Jean-Paul Achkar
@JPAchkarMD
IBD specialist, Educator & GI Fellowship Program Director @ClevelandClinic| Retired Trustee @AmCollegeGastro| Cleveland sports fan| T/RT = my own
Very excited to welcome our new GI fellows to Cleveland Clinic: @AhmedNadeemMD @AsthaSainiDO @MazenAlmasry4 @FnuVikash. Looking forward to working with each of you and a great year of learning. @CCF_GIFellows @Chatterjee_MD @HishamWehbeMD @AbdulAhmedMD @MRegueiroMD
Ready for #ACG2025? 🤗We are!!! 🤗 ACG 2025: Hot Spots & Whatnots in PHX, AZ! 🏜️🌵🏜️🌵 🍱 Foodie fun 🥾Hiking 🏜️Day trips 🛍️Shopping 💅🏻Spa therapy 🤩So much more! T/Y @PashaShabanaMD, AZ Gov for @AmCollegeGastro, for putting the list together! gi.org/2025/07/21/acg…
Welcome Mazen. Pickleball all the way! It will help your hand-eye coordination for scoping.
Our next spotlight🔦 Dr. @MazenAlmasry4 joining us from Madison 🧀We see his soccer passion, but will Dr. @JPAchkarMD convert him to a pickleball fan?👀 Welcome Mazen! 👏🏼@Ari_G_MD @MRegueiroMD @MichelleKimMD @AhmedNadeemMD @FnuVikash @AsthaSainiDO @AbdulAhmedMD @JP_Park_MD
Time does fly but it’s been a great year Hisham! Congratulations and looking forward to the next 2 years for you and your classmates @Chatterjee_MD @akashkhurana_ @AbdulAhmedMD @PrakashShahana @XiaoliangWangMD @CherylBorowski5 @CCF_GIFellows #ProudPD
Can’t believe it’s 1️⃣ year into GI fellowship already! From scoping on day one to pickleball fun and @AmCollegeGastro GI Jeopardy, what an unforgettable ride!!Grateful for the mentors & friends who keep things moving smoothly😄💩✨@CCF_GIFellows @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD
Great job Arjun! @MichelleKimMD @ChahalPrabhleen @MRegueiroMD @CCF_GIFellows
Honored to share the stage with pancreas legends to present our work on Fatty Pancreas Disease & Exocrine Pancreas Insufficiency — and grateful to receive the travel award! #PancreasFEST25 @MaisamHaijaMD #MitchRamsey @cincykidspcc @CCF_GIFellows #OSUGHNDivision @UCMCGIHEP
Let’s all show our support to @CMacaronMD!! 👏🏻 @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @burkegastrodoc @CarolRouphaelMD @Chatterjee_MD @SuhaAbushamma @RobertoSimonsMD @amitbhattMD @SiddikiGI @HishamWehbeMD @mattie_md @akashkhurana_ @AbdulAhmedMD
🌄Our Rising Disruptor noms are just getting started. @ClevelandClinic and @GoHealio had a hard time narrowing down the field. Who will win the title? @CMacaronMD @DrSudhaPandit @renumathyd @IrisWangMD @egsheu Prashant Singh @UMichInterEndo Vote here: bit.ly/4fdJXKo
Great resource for new GI fellows- thanks for putting this together and for including @HishamWehbeMD and @Chatterjee_MD. @MichelleKimMD @Ari_G_MD @GI_Ajayi @EdBarnesMD @BhavanaBRaoMD @JP_Park_MD @DougSimonetto @MRegueiroMD @BilalMohammadMD
🚨 Attention 1️⃣st year GI fellows 🚨 Enjoying your first few weeks of fellowship? Still struggling to find your feet? 😬 🌟 Check out our GI Fellow Handbook 📖 💡 A nifty guide for tips, tricks, and advice for those formulative early months ✅ ✍️ BY 1st years ✍️ FOR 1st years
GI Training Programs: Apply for an ACG Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorship! Host nationally recognized speakers to enhance your program's educational offerings. Applications are due by August 20: ➡️gi.org/eavp #GIfellows, tag your program below!👇 @NeenaSAbrahamMD
A Prospective Comparison of Ustekinumab & Anti-TNF Therapy in the Treatment of Crohn’s-like Disease of the Pouch @EdBarnesMD, et al 📕doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0… @LauraRaffalsMD @tqaziMD @P_DeepakIBDMD @shannonchangmd @BeniwalPatelMD @ibddoctor @Marylandibddoc @MaiaKayalMD @MLongMD
Optimizing fellow well-being with popcorn and cotton candy in the middle of weekend rounds. Consult recommendations were stellar after that! @mattie_md @MazenAlmasry4 @AsthaSainiDO @FnuVikash @AhmedNadeemMD @JP_Park_MD @MichelleKimMD @Chatterjee_MD
Nothing beats a midday break with cotton candy and Dr. @JPAchkarMD taking over consult service today‼️Dr. Patel is both excited and ready!!🎉@Ari_G_MD
Birth Outcomes in Women Who Have Taken Vedolizumab in Pregnancy: Results from the Vedolizumab Pregnancy Exposure Registry Chambers, et al. 📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0… @MLongMD @JasmohanBajaj
Welcome to CLE Astha- looking forward to working with you.
