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Dr. Randall Brand: CGA President

Nov 25, 2020 | ALL NEWS, GI-Hep-Nutr

Randall Brand, MD has been elected national president for The Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC).   The CGA works to improve the understanding of the basic science of inherited colorectal cancer and inherited gastrointestinal...

Dr. Arteel Appointed to AASLD Committee

Nov 9, 2020 | ALL NEWS, GI-Hep-Nutr

Gavin Arteel, PhD has been appointment to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Nominating Committee for a two-year term.  The AASLD Nominating committee increases workforce recruitment, mentoring, and career development activities....

Dr. Shaikh Receives Liver Grant

Jul 20, 2020 | ALL NEWS, GI-Hep-Nutr

Obaid S. Shaikh, MD has received a grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals to study “Predictive Modeling of Acute Kidney Injury-Hepatorenal Syndrom (AKI_HRS) Among U.S. Veterans with...

Dr. Bartnik Writes Ahead-of-the-Curve COVID-19 feature

Jun 22, 2020 | ALL NEWS, GI-Hep-Nutr

Catherine Bartnik, MD was ahead of the pandemic curve in March 2020, when she wrote a COVID-19 feature for the PA Society of Gastroenterology’s Rumblings newsletter.  In this article, she discussed “COVID-19: Gut Feeling, It’s Time to Prepare”.  Starting in July 2020,...

Dr. Szigethy Featured on WPXI TV

Jun 1, 2020 | ALL NEWS, GI-Hep-Nutr

Pittsburgh’s NBC affiliate, WPXI TV, interviewed Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD to learn about coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Dr. Szigethy discussed mindfulness and relaxation techniques and provided practical tips for anyone to use to alleviate stressful...