Gi Insights

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS The pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains unclear, but according to one professor, gravity may play a bigger role in this condition than we think. Dr. Peter Buch sits down with Dr. Brennen Spiegel from the Cedars Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education to dive into his research on gravitational management systems and IBS.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Kyle Staller, MD, MPH Chronic abdominal pain can be caused by many things—including hereditary angioedema (HAE). Are there any barriers to diagnosing patients with HAE? Dr. Peter Buch speaks with Dr. Kyle Staller from the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory at Mass General to explore the differential diagnosis for HAE and share what clinicians should be on the lookout for.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Jawad Ahmad, MD Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a common problem for patients who take prescription medicine or herbal and dietary supplements. So what resources are available to help reduce this injury? Join Dr. Peter Buch as he speaks with Dr. Jawad Ahmad, Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to discuss his study and research on drug-induced liver injury.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Paul Kwo, MD Between 2.4 and 4.7 million people have hepatitis C in the United States, but not all have access to proper treatments. So how can clinicians reach more people in the community with this virus? Dr. Peter Buch will give us further insight with Dr. Paul Kwo, Professor of Medicine and the Director of Hepatology at Stanford University.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Eugenia Shmidt, MD The pregnancy inflammatory bowel disease and neonatal outcomes (PIANO) registry is the largest US-based study that examines pregnant women who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). So how can clinicians use the takeaways from this study in their practice? Join Dr. Peter Buch as he discusses IBD in pregnant women with Dr. Eugenia Shmidt, Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Miguel Regueiro, MD The horizon for patients with Crohn’s disease is looking promising as new treatments are expected to come out in the next few years. So what are the best practices for treating fistulizing Crohn’s disease? Explore the treatment landscape with Dr. Peter Buch and Dr. Miguel Regueiro, Chair of the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Bryson Katona, MD, PhD Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of inherited colon cancer and is often underdiagnosed. How can we improve detection of these patients? To find out more, Dr. Peter Buch joins Dr. Bryson Katona from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to explore some key detection strategies.

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.