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David C Whitcomb MD PhD

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David C Whitcomb MD PhD

@DavidCWhitcomb

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

Harmony, PA (Univ Pitt; CMU)

Joined November 2022

David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Jun 19, 2025
💥 Monogenetic Diabetes 💥 🆕 Experts H Ortega MD and Anna Gloyn PhD @annagloyn just published an outstanding 📖review. 🆓 SMART-MD Journal of Precision Medicine doi.org/10.69734/1e8v6… 💥Follow @davidcwhitcomb, bookmark, Retweet ✅ Monogenic #diabetes, caused by a
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Jul 19, 2023
Replying to @JesseBWatters
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Apr 8, 2025
#PancreaticCancer Surveillance in Clinical Practice A new expert review by Nichole Paul, MD, and Randall Brand, MD, from @PittGILiverNutr, guides #physicians to identify high-risk individuals for early detection of #PDAC at an early stage through surveillance programs (e.g.
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Apr 1, 2025
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) Today, a new expert review of EPI in pancreatitis and treatment with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) was published by John Lieb II, MD. smart-md.org/index.php/jpm/… Open access: Read, bookmark, and share. @DavidCWhitcomb
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Dec 9, 2022
I just gave my last research talk at the Univ. Pittsburgh as a faculty. The surprised me with a reception. #Pitt #pancreas #PancreaticCancer #Precision_medicine #Precision #upmc #gi
David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Sep 16, 2023
Speaking at the International Association of Pancreatology meeting in Delhi, India. The future of Dx and Rx of pancreatitis.
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Nov 2, 2022
I just signed up for a Twitter Account. The goal is to be interesting and informative.
David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Feb 7, 2024
Last night I received my copy of The Pancreas 4th Edition (as an editor). It was fascinating to see my “radical ideas” of 1990-2020 as mainstream. We revolutionized understand of the pancreas, giving hope. I pray that my new ideas (SNaP-Shot, based on fundamental principles) is
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Jul 25, 2024
PancreasFest 2024 has started! After 19 years #PancreasFest2024 is being held outside of Pittsburgh, and organized without my supervision by the next generation of leaders. We are warmly welcomed to Cincinnati this year - director @MaisamHaijaMD Thanks for asking me to speak!
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Jul 25, 2025
🎯PancreasFest 🎆🎆🎇 After a successful PancreasFest, I am taking my 10 grandchildren to a baseball game! Yea!!!! @PittGILiverNutr @NatPancFdn @YouppiePancreas @NatPancFdn @MaisamHaijaMD @PancPathologist @GIPapachristou @IBDimmunology @YhernandezMD @DeMadaria
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Sep 13, 2023
Enjoying a 7-hour layover in the Newark, NJ airport. I am my way to the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) meeting in Delhi, India. I have not seen many of my friends since COVID-19.
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Apr 30, 2025
Key to Pancreatitis Genetic Interpretation Pancreatitis is a complex disorder with multiple etiologies, severities, complications, and outcomes. Genetics is key to understanding mechanistic etiologies and predicting outcomes. Attend @DDWMeeting for answers. - Bookmark - Repost -
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
Jul 27, 2023
Congratulations to Dhiraj Yadav MD MPH who won the CAPER Senior Mentoring Award for pancreatitis research. ⁦@PittGILiverNutr⁩ ⁦@PanCAN⁩ ⁦@NatPancFdn⁩
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David C Whitcomb MD PhD
@DavidCWhitcomb
May 11, 2025
Life on Mars (PA) @elonmusk - eat your ❤️ out! Visited by 4 of my Grandchildren FYI - The food is great, but Mars has no atmosphere! Follow my interplanetary journey @DavidCWhitcomb @PittGILiverNutr @DeMadaria @jorgemachicado @YhernandezMD @YouppiePancreas @NatPancFdn
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