Monika Sarkar
@MonikaSarkarMD
UCSF Hepatology. Dedicated career at crossroads of women’s health and liver disease. Mom of two.
The harm just keeps coming Science 2025. CDC team that updated go-to physician reference on contraceptive science is fired Scientists combed the literature, synthesizing evidence of safety for busy providers science.org/content/articl…
📣Don't miss today's 🔥🔥🔥AST WHCOP webinar 2:00 EST "Roadmap to Success in National Societies & Committees" feat super 💫 @MonikaSarkarMD @VineetaKumar8 @shelleyhallmd @AnjanaPillaiMD Swati Rao & Ersilia DeFillipis register here: bit.ly/4erymFH
That's a wrap! Thank you everyone for attending and supporting the very first #DEIinTransplant Conference. See you next year! @NaziaSelzner & @CynthiaTsien
CDC 2024 Contraception Recs Are Out! @AASLDtweets @whcop cdc.gov/contraception/… What’s new? 👍 IUDs in SOT (even if graft failure) 👍 Progestin-only (pills, implant, or IUDs) with hepatic adenomas 👍 Progestin-only (pills, implant, or IUDs) if decomp cirrhosis What’s…
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
According to data 📈 at #TLM23: Female adolescents, young adults have higher rates of liver-related mortality and a 50% higher risk for cirrhosis and decompensation after surviving their first presentation of alcoholic #hepatitis. @Jenn_Flemming bit.ly/3GpsbCY
When the Women’s Initiative Committee has too much fun with the props 😆 💃🏻 💃🏻🪩💃🏻💃🏻 #TLM23
Myself & Steph Garbarino moderating this collab of the Women’s Initiative & DEI Committees 😀 #TLM2023 Learn 🔸how women help women 🔸why you need >1️⃣ advisor 🔸mentorship vs sponsorship 🔸👶🏻& work 🍷 🫒 afterwards 🌟thanks to Gilead Co-chairs:@MonikaSarkarMD @LaurenNephewMD
Congrats to the Women's Initiative Committee for reaching 100% participation! The Leadership Giving Challenge isn’t just about bragging rights-the top 3 Committees/SIG Steering Committees earn special prizes for #TLM23. Check it out & make your donation! aasldfoundation.org/challenge
I couldn’t afford to take a SAT prep course. I applied only to colleges that waived the fee. No alumni letter writers. Money & privilege drives admissions but we can’t consider race’ism’. I’ve never seen anything as blinding as privilege except hate. npr.org/live-updates/s…
📢Call for #AASLD Mentee Applications: Women in Hepatology Requirements include: ✅AASLD Member ✅0-5 years of completion of fellowship ✅Female hepatologists based in North America #livertwitter #GITwitter #MedTwitter @AASLDtweets survey.alchemer.com/s3/7234112/202…
✅Join us at @AASLDtweets Women Leadership Clinical Shmposium at 8aM today @DDWMeeting #DDW2023💪✨ #WomeninMedicine #impostersyndrome @MonikaSarkarMD @AmyOxentenkoMD @LaurenFeldMD @JillGilbertMD @VUMC_Liver
Excited about the upcoming @DDWMeeting. I hope you can join the Gastroenterology Women’s Coalition (GWC) Women’s Leadership Program which I will co chair with @MonikaSarkarMD SunMay 7, 8–9:30 am We will discuss strategies& tools for promoting women into leadership opportunities.
Honored to be chairing the Gastroenterology Womens Coalition at DDW with @MonikaSarkarMD . Sunday May 7. Come join us and you’ll see why this affects us all!
Today is #InternationalWomensDay! DDW is proud to support #WomenInGI. #DDW2023 will offer a variety of programming covering topics that affect female physicians and patients ➡️👩⚕️ ow.ly/ewJl50N9RhI #IWD2023 #WomeninMedicine @ScrubsNHeels
Totally floored to get this R01 score today. This following 4 failed submissions and so much self doubt. If you want this path, do not give up!!!
Kickstarting @AST_info @whcop controversies conference on reproductive health after transplantation. Kudos to co chairs for putting an excellent program @coscia_lisa @AnaRossiMD Goni Katz
Reproductive health and liver disease: a patient-friendly summary of the 2021 AASLD guidance @DrCynthiaLevy #CarlaBrady @norahterrault #MatthewJStotts @MonikaSarkarMD @NancyReau @Julius__Wilder @UyenTo2 @AASLDtweets CLDSoMeReps 👉ow.ly/woYc50MCwJv
Great thread! #livertwitter
1/15 🤔Why do antibiotics reduce the risk of rebleeding after acute variceal hemorrhage? I understand why antibiotics reduce infections, but the mechanism by which they reduce rebleeding is not immediately apparent. Let's have a look.
Fantastic event planned - can't wait for it! @MonikaSarkarMD @Jenn_Flemming @TatyanaKushner @AMuir_DukeGI @AASLDtweets
Hey #LiverTwitter the TLM Women's Leadership Program is happening 16:30-18:00 Sunday in DC with @norahterrault @GSzaboMD Carla Brady and Anna Lok discussing paths to leadership! We will also intro the @AASLDtweets Women's Leadership Program launching 2023! 🔥