Stanford Esophageal Multidimensional Program for Innovation and Research Excellence presents:

“Updates on Esophageal Disease 2017”
Stanford Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
First Annual Esophageal Symposium

Friday, July 7, 2017
7:30am – 5:00pm
Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street, Stanford University

Symposium Directors: John Clarke and George Triadafilopoulos

Esophageal disorders are on the rise and pose a significant risk to patients’ health and well-being. Gastroesophageal reflux affects 20% of Americans on a weekly basis, while dysphagia, Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma, eosinophilic esophagitis, achalasia and hiatal hernias are also increasing in prevalence. This symposium will introduce the Stanford Esophageal Multidimensional Program for Innovation and Research Excellence.

We will discuss key clinical issues affecting the esophagus in 2017, featuring a multidisciplinary team that includes representatives from gastroenterology, surgery, and otolaryngology.

Our guest speaker for this event is Dr. Donald Castell, a prior president of the American Gastroenterological Association, editor of the textbook “The Esophagus” and perhaps the most known and well-published esophagologist in the world today.

7:30 – 8:15 Continental Breakfast

8:15 – 8:20 Introduction & goals
George Triadafilopoulos, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

Session 1: Dysphagia

8:20 – 8:45 “Novel diagnostic tools for the evaluation of dysphagia”
John Clarke, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

8:45 – 9:10 “Hard to swallow: spastic esophageal disorders”
George Triadafilopoulos, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

9:10 – 9:35 “Surgical options for achalasia: POEM and Heller myotomy”
Homero Rivas, MD
Assistant Professor, General Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

9:35 – 10:00 “Eosinophilic esophagitis: an emerging GI epidemic”
Nielsen Fernandez-Becker, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

10:00 – 10:15 Questions and answers

10:15 – 10:30 Break: Exhibits and refreshments

Session 2: Barrett’s Esophagus & Esophageal Cancer

10:30 – 10:55 “The search: screening & risk stratification for Barrett’s
esophagus”
Horace Rhee, MD
Instructor
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

10:55 – 11:20 “Hot and cold: endoscopic eradication therapy”
Shai Friedland, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

11:20 – 11:45 “Time for the knife: surgical management of esophageal
cancer”
Joseph Shrager, MD
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

11:45 – 12:00 Questions and answers

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch – Meet the faculty

Session 3: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

12:45 – 1:15 Keynote Speaker
“The changing face of gastroesophageal reflux”
Donald Castell, MD
Professor of Medicine/Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director of the esophageal disorders program
Medical University of South Carolina

1:15 – 1:40 “Medical options for reflux: has the pathway changed given
recent PPI safety data?”
Kirsten Regalia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

1:40 – 2:05 “Making sense of surgical options for GERD patients”
Mary Hawn, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

2:05 – 2:30 “Down the line: endoscopic & future reflux therapies”
Dan Azagury, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

2:30 – 2:45 Questions and answers

2:45 – 3:00 Break: Exhibits and refreshments

Session 4: Clinical Challenges

3:00 – 3:25 “How to approach a hiatal hernia”
James Lau, MD, MHPE, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

3:25 – 3:50 “LPR: extra-esophageal manifestation of reflux from an ENT
perspective”
Edward Damrose, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Stanford University School of Medicine

3:50 – 4:15 “The conundrum of gastroparesis & reflux”
Linda Nguyen, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine

4:15 – 4:40 “GERD & obesity: two birds with one stone”
John Morton, MD, MPH, MHA
Associate Professor of Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

4:40 – 4:55 Questions and answers

4:55 – 5:00 Closing Remarks
John Clarke, MD

RSVP: http://esophagealsymposium2017.rsvpify.com

Contacts: Diane Ayala: dayala1@stanford.edu / 650.736.0433
Susan Lydick: lydicks@stanford.edu / 650.723.6915