{"id":4031,"date":"2014-03-12T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/unc-at-ddw\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T16:59:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:59:47","slug":"unc-at-ddw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-at-ddw\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC at DDW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/unc-at-ddw-image2.png\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the <span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">world\u2019s largest gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery, and is a showcase for the best and most innovate research in the field of gastroenterology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">This year, we are proud to have our physicians, mid-levels, and Fellows represented in the following activities:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">DDW Oral Presentations &#8211; 2014<\/span><\/h3>\n<table class=\"plain\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"info\">\n<th><strong>Type<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Presenter<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Date\/Location<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Authors<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Topic Forum<\/td>\n<td>Asher Wolf<\/td>\n<td>Modifiable Risk Factors Predict Recurrence of Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus After Successful Radiofrequency Ablation. In Press, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2014.<\/td>\n<td>Sat., May 3, 2014<br \/>\n2:45PM S505<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Wolf WA, Cotton CC, Li N, Pasricha S, Hathorn KE, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/melissa-spacek-anp-bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacek M<\/a>, Moist SE, Madanick RD, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Topic Forum<\/td>\n<td>Asher Wolf<\/td>\n<td>Predictors of Complications from Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) During Treatment of Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus: Results from the U.S. RFA Registry. In Press, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2014.<\/td>\n<td>Sun., May 4<br \/>\n4:00PM S505<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Hathorn KE, Lightdale CJ, Wolf WA, Corbett FS, Pasricha S, Rothstein RI, Cotton CC, Camara DS, Muthusamy VR, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Committee Sponsored Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/r-balfour-sartor-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balfour Sartor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>How to Set Up a Gnotobiotic (&#8220;Germ-Free&#8221;) Mouse Facility<\/td>\n<td>Sat., May 3<br \/>\n8:30AM<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/r-balfour-sartor-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sartor, RB<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Distinguished Abstract Plenary<\/td>\n<td><strong>Cary Cotton<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Random Biopsies in Endoscopically Normal Esophagus Improve Yield of Recurrent Intestinal Metaplasia after Successful Radiofrequency Ablation<\/td>\n<td>Sat., May 3<br \/>\n3:15PM S104A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Wolf WA, Pasricha S, Li N, Hawthorn KE, Madanick RD, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon EW<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/melissa-spacek-anp-bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacek M<\/a>, Moist SE, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Topic Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/david-f-ransohoff-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Ransohoff<\/a><\/td>\n<td>A Risk Stratification Strategy for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Sequential Application of Two Clinical Prediction Rules<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n3:15PM S102 ABDA<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Thomas F. Imperiale, Patrick O. Monahan, Timothy E. Stump, Elizabeth A. Glowinski, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/david-f-ransohoff-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David F. Ransohoff<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinical Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Dellon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>PPI Responsive Esophageal Eosinophilia: It&#8217;s EoE<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 6<br \/>\n10:22AM S402<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon, Evan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Dellon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Long-term efficacy of PPI therapy in patients with PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia: An international multicenter study<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n10:45AM S106A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Molina-Infante J, Martinek J, Martinez-Alcala C, Krajciova J, Moawad FJ, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Dellon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of EoE<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n10:00AM S106A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon, Evan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Dellon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Immunohistochemical evidence of inflammation is similar in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia: A prospective cohort study<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n11:00AM S106A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, Covey S, Speck O, Woodward K, Rusin S, Gebhart JH, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Board Review<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/kim-l-isaacs-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Isaacs<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Inflammatory Bowel Disease<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n9:00AM-9:15AM<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/kim-l-isaacs-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Isaacs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td>Lawrence Gaines<\/td>\n<td>An Internet-based cohort study of the association between depression and exacerbation of Crohn&#8217;s disease<\/td>\n<td>Tues, May 6<br \/>\n2:45PM S100C<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Lawrence S. Gaines, Sara N. Horst, James C. Slaughter, Richard Shelton, Kirsten Haman, Li Wang, <strong>Christopher F. Martin<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Kappelman<\/strong>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie D. Long<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/robert-s-sandler-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert S. Sandler<\/a>, Dawn B. Beaulieu, David A. Schwartz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Board