JANUARY 30, 2027
San Diego Marriott La Jolla
4240 La Jolla Village Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
The UC San Diego Division of Gastroenterology strives to be nationally recognized through its faculty as well as innovations that will improve the care of patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases nationwide. The mission of the UC San Diego Division of Gastroenterology is to provide the best clinical care to those afflicted with gastrointestinal and liver diseases, investigate at the clinical and basic levels the best way to improve those diseases, and educate trainees on how to best approach the care of patients with those diseases.
UCSD Advances in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Conference
Course Directors
Pranab M. Barman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Brigid Boland, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Agenda
Saturday, January 30, 2027
7:00 AM | Salon EFGH
Breakfast and Registration
7:00–7:45 AM | Salon ABCD
Breakfast Product Theater*
7:45–8:15 AM | Salon EFGH
Exhibit Hall Break*
8:15–8:20 AM | Salon ABCD
Welcome/Program Overview
BLOCK A: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Session Chairs: Angelina Collins, MSN, ANP-BC; Abha Bosworth, MPH, MS, PA-C
Salon ABCD
8:20–8:45 AM
Keynote: Controversies in IBD
Millie Long, MD, MPH
8:45–9:00 AM
Update: Therapeutic Update in 2027
Brigid S. Boland, MD
9:00–9:10 AM
Panel Discussion
9:10–9:35 AM
Clinical Case Presentation
Fellow: Nivita Sharma, MD; Mentor: Preetika Sinh, MD
9:35–9:50 AM | Salon EFGH
Exhibit Hall Break*
BLOCK B: General Gastroenterology
Session Chairs: Rena Yadlapati, MD; Denise Kalmaz, MD
Salon ABCD
9:50–10:15 AM
Keynote: Current Management of DGBI
William Chey, MD
10:15–10:30 AM
Update: Dietary Management for DGBI
Jessica Steinbach, MPH, RDN, CSSD
10:30–10:40 AM
Panel Discussion
10:40–11:05 AM
Clinical Case Presentation
Fellow: Daniela Mirda, MD; Mentor: Denise Kalmaz, MD
11:05–11:20 AM
Update: EoE
Eric Low, MD, MPH
11:20–11:35 AM
Update: FLIP for the Non-Esophagologist
Rena Yadlapati, MD
11:35–11:45 AM
Panel Discussion
11:45 AM–12:10 PM
Clinical Case Presentation
Fellow: Matthew Kubina, MD; Mentor: Rena Yadlapati, MD
12:10–12:40 PM | Salon EFGH
Lunch and Exhibit Hall Break*
12:40–1:25 PM
Lunch Product Theater*
1:25–1:55 PM
Exhibit Hall Break*
BLOCK C: Hepatology
Session Chairs: Heather Patton, MD, FAASLD; Veeral Ajmera, MD, MAS
Salon ABCD
1:55–2:20 PM
Update: Current and Emerging Therapies for Management of MASH in 2027
Meena Bansal, MD
2:20–2:35 PM
Update: Role of PEth and NIT Assessment in Steatotic Liver Disease
Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc
2:35–2:45 PM
Panel Discussion
2:45–3:10 PM
Clinical Case Presentation
Fellow: Maria Mironova, MD, MHSc; Mentor: Veeral Ajmera, MD, MAS
3:10–3:25 PM | Salon EFGH
Exhibit Hall Break*
BLOCK D: Endoscopy
Session Chairs: Thomas Savides, MD; Wilson Kwong, MD
Salon ABCD
3:25–3:50 PM
Keynote: Colonoscopy Quality and Colon Cancer Screening/Surveillance
Charles Kahi, MD
3:50–4:05 PM
Update: Colon Cancer Screening Methods Positioning
Samir Gupta, MD, MSCS, AGAF
4:05–4:15 PM
Panel Discussion
4:15–4:40 PM
Clinical Case Presentation
Fellow: Maria Abraham, MD; Mentor: Fady F. Youssef, MD, MS
4:40–4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
*Breakfast, breaks, exhibits, industry-sponsored sessions, and lunch are non-accredited.