ABSTRACTS: (Oral and Poster Presentation) January 2012-January 2013 1. Ali T, Yang M, Skup M, Yan M, Wu E, Chao JD. Cost-effectiveness of Adalimumab in Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis. P0876 United European Gastroenterology Week, Amsterdam, Netherlands. October 23, 2012 2. Ali T, Prammanasudh C, Madhoun M. Effects of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom on Inflammatory Bowel Disease. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting Plenary Session, October 2012. 3. Mahmood S, Ali T, Chakraburtty A, Bronze M. Cutaneous Nocardiosis: A rare complication of anti-TNF therapy. American College of Physicians Oklahoma Chapter Annual Meeting, Tulsa, OK. September 28, 2012 4. Thanou-Stavraki A, Haq O, Kaitha S, Morton J, Stavrakis S, Humphrey MB, Ali T. Trends on prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. 1st Annual Oklahoma skeletal Biology Symposium. Oklahoma City, OK. May 21, 2012 5. Haq O, Ali T, Morton J, Madhoun M, Kane S. Awareness Among Practitioners Regarding Efficacy of Oral Contraceptives With Concomitant Use of Antibiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients. 2012 DDW Annual Scientific Meeting San Diego, CA 6. Shakir FA, Thompson D, Marlar R, Ali T. A novel use of rectal swab to test for C. difficile infection by real-time PCR. ACG North American Conference of Gastroenterology Fellows, Orlando, FL, March 2012. Digestive Diseases Week, San Diego May 2012 7. Thanou-Stavraki A, Haq O, Kaitha S, Morton J, Stavrakis S, Humphrey MB, Ali T. Trends on prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, International Symposium on Osteoporosis. Orlando, FL. April 26-28, 2012. 8. Bader T, Hughes D, Dunnam M, Frost B, Gonterman J, Fazili J, Madhoun MF. Randomized Controlled Trial Adding Fluvastatin to Peginterferon and Ribavirin for Naive Genotype One Hepatitis C Patients. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (Suppl 1); S-939 9. Le V, Ahmad S, Kaitha S, Guild R, Phan M, Vega KJ. The utility of obtaining biopsies for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in patients with dysphagia based on endoscopic findings. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (supplement 1): S437. (Poster presentation, DDW 2012. 10. Madhoun, M.F., Wani, S., Hong, S.K., Tierney, W.M., Maple, J.T. Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (ES) Combined With Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation (EPLBD) Reduces the Need for Mechanical Lithotripsy in Patients With Large Bile Duct Stones: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Poster Presentation at Digestive Diseases Week, San Diego, CA May 2012. 11. Sureban, S.M., May, R., Qu, D., Ali, N. and Houchen, C.W. Regulation of pluripotency markers by DCLK1 in pancreatic cancer. Abstract submitted for Poster Presentation at American Pancreatic Association Conference, Miami, November 2012. 12. Sureban, S.M., Qu, D., May, R., Ali, N and Houchen, C.W. 2012. DCAMKL-1 Regulates Pluripotency Factors Oct4, SOX2 and KLF4 via miR-145 MicroRNA Dependent Mechanism. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 13. Sureban, S.M., May, R., Qu, D., Weygant, N., Chandrakesan, P., Umar, S., Ramanujam, R., Houchen, C.W. 2012. Dietary Pectin Increases Intestinal Crypt Stem Cell Survival Following Radiation Injury. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 14. Sureban, S.M., May, R., Qu, D., Weygant, N., Chandrakesan, P., Umar, S., Ramanujam, R., Houchen, C.W. 2012. Dietary Pectin Increases Intestinal Crypt Stem Cell Survival Following Radiation Injury. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 15. Qu, D., Sureban, S.M., May, R., Weygant, N. and Houchen, C.W. 2012. DCAMKL-1 Regulates BMI1 Expression in Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Oral Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 16. Johnson, J.J., Qu, D., Sureban, S.M., May, R., Lightfoot, S., Hassell, L.A., Pant, S., Postier, R.G., Houchen, C.W. 2012. The Expression of Putative Pancreatic Stem Cell Marker DCAMKL-1 is Elevated in Early Stage Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 17. Kurella R, Madhoun MF, Houchen CW. Are We Instructing Patients on How to use PPI? A Survey. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (Suppl 1); S-594 18. May, R., Sureban, S.M., Qu, D., Weygant, N., Chandrakesan, P. and Houchen, C.W. 2012. Systemic Delivery of Nanoparticle-Encapsulated SiRNA Targeting DCAMKL-1 Results in Reduced Intestinal Polyposis in APCMIN/+ Mice. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 19. Chandrakesan, P., Sureban, S.M., May, R., Weygant, N., Qu, D. and Houchen, C.W. 2012. Role of DCAMKL-1+ Stem Cells in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Intestinal Neoplasia. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2012. 20. Mohammad F. Madhoun, Sachin Wani, Shih-Kuang S. Hong, William M. Tierney, John T. Maple. Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (ES) Combined With Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation (EPLBD) Reduces the Need for Mechanical Lithotripsy in Patients With Large Bile Duct Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy April 2012 Vol. 75, Issue 4, Supplement, Page AB381. 21. Haq O, Ali T, Morton J, Madhoun MF, Kane SV. Awareness among Practitioners Regarding Efficacy of Oral Contraceptives with Concomitant use of Antibiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (Suppl 1); S-25 22. Kurella R, Madhoun MF, Houchen CW. Are We Instructing Patients on How to use PPI? A Survey. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (Suppl 1); S-594 23. Bader T, Hughes D, Dunnam M, Frost B, Gonterman J, Fazili J, Madhoun MF. Randomized Controlled Trial Adding Fluvastatin to Peginterferon and Ribavirin for Naive Genotype One Hepatitis C Patients. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (Suppl 1); S-939 24. Brenner L, Salyers WJ, Tharpe AS, Smotherman C, Vega KJ, Munoz JC. Management of left-sided colonic malignant obstruction with self-expandable metal stents provides equivalent palliation compared to surgery with reduced complications. Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 75 (supplement 1): AB419. (Poster presentation, DDW 2012) 25. Farukhi MU, Zhang J, Vega KJ, Jamal MM. Increasing hospitalization and decreasing in-hospital mortality related to Crohn’s disease in the United States. Gastroenterology 2012; 142 (supplement 1): S795. (Poster presentation, DDW 2012)