Digestive Diseases

14th Annual UCLA-Mellinkoff GI and Hepatology Symposium March 13-14, 2026

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The 14th Annual UCLA–Mellinkoff Gastroenterology and Hepatology Symposium was designed to equip healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based and integrative approaches for diagnosing and managing common and complex gastrointestinal and liver disorders. Through case-based discussions, expert panels, and forward-looking updates, the symposium highlights practical strategies that can apply directly to patient care.

To extend the reach of this educational content, we have partnered with VuMedi, a leading medical education platform, to offer on-demand access to select lectures from the symposium.

Physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with an NPI number are eligible to register for a free VuMedi account.

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  • Chronic Nausea: Case Presentation - Lin Chang, MD; Nancee Jaffe, MS, RDN, CSDH; Tiffany Ju, PhD; David J. Levinthal, MD, PhD; Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR; Suzanne Smith, MSN, NP, CMT-P
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Case Presentation - Lin Chang, MD; Nancee Jaffe, MS, RDN, CSDH; Tiffany Ju, PhD; David J. Levinthal, MD, PhD; Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR; Suzanne Smith, MSN, NP, CMT-P
  • Approach to Wilson Disease 2025 - Jasleen Singh, MD
  • MASH: 2025 and Beyond - Sammy Saab, MD, MPH
  • When to Consider Liver Transplantation for Alcohol Hepatitis - Akshay Shetty, MD
  • Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis - Gina Choi, MD
  • New Indications for Liver Transplantation: Cholangiocarcinoma and Metastatic Colon Cancer - Jason J. Pan, MD
  • Cirrhosis: The Patient Journey - Brian Horwich, MD, MS
  • The Tipping Point: When Necessary Food Avoidance Becomes Maladaptive - Janelle Smith, MS, RDN, CEDS, CSDH
  • More Than the Gut: How POTS and IBS Differ - Sophia Scattaglia, DCN, MS, RD, CEDS
  • Nutrition Strategies for Crohn's Disease: Preparing for Ileocecal Resection - Christina Fasulo, MS, RDN, CNSC
  • When IBS Isn't IBS: Understanding the Endometriosis Overlap - Nancee Jaffe, MS, RDN, CSDH
  • Mild Crohn's Disease - Nirupama N. Bonthala, MD
  • Updates: Moderate-Severe Crohn's Disease Positioning Therapies - Gaurav Syal, MD, MSHS
  • Introduction to Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD - Amir A. Ghaffari, MD, PhD
  • Updates: Moderate-Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Berkeley N. Limketkai, MD, PhD
  • Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll: Pediatric to Adult IBD Care - Hassan Hamandi, MD
  • Perianal Crohn's Disease: Case-Based Panel Discussion - Nirupama N. Bonthala, MD; Gaurav Syal, MD, MSHS; Christina Fasulo, MS, RDN, CNSC; Amir A. Ghaffari, MD, PhD, Mary Kwaan, MD, MPH; Berkeley N. Limketkai, MD, PhD; Jenny Sauk, MD
  • Debate: Endoscopic Palliation of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Pancreas Cancer - Enteral Stent vs. Gastrojejunostomy LAMS - Stephen Kim, MD; Alex Nguyen, MD; Alireza Sedarat, MD
  • Debate: Endoscopic Gallbladder Drainage in Non-Surgical Patients - Transpapillary vs. Transmural Drainage - Stephen Kim, MD; Jennifer Kolb, MD, MS; Danny Issa, MD
  • Evaluation of the Elevated Serum Lipase: A Case-Based Approach - Stephen Kim, MD
  • EoE: Making the Current Treatment Algorithm Easy to Swallow - Kevin Ghassemi, MD
  • Endoscopic Approach to Esophageal Cancer in 2026 - V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS