Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center

Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center Directors: Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG, and Eun Ji Shin, MD, PhD

Pre-registration is required for all sessions. Registration for all hands-on endoscopy sessions, including the GI Fellows Only sessions, Residents Only sessions, and Ergonomic Assessments, will open Saturday, October 10, and will be accessible via a link in the ACG 2026 Meeting App.

Also, don't miss the EndoTitans Hands-on Challenge taking place Sunday, October 11th from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm in the Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center. The EndoTitans Challenge is an opportunity for fellows to demonstrate both their knowledge and technical abilities in endoscopy. The challenge begins over the summer with a preliminary knowledge round open to all second- and third-year fellows. The top scoring fellows from each year are then invited to participate in a skills challenge. Winners will take home both bragging rights and a travel grant for ACG 2027. Join us in the Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center in the Exhibit Hall to cheer on the competitors.

Hands-On Registration Times

Registration for Sunday sessions	Opens at 12:10 pm on Saturday, October 10.
Registration for Monday sessions	Opens at 7:00 am on Sunday, October 11.
Registration for Tuesday sessions	Opens at 6:30 am on Monday, October 12.

Endoscopy School Hands-On Workshop Sessions do not offer CME.
Limited space available.

Registration Procedure

Hands-On Workshop Sessions

Sunday, October 11, 2026
Time	Workshop
3:45 pm-6:45 pm	New Ultrasound Technology (Liver Fibro Scan & IBD US) Faculty Leader: Pabla S. Baldeep, MD Faculty: Mitchell Mahmoud, MD, FACG, David Victor, MD, Jami Kinnucan, MD, FACG
4:00 pm-7:00 pm	Foreign Body Removal Faculty Leader: Vladimir M. Kushnir, MD, FACG Faculty: Shifa Umar, MD, Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, MSc, FACG, Neil Stollman, MD, FACG, Edith Y. Ho, MD, MS, FACG Hemostasis Faculty Leader: Natalie D. Cosgrove, MD Faculty: Elie Al Kazzi, MD, MPH, Marc Zuckerman, MD, FACG, Daniel L. Raines, MD, FACG, Darius A. Jahann, MD
5:30 pm–7:00 pm	ENDOTITANS HANDS-ON CHALLENGE!!

Monday, October 12, 2026
Time	Workshop
10:15 am-12:55 pm	ERCP Faculty Leader: Jeffrey H. Lee, MD, MPH, FACG Faculty: Emmanuel Coronel, MD, Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG, Ross Buerlein, BS, MD, Shireen Pais, MBBS EMR/ Defect Closure Faculty Leader: Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS, FACG, FASGE Faculty: Lauren G. Khanna, MD, MS, Andy P. Copland, MD, Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD, FACG, Aaron S. Goldberg, MD, FACG
10:30 am-1:05 pm	Advanced Esophageal Techniques (Esophageal Stricture Management/POEM) Faculty Leader: Danial Shaikh, MD Faculty: Sunil Amin, MD, MPH, Virendra Joshi, MD, FACG, Elizabeth R. Paine, MD, FACG Hemostasis Faculty Leader: Samuel A. Giday, MD, FACG Faculty: Kavya Muddasani Reddy, MD, Reezwana Chowdhury, MD, FACG, Linda C. Cummings, MD, FACG, Daryl Ramai, MD, MPH, MSc
1:55 pm-4:30 pm	EUS Faculty Leader: Ashley L. Faulx, MD, FACG Faculty: Girish Mishra, MD, MS, FACG, Bryan G. Sauer, MD, MSc, FACG, Linda S. Lee, MD, FACG ESD With Asian Experts Faculty Leader: Galen Leung, MD Faculty: Takashi Murakami, MD, PhD, Naoto Tamai, MD, PhD, Rong Lin, MD, Xu Shu, MD
2:05 pm-4:40 pm	Mucosal Ablation Faculty Leader: V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, FACG Faculty: Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH, MACG, Shervin Shafa, MD, FACG, Tara Keihanian, MD, MPH Hemorrhoid Therapy Faculty Leader: Waqar A. Qureshi, MD, MACG Faculty: Jessica McKee, DO, Devjit Nayar, MD, Stephen W. Landreneau, MD, FACG

