Mommy, interventional endoscopist. St Luke’s University Health Network @EmoryGastroHep @DukeGI @DukeIM. Tweets are my own and not medical advice.
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Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
My mother nearly died from a bleeding peptic ulcer caused by H. pylori. For me, stopping GI bleeding has always been deeply personal.
That experience gives added meaning to the privilege of speaking at the American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Postgraduate Course and moderating “GI Bleeding Unplugged: Real-World Tools and Techniques.”
My talk focused on advances in endoscopic treatment of upper GI bleeding—from hemostatic topical agents to over-the-scope clips—and how to use these tools when the stakes are highest.
Behind every bleeding ulcer is a person, a family, and a future at risk.
Why the hat? Nashville inspired me. Channel your inner cowboy—be brave and try something new if that’s what it takes to save a life.
#ACG2026 #Gastroenterology #Endoscopy #GIBleeding #Hemostasis #MedicalEducation
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Deeply honored to receive the @AmCollegeGastro International Leadership Award. I've always believed that medicine, education & leadership transcend borders 🌎 & our greatest impact comes thru relationships we build, knowledge we share & opportunities we create for others.
Grateful to the ACG, friends, mentors, colleagues #GlobalGICommunity.
Congrats to Dr David Fleischer, a privilege to share this honor with you! – at Sixteen Mile Stand, OH
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Dreams can come true.
>10 years of research, friendship, and team building with patients and caregivers brought us to these beautiful results.
Together we (@serperm) prevented falls in patients with cirrhosis.
journals.lww.com/hep/abstrac…
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
in @nejm 👀the interim results of the European Polyp Study (EPOS II) comparing 3 vs 5 yr colonoscopy after high risk polyp removal:
▶️Risk of CRC low in both groups
▶️No difference in cancer risk in 3 vs 5 year surveillance
👀 our Editorial for details and implications👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
🤩A second article in @NEJM by @AasmaShaukatMD @nyulangone !!
➡️ Her editorial with TR Levin discusses the evidence that suggests we can extend #colonoscopy surveillance intervals to 5 yrs after advanced adenoma polypectomy.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
For years anti-vaxxers have cited a paper as evidence that COVID vaccines caused 3.1 million deaths across 47 countries.
It has now been retracted for misinformation.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Applications are open for the 2027 AGA-AASLD (@AASLDtweets) Academic Skills Workshop. Gain mentorship, career guidance, and build connections with leaders like Arthur Beyder, MD, PhD, AGAF, @ebtapper, @marurinella, and @RhondaSouzaMD.
Apply by Sept. 28 ➡️ow.ly/TCql50ZvRk9
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
The problem isn’t that physicians can’t manage time.
The problem is that we’ve designed careers that assume unlimited access to our evenings.
A few changes to workflow, boundaries, and schedule design can give hours back every week.
Not all work is inevitable.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Physicians have boundary issues. We are constantly encouraged to have maximum availability.
It’s not healthy.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
As your humble on-call gi doc
Don’t need a “heads up” ever
Call me if and when you need me
If it can wait until the morning, it’s fine to call then
#gitwitter #medtwitter #emtwitter
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Most physicians think they need a different job.
Often, they need a different structure.
The problem isn’t always medicine. It’s the accumulation of after-hours charting, endless committees, inbox creep, and responsibilities nobody taught you how to contain.
You don’t need more resilience.
You need boundaries.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Most physicians don’t have a time-management problem.
They have a career structure problem.
The biggest surprise in coaching isn’t how much work follows doctors home.
It’s how much of it never should have.
👉🏽 Your evenings belong to you. Not the EHR.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
👉🏽 The best leaders disappoint people regularly.
Not because they’re difficult.
👉🏽 Because they understand every yes creates a new obligation.
👉🏽 Leadership requires protecting priorities.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
VideoGIE Original Article featured on the official blog: "Usability of a novel cholangiopancreatoscope for tumor detection and stone management" by Shuji Mitsuhashi, Chinmay Guralwar, and Vinay Chandrasekhara endoscopedia.com/2026/06/10/…
@ShuGI821 @ChinmayGuralwar @VinayChandraMD
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
The average human life is ~4,000 weeks.
Yet so much of medicine is spent trying to get “caught up” - as if one day the inbox, task list, and backlog will finally disappear.
Today’s reminder in @HorstIBDDoc talk: the backlog is permanent.
Leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about choosing what deserves your finite time.
Every “no” creates space for a deeper “yes” - to your patients, your team, your family, and the work that matters most.
Success isn’t getting everything done. It’s being intentional about what you choose to do.
#ACGLeadership #PhysicianLeadership #MedEd
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
VideoGIE Editor's Choice: “Magnetic balloon–assisted percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy” by Wesley Wright and Matthew R. Krafft et al. videogie.org/article/S2468-4…
#GITwitter
@Wes_WrightMD @SkipKrafftMD @WVU_GI
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
This piece by @HorstIBDDoc and @ibdgijami in @AGA_GIHN says something we don’t say out loud enough in GI.
The quietly qualified.
Highly capable. Deeply invested. Largely unseen.
“Self-promotion is not about ego. It is about stewardship of one’s skills, clarity of purpose, and ensuring that excellence is recognized.”
That line is exactly right. And the data backs it up: despite growing numbers of women entering academic medicine, advancement from associate to full professor has barely moved in 35 years.
Salary gaps persist.
The pipeline is full.
The top is not.
This is not a talent problem.
It is a visibility problem.
This weekend I’ll be speaking on exactly this topic at the @AmCollegeGastro Early Career Leadership Program
Brag Because You Earned It: Strategic Visibility for Early-Career Gastroenterologists.
Read it before the weekend. Then let’s talk.
#GITwitter #GastroTwitter #AcademicMedicine #WomenInGI #ACG #EarlyCareer
Physicians are taught that drawing attention to one’s accomplishments is inappropriate, but self-promotion helps leaders consider you for future opportunities. @HorstIBDDoc & @ibdgijami share how the "quiet qualified" can learn self-promotion as a skill. ow.ly/O1lc50Z4UQq
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Saline vs lactated Ringer’s. Early feeding vs waiting. Conservative vs urgent ERCP.
In acute pancreatitis, the “right answer” is getting… less certain.
A major update is reshaping the conversation 👇
gastroendonews.com/a/qjoBAA/… #AcutePancreatitis
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Standing ovation at ASCO in the middle of the plenary session
Finally some hope for people living with pancreatic cancer
Presented at #ASCO26:
Among patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib led to significantly longer overall survival and progression-free survival than chemotherapy. Full phase 3 RASolute 302 trial results: nej.md/4nWaxvM
@ASCO
ALT Graph from a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on daraxonrasib versus chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer. The x-axis represents months, and the y-axis shows the percentage of patients alive. Two lines indicate survival rates: daraxonrasib (blue) and chemotherapy (gray). The bottom section lists patients at risk over time. Title and journal logo are included.
Vaishali Patel, MD MHS retweeted
Physicians make life-or-death decisions all day, then stand in front of the fridge unable to decide what’s for dinner.
👉🏽 That’s not laziness.
👉🏽 That’s decision fatigue.
The answer isn’t making better decisions.
It’s making fewer of them.
PSA:
Hey, America.
This goes in the SAND.
And no where else.
#foreignbodyretrieval
#endoscopy
#safetyfirst
