Gi Insights

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Nancy S. Reau, MD The most common liver disease caused by pregnancy is intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). So what do clinicians need to know to best treat their patients? Explore the impact of liver disease on pregnancy as Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Nancy S. Reau, Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush Medical College.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Arnold Wald, MD The American Gastroenterological Association released updated guidelines for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). To find out more about the latest updates in treatment, Dr. Peter Buch dives into these guideline recommendations with Dr. Arnold Wald, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Paul Feuerstadt MD, FACG, AGAF In the United States, about 80 percent of tests used to diagnose C. difficile are PCR assays. So what are the best options to diagnose and treat patients with this infection? To discuss the evolving treatment and evaluation landscape for C. difficile, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Paul Feuerstadt, Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Robert Battat, MDCM, FRCPC A kay cofounder in managing postoperative Crohn’s disease, bile acid diarrhea can be challenging to diagnose. What tests are currently available? To discuss this cofounder and how to diagnose it, Dr. Peter Buch sits down with Dr. Robert Battat, the Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the University of Montreal.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Robert Battat, MDCM, FRCPC What confounders do we face when managing postoperative Crohn’s disease, and what tools do we have available to us? Dr. Peter Buch dives into this topic with Dr. Robert Battat, the Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the University of Montreal.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Daniel Strand, MD Acute pancreatitis can be tricky to diagnose and treat. To help us understand how to better manage this condition, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Daniel Strand, the Director of Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy at UVA Health in Charlottesville and an Associate Professor of GI Hepatology to share management updates for patients with recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD Guest: Andres Yarur, MD Irritable bowel disease (IBD) often requires a personalized approach to treatment. So what does the current therapeutic drug monitoring landscape look like? Dr. Neil Nandi speaks with Dr. Andres Yarur, Associate Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, about therapeutic drug monitoring for IBD.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Justin R Boike, MD, MPH The procedure of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a crucial therapeutic option when treating patients with complications of portal hypertension. So what do we need to know about this procedure? To further delve into TIPS, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Justin Boike, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Aline Charabaty, MD Given what medications are currently available, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be difficult to manage. What do we need to know about them, and how do we know which of our patients are the right candidates for them? To answer this question, Dr. Peter Buch speaks with Dr. Aline Charabaty from the Sibley Memorial Hospital.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Ira M. Jacobson, MD What do the guidelines recommend for hepatitis B vaccination? Dr. Peter Buch joins Dr. Ira Jacobson, Director of Hepatology and Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to explore challenges and guidelines for hepatitis B vaccination.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH Adenoma detection rate (ADR) may help us better detect our patients’ risk of developing colorectal cancer. To explore what we need to know about this quality indicator, Dr. Peter Buch joins Dr. Aasma Shaukat from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine to talk about ADR.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Sara Horst, MD, MPH Ulcerative colitis (UC) has an evolving treatment landscape, which has made it difficult for clinicians to position treatment options for their patients. What’s currently available? Dr. Peter Buch dives into this rapidly changing treatment landscape with Dr. Sara Horst, an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Eamonn Quigley, MD New recommendations about the pharmacological management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with diarrhea by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) was published in Gastroenterology 2022. So what do we need to know about these updates, and which medications should we be using? To provide insight, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Eamonn Quigley, the David M Underwood Chair of Medicine in Digestive Disorders and Professor of Medicine at the Academic Institute.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: David Leiman, MD, MSHP Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most commonly prescribed class of medication for acid-related disorders. But what are the long-term consequences of PPIs? And how have they changed the prescribing pattern among gastroenterologists? To help us better understand this topic, Dr. David Leiman, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Peter Buch to discuss how we should be utilizing PPIs with our patients.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Benjamin L. Cohen, MD Guest: Stefan Holubar, MD, MS New data suggests that the use of anti-TNF therapy early in the treatment course can be effective for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, some of them may still require surgery. But is anti-TNF therapy safe in the perioperative period? To answer this question, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Drs. Benjamin Cohen and Stefan Holubar from the Cleveland Clinic to discuss the findings from the PUCCINI study.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Victoria Gomez, MD Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty may be an effective option for weight loss. But which of our patients are the right candidates—and what do they need to know about before and after the procedure? Dr. Peter Buch dives into this procedure with Dr. Victoria Gomez, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Michel Kahaleh, MD Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (ESU) is used to treat patients with cholecystitis and infection of the gallbladder. So when should we be utilizing ESU, and what are some common challenges associated with this procedure? Joining Dr. Peter Buch to explore this topic is Dr. Michel Kahaleh, Chief of Endoscopy, Director of the Pancreas Program, and Medical Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Research Program at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Madhu Grover, MBBS Gastroparesis is a complex disease that has limited treatment options. What do we need to know about it? Dr. Mandu Grover, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, joins Dr. Peter Buch to discuss gastroparesis.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Madhu Grover, MBBS Gastroparesis can be a complex disease to understand—and treat. What therapeutics are currently available? Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Mandu Grover, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, to take a look at current treatment options.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Eamonn Quigley, MD What factors affect the microbiome? And who should we be prescribing probiotics to? Find out the answers to those and other key questions with Dr. Peter Buch and returning guest Dr. Eamonn Quigley, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weill Cornell Medical College at Houston Methodist Hospital.