Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast

Muhammad Khan - The Cutting Edge of Pediatric Endoscopy

December 04, 2023 NASPGHAN Season 5 Episode 5
Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast
Muhammad Khan - The Cutting Edge of Pediatric Endoscopy
Show Notes

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Muhammad Khan about the cutting edge of pediatric endoscopy. We discuss his career path, use of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for children with achalasia and gastroparesis, advances in bariatric endoscopy that may be coming our way, and finally what he sees in the future of pediatric endoscopy.

Dr. Khan is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Director of Interventional and Diagnostic Endoscopy in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

This episode is eligible for CME credit!  Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit.  Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up).  And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the indications and safety of esophageal peroral endoscopy myotomy (POEM) for children with esophageal achalasia.
  2. Recognize the potential role of gastric POEM for children with gastroparesis-like symptoms.
  3. Recognize the endoscopic bariatric procedures that are starting to be used to treat childhood obesity.

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This episode is eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

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