Review<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/lisa-m-gangarosa-md-agaf-facp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Gangarosa<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Diseases of the Biliary Tract<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n10:30AM-10:45AM<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/lisa-m-gangarosa-md-agaf-facp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Gangarosa<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mike Kappelman<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Use of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in a pediatric cohort with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n10:30AM S404<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Marina Arvanitis, Darren A. DeWalt, <strong>Christopher F. Martin<\/strong>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie D. Long<\/a>, Wenli Chen, Elizabeth L. Jaeger, Lucy Goble, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/robert-s-sandler-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert S. Sandler<\/a>, <strong>Michael Kappelman<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Postgraduate Course Clinical Challenge Sessions<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie Long<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Prevention of Post-Op Complications in IBD (Recurrent Crohn&#8217;s and Pouchitis) (C108)<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n4:00PM E353CD<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long, MD<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Postgraduate Course Clinical Challenge Sessions<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie Long<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assessment of Extra-Intestinal Manifestations of IBD: When Is It the Disease? When Is It the Therapy?<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n9:25AM Arie Crown<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long, MD<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinical Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie Long<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Risk of Malignancy: Skin, Bowel, Hematopoietic<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n3:00PM S404<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long, MD<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td>Miranda Van Tilburg<\/td>\n<td>Functional Dyspepsia in children: Can we distinguish epigastric pain and postprandial distress?<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n4:00PM S502<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Alycia Leiby, Lynn S. Walker, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Jan F. Tack, Brennan M. Spiegel, Robin C. Spiller, Yunsheng Yang, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td>Miranda Van Tilburg<\/td>\n<td>Prevalence of child-adolescent functional gastrointestinal disorders in a national U.S. community sample<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n4:30PM S104A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Lynn S. Walker, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Sung M. Kim, Brennan M. Spiegel, Robin C. Spiller, Jan F. Tack, Yunsheng Yang.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td>Miranda Van Tilburg<\/td>\n<td>Coping predicts disability, quality of life and depression in both IBD and FAP patients<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00AM<br \/>\nSouth Hall<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Robyn Claar, Joan Romano, Shelby L. Langer, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a>, Bisher Abdullah, Dennis Christie, Rona Levy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinical Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shaheen<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Resection and Ablation: Achieving the Best Results<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n2:20PM S101C<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen, NJ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Combined Clinical Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shaheen<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Medical and Endoscopic Treatment of Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus<\/td>\n<td>Tues, May 6<br \/>\n2:00PM S103<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen, NJ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Distinguished Abstract Plenary<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shaheen<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Durability of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus with Dysplasia: The AIM Dysplasia Trial at Five Years<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n4:15PM S104B<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Wolf WA, Overholt BF, Lightdale CJ, <strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Wolfsen HC, Pasricha S, Wang Kenneth K, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hands-on Workshop<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shaheen<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Luminal Stenting and Ablation<\/td>\n<td>Sun, May 4<br \/>\n11:30AM South Hall<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen, NJ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Mindfulness Meditation Has Long-term Therapeutic Benefits in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Follow-up Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n3:00PM S502<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Keturah (Kim) R. Faurot, Susan Gaylord, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Eric L. Garland, John D. Mann, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Prevalence in the U.S. General Population: Results from the Rome Normative Gastrointestinal Symptoms Survey (RNGSS)<\/td>\n<td>Tues, May 6<br \/>\n3:05PM S105A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Brennan M. Spiegel, Jan F. Tack, Robin C. Spiller, Lynn S. Walker, Yunsheng Yang, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fecal Incontinence (FI) Prevalence and Associated Gastrointestinal Risk Factors in the U.S. General Population<\/td>\n<td>Tues, May 6<br \/>\n8:45AM S501<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Brennan A. Spiegel, Jan F. Tack, Robin C. Spiller, Lynn S. Walker, Yungsheng Yang, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td>Rune Erichsen<\/td>\n<td>Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with sessile serrated adenomas\/polyps is of the same magnitude or even higher than in patients with conventional adenomas<\/td>\n<td>Tues, May 6<br \/>\n2:00PM-3:30PM<\/td>\n<td>Rune Erichsen, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/john-baron-md-ms-msc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John A. Baron<\/a>, Stephen J. Hamilton-Dutoit, Dale C. Snover, Emina Emilia Torlakovic, Trine Fr\u00f8selv, Lars Pedersen, Mogens Vyberg, Stanley R. Hamilton, Henrick Toft S\u00f8rensen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Topic Forum<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Madanick<\/td>\n<td>Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile