Symposium 1B: Controversies in Esophageal Disease

10/28/2019

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4

Speaker(s)

Ronnie Fass, MD, FACG

Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Medical Director, Digestive Health Center; Chair, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Head, Esophageal and Swallowing Center
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Philip Katz, MD, MACG

Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
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Seth Richter, MD, FACG

Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director GI Fellowship
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
Marcelo Vela, MD, MSCR, FACG

Professor of Medicine, Director, Esophageal Disorders
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Do Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Therapies Have a Role in 2019?
Ronnie Fass, MD, FACG – MetroHealth Medical Center; Seth J. Richter, MD, FACG – Albany Medical Center
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Debating the Management of Achalasia: Is E-POEM Now a First-Line Therapy?
Philip O. Katz, MD, MACG – Weill Cornell Medicine; Marcelo F. Vela, MD, MSCR, FACG – Mayo Clinic
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Q&A - Symposium 1B