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Overcoming challenges facing GI: An ACG presidential interview

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Overcoming challenges facing GI: An ACG presidential interview

In this episode, hosts Sameer Berry, MD, and William Chey, MD, speak with ACG president-elect, Costas Kefalas, MD, MMM, FASGE, about challenges facing gastroenterologists as well as his goals and initiatives for his upcoming presidential year.

· How did you become interested in medicine, and who were your early influences? 2:46

· Kefalas on earning multiple degrees and being a lifelong learner. 7:30

· Can you talk about gastroenterologists engaging in alternative career strategies like locums tenens? 17:33

· What are the biggest challenges facing gastroenterologists? 20:11

· What is the college's perspective on AI governance and safety within GI? 24:44

· Kefalas discusses priorities and initiatives for his upcoming presidential year at the American College of Gastroenterology. 32:58

We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to guttalkpodcast@healio.com. Follow us on X @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc.

References:

DeCamp, M et al. Ann Intern Med. 2026;doi:10.7326/ANNALS-26-01792.

Berry and Chey report no financial disclosures. Kefalas reports he is on the advisory board for Brain Tree and GI Health Foundation.

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