Prof.David C Whitcomb MD PhD is a physician scientist dedicated to improving the life of patietns with complex disorders, starting with the pancreas.

Joined November 2022
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Fantastic reunion of part of our Pittsburgh Pancreatitis team. Prof Georgios Papachristou MD PhD is Visiting Prof. & Gut Club speaker today @PittGILiverNutr joined by Anna Phillips MD MSc and Kim Stello, lab manager. @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria @MaisamHaijaMD @NatPancFdn @DavidCWhitcomb
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🆓Free - New issue of SMART-MD Journal of Precision Medicine - Highlighting Pain🤕 smart-md.org/index.php/jpm/i… 💥Guest Editor: Ajay Wasan MD MSc Contents - Patient Story (managing pain of hereditary pancreatitis) - Personalizing the management of knee osteoarthritis - Sodium Channel and IBD pain - Quantitative Sensory Testing of Abdominal pain 🔖Read - Bookmark - Follow @davidcwhitcomb @PittGILiverNutr @NatPancFdn @Aiims1742 @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria @ArielMedicine @CAPERpancreas @YouppiePancreas @shyamTMD @MaisamHaijaMD @NEndoscopy @letswinpc @GIPapachristou @maham_waqar170 @MadameSurgeon @scottisaacsmd @marijadebeljak @SN_gastro @IBDimmunology @marklewismd @amlennon2020 @JeremyShaffer77 #MedTwitter #SMARTMD_JPM @gutdoc33 @EurPancClub @DrMakaryFDA @AnnaCasu_ @annagloyn @jamielfelton @EmKSims
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Out this week in @GenomeMedicine - our work following up on how genetic variation in the PAM gene alters risk for #T2D & response to treatment. Carriers of PAM T2D-risk alleles are #GLP1resistant Download the paper for free here 👉 rdcu.be/fdFxB @StanfordPedEndo @StanfordMed
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Paper alert 📣 Excited to share our review in the new SMART-MD Journal 🧠 Quantitative Sensory Testing in Gastrointestinal Pain → highlights how QST may help phenotype visceral pain mechanisms and support more personalized treatment strategies. 🙏 Grateful for the mentorship and learning opportunities from Dr. Anna Phillips and Dr. David Whitcomb @DavidCWhitcomb 📖 Welcome everyone to read the new issue focused on pain. doi.org/10.69734/h6661e82 #PrecisionMedicine #GIPain #VisceralPain #PainResearch #Gastroenterology #ChronicPancreatitis
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💭 Do you have a red personality? 🔴 Engaging discussion in the journey of a researcher by the iconic @DavidCWhitcomb 👏 @NatPancFdn @MaisamHaijaMD @Chatterjee_MD @FnuVikash @ahmed_alqady_md @abiaadsasha @Wissam_Ghusn @drvikasdudeja
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The 20 National Pancreas Foundation Annual Fellows symposium is kicking off! 💥Great overview of acute pancreatitis by professor Chris Forsmark MD @NatPancFdn @MaisamHaijaMD #pancreatitis #pancreaticCancer
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The 20th National Pancreas Foundation Annual Fellows symposium is kicking off! Intro my Maisam Abu-El-Hakka MD @NatPancFdn @MaisamHaijaMD
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Very important paper, #PancreasLovers!!!!! International Multidisciplinary Consensus Report onDefinitions, Diagnostic Criteria, and Management of FattyPancreas @UEGJournal @albrechtneesse @my_ueg @EurPancClub @ESGE_news 👇👇👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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🔖Terrific review by Prof. Mark O. Goodarzi, MD, PhD in the new SMART-MD Journal of Precision Medicine! 🏥 ⚕️Genetic Risk Scores in Diabetes → Strong prediction & classification for T1DM; subclustered GRS for T2DM reveal pathophysiology & hold promise for precision therapy targeting insulin secretion/resistance deficits. 👍Relevant for endocrinologists, pediatricians, primary care, gastroenterologists (incl. pancreatogenic DM), and precision medicine specialists.🧑‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ 🆓Open access: smart-md.org/index.php/jpm/a… #DiabetesUpdate #PrecisionMedicine #Genetics #Endocrinology #Gastroenterology @PittGILiverNutr @NatPancFdn @Aiims1742 @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria @ArielMedicine @CAPERpancreas @YouppiePancreas @shyamTMD @MaisamHaijaMD @AnnaCasu_ @ADAHouston @annagloyn @jamielfelton @EmKSims #Type2Diabetes #Diabetes #PolygenicRiskScore #PersonalizedMedicine #MedicalResearch #MedTwitter
