Oriana Damas
MD, MSCTI
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of Translational Studies for the Crohn's and Colitis Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Oriana M. Damas, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami Crohn's and Colitis Center in the Division of Gastroenterology and the Director of Translational Studies for the Center. She is an IBD clinician and also a physician scientist. Her research delves into understanding environmental and dietary patterns that can influence development of disease and modify disease outcomes. Dr. Damas has an NIH NIDDK K23 award that focuses on understanding dietary, genetic and microbiome factors that lead to gut inflammation in Hispanics, which represent an emerging population of IBD. She also spearheads several clinical trials including dietary trials that seek to identify beneficial diets that improve response to biologic induction.

Sessions

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Welcome and Introduction

Sunday, December 08, 2024
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Fellows Workshop

Sunday, December 08, 2024
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

How to Take Care of Patients That Don’t Look Like You

Sunday, December 08, 2024
5:35 PM - 5:50 PM

Round Table Discussion: How to Take Care of Patients That Don’t Look Like You

Sunday, December 08, 2024
5:50 PM - 6:05 PM

Panel Discussion and Q&A: Career Development Potpourri

Sunday, December 08, 2024
6:35 PM - 7:00 PM

Ulcerative Colitis and the Role of S1P Receptor Modulators: Examining the Latest Evidence and Clinical Implications

Monday, December 09, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Defining the Moment for Urgent Colectomy in UC: Multidisciplinary Thinking

Monday, December 09, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Case: Behavioral Health in Clinical Practice

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM