{"id":3140,"date":"2026-07-17T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3140"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:53:35","slug":"voting-is-open-choose-this-years-disruptive-innovators-in-gastroenterology-hepatology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3140","title":{"rendered":"Voting is open! Choose this year\u2019s Disruptive Innovators in gastroenterology, hepatology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"ArticleContent\">\n<div class=\"article__below-title\">\n<div class=\"mobile-trust-box\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5 d-xl-none\">\n<div class=\"trust-box\">\n<div class=\"trust-box-logo d-none d-md-block\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/hgld\/healio_gastro.svg?la=en&amp;h=40&amp;w=152&amp;hash=2C654A538F2E250F5183D42A89FE0EC0\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"40\" alt=\"Healio Logo - Gastroenterology\" width=\"152\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-md-1 offset-xl-0 col-xl-12\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-button-wrapper d-none\" data-component=\"EmailTopicAlert\" data-module=\"Subspecialty Email Topic Alerts Top\" data-manage-email-link=\"\/footer\/account-information\/my-account\/email-subscriptions-and-alerts#emailAlerts\">\n  <hidden data-setting-item=\"d265901d-6d37-49c7-a8f6-c7bf19a02509\"\/><br \/>\n  <hidden data-crm-source=\"Subspecialty Topic Alert\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button d-none\" data-topic-button=\"not-subscribed\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <span data-module-track-action=\"Email Alerts TOP_Click_Healio News Article\" data-module-track-label=\"Email Alerts TOP_Healio News Article\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n        Add topic to email alerts&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/span>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-inner collapse ue68fed8ff27f4e4e8566a95fd1acf1d6\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-dialogue\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          Receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-sign-up-type=\"unknown\">\n          Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-loading-text=\"Loading &lt;i class=\" fa=\"\" fa-spinner=\"\" fa-spin=\"\">&#8220;&#13;<br \/>\n              data-action=&#8221;subscribe&#8221;&gt;&#13;<br \/>\n        Subscribe&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-topic-modal=\"failed\">    <strong>We were unable to process your request. 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If you continue to have this issue please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/gastroenterology\/20260717\/mailto:customerservice@slackinc.com\">customerservice@slackinc.com<\/a>.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p><button data-dismiss=\"modal\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block\">Back to Healio<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Healio Gastroenterology is excited to announce the nominees for its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/gastroenterology\/resources\/healio-disruptive-innovators\/home\" id=\"rId8\" target=\"_blank\">Disruptive Innovators Awards<\/a> in gastroenterology and hepatology.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who changed the face of the specialty and pushed the status quo toward betterment of the field will be recognized during a live event at ACG Annual Meeting Oct. 9-14 in Nashville.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure article__og-image\">&#13;\n    <picture>&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/gastroenterology\/misc\/other\/group-photo-from-2025.webp?w=476\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/gastroenterology\/misc\/other\/group-photo-from-2025.webp?w=800\" media=\"(max-width: 992px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/gastroenterology\/misc\/other\/group-photo-from-2025.webp?w=595\" media=\"(max-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/gastroenterology\/misc\/other\/group-photo-from-2025.webp?w=476\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/gastroenterology\/misc\/other\/group-photo-from-2025.webp?w=476\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/gastroenterology\/misc\/other\/group-photo-from-2025.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Group photo from 2025\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid\" width=\"800\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>&#13;<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">&#13;<br \/>\n      Past winners celebrate in Phoenix. Left to right: Tara Muzsi and Esi Lamous\u00e9-Smith, MD, PhD; Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, FACG, AGAF; Amy Oxentenko, MD; Tauseef Ali, MD; Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, MD; Kira Newman, MD, PhD; Mariam Naveed, MD; Jessica K. Salwen-Deremer, PhD; and Laura Wingate.&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>In this video, awards ceremony cohosts <b>Edward V. 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Chey, MD, <\/b>ACG president, to unveil the nominees in nine categories.<\/p>\n<p>The categories are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lifetime Disruptor, given in collaboration with Women in Endoscopy;<\/li>\n<li>Rising Disruptor, given in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic;<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Innovation, given in collaboration with ACG;<\/li>\n<li>Woman Disruptor of the Year, given in collaboration with Scrubs &amp; Heels;<\/li>\n<li>Healio Social Media Influencer, given in collaboration with Healio Community;<\/li>\n<li>The Patient Voice, given in collaboration with ABGH;<\/li>\n<li>Health Equity Award, given in collaboration with the World Gastroenterology Organisation;<\/li>\n<li>Partner in Practice, given in collaboration with the Rome Foundation; and<\/li>\n<li>Industry Breakthrough, given in collaboration with Healio AI.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Members of the gastroenterology\/hepatology community will select this year\u2019s winners. 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If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Healio Gastroenterology is excited to announce the nominees for its annual Disruptive Innovators Awards in gastroenterology and hepatology. Individuals who changed the face of the specialty and pushed the status quo toward betterment of the field will be recognized during a live event at ACG Annual Meeting Oct. 9-14 in Nashville. &#13; &#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13;&#13; Past winners celebrate in Phoenix. Left to right: Tara Muzsi and Esi Lamous\u00e9-Smith, MD, PhD; Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, FACG, AGAF; Amy Oxentenko, MD; Tauseef Ali, MD; Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, MD; Kira Newman, MD, PhD; Mariam Naveed, MD; Jessica K. Salwen-Deremer, PhD; and Laura Wingate.&#13; &#13; In this video, awards ceremony cohosts Edward V. 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