In this bonus episode of Inside Scope, host Dr. Jana Hashash, is joined by guests Drs. Sarah McGill, Thomas Platts-Mills and Hannah Dodson, to discuss alpha-gal syndrome and what key signs and symptoms every GI clinician should be on the lookout for.
This episode accompanies the AGA Clinical Practice Update on Alpha-Gal Syndrome for the GI Clinician: Commentary, published in February 2023 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Meet the host and guests
Host - Jana Hashash, MD, MS
Dr. Hashash is chair-elect of AGA's Clinical Practice Updates Committee, associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville and one of the CPU authors.
Sarah McGill, MD, MSc
Dr. McGill is a gastroenterologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina and lead author of the CPU. Dr. McGill treats many patients with alpha-gal syndrome.
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD
Dr. Platts-Mills is a pioneer in the discovery of alpha-gal syndrome and senior author of the CPU. He is a professor of medicine and microbiology and chief at the University of Virginia.
Hannah Dodson, DNP
Dr. Dodson is a nurse practitioner affiliated with the University of North Carolina. She is also a patient living with alpha-gal syndrome.
