Advanced Endoscopy Fellows Course

Advanced Endoscopy Fellows Course

September 13, 2025, 7:00 AM - September 14, 2025, 2:00 PM

Course Directors:
Amit Bhatt, MD
Douglas K. Pleskow, MD, FASGE

Location:
ASGE IT&T

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This complimentary program is an educational opportunity to learn from leaders in the field of advanced endoscopy. It is designed for those who are enrolled as an advanced/interventional endoscopy fellowship programs or who are interested in pursuing this option from within the standard GI fellowship programs.

Advanced endoscopy has become a popular career choice with a growing number of applicants. Dedicated third-tier AE fellowships (AEF) originated in the 1980s and initially focused on teaching diagnostic ERCP. However, the field of AE has grown to encompass many techniques, including ERCP, diagnostic EUS, EUS-guided drainage diagnostics and therapeutics, cholangiopancreatoscopy, enteral stenting, small-bowel enteroscopy, and EMR and ablation. It is also growing into third spacing, ESD and POEM. These procedures are technically demanding and require a special skill set. AEF allows trainees to develop the skill sets that are necessary for research and practice in therapeutic endoscopy.

This course combines video editing skills with hands-on instruction on a variety of cutting-edge endoscopic techniques and technologies. The best video will receive a waiver of the Video GIE submission fee and will be submitted for the ASGE Video Plenary Session at DDW 2026, with the possibility of earning up to $5,500 cash prize.

Case-based lectures by renowned faculty will be held in an intimate and collegial atmosphere.

Don’t miss this valuable complimentary opportunity to advance. In-person space will be limited, so secure your spot early!

Participants will be able to:

  • Incorporate cognitive and hands-on skills acquired  in in advanced into the rest of their advanced fellowship year and into their early years of independent practice
  • Recognize the importance of video recording for educational purposes and acquire practical tips to select appropriate cases and develop skills to use in one’s career

Submit a Video

AEF allows trainees to develop the skill sets that are necessary for research and practice in therapeutic endoscopy, including video editing and learning cutting-edge endoscopic techniques. The top picked video will receive a waiver of the Video GIE submission fee and will be submitted for the ASGE Video Plenary Session at DDW 2026.

Cash prize awarded to the top 3 video submissions goes to the program director to distribute:

1st Place Winner = $5,500
2nd Place Winner = $3,000
3rd Place Winner = $1,500

Amit Bhatt, MD, FASGE

The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Douglas K. Pleskow, MD, FASGE

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Digestive Disease Center

Boston, MA

September 13, 2025

Print Agenda

Group A: Lectures (Auditorium)

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Case 1 ESD Presentation

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Case 2 Third Space Presentation

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

ESD/Third Space Case Discussion

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Case 1 EUS Presentation

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Case 2 EUS Presentation

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

EUS Case Discussion

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break and Exhibits

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Case 1 ERCP Presentation

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Case 2 ERCP Presentation

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

ERCP Case Discussion

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Case 1 Bariatric Presentation

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Case 2 Endo-Hepatology Presentation

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Bariatrics and Endo-Hepatology Case Discussion

Group B (Blue Dot): Hands-On Training Sessions (Bio-Skills Lab)

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • LAMS
  • ESD
  • Cholangioscopy
  • Endohepatology
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Break and Group Photo

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

How to Navigate and Be Engaged in ASGE 
Combined Talk: Dr. John Vargo and Dr. Doug Pleskow
Exhibits

Group A (Red Dot): Hands-On Training Sessions (Bio-Skills Lab)

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • LAMS
  • ESD
  • Cholangioscopy
  • Endohepatology

Group B (Blue Dot): Lectures (Auditorium)

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Case 1 ESD/Third Space Presentation

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Case 2 ESD/Third Space Presentation

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

ESD/Third Space Case Discussion

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Case 1 EUS Presentation

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Case 2 EUS Presentation

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

EUS Case Discussion

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Break and Exhibits

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Case 1 ERCP Presentation

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Case 2 ERCP Presentation

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

ERCP Case Discussion

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Case 1 Bariatric Presentation

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Case 2 Endo-Hepatology Presentation

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Bariatrics and Endo-Hepatology Case Discussion

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Complete Evaluations and Transition Out of the Lab / Break

Auditorium

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

How to Navigate the Early Years of Advanced Endoscopy Staff: Opportunities and Pitfalls

Combined Lecture: Neal Mehta and Roberto Simon Linares
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Panel Discussion

September 14, 2025

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Group A (Red Dot): Management of Adverse Events (Video-Based Case-Based Discussion) (Auditorium)

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Case 1 Interventional EUS Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Case 2 Interventional EUS Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Case 1 ERCP Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Case 2 ERCP Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Case 1 ESD Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Case 2 Third Space Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

Group B (Blue Dot): Hands-On Training Sessions (Bio-Skills Lab)

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Endoscopic Suturing
  • ERCP
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Break and Exhibits

Group A (Red Dot): Hands-On Training Sessions (Bio-Skills Lab)

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
  • Endoscopic Suturing
  • ERCP

Group B (Blue Dot): Management of Adverse Events (Video-Based Case-Based Discussion) (Auditorium)

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Case 1 Interventional EUS Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Case 2 Interventional EUS Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Case 1 ERCP Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Case 2 ERCP Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Case 1 ESD Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Case 2 Third Space Adverse Events and Troubleshooting

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Break and Grab Lunch Box

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Top 3 Video Fellow’s Presentations (10 Minutes Each)

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Course Wrap-Up, Feedback, and Reflections

12:45 PM -

Adjourn

Registration Fee

This course is free for ASGE Advanced Endoscopy Fellows members in good standing, although participants will have to pay for their own travel and hotel expenses. A certificate of participation will be issued upon completion.

In exchange for this excellent opportunity, fellows are expected to submit a video to the DDW video forum. If you are interested in registering for this course, please send an email to membership@asge.org – and note “Advanced Endoscopy Fellows Registration” in the subject line.  

Must be in your fourth year of fellowship and or 3rd year if you applied to the ASGE AEF Match program at the time of this course.

Submit a Video

AEF allows trainees to develop the skill sets that are necessary for research and practice in therapeutic endoscopy, including video editing and learning cutting-edge endoscopic techniques. The top picked video will receive a waiver of the Video GIE submission fee and will be submitted for the ASGE Video Plenary Session at DDW 2026.

Cash prize awarded to the top 3 video submissions goes to the program director to distribute:
1st Place Winner = $5,500 
2nd Place Winner = $3,000
3rd Place Winner = $1,500

Hotel Accommodations

In-person participants who require lodging are encouraged to book a room at:

The Westin Chicago Lombard
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL  60148
Phone: 630-719-8000

Group Rate: $139 per night
Hotel Cut-Off Date: Friday, August 22, 2025

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