Vinay Jahagirdar
@vinayjaha
GI fellow @VCUhealth @VCU_liver | @umckcIM 🇺🇸 | Gandhi Medical College 🇮🇳
Depression and anxiety affect nearly 1️⃣ of 2️⃣ patients with liver disease, yet often go unaddressed... 😫 Our latest editorial in @HepCommJournal calls on hepatologists to screen 🔎 and support the emotional burden in #cirrhosis, with pragmatic tools from recent studies 🛠️…

2025 @VCU_Liver 'MASH school' welcomed endocrinologists and hepatologists from Brazil for a 2-day intensive course to strengthen their skills in diagnosing and managing MASH 💪 Grateful to my gurus @ArunJSanyalVCU @RichSterlingMD for the opportunity to present to this…




AGILE, FAST, MEFIB, MASEF 🧪 Important review by my colleague @JTGrady02 and Prof. @RichSterlingMD looking at novel non-invasive tests for MASLD! @VCU_Liver @AASLDtweets @AmerGastroAssn @AmCollegeGastro
The FIB-4 and Fibroscan are the backbone of noninvasive fibrosis assessment in MASLD, but they're far from perfect! Here, we review novel noninvasive tests and how you can incorporate them into daily practice. #livertwitter @RichSterlingMD @VCU_Liver cghjournal.org/article/S1542-…
Congratulations Dami, and welcome to the team!! 🙏
Excited to share that I’ll be starting my next chapter as a postdoctoral fellow at @VCU_Liver, continuing to devote myself to advancing liver health research. Very grateful to everyone who helped during the process especially @juanpabloarab @vinayjaha. Thrilled to join the team!
Congratulations to everyone! Proud to work here with colleagues @saulkarpen @juanpabloarab @RichardSterling and others not on X!! @VCUTransplant @PuneetPuri18
.@ArunJSanyalVCU: This recognition of our high-quality GI-Hep program as one with tremendous academic research performance reflects the wide-ranging expertise of our dedicated faculty and staff, who make the science in our program possible. bit.ly/4nhaJFf #livertwitter
Proud to have landed in this exceptional place... working with the most passionate and patient-centered colleagues is a day-to-day inspiration. Let's continue moving the field forward! @ArunJSanyalVCU @saulkarpen @JasmohanBajaj @RichSterlingMD @VCU_Liver @VCUHealth #LiverX
.@ArunJSanyalVCU: This recognition of our high-quality GI-Hep program as one with tremendous academic research performance reflects the wide-ranging expertise of our dedicated faculty and staff, who make the science in our program possible. bit.ly/4nhaJFf #livertwitter
Thrilled to welcome Hanna Blaney to @VCU_Liver! What started as a chance meeting in the liver aisle at DDW 2022, grew into friendship and mentorship through @LiverFellow, and now working together at @VCU! 🙌 Congratulations!!
I am very excited to announce that I will be joining @VCU_Liver following my graduation from Transplant Hepatology fellowship. As someone who loves caring for patients with liver disease, teaching, and researching the best organ ever, I cannot think of a better place to be! 🎉🤩
Appreciate the highlight! Thank you @RayRamMD! @LiverFellow @BlaneyMD @ebtapper @juanjgonMD @VCU_Liver
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…
🦠 Why prescribe antibiotics for SBP prophylaxis? Why *not*? ⚖️ Weigh the benefits of prevention vs the risks of resistance 📉 Can we reduce mortality without fueling antimicrobial harm? 🔍 Dive into the evidence behind a high-stakes clinical dilemma in our @AASLDtweets…

Beautiful day to be at the lush VCU Rivers Center for the @VCU_Liver Research Retreat ☀️ Meeting the crew from the various Stravitz Sanyal Liver Institute programs - clinical research, biorepository, data hub, basic science, imaging 🏥 🧪 Impactful slide by @saulkarpen:…



Thought provoking presentation by @BrennanSpiegel from @CedarsSinai at @RichmondVAMC grand rounds 🌌 Integrating digital health, behavioral science, patient-centered care, and virtual reality into transforming illness 👨💻 Bonus - presenting cases and witnessing his real time…

Can’t miss today! 🕛12 PM EST Join @VCU_Liver for a seminar by @LuisAntonioDiaz from @UCSD_GI 🤩 @juanpabloarab @BlaneyMD
Join us May 28 for a presentation by @LuisAntonioDiaz, of UC San Diego, on “MetALD: Bridging the Gap Between Metabolic Dysfunction and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease.” Register at bit.ly/3GKSB5O #livertwitter
Striking slide shared by Dr Trauner @VCU_Liver Grand Rounds From 10,000 molecules to 1 approved drug-a reminder that persistence fuels every breakthrough in science 🧬 Power on 💪 @saulkarpen @ArunJSanyalVCU @AASLDtweets @EASLnews @EASLedu @LiverFellow
@VCU_Liver hosting Prof. Dr. Michael Trauner from Vienna. #LiverTwitter @saulkarpen @AASLDtweets @EASLnews @ArunJSanyalVCU @RichSterlingMD
Happening today at 12 PM EST 🕛 Register and join in! @AASLDtweets @juanpabloarab @VCU_Liver @USC_KeckGILiver

Role of exercise in MASLD 🏋 Thank you @JonathanStineMD for the ‘High-intensity’ grand-rounds at @RichmondVAMC 📌 By 2030, 1 in 2 adults will have MASLD 🚶♂️20 min/day walking ⬇️ MASLD risk by 20% 🔍 screen via Physical activity vital sign (just 2️⃣ questions!) ✍️ prescribe…


Our @VCU_Liver Chief Scientific Officer, and @AASLDPresident elect, @saulkarpen received the prestigious AGA Research Mentor Award @DDWMeeting 🌟 Congratulations Dr Karpen!
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Saul Karpen on receiving the Research Mentor Award, presented by Drs. Don Rockey and Ashwani Singal on behalf of the Liver and Biliary Section of the #AGA at #DDW2025! 🏆 #AASLD #LiverResearch #Hepatology #ResearchExcellence #MentorAward
Super ⭐️, incoming @MGH_GI fellow @Dr_KMCoop presenting our novel work on GLP-1 in non-obese, non-DM patients Way to go Katie!! 👏 @juanpabloarab @DeepikaDevuniMD @AmiKPPatel @VCU_Liver @UMassGI
🚨@Dr_KMCoop 🌟presenting Semaglutide and Lower Odds of Cirrhosis in Non-Obese, Non-Diabetic Patients with Steatotic Liver Disease: a Database Study at #DDW2025 @AASLDtweets @VCU_Liver @vinayjaha @DeepikaDevuniMD
Representing team @VCU_Liver at @DDWMeeting Check out the VCU DDW meeting page: bit.ly/42S9xPj @RichSterlingMD @juanpabloarab @AASLDtweets @AmCollegeGastro @AGA_Gastro


Grateful to @LiverFellow @AASLDtweets for this opportunity to dive into the evidence for SBP prophylaxis at the Best of Liver Fellow Network session @DDWMeeting 🦠 blanket abx for SBPPr not appropriate in this era of antimicrobial resistance 💊 problems with MDR, toxicity,…


Grateful to @AASLDtweets and the @LiverFellow for the opportunity to present at #DDW2025. Honored to share the stage with inspiring colleagues! Learn more here: aasld.org/liver-fellow-n…