ACG 2024 Social Media Acumen Awards

In 2022, the ACG Public Relations Committee created the Social Media Acumen Awards to celebrate those in the world of gastroenterology who are passionate about using social media for good – for connection, education, storytelling in the GI field, advancing the profession, and educating GI patients.

The ACG Social Media Acumen Awards have two important goals:

• #1 showcase the value of social media in advancing ACG’s strategic priorities and communications objectives, and

• #2 gather all those the PR Committee admires and respects who are active on social media within the ACG family to connect in real life.

For 2024, the ACG PR Committee and the College honor the following people for their acumen: their wit, good judgment, community spirit, and significant impact on the GI community via social media.

The ACG 2024 Social Media Acumen Awards

Best Patient Advocacy and Action Award

Jeffrey Roberts, MS, BSc

For Leadership and Vision on #TuesdayNightIBS as Founder of ibspatient.org

Best of International Health Care Education and Advocacy Award

Tina Aswani Omprakash

To the South Asian IBD Alliance for Combatting Stigma and Empowering South Asians Living with IBD

Exemplary Use of Social Media by an ACG Fellow-in-Training

Clive J. Miranda, DO, MSc

For On Target Advice in a Thread, “Everything You Need to Know about the GI Fellowship Interview”

Excellence in Advancing #DiversityinGI

Mohammad F. Ali, MD, FACG

For Crafting Messaging for ACG’s Observance of Black History Month

Excellence in Advancing #DiversityinGI

Raj Jessica Thomas, DO

Sujaata Dwadasi, MD

For Crafting Messaging for ACG’s Observance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Excellence in Advancing #DiversityinGI

Corlan O. Eboh, MD

Mazer R. Ally, MD, FACG

For Crafting Messaging for ACG’s Observances of Black History Month, AAPI Month, Pride Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month

Excellence in Social Media to Advance ACG‘s Policy Priorities by an ACG Institute Early Career Leadership Program Participant

Galen Leung, MD

For High Impact Social Media Posts on Advocacy Day, April 18, 2024: “Dr. Leung Goes to Washington”

Excellence in Social Media to Advance ACG ‘s Policy Priorities by a Governor

Deepak V. Gopal, MD, FACG

For High Impact Social Media Posts on Advocacy Day, April 18, 2024 by ACG’s Governor for Wisconsin

Best Use of Social Media to Support The American Journal of Gastroenterology

William D. Chey, MD, FACG

For High Impact Social Media Outreach on ACG’s Updated H. pylori Guideline

Best Use of Social Media to Support Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, FACG

For Top Post of 2024 Bringing Visibility to CTG with His Research Findings on Esophageal Function Testing in Lung Transplantation

Champions of ACG Case Reports Journal

Khushboo Gala, MBBS

Vibhu Chittajallu, MD

For Initiating the ACGCRJ “Reviewer of the Month” Program to Better Recognize the Work of Outstanding and Essential Peer Reviewers

Champions of Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication

Sophia H. Dar, MD

Sean-Patrick A. Prince, MBBS, MPH

Mohamad I. Itani, MD

For Exemplary Leadership & Dedication to EBGI Social Media Ambassadors – above and beyond the call of duty!

Champions of Women in GI

Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG

Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG

For Consistently Lifting Up and Inspiring Other Women in GI

Champions of GI Innovation

Vladimir M. Kushnir, MD, FACG

Toufic Kachaamy, MD, FACG

For Launching ACG Brains & Guts Podcast: The GI Innovation Podcast

Champion of ACG’s People, Priorities & Programs

Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, FACG

For a Positive & Proactive Social Media Presence with a Personal Touch

Best in #LiverTwitter

Elliot B. Tapper, MD

For Elevating the Conversation on #LiverTwitter and for the Outstanding Creativity of His Original Poem, “No EGD Before TEE”

Creativity & Fun in Welcoming the #FutureofGI

Kathryn E. Hutchins, MD

For Most Creative Welcome for New Fellows to the University of Nebraska Medical Center Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship Program

Yum! Best Use of Social Media to Inspire Gut Health, Build Community, and Celebrate Good Eating

Joseph Sleiman, MD

For Sharing the Gift of a Great Recipe for Shish Barak Dumplings with the GI Community and Support for #ACGfoodies

Innovative Use of Social Media & Infographics to Highlight ACG Guidelines

Erica Duh, MD

For Vision and Creativity on New ACG Guidelines Highlights

True Blue for #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil & UCLA GI Fellows

For Creativity and Media Impact of a Coordinated CRC Month Awareness Initiative by UCLA Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases GI Fellowship Program

EBGI Social Media Ambassadors

Next, the PR Committee honors a very special group of talented and savvy social media practitioners who are doing great work supporting the College’s publication, Evidence-Based Gastroenterology – known as EBGI.

All of the EBGI Social Media Ambassadors are GI fellows-in-training and are receiving a special award this year for their hard work and enthusiasm.

The PR Committee gives special recognition to their weekly Wednesday #EBGI “Tweetorials” and appreciates the creativity and commitment demonstrated by the #EGBIvsCRC social media campaign during 2024 March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

The 2023-2024 EBGI Social Media Ambassadors are:

Michelle Baliss, DO

Peter Bhandari, MD

Kuntal Bhowmick, MD

Romy Chamoun, MD

Arjun Chatterjee, MD

Kashyap Chauhan, MD

Aastha Chokshi, MD

Ben Clement, MD

Sophia Dar, MD

Jalpa Devi, MBBS

Anoushka Dua, MD

Chukwunonso Ezeani, MD

Aimen Farooq, MD

Umer Farooq, MD

Hannah Winthrop Fiske, MD

Devika Gandhi, MD

Dheera Grover, MBBS

Maryam Bilal Haider, MD

Tessa Herman, MD

Mohamad I. Itani, MD

Carl Kay, MD

Camille Lupianez-Merly, MD

Clive Jude Miranda, DO, MSc

Eleazar Montalván-Sánchez, MD

Chidiebele Omaliko, MD

Nazli Begum Ozturk, MD

Mythili Menon Pathiyil, MD

Sean-Patrick Prince, MD, MPH

Daryl Ramai, MD, MPH, MSc

Grecia Santaella-Mendez, MD

Jassimran Singh, MD

Noor Syed, MD

Fnu Vikash, MD, M.Med

Muhammad Warraich, MBBS

Natalie Wilson, MD

Congratulations to all!