

A 1-Day Course for First-Year Fellows
Saturday, September 13 • 9:00 am – 3:45 pm CDT in Dallas, TX
Course Description
IBD 101: A Primer for First-Year Gastroenterology Fellows is a 1-day educational course brought to you by ACG and NYU Langone Health designed to provide first-year gastroenterology fellows with the opportunity to learn about the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) early in their training. IBD 101 features an intimate, interactive format led by national leaders in IBD clinical care, research, and education. Fellows have the opportunity to attend the course in-person on Saturday, September 13.
The course will include:
- Didactic presentations
- Case-based roundtable rotations
- Clinical case simulations focused on the diagnosis and treatment of IBD
- Process for pursuing ongoing educational opportunities in IBD
GI Program Directors will nominate first-year fellows from their program to attend this course. The link to the nomination form will be sent directly to Program Directors in April. Nominated fellows will be sent a link to an online application form to complete their registration for the course. Registration will not be considered complete until this application is received.
Target Audience
The target audience is first-year gastroenterology fellows across the United States, who are referred by their fellowship program directors to register for this course.
Educational Objectives
The objectives of this course include:
- To provide an educational opportunity for first-year fellows to learn basic, introductory information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of IBD
- To offer fellows exposure to the subspecialty of IBD early in their fellowship, to allow them to make more informed career decisions
- To inform fellows about other educational opportunities in IBD
Registration
Registration is for first-year gastroenterology fellows, through invitation by their respective program directors and is free of charge. Nominated fellows will be provided with an online application form which must be completed to confirm attendance.
If you have questions, please email registration@gi.org.
Agenda
IBD 101: Primer for First-Year GI Fellows 2025 – September 13, 2025
Faculty
Course Directors
David P. Hudesman, MD, FACG
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, MACG
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Lisa B. Malter, MD, FACG
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
David T. Rubin, MD, FACG
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Faculty
Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, FACG
Houston Methodist
Houston, Texas
Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, MPH, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shannon Chang, MD, FACG
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Adam S. Cheifetz, MD, FACG
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Benjamin L. Cohen, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Russell D. Cohen, MD, FACG
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Raymond K. Cross, MD, MS, FACG
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Marla C. Dubinksy, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Sonia Friedman, MD, FACG
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD, FACG
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, MACG
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
Simon J. Hong, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Sara N. Horst, MD, MPH, FACG
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Millie D. Long, MD, FACG
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Gil Y. Melmed, MD, MS, FACG
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Miguel D. Regueiro, MD, FACG
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Florian Rieder, MD, FACG
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Corey A. Siegel, MD, MS
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Arun C. Swaminath, MD, FACG
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York
Fernando S. Velayos, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California