OasisLMS

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a demanding procedure that requires a high level of expertise. This immersive course is designed for endoscopists ready to take the first step in their ESD journey by building the critical foundation through combining essential didactic learning with focused, hands-on practice from world-renowned faculty.

You’ll be training alongside ESD experts to:

• Properly handle and position the scope
• Rehearse key ESD movements
• Strengthen tip control  

The course will wrap up with a baseline skills assessment and personalized expert feedback to guide your continued growth.

Take the first step toward ESD mastery by signing up today to elevate your endoscopic skills!

This course contains recordings from the live/virtual course held on October 4-5, 2025.

• Identify the benefits of ESD for malignant and pre-malignant lesions of the GI tract
• Demonstrate proper handling of ESD devices and basic ESD techniques
• Analyze the pros and cons of different ESD techniques
• Demonstrate appropriate techniques for submucosal tunneling
• Demonstrate tissue retraction techniques to assist ESD
• Recognize the risks of ESD and properly identify and manage complications

COURSE DIRECTORS

Aziz Aadam, MD, FASGE
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL

Teppei Akimoto, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan

Sherif Andrawes, MD
Staten Island University Hospital - Northwell Health
Staten Island, NY

Petros C. Benias, MD
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Amit Bhatt, MD, FASGE
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Tiffany Y. Chua, MD 
University Of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL

Joo Ha Hwang, MD, FASGE
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Sergey Kantsevoy, MD, PhD
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Masafumi Kitamura, MD, PhD
Jichi Medical University
Tochigi, JAPAN

Makoto Nishimura, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Mohamad Othman, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Alexander Schlachterman, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Digestive Disease Institute
Philadelphia, PA

Kohei Takizawa, MD, PhD, FJGES
Kanagawa Cancer Center
Kanagawa, JAPAN

Christopher Teshima, MD
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, CANADA

Yutaka Tomizawa, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Keiko Yamamoto, MD, PhD
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JAPAN
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

Dennis Yang, MD, FASGE
Center for Interventional Endoscopy
Orlando, FL

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