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Gut Club

Next Meeting: July 31

The Arkansas Gut Club quarterly meeting promotes medical education to increase communication and camaraderie between practitioners within the state who treat patients with digestive diseases. The quarterly meetings offer lectures from national leaders in the field, provide case presentations on current medical issues in digestive diseases and create an open forum with expert discussion to questions.

Thank You!

Group of people at the Gut Club meetingThank you for your continued support of Digestive Diseases at UAMS. Every referral to our gastroenterology and surgical specialists demonstrates the trust you have in us to provide comfort, healing, and hope to your patients. We appreciate that trust and your expertise, and we hope to build on these relationships in 2025.

A great way to foster these relationships and build new ones is through participation in our quarterly Gut Club meetings. Gut Club offers an informal networking opportunity with nationally renowned invited lecturers, UAMS specialists in Digestive Diseases, and colleagues from around the state. We explore important topics in GI health in a casual environment that fosters discussion and collaboration.

 

Mauricio Garcia
Mauricio Garcia, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Lyle Burdine M.D., Ph.D.
Lyle Burdine M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Solid Organ Transplant
Division of Transplantation
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

S. Thomas Kang, M.D.
S. Thomas Kang, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Colorectal Surgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Next Meeting: July 31

“New Nomenclature and Treatments in MASLD”


Blanca Lizaola, M.D.
Transplant Hepatologist
Mayo Clinic
Phoeniz, Arizona

12th floor, UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute

Attend in person or via Zoom.

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Meetings

Group of people talking in the lobby area during a Gut Club eventThursdays from 6 – 8 p.m.

Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute

2025 Dates

  • March 6: “Motility Update,” Subhankar Chakraborty, M.D., Ph.D.
  • May 8: “Beyond the Knife: Health Literacy and Why it Matters,” Daniel Chu, M.D.
  • July 31: “New Nomenclature and Treatments in MASLD,” Blanca Lizaola, M.D.
  • October 9: “Pancreatic Disorders,” Motaz Ashkar, M.D.

Agenda

  • 5 – 6 p.m.           Exhibitor setup
  • 6 – 7 p.m.           Networking with members and vendors (Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, and wine)
  • 7 – 8 p.m.           Presentation – Q&A

Questions?

Contact Melanie Meyer – melanie@uams.edu or 501-686-8206

Interested in exhibiting?
Download the Exhibitor Contract (PDF).

Previous Event Pictures

On May 8, 2025, Daniel Chu, M.D., presented “Beyond the Knife: Health Literacy and Why It Matters”

Two people standing in front of a wall with the UAMS sign
Two people standing in front of a wall with the UAMS sign
Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other
Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other
Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other
Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other
A group of doctors posing for a photo at a conference
A group of doctors posing for a photo at a conference
A group of doctors posing for a photo at a conference
A group of doctors posing for a photo at a conference
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Two women smiling at the camera at an event

March 6, 2025

On March 6, 2025, Subhankar Chakraborty, M.D., Ph.D., presented “Motility Update.”

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Previous Event Pictures 2

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Previous Event Pictures 3

Guest speaker speaks at a lectern next to a large video screen
Guest speaker speaks at a lectern next to a large video screen
video screen at the Gut Club event
video screen at the Gut Club event
Gut Club attendees
Gut Club attendees
Faculty member with guest speaker
Faculty member with guest speaker

Gut Club Recordings

2025

  • March: “Motility Update,” Subhankar Chakraborty, M.D., Ph.D.

2024

  • October: “Update in Barrett’s Esophagus” Raman Muthuswamy, M.D.
  • August: “Utility of Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD,” Mohammad Alomari, M.D.
  • May: “Contemporary Trends in Hernia Surgery: Who Is Driving?” Ajita Prabhu, M.D., FACS
  • March: “Primary Biliary Cholangitis,” Dr. Alan Bonder

2023

  • November: “Neurogastroenterology and Motility,” Satish Rao, M.D., Professor of Medicine; Chief of Gastroenterology – Augusta University; Medical College of Georgia
  • September: “Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repiar: Building a Practice and a Program,” Michael M. Awad, M.D., Ph.D., MHPE, FACS, Professor of Surgery Minimally Invasive Foregut and General Surgery – Washington University at St. Louis
  • July: “Endoscopic Bariatric Therapy: Where Does it Fit in 2023 and Beyond,” Vladimir Kushnir, M.D., Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis
  • April: “Alcohol Associated Hepatitis,” Juan Pablo Arab, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine/Division of Gastro, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

2022

  • November: “Positioning Medications in Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease,” Kara De Felice, M.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Cincinnati College of Medicine
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