Matheus Franco
@MatheusFrancoMD
MD, MBA, MSc, PhD. Director of Endoscopy and Third Space Endoscopy @UTHealthGastro | Associate Professor @TheLongSOM tweet my own
It’s almost here! This Friday, the 25th: our live course with real-time case demonstrations as part of SOBED Days & Endoscopy On Air. Join a world-class international team. Don’t miss it! Link to this amazing event below.
The second session of the SOBED Days and Endoscopy on Air Live Endoscopy Course will be live from the US! 🇺🇸 🕒 10:15am-12:00pm BRT | 9:15am-11:00am Eastern You’ll learn about: 🎥 POEM with Dr. Mouen Khashab 🎥 Endoscopic Suturing with Dr. Pichamol Sigh Jirapinyo 🎥 EUS/ERCP…
New rankings place @UTHealthSA San Antonio and @thelongsom among the top medical schools in the nation! This recognition highlights our growing impact in medical research and innovation—helping make San Antonio a major hub for health science breakthroughs bit.ly/41Zotvz
We’ve had two abstracts accepted for presentation at ACG 2025 in Phoenix, AZ! 📌 P3530: Systematic review on PerOral Endoscopic Plication (POPE) for end-stage achalasia. 📌 P1388: Comparative study of ESD vs EMR in cirrhotic patients. @ChahalPrabhleen @Chatterjee_MD



Grateful for the opportunity to join this work led by Dr. Angelo Kum Just published in Endoscopy Int Open 🎉 POEM showed great results vs. surgery ✅⏱🏥 #Achalasia #Endoscopy #POEM @UTHealthGastro

Honored to virtually join the SPACE Endoscopy Master-Class 2025 in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 — a high-level event featuring the distinguished Prof. Yutaka Saito and brilliant discussions on EMR & ESD. Grateful for the opportunity! #Endoscopy #ESD #EMR #GlobalGI



Welcome the incoming GI Fellowship Class of 2028! Looking forward to working together and supporting the next generation of GI leaders! 👏 #GIfellowship #TeamGI #UTHealthSA
Welcome to the Incoming Gastroenterology Fellowship Class of 2028 - Division of Gastroenterology @CBMillerMD @saatchikuwelker @keiser_sylvia @MatheusFrancoMD @EchavarriaJGI @JayaVasudevanMD lsom.uthscsa.edu/gastroenterolo…
Congratulations to Dr Neil Marya on a truly outstanding lecture on the application of AI in pancreaticobiliary diseases. Presentation was both fascinating and thought-provoking — there’s no doubt this is the next frontier in the evolution of GI practice!
Fascinating and insightful IM grand rounds by Dr. Neil Marya on the applications of AI in pancreatico-biliary diseases and the fantastic work he is doing at @UMassChan! @UTHealthSA @ChahalPrabhleen @CBMillerMD @MatheusFrancoMD
Congratulations! Wishing you all continued success and fulfillment as you take the next steps in your careers!
We are so proud of our graduating fellows @gracehopp_DO , @kaveap , Jimmy Gnecco and Umesha Boregowda! Had a wonderful time celebrating them at our end of the year party and we cannot wait to see all the things they are going to achieve in the future! @ChahalPrabhleen @cbmiller
Congratulations to @ChahalPrabhleen on being honored with the Masters of ASGE at the Crystal Awards! Well deserved — your work continues to inspire the next generation of endoscopists! @UTHealthGastro @ASGEendoscopy


Grateful for the opportunity to connect with the fellows and share thoughts on working in academic medicine. Wishing you all great success in your careers — the future of endoscopy is in good hands! #ASGE
@MatheusFrancoMD moderated and shared his experience in academic medicine at @ASGEendoscopy fellows networking session ! @UTHealthGastro
Proud with the success of SOBED Days, marked by a great number of participants, excellent lectures, and incredible international networking. It was an honor to perform live cases, give some lectures, and participate in discussions on very interesting topics! #SOBED



Congratulations to everyone for great discussions and excellent case performances during the live course of the Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy with Endoscopy On Air A unique opportunity for international networking and valuable learning! @ChahalPrabhleen @MouenKhashab

Thrilled about the partnership between SOBED and Endoscopy On Air for SOBED Days! We’ll feature live cases by expert colleagues from all over the Americas. It’s going to be an incredible exchange of knowledge and experience!
The first session of the SOBED Days and Endoscopy on Air Live Endoscopy course will be live from Brazil! 🇧🇷 🕒 8:00am-9:45am BRT | 7:00am-8:45am Eastern Highlights: 🎥 TIF with Dr. Eduardo GH de Moura 🎥 ERCP with Cholangioscopy with Dr. Tomazo AP Franzini 🎥 Barrett RF…
Our annual @UTHealthGastro Weser Lecture for medicine grand rounds was given by Dr. Amitabh Chak today! Inspiring talk on his journey in Barrett’s esophagus from clinical to bench research and it’s application back to clinical medicine! @ChahalPrabhleen @EchavarriaJGI
Highly engaging, high yield talks! 🙏🏽to faculty/attendees/course directors for making first @UTHealthGastro GI update a resounding success @EchavarriaJGI @CarlKayMD @DouglasAdlerMD @SighPichamol @DrHarryThomas @saatchikuwelker @keiser_sylvia @GauravsyalMD @kaveap @StaceyNellC_RD
Big week ahead — we’re kicking off endoscopy procedures at MSRH, UT Health! Feeling excited and grateful for this new chapter. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! #UTHealthSA #NewBeginnings #Teamwork @ChahalPrabhleen @UTHealthGastro

Outstanding achievement and a well-deserved recognition! Congratulations @ChahalPrabhleen
Big congratulations to our fearless leader @ChahalPrabhleen for being awarded the Master Endoscopist title by @ASGEendoscopy and the first individual to receive this honor in Texas! We can’t be more proud! @UTHealthSA news.uthscsa.edu/ut-health-san-…
Great conference talk today by @PrashantKediaMD for our Dr. Schenker Visiting Endowed Professor lecture on the management of pancreatic cysts! Fantastic discussion afterwards by @ChahalPrabhleen, Dr. Rosenkranz, @edelson_jerry, @GabrielMagraner and @MatheusFrancoMD!
Stellar grand rounds by our AE faculty @MatheusFrancoMD on endoluminal surgery ! @juancho801128 @saatchikuwelker @keiser_sylvia @JayaVasudevanMD @UTHealthGastro