Overview

The Endo Theater at the ASGE Learning Center in the DDW Exhibit Hall will be packed with special lectures given by luminaries and subject matter experts. See schedule below and be sure to make time to stop by.

*US Pacific Time

Saturday, May 3, 2025

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Title: Role of EUS in Therapeutic Oncology

Speakers: 
Truptesh Kothari, MD
Veeral M. Oza, MD

Sponsored By: ASGE

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 

Title: Optimizing Energy Delivery During Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Speaker:Tara Keihanian, MD

Sponsored By: ConMed

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Title:Think Beyond the “Wait and See” Paradigm for Non-Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus

Speaker:Dan Lister, MD, FACS

Sponsored By: Castle Biosciences

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Title:Liquid Biopsies in Gastroenterology: A New Frontier in Cancer Detection

Speaker:Toufic Kachaamy, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By: ASGE

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Title:Cholangioscopy, Today with an Eye to the Future

Speaker:Irving Waxman, MD

Sponsored By: AI Institute for Gastroenterology (AIGI)

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Title:“Tips & Tricks” How to Manage Perforation & Bleeding – A Gastroenterologist’s Nightmare

Speaker:Truptesh Kothari, MD

Sponsored By: ConMed

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Title:
ASGE AI Scholars Present: Advancing AI in Gastroenterology – Innovations in Detection, Organization, and Clinical Decision-Making

Sponsored By: AI Institute for Gastroenterology (AIGI)

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Stream Sessions
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Title: GORE® Viabil® Stents for Biliary Obstruction: Techniques and Outcomes

Speaker: Douglas Adler, MD

Sponsored By: ConMed

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Title:  Up Your EMR Game: Advanced Techniques and Emerging Tools

Speakers: 
Gregory Haber, MD
Sherif Andrawes, MD

Sponsored By: Micro-Tech Endoscopy

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Title: Intersection of Tech and Medicine in AI

Fireside Chat: Prateek Sharma, ASGE President in Discussion with Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft USA, Along with the AI Institute Advisory Council

Sponsored By: ASGE

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Title: 
Precision in Practice: Mastering Biomarker-Driven Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Sponsored By: Pfizer

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Title: 
ASGE Endoscopy Technician Program

Sponsored By: ASGE

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Title: Developing and Optimizing a Computer-Aided Detection (CADe) for Polyps During Colonoscopy: From Model Performance to Human-Centered Design

Speakers: 
Ashwin Rao, MD
David Wooten, MD
Sachin Srinivasan, MD
Sunny Chung, MD

Sponsored By: ASGE AI Scholarship Program

Monday, May 5, 2024

12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Title: The Tissue Systems Pathology Test Detected Presence of Missed Neoplasia in a Patient with Non-Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus

Speaker: Philip Woodworth, MD

Sponsored By: Castle Biosciences

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Title: The Utility of Image-Enhanced Endoscopy During Endoscopic Resection

Speaker: Dennis Yang, MD

Sponsored By: Olympus

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Title: Popurri de tecnicas para reseccion de polipos (EMR,ESD, FTR, ablacion) (Potpourri of techniques for polyp resection)

Speakers: Presented in Spanish by the ASGE LATAM SIG

Sponsored By: ASGE

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Title: 
Leveraging Endoscopic Innovations to Enhance Care for Classic Digestive Conditions in Arab Regions

Sponsored By: ASGE

Tuesday, May 6, 2024

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Title: Advances in Endoscopic Cancer Ablation: Techniques, Outcomes, and Future Directions

Speaker: Toufic Kachaamy, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By: ASGE

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Title: Lo Ultimo en Endohepatologia (State-of-the-Art in Endohepatology)

Speaker: Carlos A. Robles Medranda, MD, FASGE

Sponsored By: ASGE

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Title: VideoGIE Awards – Celebration of Excellence

Speaker: Field Willingham, MD

Sponsored By: ASGE

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Title:GI Polyps from A to Z

Speaker:Shaimaa Elkholy, PhD

Sponsored By: ASGE

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Title: Fundamentals of EUS-FNA and Various Techniques

Speakers: 
Turptesh Kothari
Veeral M. Oza

Sponsored By: ASGE