Danny Issa, MD
@DannyIssaMD
Interventional and Bariatric Endoscopist. David Geffen School of Medicine @UCLAHealth. @WeillCornell & @VCU alumni. Views = my own
Our 3rd hands-on suturing training dedicated for fellows! #ESG, TORe, defect closures, and trouble shooting in challenging situations 💪 Proud that our fellows @UCLA (general and advanced fellows) acquire this skill, & many graduate with competency 🙏 to our partners at BSC
“Learning, looping, and lots of laughs and bonding at the ASGE First Year Fellows Endoscopy Course! 💩❤️💩 @ASGEendoscopy #UCLAGI Thanks so much to all the instructors who volunteered their time to teach us this weekend!
Got signed copies from the 🌟author @IrisWangMD to my colleagues w young kids ! They LOVED it !
🙏🥹🥰 Thank you @DannyIssaMD for the support!! So glad to have connected with you through @AmCollegeGastro and now @ASGEendoscopy as well. GI is full of awesome people (with the cutest babies!😍)
Shoutout to @ASGEendoscopy for an incredible #firstyearfellows course! Only place where finding & removing skulls from pig stomachs is encouraged 😈 Thankful for new friends, mentors, & all the learning esp from @DannyIssaMD & @MahamHayatMD the past 2 days💩💕GI is the coolest
I ❤️ being part of this amazing crew teaching the @ASGEendoscopy #FirstYearFellows course! Staff are phenomenal, fellows are enthusiastic, AND I get to meet and learn from these cool people! @DannyIssaMD @Jarshah4 @BilalMohammadMD Thanks for having me @rmulkimd #stephenkim 🙏
Congratulations to @ASGEendoscopy and the amazing course directors @rmulkimd @ #StephenKim for successful #FirstYearsFellows course Truly honored to teach & coach young GI fellows, and catch up with friends from across the country
The @ASGEendoscopy #FirstYearsFellows course is off to a 🔥 🔥start ! @EndoscopyOthman kicking off on a masterclass on electrocautery in #GIEndoscopy ! The #FirstYrFellows are ☕️ & ready to go 🙌 Kudos to course directors @rmulkimd & #StephenKim for a ⭐️ course
Editor's Choice: Lahooti et al show "Improvement in obesity-related comorbidities 5 years after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: a prospective cohort study." giejournal.org/article/S0016-… #GITwitter @reemsharaiha @BilalMohammadMD
Ever experienced the Taco Effect 🌮 while placing a Mantis clip or suturing a semi-circumferential resection defect?! Check out our video on how to recognize and avoid such suboptimal outcomes! 👉 journals.lww.com/acgcr/fulltext… @UCLAGIHep @bahdi_firas @ACGCRJ @uclaimchiefs
I am offering a limited number of GPOEM preceptorships (you come to me) and proctorships (I come to you). Serious inquiries only. Some advanced endoscopy skills a prerequisite, as is a genuine interest in gastroparesis. You can email me at [email protected]. Include CV.
Incredibly inspiring journey by @esrailian, @UCLA & cofounders! Excited to witness the achievements and discoveries that will come. ➡️ Follow @calimmunology for news and updates
Over the last several years, my fellow co-founders/partners and I have been working closely with @ucla to create the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy. At this point in our lives, we all wanted to do something truly transformational. I only wanted to take this…
Over the last several years, my fellow co-founders/partners and I have been working closely with @ucla to create the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy. At this point in our lives, we all wanted to do something truly transformational. I only wanted to take this…
Alright, #ACGFamily, it's time! 🚨 💻 Check your emails 🔗 Register now for #ACG2025 🌵 📸 Post abstracts you'll be presenting 📍Tag us @AmCollegeGastro and build your network 🥊Let's go! @AmyOxentenkoMD @umfoodoc
Share your good news from @AmCollegeGastro! Cannot wait to see you all in AZ in October! 🌵🏜️
Alright, #ACGFamily, it's time! 🚨 💻 Check your emails 🔗 Register now for #ACG2025 🌵 📸 Post abstracts you'll be presenting 📍Tag us @AmCollegeGastro and build your network 🥊Let's go! @AmyOxentenkoMD @umfoodoc
Impressive start-to-finish #ZPOEM by John DeWitt for symptomatic Zenker’s diverticulum — a great example of third space #endoscopy in action. 🎥 Watch on @VuMedi: ow.ly/Vzta50WnW5j #ThirdSpaceEndoscopy #IUEndoscopy
Me wondering why room turnover time doubled in July!! (Also my 7 weeks old boy wondering where his milk’s at!) #anesthesia #GITwitter #GIFellowship #endoscopy #surgery
New on the Endoscopedia blog: "Improvement in obesity-related comorbidities 5 years after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: a prospective cohort study" by Ali Lahooti and Reem Z. Sharaiha endoscopedia.com/2025/07/09/lah… @Ali_LahootiMD @ReemSharaiha