Shout out! to our Gastrointestinal/Hematology-Oncology research group

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Shout out! to our Gastrointestinal/Hematology-Oncology research group! We are excited to announce that 10 first-author abstracts have been accepted for presentation at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), taking place from May 4-6.

At DDW, our team will represent MedStar Health, covering a wide range of topics, from improving colon cancer surveillance metrics to trends in MASLD/MASH and GI cancers. Featured abstracts include:

  1. Association between race and adherence to surveillance colonoscopies after resection of stage I to III colorectal cancer
  2. The effect of socioeconomic status on adherence to surveillance colonoscopies after resection of stage I to III colorectal cancer
  3. Association between adjuvant chemotherapy and adherence to surveillance colonoscopies after resection of stage I to III colorectal cancer
  4. Does socioeconomic status influence findings on baseline colonoscopy and adherence to surveillance colonoscopies among individuals with Lynch Syndrome?
  5. Trends in incidence rate of hepatic cancers from 2000-2021: a join point analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database
  6. Ethnicity-based trends in liver transplantation: a decade analysis of hepatitis c, alcohol and metabolic dysfunction – associated steatohepatitis as primary diagnosis for liver transplant
  7. Incidence of venous thromboembolism in gastrointestinal cancers: analysis from 2020 NIS database
  8. Current electronic nicotine delivery system use associated with incident metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
  9. Does a history of gastrointestinal and associated cancers affect provider discussions about colorectal cancer screening?
  10. Rising trends and disparities in MASLD mortality: a 20-year US analysis

A huge thank you to Dr. Ramya Vasireddy, Dr. Greeshma Gaddipati, Dr. Mariah Bilalaga, Dr. Boniface Mensah, Dr. Joseph Atarere, Dr. Seunghee Han, Dr. Kevin Eid, and Dr. Urwah Ahmad – the groundbreaking work and research you do each day is invaluable. We could not be prouder to have you representing MedStar Health!