Endo Theater Schedule

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Title:
Endoscopy Under Fire: Strategies for Salvage and Success

Moderators:
Asmaa Alkandari, MD
Mohamad Albeshir, MD

Presentations & Speakers:

• Inside the Tunnel: Handling the Unexpected in Submucosal Endoscopy
  Ahmad Madkour, MD, FASGE
• Navigating the Crossroads: Exploring Real Time Strategies When ERCP
  Abed Al-Lehibi, MD, FASGE
• Edges and Pitfalls: Mastering the Art of Rescue in ESD & EMR
  Mohamed Othman, MD
• Through the Needle’s Eye: Managing Surprises During Interventional EUS
  Mouen Khashab, MD, MASGE

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Title:
ASGE AI Scholars Present: Frontiers in Computational Endoscopy, Natural Language Processing, and AI Education

Speakers:
Sravanthi Parasa, MD, FASGE
Ali Soroush, MD, MS

Sponsored By:

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Title:
AI-Driven Risk Prediction Tool (TSP-9) Informs Risk-Aligned Care for Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus

Speaker:
Jay Yepuri, MD, MS

Sponsored By:

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Title:
Elegance in Excellence: Innovations in Advanced Endoscopy

Moderators:
Majidah Bukharii, MD
Mahmoud Omar, MD, FASGE

Presentations & Speakers:

• Deep Access, Elegant Technique: Expanding Role of DBE
  Filiz Akyur, MD
• Illuminating the Invisible: Elegant Endoscopy for Dysplasia in IBD
  Amr El Fouly, MD
• The Intelligent Capsule: AI and Small Bowel Imaging Reimagined
  Majidah Bukhar, MD
• Elegance in Detection: AI‑Enhanced Colonoscopy for a New Era of Precision
  Prateek Sharma, MD, MASGE
• Beyond the Burn: Elevating GERD Diagnosis Through Endoscopic Precision
  Hajer Turki, MD

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Title:
Toward Value‑Based Colonoscopy: From Quality Metrics to Real Impact

Moderators:
Uri Ladabaum, MD
Han‑Mo Chiu, MD, PhD

Presentations & Speakers:

• From Quality Metrics to Value‑Based Colonoscopy
  Charles Kahi, MD, FASGE
• Economic Incentives and Colonoscopy Quality: Taiwan’s Reimbursement Model
  Hsu‑Hua Tseng, MD, PhD
• Clinical Practice Transformation Driven by Quality Improvement
  Yen‑Po Liu, MD
• Sustaining High‑Quality Colonoscopy: The Role of AI in Quality Monitoring
  Jiunn‑Wei Wang, MD, PhD
• Building Global Standards for High‑Quality Colonoscopy
  Jeffrey K. Lee, MD, MAS

Sponsored By:

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Title:
Mucosal Integrity Testing: Clinical Application in Daily Practice

Speaker:
Rishi Naik, MD, MSCI

Sponsored By:

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Title:
EUS: Past, Present & Future

Speaker:
Robert H. Hawes, MD

Description:
Join Dr. Hawes as he reviews the impact Olympus has had in bringing EUS to market, explores the current product portfolio, and discusses its future.

Sponsored By:

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Title:
Learn About the African Esophageal Cancer Consortium (AfrECC)

Speaker:
David Fleischer, MD, MASGE

Sponsored By:

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Title:
ASGE 2026 Guidelines, and Technology Reviews & Upcoming Publications

Sponsored By:
ASGE SOP & Technology Committees

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Title:
ASGE Publication Family: Highlights from 2026

Speakers:
Douglas G. Adler, MD, FASGE
Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FASGE
Linda S. Lee, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By:
ASGE Publication Family

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Title:
Applications for AI in your Clinical Practice - A Chat with Experts

Speaker:
Prateek Sharma, MD, MASGE

Sponsored By:

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Title:
EUS & ERCP Guided Tumor Ablation. State of the Art.

