John C. Lipham, M.D. Professor & Chief of the Division of Upper GI and Gen Surgery, Keck School of Medicine USC. Past President of the American Foregut Society

Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2019
Honored to be part of the Inaugural Asian Pacific Foregut Society meeting in Hong Kong!! #AFS #BetterTogether #EFS #JFS #APFS
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Save the date for the 2027 AFS Annual Meeting! We're excited to announce that next year's meeting will be held at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado, from September 14-19, 2027. Additional details will be available soon! #AFS #AFS2027 #foregut
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Read the AFS Journal article 'Enhancing ERAS With Fosaprepitant or Fosaprepitant + Paragastric Autonomic Nerve Blockade' by Iris G. Vallavanatt, Christopher Janssen, Micah Thomas, Monia Yovic, Janelle M. Jakobi, Gabriel Arevalo, and Todd A. Worley. 🔗 zurl.co/c6QD3.
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Lipham retweeted
Miffy was born in Utrecht. So was your next congress. 🐰💤 Find ISDE in the Community Area (Hall 6) at UEG Week for a first look at the 23rd ISDE World Congress: Utrecht, Sept 21-23, 2027. #esophagus #ScientificMeeting isde-congress.net/
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We're back for another #ForegutFriday. Check out what your peers are discussing this week in the DocMatter AFS community here: zurl.co/ycPRV #AFS #foregut #foregutcare
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It's time for another #ForegutFriday! Join the conversation and find out what's happening now in the AFS DocMatter community: zurl.co/K4j13 #AFS #foregut #Foregutcare
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Thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 AFS Annual Meeting! It was great to connect with you all. Thank you to all of our incredible speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors for helping make this year's meeting a success. Until next time! #AFS2026
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Read the recent AFS Journal article 'Endoscopic Rendezvous Procedure for Complete Esophageal Obstruction' by Kaveh Hajifathalian. 🔗 zurl.co/gAESX. #AFS #foregut #foregutcare
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Esophageal cancer claims more American lives each year than melanoma and cervical cancer combined. Yet it receives only a fraction of the public awareness. Too often, it's diagnosed only after symptoms appear, when treatment options are more limited. The goal isn't to detect cancer—it's to find precancer first. Barrett's esophagus—the precancerous condition that can lead to esophageal adenocarcinoma—can be detected, monitored, and treated before cancer develops. EsoGuard® helps make that possible with a non-invasive test for at-risk patients. Awareness is the first step. Early detection is what changes outcomes.
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It's the first #ForegutFriday of the month! Connect with your colleagues and join the discussion on topics from surgery, gastroenterology, and more. Join here: zurl.co/7msxa #foregut #AFS #foregutcare
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Read the AFS Journal article "Intraoperative EndoFLIPTM Driven Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Without Fundoplication: Heresy or Good Practice?". Check it out here: zurl.co/DcEJK. #AFS #foregut #foregutcare
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Absolutely amazing American Foregut Society meeting in Washington DC!! Thank you to all those that attended and our incredible sponsors!! #AFS2026 #BetterTogether
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Thank you to everyone who made the 2026 AFS Annual Meeting possible! Shout-out to our incredible speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and, of course, everyone who attended. We can't wait to see you all again next year! #AFS2026
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A powerful Presidential Lecture at #AFS2026 by AFS President Dr. Stuart Spechler on Barrett’s esophagus, bringing decades of seminal work and insight to a topic that continues to shape the field of foregut disease. #BarrettsEsophagus #Foregut
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Great science at the #AFS2026 podium! We encourage all presenters to take their work from podium to publication in Foregut. #Foregut #AFS2026
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It's time for our closing session at the 2026 AFS Annual Meeting. What an incredible event this has been! Tomorrow, our Advanced Motility Course and General Foregut Course will be taking place - will you be there? #AFS2026
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Welcome back for Day 4 of the 2026 AFS Annual Meeting! We can't wait to see you out there. #AFS2026
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Important Barrett’s esophagus data from the #AFS2026 podium! Dr. Brandon Cunha presenting a propensity-matched analysis evaluating low-dose aspirin plus PPI versus PPI alone and neoplastic progression in non-high-grade Barrett’s esophagus. #Foregut #AFS2026 #BarrettsEsophagus
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Excellent presentation at the #AFS2026 podium! Dr. Jin-Jo Kim presenting on the efficacy of the double-flap technique in maintaining gastroesophageal function after proximal gastrectomy. #Foregut #AFS2026 #ForegutSurgery
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THANK YOU to our incredible Platinum Sponsors for the 2026 AFS Annual Meeting. 🎉 • Castle Biosciences • Intuitive • J&J MedTech • Medtronic • Merit Medical We appreciate your continued support! #AFS2026
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