application for point-of-care data collection in assessing trainee skills during colonoscopy training: a pilot study<\/td>\n<td>Sun, May 4<br \/>\n3:15PM E258<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Madanick, Ryan D.; Brown, Daniel L.; Royal, Kenneth; Palmer, Jeff; <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/kim-l-isaacs-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isaacs, Kim L<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Committee Sponsored Symposium<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Madanick<\/td>\n<td>Revolution: Maintaining Professionalism in the Era of Social Media<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n2:30PM S405A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Madanick, Ryan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Distinguished Abstract Plenary<\/td>\n<td>Sarina Pasricha<\/td>\n<td>All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation: Results from the U.S. RFA Registry<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n5:12PM S106A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Pasricha S, Triadafilopoulous G, Li N, Muthasamy VR, Wolf WA, Chmielewski GW, <strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Corbett FS, Camara DS, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Meet the Investigator<\/td>\n<td>Udi Ringel<\/td>\n<td>Enteric Microflora and Functional Bowel Disorders (M01)<\/td>\n<td>Sun, May 4<br \/>\n12:30PM N126<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Ringel, Y<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td>Udi Ringel<\/td>\n<td>Altered Colonic Bacterial Fermentation is a Steadfast Pathophysiological Factor in Irritable Bowel Syndrome<\/td>\n<td>Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:52AM S104<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Chang Hwan Choi, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Daniel J. Temas, Ari Kim, Karen Scott, Yehuda Ringel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinical Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Unmet Needs and Future Directions<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n3:06PM S502<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<td>FKBP5 gene is associated with IBS diagnosis<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:39AM S502<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Shad B. Smith, William Maixner, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Motoyori Kanazawa, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research Forum<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fiber or Imodium Prescription (Rx) Management for Bowel Incontinence: The FIRM Randomized Clinical Trial<\/td>\n<td>Tues, May 6<br \/>\n8:30AM S501<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td>Alayne D. Markland, Kathryn L. Burgio, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a>, Holly E. Richter, Unita S. Granstaff, C. Mel Wilcox, David T. Redden, Timothy M. Beasley, Patricia S. Goode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rome-AGA Lectureship<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/adjunct\/douglas-a-drossman-md\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Drossman<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Centrally-targeted Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Abdominal Pain in symposium: Understanding and Treating the Brain&#8217;s Contribution to Pain<\/td>\n<td>Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00AM S102ABC (McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/adjunct\/douglas-a-drossman-md\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Drossman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ASGE-AGA Symposium<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/adjunct\/douglas-a-drossman-md\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Drossman<\/a><\/td>\n<td>The Interface (of SOD) with Functional GI Disorders in symposium: Reappraising Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction.<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n10:00AM S503 (McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/adjunct\/douglas-a-drossman-md\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Drossman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Curbside Consultant Section<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/adjunct\/douglas-a-drossman-md\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Drossman<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Difficult Abdominal Pain<\/td>\n<td>Mon, May 5<br \/>\n12:30PM S101A<br \/>\n(McCormick Place)<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/adjunct\/douglas-a-drossman-md\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Drossman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>DDW Poster Presentations &#8211; 2014<\/h3>\n<table class=\"plain\" style=\"height: 2111px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"info\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<th style=\"height: 23px; width: 467px;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 23px; width: 117px;\"><strong>Date\/Location<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 23px; width: 572px;\"><strong>Authors<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Clinical characteristics , treatment outcomes, and resource utilization in children and adults with eosinophilic gastroenteritis<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Reed C, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Health care utilization and costs related to eosinophilic esophagitis in the United States represent a significant burden of disease<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Jensen ET, Martin CF, Kappelman MD, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Incidence of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA). In press, Gastroenterology, 2014.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Wolf WA, Lightdale CJ, Li N, Wolfsen HC, Cotton CC, Chang KJ, Pasricha S, Overholt BF, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Racial differences impact the clinical presentation and endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis: A multi-centered study.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Moawad FJ, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, Ljuldjuraj T, Green DJ, Brizuela DR, Achem SR, Chehade M, Gupta SK.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">The increasing incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis outpaces changes in endoscopic and biopsy practice: National population-based estimates from Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, Erichsen R, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/john-baron-md-ms-msc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baron JA<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>, Vyberg M, Sorensen HT, Pedersen L.