The 2025 Interventional Expert Debaters
1. Duodenal Stent vs. EUS-GJ
Pro EUS-GJ
Amy Tyberg, MD
Hackensack Meridian Health, NJ
FITE Chair,
EUS
Vladimir Kushnir, MD
Washington University, MO
FITE Vice-Chair,
EUS
vs.
Pro Stent
Dennis Yang, MD
Adventist Health, FL
FITE Chair,
Third Space
Tara Keihanian, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
FITE Vice-Chair,
Third Space
2. Low Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's: Ablate all Comers or Just Surveillance?
Pro Ablation
Steve Keilin, MD
Emory Clinic, GA
FITE Chair,
Barrett’s
Adam Kichler, MD
Allegheny Health Network, PA
FITE Vice-Chair,
Barrett's
vs.
Pro Surveillance
Toufic Kachaamy, MD
City of Hope, AZ
FITE Chair,
Endo Oncology
Tamas Gonda, MD
NYU Langone Health, NY
FITE Vice-Chair,
Endo Oncology
3. Weight Loss Medications vs. Endobariatrics: Has the Landscape Changed?
Pro ESG
Sigh Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, MA
FITE Chair,
Endobariatrics
Janese Laster, MD
Gut Theory Total Digestive Care, DC
FITE Chair,
Endobariatrics
vs.
Pro Medications
Jessica Widmer, DO
NYU Langone Health, NY
Ad Hoc Committee
Mankanwal Sachdev, MD
Arizona Center For Digestive Health, AZ
Ad Hoc Committee
4. Non-Rectal Colon Adenomas — ESD vs. Piecemeal EMR with Ablation of Edges: What is Better for Patients? Outcomes, Complications and Cost.
Pro ESD
Alex Schlachterman, MD
Thomas Jefferson University, PA
FITE Chair,
ESD
Mohamed Othman, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
FITE Vice-Chair,
ESD
vs.
Pro EMR
Douglas Rex, MD
Indiana University Health
Ad Hoc Committee
Tonya Kaltenbach, MD
UCSF Health
Ad Hoc Committee
5. Endohepatology vs. a Digestive Health Program without Endohepatology: false hope or an opportunity?
Pro Classic Hepatology
Sigh Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, MA
Ad Hoc Committee
Janese Laster, MD
Gut Theory Total Digestive Care, DC
Ad Hoc Committee
vs.
Pro Endohepatology
Harshit Khara, MD
Geisinger Health System, PA
FITE Chair,
Endohepatology
Ahmad Bazarbashi, MD
Washington University, MO
FITE Vice-Chair,
Endohepatology