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Time	Workshop
10:05 am-12:45 pm	ERCP Faculty Leader: Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH Faculty: Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG, Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD, Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG EMR / Defect Closure Faculty Leader: Thomas Tielleman, MD Faculty: Saurabh Chawla, MD, FACG, Margaret Keane, MBBS, PhD, Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG
10:20 am-12:55 pm	Mucosal Ablation Faculty Leader: Michael S. Smith, MD, MBA Faculty: Ronald K. Hsu, MD, FACG, Foud A. Otaki, MD, Sean Bhalla, MD Small Bowel (Capsule Endoscopy & Enteroscopy) Faculty Leader: David J. Hass, MD, FACG Faculty: F. Otis Stephen, MD, FACG, Neel K. Mann, MD, MPH, Andy P. Copland, MD
1:45 pm-4:20 pm	Hemorrhoid Therapy Faculty Leader: Stephen W. Landreneau, MD, FACG Faculty: Pooja Singhal, MD, FACG, Drew J. Triplett, DO, FACG, Jessica McKee, DO
1:55 pm-4:30 pm	Foreign Body Removal Faculty Leader: Michelle L. Hughes, MD, FACG Faculty: Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, MACG, Neha Patel, MD, FACG, Neel K. Mann, MD, MPH Esophageal / Anorectal Manometry / Sacra Neuromodulation Therapy for Fecal Incontinence / Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Faculty Leader: Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG Faculty: Christopher D. Velez, MD, Christine Y. Hachem, MD, FACG, Leila Neshatian, MD, MSc

GI Fellows Only Sessions Monday, October 12, 2026
Time	Workshop
7:45 am - 9:30 am	ERCP Faculty Leader: Marina Kim, DO Faculty: Yana Cavanagh, MD, Grant Hutchins, MD, Immanual K. H. Ho, MD, FACG, Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG EMR / Defect Closure Faculty Leader: Julie Yang, MD, FACG Faculty: Rashmi R. Advani, MD, Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FACG, Rishi D. Naik, MD, MSCI, FACG, Mark Radlinski, MD Foreign Body Removal Faculty Leader: Jami Kinnucan, MD, FACG Faculty: Joy W. Chang, MD, MS, Dany Raad, MD, FACG, Sofiya Reicher, MD, FACG, Srinivas Gaddam, MD, MPH Hemostasis Faculty Leader: Tilak Shah, MD, MHS, FACG Faculty: Hayley Rogers, MD, Kathryn E. Hutchins, MD, FACG, Ramzi Mulki, MD, Brijesh B. Patel, MD

Resident Training Sessions Back By Popular Demand!
Sunday, October 11, 2026 \| 4:00 pm – 5:50 pm Faculty Leader: Folasade May, MD, PhD, MPhil, FACG Faculty: Shruti Mony, MD Monday, October 12, 2026 \| 10:30 am – 12:20 pm Faculty Leader: Danse Bi, MD Faculty: Raj Shah, MD Monday, October 12, 2026 \| 2:45 pm – 4:35 pm Faculty Leader: Richard J. Saad, MD, MS, FACG Faculty: Swati Pawa, MD, FACG Tuesday, October 13, 2026 \| 10:30 am - 12:20 pm Faculty Leader: Audrey Bennett, MD Faculty: Robin Dalal, MD Tuesday, October 13, 2026 \| 2:00 pm – 3:50 pm Faculty Leader: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG Faculty: Eric C. Swei, MD, MS

Ergonomic Assessments

Supporters

The always-popular FREE Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center sessions will again be offered in the Exhibit Hall, Sunday – Tuesday. Learn from the expert faculty who will demonstrate techniques using a wide variety of equipment and products. Attendees will then have an opportunity to practice using the equipment. Pre-registration is required for all sessions. Special trainee-only and resident-only sessions will be offered. Registration for all hands-on endoscopy sessions, including the GI Fellows Only and Residents Only sessions, will open Saturday, October 10, and will be accessible via a link in the ACG 2026 Mobile App.

More information and agenda coming soon.

Also, don't miss the EndoTitans Hands-on Challenge taking place in the Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center. The EndoTitans Challenge is an opportunity for fellows to demonstrate both their knowledge and technical abilities in endoscopy. The challenge begins over the summer with a preliminary knowledge round open to all second- and third-year fellows. The top scoring fellows from each year are then invited to participate in a skills challenge. Winners will take home both bragging rights and a travel grant for ACG 2027. Join us in the Endoscopy School Hands-on Workshop Center in the Exhibit Hall to cheer on the competitors.

More information coming soon.

Hands-On Registration Times

Registration Procedure

Hands-On Workshop Sessions

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Monday, October 12, 2026

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

GI Fellows Only Sessions Monday, October 12, 2026

Resident Training Sessions Back By Popular Demand!

Ergonomic Assessments

Supporters

ACG 2026

An important message to our valued participants

GI Fellows Only Sessions
Monday, October 12, 2026

Resident Training Sessions
Back By Popular Demand!