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Benjamin Lebwohl @BenjaminLebwohl

Physician and researcher interested in the causes and consequences of celiac disease

Joined May 2013
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New research published in @AGA_CGH found that patients with #CeliacDisease face nearly 3️⃣x the risk of requiring a solid organ transplant compared with the general population. 🔗 ow.ly/piP350Z6JCf @ludvigsson @BenjaminLebwohl @gabriel_oniscu @yael_nobel #GITwitter
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Can #gluten pass through a kiss? 💋 A new study published in @AGA_Gastro is the first to quantify gluten exposure through kissing. 🔹90% of samples <20 ppm 🔹0 samples >20 ppm after drinking 4️⃣oz of water 🔗 ow.ly/F2vN50YCxL4 @JackieJossen @gfree_rd @BenjaminLebwohl
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GIE@GIE_Journal
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Online now in GIE’s Articles in Press: "Top tips for the diagnosis of celiac disease" by Benjamin Lebwohl. giejournal.org/article/S0016… #GITwitter @BenjaminLebwohl
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Columbia Med CME
@CUIMCMedCME
13 Sep 2025
It's Celiac Disease Awareness Day. A Columbia clinical trial will determine if at-home gluten-detection tests improve health of people with celiac disease. To learn more, click here: glutechtrial.org/
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Columbia Epidemiology@CUEpidemiology
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Should you be on a gluten-free diet? Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl explains what we know- and what is still unclear- in this piece from @sciam. @BenjaminLebwohl @ColumbiaMed scientificamerican.com/artic…

How Gluten-Free Diets Are Getting Overhyped

Unless you have celiac disease, there are few health benefits to a gluten-free diet

scientificamerican.com
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Our spring 2025 symposium, Celiac Disease: On the Horizon is now viewable online: totalwebcasting.com/view/?fu…
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Narrative Medicine@NarrativeMed
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TOMORROW WED. MAY 7th at 6-7 PM EDT: Join us for our #narrativemedicine Rounds event "I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine," a conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin (@danlevitin) moderated by @BenjaminLebwohl. REGISTER: mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/may-n…

May Narrative Medicine Rounds with Dr. Daniel Levitin

For our final rounds of the spring semester, we have the honor of welcoming Dr. Daniel Levitin, New York Times best-selling author.

mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu
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Celiac Disease Foundation@CeliacDotOrg
5 May 2025
💋 Can you kiss someone who just ate gluten? A new study from Columbia University’s Celiac Center (presented at #DDW2025) says… mostly yes! #CeliacDisease #CeliacAwareness #CeliacResearch #FoodSafety #glutenfree #dating #romance #celiac
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Gluten-free kisses? Study suggests people with celiac disease can smooch someone who ate gluten

The researchers wanted to learn whether a person with celiac disease could kiss a person who had just eaten gluten without triggering any symptoms.

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Digestive Disease Week
@DDWMeeting
5 May 2025
cross-contamination To kiss or not to kiss: Can gluten pass through a smooch? A new study presented @DDWMeeting shows that kissing a partner who eats gluten has minimal risk for cross-contamination for people with celiac disease 😘 #DDW2025 @AmerGastroAssn @celiacatCUMC
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Day 2️⃣ at #DDW2025 is here! Meet us at AGA Central for more learning & networking today! ⤵️ 📌AGA IBD Clinical Trials Program mini bootcamp 📌Author Q&A on our #CADe in colonoscopy guideline 📌How to start an obesity practice 📌Live culinary demo 📌Career planning for APPs!
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Join us on Wednesday May 7th, 2025 at 6pm EDT, as we explore connections between music and medicine: mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/narra…

May Narrative Medicine Rounds with Dr. Daniel Levitin

For our final rounds of the spring semester, we have the honor of welcoming Dr. Daniel Levitin, New York Times best-selling author.

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Join us this Thursday and Friday for two packed days of celiac disease presentations and conversations! eventleaf.com/e/celiacdiseas…
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American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)@AmerGastroAssn
26 Apr 2025
What is the role of #CADe in colonoscopy? 🤔 Attend the Q&A session with authors from our AI guideline at #DDW2025 to unpack the potential impact on reducing #CRC rates. @BenjaminLebwohl @SultanShazi 📅 Sunday, May 4, 11 a.m. 📍 AGA Central (Sails Pavilion)
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)@AmerGastroAssn
20 Mar 2025
🚀Our guideline by @SultanShazi @dlshung @JenKolbMD @petersliang @ShaziaMSiddique @BenjaminLebwohl finds #AI for #colorectalcancer detection promising, but not ready for universal use. Join our March 31 Gastro Bites session for expert insights: ow.ly/jS6y50Vl5uF
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Narrative Medicine@NarrativeMed
15 Apr 2025
WEDNESDAY MAY 7th at 6-7 PM EDT: Join us for our #narrativemedicine Rounds event "I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine," a conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin (@danlevitin) moderated by Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl (@BenjaminLebwohl). REGISTER: mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/may-n….

May Narrative Medicine Rounds with Dr. Daniel Levitin

For our final rounds of the spring semester, we have the honor of welcoming Dr. Daniel Levitin, New York Times best-selling author.

mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu
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American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)@AmerGastroAssn
27 Mar 2025
🌟Get expert insights on the new guideline by @SultanShazi @dlshung @JenKolbMD @petersliang @ShaziaMSiddique @BenjaminLebwohl - it finds #AI for #colorectalcancer detection promising but did not recommend for universal use. Register for March 31 webinar: ow.ly/WYm050VoQow
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🚨AGA Guideline Alert 🚨 New Living Clinical Practice Guideline on Computer-Aided Detection–Assisted Colonoscopy (CADe) gastrojournal.org/article/S0… A summary and some reflections to follow. 👇
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Personally, I think that CADe is a major advance, and I intend to use it. Finding more adenomas, though a surrogate endpoint, will likely help our patients. But that is one opinion, and the evidence for a standard-of-care recommendation is a high bar — we are not there yet.
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Thank you to @SultanShazi @dlshung, guideline members, and @AmerGastroAssn staff for shepherding us through this project. We hope this sheds light on an exciting and complex area that is at the heart of gastroenterology. 🙏
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