Those topics that have been
covered in the past three years are italicized, and those that are available
highlighted as links (password protected)
| Topic |
Syllabus |
| Esophagus |
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- Reflux Disorders
- Medical and Surgical Management of Reflux
- Barrett’s Esophagus
- Dysplasia and endoscopic management
- Rumination syndrome, belching, aerophagia, Hiccups,
evaluation
|
| Acid peptic disorders of the gastrointestinal
tract |
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| Motor disorders of the gastrointestinal
tract |
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| Other Stomach Conditions |
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- Gastric Polyps
- Gastric Carcinoids
|
| Irritable bowel syndrome and Functional
GI disorders |
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| Disorders of nutrient assimilation/Malnutrition |
|
| Inflammatory bowel diseases |
|
| |
- IBD,
diagnosis and management
- Immunomodulators
and Biologic Therapy for IBD, advancements
- Post
surgical management of IBD
- Complications
of IBD/ surgical complications and management
- Serologic
markers and Drug metabolite in IBD
- Issues
in surveillance and management of dysplasia in IBD
|
| Colonic Disease |
|
| |
- Colon Cancer and Screening
- Polyp surveillance, Malignant polyps/Serrated
adenomas
- Constipation, pelvic floor dysfunction, evaluation
and management
- Diverticular disease and complications/Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Resection of Colorectal polyps, guidelines
and management
- Familial Colo-rectal cancer
- Evidence Based Guidelines for Post-Colon Cancer
Management and Guidelines
|
| Other small bowel and colonic diseases |
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| |
- Short Gut Syndrome
- Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth syndrome
- Microscopic Colitis
- Radiation Colitis and enteritis
- Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
- Diversion colitis
- Graft vs host disease
|
| Vascular disorders of the gastrointestinal
tract |
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| |
- Meseteric Ischemia
- Acute Ischemic Colitis/Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
- Portal Venous Thrombosis
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| Gastrointestinal infections |
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- Retroviral, mycotic, and parasitic diseases;
- C-difficile infection and management or recurrent
disease
|
| Gastrointestinal diseases with an
immune basis |
|
| |
-
Celiac Sprue
- Esinophilic GI disorder/Allergic GI disorder
- GI involvement in Autoimmune disorders
|
| Hepatology |
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- Acute Viral Hepatitis
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Fulminant hepatic failure
- Chronic Viral Hepatitis
- Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (B
and C)
- SBP and HRS in Liver failure
- TIPS in the Management of Complications of Liver
disease
- Drug and Toxin induced liver disease
- Pregnancy related hepatobiliary disease
- Cholestatic Syndromes (PSC/PBC/etc)
- Genetic Liver Diseases (Hemochromatosis, Alpha-1
AT Deficiency, Wilson’s disease)
- Complication of Chronic Liver disease
- Autoimmune liver diseases
- Vascular disorders of liver (Budd-Chiari and
Ischemic/hypoxic hepatitis)
- Perioperative evaluation and Management of Liver
disease patient
- Pre-transplant evaluation and MELD
- Hepatocelluar carcinoma/other hepatic malignancy
- Liver imaging modalities
- Management and evaluation of Post-Transplant
Patients
|
Gastrointestinal
neoplastic disease |
|
| |
- HIV related GI Malignancy
- Anal Canal Cancer
- Tumor biology
- Chemotherapy and Radiation treatment for GI Malignancies
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Lymphoma
- Endoluminal stenting in GI Malignancies
- Familial risk of gastric/esophageal cancer
- GI Stromal Tumors
|
| Pancreatic Diseases; |
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| |
- Acute
Pancreatitis
- Chronic
Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic
Function Studies
- Idiopathic
Pancreatitis
- Nutritional
Support in acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
- Radiologic
Evaluation of Pancreas and biliary tract
- Biliary
Dyskinesia/Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
- Pancreatic Divisum
- Indications and complications of pancreatic Surgery
- Evaluation of pancreatic Cys
- Molecular genetic of hereditary pancreatic disorders
- Pancreatic Cancer
|
| Biliary Diseases |
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| |
- RUQ abdominal pain and evaluation
- Gall stone disease and acute cholecystitis (calculous
and acalculous)
- Neoplastic diseases of the gallbladder and bile
ducts
|
| Women’s health issues and
pediatric Gastroenterology |
|
| |
- IBD issues in pediatric population and women
- Neonatal Jaundice, and cholestasis
- Common Pediatric Gastrointestinal problems:
- Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea,
Cystic fibrosis necrotizing enterocolitis, Meckel’s
diverticulum,intestinal intussusception, and mid-gut volvulus
- GI Complications of GYN-malignancy and treatment
- Pregnancy and GI Pharmacology
- Osteoporosis in GI and Liver Diseases
|
| Geriatric gastroenterology |
|
| |
- Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Risks and Complications
- Evaluation and risks of endoscopic procedures
among elderly
- Effect of aging on gastrointestinal Tract and
common GI illness among elderly population
|
| Gastrointestinal bleeding |
|
| |
- Upper GI bleeding
- Non Variceal GI Bleeding and Management
- Variceal Bleeding and Management
- Lower GI Bleeding and Management
- GI Bleeding of Obscure Origin, evaluation and
management (including AVMs)
|
| Genetic/inherited disorders |
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- Genetic marker in Crohn’s disease
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| Advance Endoscopic Technique |
|
| |
- Capsule endoscopy
- Double Balloon Enteroscopy, Single Fiber endoscopy,
Narrow Band Imaging and Confocal (high magnification endoscopy)
|
| Anal canal diseases/disorder |
|
| |
- Hemorrhoids and anal fissure
- Anal canal benign and malignant diseases
- Fecal Incontinence and evaluation, Fecal Impaction
|
| Surgical Treatment for Morbid obesity |
|
| Endoscopy |
|
| |
- Anticoag and antiplt agents and GI Endoscopy
|
| Gastrointestinal and biliary manifestations
of HIV infections |
|
| Other Topics |
|
| |
- Systemic Diseases affecting GI and Liver, including
para-neoplastic disorders
- Management of GI emergencies in the acutely
ill patient/ileus (including Acid Suppressive therapy in ICU)
- Advance Imaging Techniques in GI/Liver: CT Colonography,
CT enterography, PET Scan
|
| Training in Nutrition |
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- HIV
- Nutritional issues in patients with IBD
|
| Cellular and Molecular Physiology |
|
| Training in Research |
|
| Training in Surgery |
|
| Training in Radiology |
|
| Techniques used in the basic science
investigation of gastrointestinal cancer |
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| |
- flow cytometry, polymerase chain reaction assays,
mutation analysis, methylation assays, DNA sequencing, and linkage
analysis.
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| Complicaitons of Endoscopic Procedures |
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| Foreign body management |
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