GI Grand Rounds

Duke GI Grand Rounds is a weekly educational conference with a focus on clinical and research topics, issues and advances related to Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 

GI Grand Rounds conferences feature leaders and experts from outside Duke and from other Duke divisions, in addition to Duke GI faculty and trainees. Special GI Grand Rounds sessions include discussion of timely and significant issues, as well as of clinical controversies and quality improvement. 

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CME Credit
Duke GI Grand Rounds live conferences qualify for 1.0 AMA PRA credit of CME.   

GI Grand Rounds, held Wednesdays from 8:00 am - 9:00 am, is currently conducted virtually via Zoom.  

  • To request a live video conference link, email Anna Baker, GI Education Coordinator.
  • Contact program directors for more information:  David Leiman, MD and Iris Vance, MD
  • Video links are accessible to Duke faculty, staff and trainees with a valid Duke Net ID
  • View presentations from previous years here
  • GR will pause for summer break beginning 6/11/2025 and resume 8/20/2025

Calendar Year 2026

 

DatePresenterTitle/Topic
6.10.26 - 8.12.26Summer Break 
6.3.2026James Helzberg, MD"The Growth of Transplant Hepatology: What Excites Me as a Graduating Fellow"
5.27.2026Closed Session 
5.20.2026Fellows QI Presentation"Duke GI Fellowship Quality Improvement Initiatives"
5.13.2026Ugo Akpara, MD"More Than What Meets the Eye: Evolution in Endoscopy and Chromoendoscopy" 
5.6.2026Canceled - DDW 2026 
4.29.2026Erin Leiman, MD"Practical Approaches to Interprofessional Learning in Gastroenterology"
4.22.2026Daniel Bernstein, MD"Itching to Know: What's New in PBC?"
4.15.2026Neil Mehta, MD"Updates in HCC Screening and Management for the Gastroenterologist"
4.8.2026Frank Scott, MD"Optimizing Advanced Therapy Initiation and Disease Activity Monitoring in IBD"
4.1.2026Kimberly Harer, MD"The Intersection of GI Disorders and Dietary Avoidance/Restriction"
3.25.2026Brian Lacy, MD"Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroparesis: One Disease or Two?"
3.18.2026Norah Karlovich, MD"Due for An Update: Caring for Pregnant Patients with IBD"
3.11.2026Closed Session 
3.4.2026Pooja Patel, MD"A Pain in the Chest: GI Bleeding and Peri Endoscopy Considerations in Cardiac Patients"
2.25.2026Ravy Vajravelu, MD"More Than a Gut Feeling: Thinking Like a Gastroenterologist for Clinical Research"
2.18.2026Byron Cryer, MD"Advances in Prevention of NSAIDs' Gastrointestinal Injury"
2.11.2026Will Jeck, MD "The Devil is in the Details: Digital Pathology and the Future of Histologic Diagnosis"
2.4.2026Christen Dilly, MD"Toward Mastery in Endoscopy – Strategies for Performance Improvement from Fellow to Senior Faculty Member"
1.28.2026Matthew Ellis, MD“From Failure to Function: Gastroenterology Practical Approach to Intestinal Failure and Short Bowel Syndrome”
1.21.2026Francesca Coppola, PharmD, CPP & Kelsey K Skinner, PharmD, BCPS, CPP"Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner services at Duke - Enhancing Multidisciplinary care in Gastroenterology and Hepatology"
1.14.2026Omar Martinez-Uribe, MD"From Apprenticeship to Augmentation: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Gastroenterology Education"
1.7.2026Caroline Sloan, MD & Julius Wilder, MD"Stepping in for Respect: A Refresher on Methods to Promote Authentic Connection and Professional Accountability in the Workplace"