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Where do you think Precision Medicine will make the greatest impact? Reply below... 🔖FYI, here is a link to one of the most fascinating papers on this topic, describing the opportunity for precison medicine to leapfrog 🐸 medicine in India🇮🇳 ahead of the USA🇺🇸. DOI: doi.org/10.69734/p8r7ct85 Which paper(s) changed your perspective? #Gastroenterology #Pancreas #MedTwitter #PrecisionMedicine @PittGILiverNutr @NatPancFdn @Aiims1742 @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria @ArielMedicine @CAPERpancreas @YouppiePancreas @shyamTMD @MaisamHaijaMD @NEndoscopy @letswinpc @GIPapachristou @maham_waqar170 @MadameSurgeon @DaveMcCormickPA #PolygenicRiskScore #PersonalizedMedicine #MedicalResearch #MedTwitter
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⛄️Major snow storm incoming!❄️❄️ Just moved into my new house, and now it's time to hunker down for the big one🌨️🌨️. 🎦Watch my 40-sec prep tour: stocking up, cozy setup, and a little winter survival humor from a busy doctor finally enjoying home life! ❔❓❔What's YOUR must-have for snow days—hot cocoa, books, or emergency snacks? Share below & tag friends bracing for the storm! #SnowStorm #Blizzard #WinterStorm #HunkeringDown #NewHome #SnowDay #icestrom2026 @PittGILiverNutr @NatPancFdn @Aiims1742 @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria @ArielMedicine @CAPERpancreas @YouppiePancreas @shyamTMD @MaisamHaijaMD @NEndoscopy @letswinpc @GIPapachristou @maham_waqar170 @MadameSurgeon @DaveMcCormickPA
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What’s your go-to tip for reading pancreatic CTs? Reply below! 📷 🚨 Essential reading for residents, fellows, internists, gastroenterologists & radiologists! "CT Images of the Pancreas for Beginners" – a practical guide showing how expert abdominal imagers systematically evaluate common pancreatic abnormalities. 👍👍Perfect for building confidence in interpreting pancreatic CTs! 📷 Read free: [doi.org/10.69734/z63m4z16] #Pancreas #Radiology #CTimaging #MedEd #Gastroenterology #AbdominalImaging #PancreaticDisease @RadiologyACR @SIRspecialists @EsgarSociety @PittGILiverNutr @NatPancFdn @Aiims1742 @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria @ArielMedicine @CAPERpancreas @YouppiePancreas @shyamTMD @MaisamHaijaMD @NEndoscopy @letswinpc @GIPapachristou @maham_waqar170 @MadameSurgeon #MedTwitter
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If you want a #career #research #mentorship or #networking in #pancreas #pancreatitis this is a #guaranteed #path forward @CAPERpancreas! Highly recommended for #trainees
The CAPER Pancreas Scholars Program connects world-class pancreatology leaders with a select group of fellows for elite, research-focused mentorship. Congrats on a powerful Dallas meeting! Be part of the future of pancreas research - apply by March 2: caper-pancreas.org
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Excited to announce the latest issue of SMART-MD Journal of Precision Medicine! Dive into personalized Type2 #DiabetesCare via PRS, how experts read pancreatic #CTScans, and #PrecisionMedicine opportunities for India's #Gastroenterology needs amid #HealthDisparities. Read now: --> smart-md.org/index.php/jpm/i… #Pancreatitis #GlobalHealth @AmerGastroAssn @IDF_Diabetes @PanCAN @MoHFW_INDIA @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria
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💥💥💥Excited to share @markgoodarzi's groundbreaking review on Genetic Risk Scores in Diabetes - exploring their utility for prediction, classification, and precision treatment in #Type2Diabetes. 🔖A must-read for clinicians & researchers! 👉Read here: smart-md.org/index.php/jpm/a… @AmDiabetesAssn @EricTopol @DanielJDrucker #PrecisionMedicine #T2D #Diabetes #GeneticRiskScores #PersonalizedMedicine #Medtwitter @AnnaCasu_ @annagloyn
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