Important original #liver research on #trans health ACG AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology ⤵️ WPATH HRC 🥥🌴 Rainbows in Gastro Nikki Duong, M.D. Sonali Paul, MD MS (she/her) Christopher_Velez_GI Doug Simonetto, MD Kira Newman, MD, PhD Howard T. Lee MD FAST Victor Chedid, MD Alex Goldowsky LT 👩🏼‍⚕️ 🥥🌴

Considering adding: “started a non profit” on my CV under the skills section. (Just kidding). So proud of our TEAM effort— onward and upward. The sky is the limit! Proud to be a Co-Executive Director with Sonali Paul, MD MS (she/her) #LGBTQIA #Pride

In response to Healio #GI's latest cover story 📰 Treating patients in the #LGBTQIA+ 🌈 community, Nikki Duong, M.D. said displays of inclusivity ‘not enough’ in the absence of adequate LGBTQIA+ care training Check it out at the 🔗🔽 healio.com/news/gastroent…

Rainbows in Gastro Sonali Paul, MD MS (she/her) Nikki Duong, M.D. Howard T. Lee MD FAST LT 👩🏼‍⚕️ 🥥🌴 Doug Simonetto, MD Victor Chedid, MD Kira Newman, MD, PhD Kara Jencks, M.D. (she/her) Alex Goldowsky Christopher_Velez_GI Austin Chiang, MD MPH FASGE FACG SandraQuezadaMD Incredible! So impressed with what this group has done, and all allies are at the ready to support!!!!

Woohoo!!! A HUGE congratulations to our friends at Rainbows in Gastro 🫶🏻 Amazing news 🌈❤️🎊

🌈Member highlights🌈 In #RIG, we have members of different ages, sex, SOGI, races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, & career stages. More importantly, we all love, respect & support each other! Let's hear from Sara A. Reyes🇲🇽about why she joined #RIG #GITwitter #DEI

🌈Member Highlights🌈 After joining #RIG, Marcel Yibirin, MD, MPH has been working with Howard T. Lee MD FAST via the introduction of Alex Goldowsky. Within 6 months, their abstract was presented at Digestive Disease Week & won the best poster award @BMCimres Join #RIG, and you can do it too!👊 #GITwitter

Thanks to Healio Gastroenterology for supporting us and amplifying our voices Rainbows in Gastro 🏳️‍🌈 Even though June is over, we must continue the conversation, push boundaries, and move the needle forward. ⭐️As I tell my patients, what doesn’t challenge us doesn’t change us. #NikkiNotes

Consider applying for the ASGE GI Endoscopy #ELEVATE leadership retreat (food, travel, lodging covered) for learning, coaching and networking! Seeking early career LGBTQIA+ GI attendings (1-5 years post-fellowship) DM me if interested! asge.org/home/education…

It’s going to be a tough competition. I’d appreciate if you would consider voting for me (or any of the wonderful people/organizations on this survey). surveymonkey.com/r/HealioInnova… Healio Gastroenterology

We are so excited to see🌈#RIG board members Kira Newman, MD, PhD & Christopher_Velez_GI being nominated for Healio Gastroenterology Disruptive Innovators Awards🏅 Please consider🗳️for them for their great contribution to the field🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ surveymonkey.com/r/HealioInnova… #GITwitter #LGBTQIA #DEI

New content online: Consequences of bathroom restriction on transgender individuals with gastrointestinal conditions in the United States dlvr.it/TCjpCN

🚨Labor Day Sale Alert🚨 If you are interested in learning #DEI issues in #transplant with me and other⭐️speakers, including Norah Terrault SandyFeng kym watt Julie Heimbach Lauren Nephew MD, MSCE, please join us on 9/13-14 at the very first #DEIinTransplant2024 in Toronto 🇨🇦!

Incredibly proud of American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) #YoungScholar Cass Dale Condray for raising awareness on impact of #bathroombans on transgender individuals with GI conditions. Rainbows in Gastro Kira Newman, MD, PhD Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology UMichGIHep-Fellowship ACG Crohn's & Colitis Foundation - Minnesota/Dakotas Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

Time for Transplant Tuesday! 🌟🔥 Prior or updated MELD for alc hep prognostication? 🧐 Al-Kharagouli et al showed that updated MELD measurements had a strong predictive value for death/transplant, in this paper published in Hepatology Communications. ✨ journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

Transplant Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People. One of the many excellent presentations at the two-day DEI in Transplant conference DEI in Transplant co-chaired by Drs. Nazia Selzner and Cynthia Tsien. Thank you, Rainbows in Gastro.

Amazing talk Howard T. Lee MD FAST to outline challenges in Solid Organ Transplantation for gender diverse individuals. A call for more data! DEI in Transplant Rainbows in Gastro

🙏 Women In Medicine® and Shikha Jain MD, FACP for this humbling honor. And to Nikki Duong, M.D. for the nomination. I am only resilient because of the people that lift me up. Our son Avi has given me so much strength as he watches over us. ❤️#Avi’sLove #Grateful Rainbows in Gastro 🌈🏳️‍🌈🦄🏳️‍⚧️

12 years ago today I married my best friend and soulmate. Happy Anniversary to Cathy Cathy 😘 #loveislove Rainbows in Gastro Desi Rainbow 🌈❤️

This is such an important topic that folks rarely talk about… 👏Sophie Balzora, MD, FACG Rainbows in Gastro