From May 2 to 5, researchers and physicians from NYU Langone Health join colleagues from around the world at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2026.

Below are a few highlight sessions featuring our faculty and trainees. For a full list of presentations, visit the DDW website.

Saturday, May 2

Oral Presentation
Intraductal Endoscopy: New Kids on the Block
Session: Cholangiopancreatoscopy: The Last Frontier in Endoscopy?
Presenter: Jessica Widmer, DO
Time: 8:02–8:17AM
Location: W185bc (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
Beyond Clips: What’s New in the Management of GI Bleeding
Session: Challenging Endoscopic Scenarios: Maximizing the Endoscopist’s Armamentarium – Video-Based Session
Presenter: Melissa L. Debordeaux, MD
Time: 8:33–8:48AM
Location: W185d (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
Safety of Guselkumab in Patients Aged ≥60 Years with Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Pooled Analysis of Registrational Trials in UC, CD, PsA and PsO
Session: Management of IBD in Children, Pregnancy and Older Adults
Presenter: Adam Faye, MD
Time: 11:00–11:15AM
Location: W184a (McCormick Place)

Panel Discussion
Session: Patricia and Ralph Giannella Lecture — The First Five Years: Optimizing Early Management of IBD
Presenter: Adam Faye, MD
Time: 11:20–11:30AM
Location: W196 (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
Portal Vein Thrombosis Resolution in Cirrhosis Is Associated with Rapid Liver Atrophy: A 3D Volumetric Imaging Analysis Pilot Study
Session: Cirrhosis and Vascular Diseases of the Liver
Presenter: Patrick G. Northup, MD
Time: 3:00–3:15PM
Location: W178a (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
Updates in the Management of Crohn’s Disease
Session: AGA/ASGE Postgraduate Course
Presenter: David P. Hudesman, MD
Time: 3:40–4:00PM
Location: W37de (McCormick Place)

Session
Where Are the Hepatologists? Geographic Disparities and the Role of Workforce Development
Program Chair: Saikiran M. Kilaru, MD
Time: 4:00–5:30PM
Location: W176 (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
I DO BY COLONOSCOPY
Session: ASGE-ESGE Joint Session: From Screening to Treatment – The Controversy in Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Presenter: Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH
Time: 4:25–4:40PM
Location: W187bc (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
Artificial Intelligence in Patient Care: Cautionary Tales and Limitations
Session: Improving GI/Hepatology Care Access and Navigation Among Underserved Patients
Presenting Author: Seth A. Gross, MD
Time: 4:44–5:07PM
Location: W181 (McCormick Place)

Monday, May 4

Oral Presentation
Five-year Outcomes Following Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in a Veteran Population
Session: Weight Loss: Endoscopic & Device-Based Interventions
Presenter: Leah Kim, MD
Time: 8:45–9:00AM
Location: W184 (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
State of the Art – Best Practices for Optimal Adenoma
Session: Striving for Polyp Detection Nirvana
Presenter: Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH
Time: 11:17–11:30AM
Location: W195 (McCormick Place)

Oral Presentation
AI-Powered Teacher Bot for Interactive Guideline-Based Learning in Gastroenterology
Session: Academy of Educators: Medical Education Research Symposium
Presenter: Jad Farha, MD
Time: 4:04–4:18PM
Location: W194 (McCormick Place)