In a Gut Doctor first, Dr. Parikh interviews a fellow podcaster- Amber Tresca! Amber is a medical writer, podcast host and blogger. Her platform, AboutIBD, empowers patients living with inflammatory bowel disease as she shares her experiences living with ulcerative colitis and a J-pouch. In this episode, she shares her journey and provides tips for patients living with IBD.

In the GI 101 series, Dr. Parikh interviews one of the training physicians to get their perspective on a variety of gastrointestinal topics. Today he interviews Dr. Hamza Sohail, a gastroenterology fellow at Baystate Health, and they discuss ascites. This episode is brought to you by Mindray & Aegle Medical, manufacturer and distributor of the Hepatus-series platform, which is a NexGen vibration-controlled elastography technology used to stage and monitor liver disease.

In this Gut Doctor episode, Dr. Parikh takes on the patient role as PA Sarah Enslin discusses diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus. Sarah Enslin is a physician assistant at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Vice Chair of American College of Gastroenterology's Advanced Practice Provider committee. Today’s episode is brought to you by Castle Biosciences, maker of TissueCypher, a test designed to predict the risk of esophageal cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus.