting
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Continuing Education Credit

CME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Credits
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 8.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
By choosing to earn MOC credits for this activity, you are giving PAMED permission to share your course completion and diplomate information with ABIM via the ACCME’s Provider Activity Reporting System (PARS).

The Hotel Hershey | Room Block
PSG has reserved a block of rooms at The Hotel Hershey at a discounted rate:

Room Type
Rate (plus tax, per night)

Single / Double
$359

Two Queen Beds
$379

This rate is available until Wednesday, August 26, 2026. A limited number of rooms are being offered — early reservations are strongly encouraged. After the cut-off date, rooms and/or the group rate may no longer be available. Cancellations must be made 72 hours prior to arrival; cancellations made less than 72 hours prior to arrival will be charged one (1) night’s room and tax.
To book your room, call the hotel at 1-855-729-3108 and ask for the room block for the Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology, 9/18–20, at The Hotel Hershey.
Reserve a Room

PSG Jeopardy — The Gastro Cup
PSG will host its Fellows GI Jeopardy competition for the Gastro Cup in conjunction with the Annual Scientific Meeting. The event takes place:
Saturday, September 19 | 1:15 – 2:15 PM

Register Your Team!
Teams should consist of 2–3 trainees (plus 1 alternate). Limit of 1 team per institution.
Submit your team online: https://form.jotform.com/260845654818165
Deadline: Monday, September 14.
Team members are also required to register for the Annual Meeting.
Questions? Contact the Jeopardy Moderator, Harshit Khara, MD — hskhara@geisinger.edu

Questions Regarding the Annual Meeting?
Jessica Winger, PSG Meeting Manager
jwinger@pamedsoc.org | (717) 909-2693

Illinois Endoscopy Society – Advancing the future of interventional endoscopy
2026-09-19 - 2026-09-20 | DoubleTree – Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Rd,, Oak Brook, IL, 60523, United States
Advancing the Future of Interventional Endoscopy
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Sep 19–20
2026

2 Days
Didactics + live cases

$25
Registration

2026 Course
September 19–20, 2026 · Oak Brook & New Lenox, IL
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy for Doctors, Nurses & Associates
Two days of expert didactics, hands-on training, and live procedural demonstrations.
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What We Do
A society built around education, innovation, and community. Interventional endoscopy is a subspecialty that lets physicians treat complex conditions through the body’s natural openings — avoiding traditional surgery. We exist to advance that practice and to teach it.

Professional Education
An annual course bringing leading faculty and emerging techniques to Illinois providers.

Innovation in Practice
Showcasing less-invasive, lower-risk procedures at the intersection of endoscopy and surgery.

Independent & Neutral
Neutral, independent education — techniques and cases first, free of single-company promotion.

Our Mission
To educate healthcare providers and community members about the field of interventional endoscopy and its utilization in an ever-evolving medical landscape — improving care through knowledge, collaboration, and quality.

Annual Course — A Two-Day Interventional Endoscopy Course
Each fall, gastroenterologists, surgeons, fellows, vendors, and allied professionals gather for an immersive program across two locations.

Day 1
Didactics & hands-on training at the Doubletree, Oak Brook

Day 2
Live demonstrations at Silver Cross Hospital

14.25 GI-specific + 14.25 general contact hours available.
See the full program →

The Team Behind the Course

Kamran Ayub, MD, MRCP, FASGE
Course Director
Medical Director, Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Silver Cross Hospital

Anna Pfeiffer, PA-C, MMS
Course Coordinator
Southwest Gastroenterology, GI Partners of IL

Course Co-Directors

Jessica Dakhoul, PA-C, MMS
Southwest Gastroenterology, GI Partners of IL

Laura Atkinson, FNP-C, MSN
Southwest Gastroenterology, GI Partners of IL

Amy Liss, RD, PA-C, MMS
Southwest Gastroenterology, GI Partners of IL

Leah Kramer, PA-C, MMS
Southwest Gastroenterology, GI Partners of IL

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October 10, 2026 – Advanced Hands-On Therapeutic Endoscopy Course
2026-10-10 | Mercy Medical Center, 345 St Paul Place, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
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Lectures and hands-on training. Suggested audience: Physicians (gastroenterologists and surgeons) interested in learning and improving endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic suturing. Endoscopic procedure room nurses and technicians interested in learning and improving advanced therapeutic endoscopy skills.
Course objectives:

To review indications and currently available techniques of endoscopic piecemeal (EMR) and en-block resection (ESD) of GI tract lesions.

To review the endoscopic suturing device and its practical use for endoscopic correction of obesity, stent fixation, closure of perforations, fistulas, and other indications.

Course participants will learn the following practical skills:

EMR with submucosal fluid injection (injection needle and Coagrasper, Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA), Captivator EMR kit, Captivator II snares, Resolution 360 clips and RescueNet retrieval device (Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA, USA).

Classic ESD with distal attachment, injection needle, Coagrasper, Dual knife, IT knife, IT-nano, SB knife, TT knife, Hook knives (Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA) and DiLumen retractor (Lumendi LLC, Westport, CT, USA)

Classic ESD with distal attachment (Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA), HybridKnife and VIO 3 generator (ERBE USA Inc, Marietta, GA, USA).

Use of Eleview™ for submucosal injection during EMR and ESD

Endoscopic suturing with Overstitch Suturing device (Apollo Endosurgery Inc, Austin, TX, USA).

ESD with an advanced traction device and dual-channel endoscope, TRACMOTION, ClutchCutter, and FlushKnife (FUJILFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, Lexington, MA, USA).

Use of the Instinct Plus® Endoscopic Clipping Device for post-EMR and post-ESD defect closures, and use of the Hemospray® Endoscopic Hemostat for post-EMR and post-ESD gastrointestinal bleeding, courtesy of Cook Medical (Bloomington, IN, USA).

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