Kicking off our fellows introductory series with Dr.@AsthaSainiDO who is joining us from Detroit🦁Let’s all welcome Astha to our family👏🏼@JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @MazenAlmasry4 @AhmedNadeemMD @akashkhurana_ @mattie_md @FnuVikash @JP_Park_MD @AbdulAhmedMD
Great time @CCF_GIFellows picnic today- highlight was waffle ice cream truck. Thanks @Ari_G_MD and @JBarryMDPedsGI for hosting. @HishamWehbeMD @Chatterjee_MD @akashkhurana_ @AbdulAhmedMD @MazenAlmasry4 @AsthaSainiDO @FnuVikash @AhmedNadeemMD @XiaoliangWangMD @JP_Park_MD
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
Congrats Hisham. Looking forward to #ACG2025. Here’s a flashback from last year’s birthday celebration/I mean ACG meeting. @MichelleKimMD @MRegueiroMD @CherylBorowski5 @AbdulAhmedMD @akashkhurana_
Excited to be presenting our work at #ACG2025! 💩Also, what’s better than the annual tradition of celebrating my birthday at ACG?🥳Phoenix, we are ready for you🌵🏜️@AmCollegeGastro @CCF_GIFellows @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @AmerGastroAssn
Incredible to see how far FMT has come! 💩🌱 From treating recurrent C. difficile to showing promise in IBS, IBD, and even metabolic syndrome, is this just the beginning? The microbiome revolution is here! 📜bit.ly/44Iocxf @CCF_IMCHIEFS @AndreiBrateanu @CCF_GIFellows…
Congratulations Arjun! You are following in the footsteps of prior @CCF_GIFellows : @RobertoSimonsMD @KatieFalloonMD. You will do great. @IBD_FloMD @MRegueiroMD
Thrilled to join the @ACGCRJ editorial team! After contributing as both an author and reviewer, I'm excited to now support the journal in a new role. Let’s get to work! 😌 @AmCollegeGastro @CCF_GIFellows @JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @ChahalPrabhleen @MichelleKimMD
Great job and thanks @Chatterjee_MD and @SiddikiGI. I’m exhausted just from reading about all you did 😛@CCF_GIFellows
@Chatterjee_MD Epic 4 July call. ERCP for extended Rt hepatectomy bile leak (arrow) EUS gastric varix embolization for GJ anastomosis varix, Post-polypectomy lower GI bleed and metastatic tumor related small bowel upper GI bleed. Arjun, you’ve graduated on your day 1 of PGY5 💪🏽
Welcome to our new @CCF_GIFellows Very excited to meet everyone in person
Our fellows welcomed our superstar new fellows today⭐️ What’s better than a Monday outing to start the week?😀@JPAchkarMD @Ari_G_MD @Chatterjee_MD @HishamWehbeMD @MazenAlmasry4 @AsthaSainiDO @AhmedNadeemMD @mattie_md @PrakashShahana @JP_Park_MD @CherylBorowski5
❗ POLICY NEWS ❗ ⚖️ SCOTUS upholds USPSTF role & preventive services mandate 📈 Kennedy v. Braidwood case threatened decades of progress on CRC screening 🚨 ACG urges HHS to maintain the integrity & independence of the Task Force Read Our Statement ➡️ bit.ly/3TJkgHs