Speakers:
Neil R. Sharma, MD, FASGE
Toufic Kachaamy, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By:
ONC SIG

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Title:
New Horizons in Therapeutic Endoscopy & Training

Moderators:
Vivek Kaul, MD, FASGE
Nuno Nunes, MD

Presentations & Speakers:

• Large Colon Polyps: Should We Grab the Snare or the Knife?
  Haruhiro Yahagi, MD
• Beyond Epithelial Lesions: Endoscopic Management of Subepithelial Lesions
  Pinghong Zhou, MD
• Underwater Endoscopy: Changing the Paradigm in EUS‑Guided Therapies: Where We Are and What Comes Next
  Michael Bourke, MD, MBBS
• Training in Advanced Endoscopy – From Theory to Practice
  Luís Correia Gomes, MD

Sponsored By:

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Title:
Improving management of EoE in 2026

Speakers:
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH
Sachin Srinivasan, MD

Sponsored By:

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Title:
ASGE Home for Endoscopy Innovation: Welcome to FIESTA!

Presentations & Speakers:

• Introduction and Welcome
  Drew Schembre, MD, FASGE
• FIESTA 2025 Intention and Format
  Jonathan Cohen, MD, MASGE
• FIESTA 2025 EndoEdison Winner Discussion of Device, Competition and Where They Are Now
  Shelby Sullivan, MD, FASGE, Huzaifa Sial, MSc and Moaz Sial, MD
• FIESTA 2026 Preview
  Sri Komanduri, MD, MS, FASGE
• Questions and Answers

Sponsored By:

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Title:
AI-Driven Risk Prediction Tool (TSP-9) Informs Risk-Aligned Care for Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus

Speaker:
Jay Yepuri, MD, MS

Sponsored By:

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Title:
Mucosal Integrity Testing: Clinical Application in Daily Practice

Speakers:
Dan Patel, MD

Sponsored By:

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Title:
Updates on Endoscopic Guidelines from the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee (Actualizaciones en las Guías de Endoscopia del Comité de Estándares de Práctica de la ASGE)

Speaker:
Jorge Machicado Rivero, MD

Sponsored By:
LATAM SIG
ASGE SOP

2:25 PM - 2:50 PM

Title:
Review of International Guidelines on Resection of Esophageal Lesions (Resumen de las guías internacionales sobre resección de lesiones esofágicas)

Speaker:
Antonio Mendoza Ladd, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By:
LATAM SIG

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Title:
ASGE Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) SIG

Presentations & Speakers:

• Topic 1: New Frontiers in EUS World
  Veeral Oza, MD, FASGE
• Topic 2: EUS-Guided GB Drainage – How to Deal with the Complications
  Truptesh Kothari, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By:
EUS SIG

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Title:
From Struggles to Strategies: Partnering for Endoscopic Advancement in Mongolia

Moderator:
Narantsatsralt Jalbuu, PhD, MD

Presentations & Speakers:

• Mongolia Today: Endoscopy Capacity, Education System, and Growth Potential
  Bayasgalan Luvsandagva, PhD, MD
• GI Cancer in Mongolia: Current Reality, Future Trends, and the Expanding Role of Endoscopy
  Enkhjargal Batmunkh, PhD, MD
• Building a Sustainable Training Ecosystem in Emerging Countries
  Bolor Otgondemberel, MD

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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Title:
Mastering Endoscopic Resection: From Fundamentals to Expertise

Speakers:
Shaimaa El Kholy, MD
Mohamed El Sherbiny, MD

Sponsored By:
Education SIG

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Title:
Endoscopy in Action: The ASGE Learning Center Video Showcase

Moderator:
Rajesh Keswani, MD

Presentations & Speakers:

• Ride the Lightning: EUS-Directed Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy for a Large, Impacted Gallstone
  Yuvaraj Singh, MD
• U2-POEM: A Novel Underwater Unidirectional Myotomy Technique
  Farimah Fayyaz, MD
• Technical Approach to Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of a Large Duodenal Periampullary Gangliocytic Paraganglioma
  Carlos Bertran-Rodriguez, MD
• Cholangio-Peritoneoscopy in Management of Complex Post-Cholecystectomy Biliary Injuries: A Case Series
  Sahaj Rathi, MD
• Combined Endoscopic Retrograde and Endosonography-Guided (CERES) Cholangiography with a Wireless Rendezvous Approach
  Mohamed Tausif Siddiqui, MD
• Endoscopic Gastric Remodeling with Plication Device Using Double Channel Scope
  Vishal Chandel, MD
• Endoscopic Closure of Gastropericardial Fistula with Active Pericardial Decompression to Prevent Tamponade
  Shuji Mitsuhashi, MD
• Crossing the Uncrossable: Use of a Novel Drill Dilator for Difficult Biliary Strictures
  Hyun Jae Kim, MD

Sponsored By:
ASGE Video Plenary and World Cup of Endoscopy Committee