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Is the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load in colonic biopsies associated with a higher risk of colectomy in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Joseph C. Onyiah, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/millie-d-long-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie D. Long<\/a>, Melissa Miller, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/hans-herfarth-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hans H. Herfarth<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Abdominal Bloating in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Characterization of Clinical Symptoms, Psychological Factors and Associated Comorbidities<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Keren Hod, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Yehuda Ringel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">African Americans are More Likely to Make Healthy Dietary Changes After Colon Cancer Diagnosis: Results of the Study of Outcomes in Colon Cancer Survivors (SOCCS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Tues, May 6<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Wolf WA, Xun P, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/robert-s-sandler-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandler RS<\/a>, He K.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Association of a Variant in the Gene Encoding the Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolizing Enzyme FADS2 with Colorectal Cancer in African Americans<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Shilpa Ravella, Rosa M. Xicola, Fabio Pibiri, Timothy Carroll, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/robert-s-sandler-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert S. Sandler<\/a>, Sonia Kupfer, Nathan A. Ellis, Xavier Llor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Caspase-11 Enhances Killing of Colitogenic Escherichia Coli by Macrophages, but Does Not Affect Development of Experimental Colitis<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Fan TJ, Tchaptchet S, Goeser LE, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/r-balfour-sartor-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sartor RB<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/jonathan-j-hansen-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hansen JJ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Colitogenic Activity of Enterococcus Faecalis Requires Lipoproteain-Mediated Activation of Innate Immune Effector Functions in IL10-\/- Mice<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Ocvirk S, Sava IG, Steck N, Roh JH, Tchaptchet S, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/jonathan-j-hansen-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hansen JJ<\/a>, Huebner J, Murray BE, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/r-balfour-sartor-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sartor RB<\/a>, Haller D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 83px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 467px;\">Development of an endoscopy- and histology-based activity index for eosinophilic esophagitis<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 572px;\">Schoepfer AM, Straumann A, Panczak R, Kuehni CE, Romero Y, Maurer E, Alexander JA, Hirano I, Gonsalves N, Furata GT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, Leung J, Moawad FJ, Collins MH, Bussman C, Netzer P, Gupta S, Chehade M, Aceves SS, Wo JM, Zwahlen M, Safroneeva E, for the International EEsAI Study Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Development of Erosive Esophagitis during Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus is Associated with an Increased Number of Sessions for Successful Treatment<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\"><strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Wolf WA, Li N, Pasricha S, Hathorn KE, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/melissa-spacek-anp-bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacek M<\/a>, Moist SE, Madanick RD, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Dilation of strictures prior to therapy predicts histologic non-response to topical steroids in eosinophilic esophagitis.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Wolf WA, Green DJ, Hughes JT, Cotton CC, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Dysplasia in the gastric cardia is not uncommon among patients who are successfully treated by radiofrequency ablation for dysplastic Barrett&#8217;s esophagus &#8211; A prospective study.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Li N, Pasricha S, <strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Wolf WA, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/melissa-spacek-anp-bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacek MB<\/a>, Moist SB, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Genetically Drive Chromatin Organization Identifies Regulatory SNPs Associated with Crohn&#8217;s Disease<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Matthew Weiser, Chelsea Raulerson, Adam Robinson, Gregory Gipson, Tomohisa Sujino, Osamu Takeuchi, Taku Kobayashi, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/hans-herfarth-md-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hans H. Herfarth<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/r-balfour-sartor-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan B. Sartor<\/a>, Dermot P. McGovern, Jason D. Lieb, Terrence S. Furey, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/shehzad-z-sheikh-md-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shehzad Z. Sheikh<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein as a Marker for Inflammation in Irritable Bowel Syndrome<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Keren Hod, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, <strong>Christopher F. Martin<\/strong>, Nitsan Maharshak, Yehuda Ringel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">High Throughput Sequencing of the Intestinal Mucosa versus Luminal Microbiota in Humans<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Tues, May 6<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Nitsan Maharshak, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/ian-carroll-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian M. Carroll<\/a>, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Elizabeth A. Wolber, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/r-balfour-sartor-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan B. Sartor<\/a>, Yehuda Ringel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Intestinal Epithelial Cells Expressing Biomarkers of Crypt Base Columnar or Reserve Stem Cells Show Differential Resistance to Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Liara M. Gonzalez, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/scott-t-magness-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott T. Magness<\/a>, Pauline K. Lund, Anthony Blikslager.