Dany Raad, MD • Education Committee Chair
Almost 100 colleagues from around the state gathered on Sept. 14 at the Renaissance Hotel Westerville Polaris for the OGS annual meeting. It was a great opportunity to connect with old friends and make new relationships. In fact, networking and meeting colleagues was one of the most frequently mentioned reasons of what participants liked best about this meeting, along with the quality of the speakers and topics, the Q&A discussion and the venue.
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We had great feedback from the attendees. Everyone enjoyed the new networking dessert welcome reception Friday evening and the format of expanded Q&A and panel discussion sessions and packing so much timely and informative information into an organized and efficient schedule. After the education, we gathered for a delicious lunch with a short business meeting followed by breakout sessions geared for residents, fellows, and attending physicians.
During the break, attendees were able to visit with the sold out exhibit hall and view 34 scientific abstract posters presented by our bright medical students and physicians in training. Awards were presented to the top three abstracts, scored in a blind review. Congratulations!
First Place for Research
Shaina Ailawadi, MDPGY2 University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
“Increased Risk of Psychiatric Disorders in Achalasia: A National Database Study”
Second Place for Research
Fnu Vikash, MD, M.MedPGY3
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Cleveland Clinic Foundation
“Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Inpatient Outcomes in MASLD Patients: Trends and Analysis from a Nationwide Study (2016-2021)”
First Place – Case Reports
Zehra Naseem, MD, PGY2
Cleveland Clinic
“Familial Hyperammonemia Requiring Liver Transplantation: A Case Series of Type 1 Citrullinemia”
2025 Annual Meeting – Save the date! The venue and food was so highly rated that we will return again next year on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 The Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel for the annual meeting so save the date.
Sponsors and Exhibitors
OGS is grateful to the sponsors and exhibitors who without their support this meeting would not be possible.
Sponsors
· AbbVie Medical Affairs
· Bristol Myers Squibb
· Gilead
· Johnson & Johnson
· Madrigal
· TissueCypher
Exhibitors
· AbbVie
· Advanced Pathology Solutions
· AMSURG
· Ardelyx, Inc
· Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
· Eli Lilly
· Fresenius Kabi
· Gilead Sciences
· Ipsen
· IVX
· Merck
· Phathom Pharmaceuticals
· Prometheus Lab
· QOL
· Salix Pharmaceuticals
· Sanofi
· Takeda
· Takeda
· Velsipity - Pfizer
· Xeljanz - Pfizer