Fellows Course Agenda – September 4, 2025

COURSE DIRECTORS:

Eric Montminy, MD, University of Chicago Medicine
Jasmine Sinha, MD, MPH, Northwestern Medicine

Join us the day before the main course for a program geared specifically towards Fellows.

7:00 am
Breakfast

7:30 am
Welcome and Introduction

DIDACTIC SESSION

7:40 am
Delicate: A Guide to Successful ERCP Cannulation
Divya Chalikonda, MD

8:00 am
I Knew You Were Trouble (When I Couldn’t Cannulate): EUS-Guided Biliary and Gallbladder Drainage
Steven Shamah, MD

8:20 am
You Need to Calm Down: Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Terrance Rodrigues, MD

8:40 am
Break

9:00 am
We Are Never Ever (Ever) Getting Back Together: Effective Resection of a Challenging Polyp
Brian Boulay, MD, PhD

9:20 am
Is It Over Now?: Endoscopic Eradication of Barrett’s Esophagus
Dennis Chen, MD

9:40 am
Blank Space: The Fundamentals of ESD
Ara Sahakian, MD

10:15 am
Live Case Session I

11:45 am
Lunch

1:00 pm
Live Case Session II

2:30 pm
Hands-On Session
Northwestern Simulation Suite 1-200, McGaw Pavilion, 240 E Huron

5:00 pm
Closing Remarks

5:30 pm
Fellows Course Reception