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy Can Be Used Safely In Retroflexion For Treatment of Lesions At The Esophagogastric Junction and Gastric Cardia<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Kiley K. Walp, Suzanne P. Hallquist, Alissa Bults, Norio Fukami, David G. Forcione, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicholas J. Shaheen<\/a>, Michael S. Smith.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Major basic protein, eotaxin-3, and mast cell tryptase staining for diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis: A prospective study<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, Speck O, Woodward K, Covey S, Rusin S, Gebhart JH, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Most patients demonstrate correlation between symptoms, endoscopic findings, and histology in response to topical steroid treatment in eosinophilic esophagitis<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Green DJ, Wolf WA, Hughes JT, <strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Patient Preference for Defining Success in Fecal Incontinence Treatment Trials<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/steve-heymen-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Heyman<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Sung M. Kim, Stefanie Twist, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Patient Preference for What Should Be Included in the Definition of Fecal Incontinence.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/steve-heymen-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Heyman<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Sung M. Kim, Stefanie Twist, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 83px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 467px;\">Predicting Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus in Families of Patients with Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus: A BETRNet Model Fitting Clinical Data to a Genetic Paradigm<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 572px;\">Xiangqing Sun, Amitabh Chak, Gary W. Faulk, William M. Grady, Margaret F. Kinnard, Sumeet K, Mittal, Marcia I. Canto, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicholas J. Shaheen<\/a>, Jean S. Wang, Prasad G. Iyer, Julian A. Abrams, Joseph Willis, Sanford Markowitz, Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Wendy Brock, Robert Elsto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Predictors of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Prior Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Treatment of Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus: Results from the U.S. RFA Registry<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Wolf WA, Pruitt RE, Ertan A, <strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Komanduri S, Pasricha S, Infantolino A, Li N, Rothstein RI, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Prevalence of infant\/toddler functional gastrointestinal disorders in the U.S.: Results of a national community survey of mothers<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Paul E. Hyman, Lynn S. Walker, Audra Rouster, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Sung M. Kim, Jan F. Tack, Robin C. Spiller, Brennan M. Spiegel, Yunsheng Yang, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">Researchers identify priorities for fecal incontinence: Survey of scientists<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a>, Adil E. Bharucha, Satish S. Rao, Frank A. Hamilton, Sung M. Kim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">The Incidence of Neoplastic Gastric Cardia Nodules following Radiofrequency Ablation of Neoplastic Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Tues, May 6<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\"><strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Wolf WA, Pasricha S, Li N, Hathorn KE, Madanick RD, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/melissa-spacek-anp-bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacek M<\/a>, Moist SE, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">The influence of gender on features of eosinophilic esophagitis: A multi-center study.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Moawad FJ, Chehade M, Green DJ, Ljuldjuraj T, Achem SR, Brizuela DR, Gupta S, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Uninvestigated Dyspepsia in the U.S. General Population: Results from the Rome Normative Gastrointestinal Symptoms Survey (RNGSS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/olafur-s-palsson-psyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olafur S. Palsson<\/a>, Miranda A. Van Tilburg, Brennan M. Spiegel, Jan F. Tack, Robin C. Spiller, Lynn S. Walker, Yunsheng Yang, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/william-e-whitehead-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William E. Whitehead<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Utility of a Biomarker Panel to Predict Progression to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus. In Press, Gastroenterology 2014.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sat, May 3<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Wolf WA, Lao-Sirieix P, Duits LC, Chak A, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>, Fitzgerald R, Bergman JJ.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 83px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 467px;\">What cut-point should be used to definine a histologic response to topical steroid use in eosinophilic esophagitis? A data-driven approach using symptoms and endoscopic findings. In press, Gastroenterology 2014.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 83px; width: 572px;\">Wolf WA, Green DJ, Hughes JT, <strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 467px;\">What is the burden of GI illness in the U.S.? It depends on who you ask.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 43px; width: 572px;\">Jensen ET, Cook SF, Allen JK, Brookhart AM, <strong>Kappelman MD<\/strong>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">When eosinophilic esophagitis is refractory to topical steroids: Treatment options and clinical outcomes. In press, Gastroenterology 2014.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Mon, May 5<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\"><strong>Cotton CC<\/strong>, Green DJ, Hughes JT, Wolf WA, Woosley JT, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/past-fellows-and-former-faculty\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaheen NJ<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/evan-s-dellon-md-mph-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dellon ES<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 467px;\">Abdominal Bloating in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Characterization of Clinical Symptoms, Psychological Factors and Associated Comorbidities<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 117px;\">Sun, May 4<br \/>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 63px; width: 572px;\">Keren Hod, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Miranda A. 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