Registration and Breakfast

Welcome Address
Shyam Thakkar, MD, FASGE

Applications of Endoscopic Suturing
David Loren, MD, FASGE

Live Cases
Chris Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Peter Draganov, MD, FASGE
Christopher G. Chapman, MD, FASGE

Ablation in Endobariatrics and the Emergence of Metabolic Endoscopy
(e.g., duodenal ablation, gastric fundal ablation)
Vivek Kumbhari M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

Q & A

BREAK – VISIT VENDOR BOOTHS

Edmond’s Greeting
Michael Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA – WVU Health System’s Chief Medical Officer

Live Cases
Chris Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Peter Draganov, MD, FASGE
Christopher G. Chapman, MD, FASGE

Innovations in GI Fistula Therapy
Mohammad Bilal, MD

Q&A

Lunch

WVU CFO Financial Address
Nicholas Barcellona
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer – WVU Health System

Live Cases
Shyam Varadarajulu, MD
Raj Shah, MD
Ji Bang, MD
David Loren, MD, FASGE
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF

Post-ERCP Pancreatitis, Management and Opportunities
Martin Freeman, MD

Q&A

BREAK – VISIT VENDOR BOOTHS

Live Cases
Shyam Varadarajulu, MD
Raj Shah, MD
Ji Bang, MD
David Loren, MD, FASGE
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF

Emerging Field of EUS Guided Ablations
Girish Mishra, MD

William Hutson Memorial Lecture: Endohepatology – The New Frontier
Anand Sahai, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Q&A

Reception

Managing Adverse Events During General Endoscopy
Moiz Ahmed, MD, MBBS
Monica Chowdhry. MD

EMR Techniques, What to Pick and When
Christopher G. Chapman, MD, FASGE

Applications of New Therapeutic Endoscopy Devices
Rohit Agrawal, MD

Management of Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Pros, Cons, and Tips to Opening the Obstruction and Creating New Bridges
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF

Complications and Their Management in Interventional EUS
Shifa Umar, MD

Latest Research in Upper Gut Endoscopy
Girsh Mirsha, MD

Pioneering Studies in Pancreatobiliary Disease
Raj Shah, MD

Colon and Small Bowel: Tunneling through the Abstracts
Ji Bang, MD

Obesity and Nutrition, Trimming the Fat and Presenting the Pertinent Data
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH

Q&A

Break

Debate 1: Rise of the Machines vs the Degradation of Endoscopists: The Future of AI in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Vivek Kumbhari, MB, ChB, PhD vs Chris Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF

Debate 2: Nonsurgical management of the Hot Gallbladder Tubes Are for the Birds vs. Endoscopists: Do You Really Think You’re Ready for This?!
Carl Schmidt, MD vs Shyam Varadarajulu, MD

Debate 3: ESD has Arrived vs Anything but this Procedure
Peter Draganov, MD, FASGE vs Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS

Keynote: Global Controversies in Endoscopy & Roadmap for an Interventional Future
Nageshwar Reddy, MD, DM, D.Sc, FAMS, FRCP, FASGE, FACG, MWGO, FAGA, FJGES

Industry Symposium Lunch Advanced Endoscopy – Groundbreaking Technology, Coding, Reimbursement, and the Big Beautiful Bill
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Chris Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS
Sigh Pichmol, MD, MPH, DABOM, FASGE, FACG
& Key Industry Leaders

Hands-On Workshop: Must sign up for a particular group for each hour

• Advanced General GI: OTSC | EFTR | RFA | Spray Cryotherapy
• Third space endoscopy: EMR + ESD | Microwave ESD + POEM
• Endoscopic suturing: OverStitch | NXT | X-Tack
• EUS-guided interventions: EUS-LAMS | EUS-FNA | EUS-PPG
• Hemostasis | Luminal stenting | ERCP-Cholangioscopy