Resham Ramkissoon, MD
@RayRamMD
Assistant Professor of Medicine @CWRUSOM | Transplant Hepatologist @UHhospitals | @MayoClinicGIHep Alumni | @imdartmouth Alumni | Posts are not medical advice
Excited to announce the 60th citywide Tavill Rounds! @CWRU_GI @UHhospitals @ClevelandClinic @metrohealthCLE @cwruim #livertwitter
Join us on August 13th to hear three interesting cases at our 60th Liver Rounds! Visit liveralliance.org/liver-rounds/ to register today! #LiverTwitter #NEOLA #LiverRounds #NortheastOhio #LiverAlliance #LiverHealth #OhioLiver
Congratulations to Dr. Damjanovska on this amazing milestone! Make us proud! @CWRU_GI @MDAndersonNews @UHhospitals
🎉 Huge congratulations to our stellar GI fellow, Dr. Sofi Damjanovska, on matching to the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center! We’re so proud of her incredible achievement and excited for what’s ahead! 👏 #GI #FellowshipMatch #AdvancedEndoscopy
July 1st is a special day at teaching hospitals. New opportunities to inspire and nurture new residents and fellows. A new challenge to be a better educator. Welcome @TurkYahia, @elise_leonard, Akash Chavan to @cwrugi & @UHhospitals! #GITwitter @cwruim
Phenomenal narrative review of SBP prophylaxis by @vinayjaha in @LiverFellow. Discusses the literature, new and old, and the emerging antibiotic resistance. Certainly something to share with my trainees! @CWRU_GI @cwruim aasld.org/liver-fellow-n…
The June issue of the #RedJournal is here! Explore this month's articles, including TWO new ACG Clinical Guidelines: Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's Disease! 📕 amjgastro.com @MLongMD @JasmohanBajaj @AndrewMMoon @TrieuMD
This paper studies how parental alcohol use disorder and #liverdisease related mortality influence the risk and the outcomes of alcohol-associated #hepatitis in offspring. #LiverTransplant @Dr_Vijay_Shah @DougSimonetto @HepCommJournal bit.ly/3SX9jS7
📑 Comparative effectiveness of different #corticosteroid regimens in severe #alcohol-associated hepatitis‼️ ❌ difference in 30-day ☠️ between prednisolone, prednisone, or methylprednisolone journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…
💊 DOACs in cirrhosis 🗣️ Cindy Pereira Portela (Lausanne) – #EASL2025 ✅ Child A/B: ok (⚠️ no rivaroxaban in B) 🚫 Child C: not recommended ⭐ Apixaban might be the winner — but more data needed 🧩 Case-by-case decision 🤝 Multidisciplinary approach is essential
SYMMETRY #efruxifermin study in compensated cirrhosis @EASLedu #EASLCongress by @NoureddinMD The upshot is shown below at wk 96 ITT 🔼 fibrosis 18% “Completer” 🔼 fibrosis 24% Improved NITs Reduced placebo adjusted BMD by 5%. No imbalance in fracture rate. #livertwitter
Important study in @NEJM ❤️ seeing @NoureddinMD front page! 😁for treatments to reverse #cirrhosis ⚠️careful not to over interpret negative phase 2b with *signals* 🧐everyone should learn about FGF21, a fascinating hormone at the intersection of liver metabolism and fibrogenesis
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, raising awareness of the importance of vaccination for hep A & hep B, testing for hep B & hep C, the availability of effective care & curative treatment, and the serious health consequences resulting from undiagnosed & untreated viral hepatitis.
Outstanding review of AAT deficiency in @HEP_Journal. Bookmarked this one as a reminder of: ✅️Genetics & Pathophysiology ✅️AAT phenotypes ✅️SZ phenotype and ⬆️ cancer risk ✅️Controversies with plasma-purified AAT @cwruim @CWRU_GI #livertwitter journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…
Your liver is the foundation of your health. This #WorldLiverDay, let's care for it together one healthy choice at a time. #MASLD #FoodIsMedicine @WorldLiverDay youtube.com/watch?v=e3YV5N…
Quite a shocking read about the state of organ allocation in the US. Thank you, @nytimes, for highting the issue. I hope that we can find a way to rebalance the system I was trained in. @UHhospitals #Livertwitter nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Save the date for the 11th annual MetroGI symposium in August! Great talks and fantastic speakers! our featured lineup for our non GI friends: will be updates on GERD management/evaluation, HCV treatment and noninvasive testing in liver disease. Please come, enjoy, and network!
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) before liver transplant ⬆️ rejection. 💡New study in @HEP_Journal reveals a 50-days washout period is optimal for safety, cutting rejection significantly. #livertwitter #HCC #immunotherapy #transplant
Original Article Determining safe washout period for immune checkpoint inhibitors prior to liver transplantation: An international retrospective cohort study Moeckli et al. #LiverX tinyurl.com/yrt77t4k