The American Gastroenterological Association recognized the research work of the following 17 fellows:
- Manasi Agrawal, MD - Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City
"The Impact of Delay Between Biologic Prescription and Therapy Initiation on Clinical Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients" - Jessica Breton, MD - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
"Proactive Management of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease—Development of a New Care Pathway" - Adam Faye, MD - Columbia University Medical Center, New York City
"Hematochezia Decreases Use of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease" - Shelly Gurwara, MD - Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.
"Optimizing Outpatient Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance for the Gastroenterologist—A Quality Improvement Project" - Afrin Kamal, MD - Stanford (Calif.) University
"'Let’s Make Your Clinic Visit a Little Simpler' —Development of a Question Prompt List for Adult Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: a Modified Delphi Study - Ani Kardashian, MD - University of California, Los Angeles
"Quality Gaps in Preventative Care Provided to Outpatients With Cirrhosis at a High-Volume Tertiary Care Liver Transplant Center" - Sonali Palchaudhuri, MD - University of Pennsylvania
"Utilizing a QI Time Series Study to Inform QI Initiatives for Improving Inpatient Endoscopy Workflow" - Nasim Parsa, MD - University of Missouri Health, Columbia
New Patient Access in a Gastroenterology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative - Sahil Patel, MD - Drexel University, Philadelphia
"Improving First-Case Start Delays in a Tertiary Care Academic Endoscopy Unit" - Vikram Raghu, MD - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
"Implementation of an Acute Care Clinical Pathway for the Management of Pediatric Constipation Improves Process Control" - Amit Shah, MD - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
"Endoscopic Management of Achalasia: Time for Improvement" - Lin Shen, MD - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
"Fentanyl Waste Was Reduced by Conservation Measures While Maintaining Patient Comfort During Moderate Sedation Endoscopy Procedures" - Charles Snyder, MD - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City
"Standardizing the Care of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Inpatients at an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Referral Hospital" - Brian Sullivan, MD - Duke University, Durham, N.C.
"Standardizing Inpatient Bowel Preparation Orders Improves Colonoscopy Outcomes and Reduces Provider Frustration" - Ashley Vachon, MD - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
"Use of a Simple 6-Item Questionnaire in the Endoscopy Reporting Software Captures Important Milestones for Gastroenterology Trainees Performing Colonoscopy" - Ted Walker, MD - Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis
"Improving Vaccination Adherence in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases" - Xiao Jing Wang, MD - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
"Impact of Guided Relaxation and Music on Sedation Use in the Endoscopy Suite: A Quality Improvement Project"