Michelle Hughes, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)Cards
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Quality Improvement
Publications
2024
Adoption of a gastroenterology hospitalist model and the impact on inpatient endoscopic practice volume: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis
Shung D, Li D, You K, Hung K, Laine L, Hughes M. Adoption of a gastroenterology hospitalist model and the impact on inpatient endoscopic practice volume: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis. IGIE 2024, 3: 329-332.e2. DOI: 10.1016/j.igie.2024.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControlled interrupted time series analysisHospitalist modelInterrupted time series analysisHigh-acuity hospitalAcademic health systemEndoscopy capacityInpatient coverageOutpatient providersProvider familiarityOutpatient careHealth systemWeekly volumeEndoscopy volumeHospital systemPractice volumeTime series analysisProcedure volumeGI patientsHospitalAcademic centersProvidersGastroenterologySeries analysisPotential benefitsEndoscopic procedures
2023
S1735 Implementation of a Smart Text Post-Procedure Note Template Improves Communication of Inpatient Endoscopic Recommendations: A Quality Improvement Study
Kats D, Chipkin B, Magier S, Li D, Hughes M, Ogurick A. S1735 Implementation of a Smart Text Post-Procedure Note Template Improves Communication of Inpatient Endoscopic Recommendations: A Quality Improvement Study. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2023, 118: s1293-s1294. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000956580.05834.d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA National Survey of the Infrastructure and Scope of Practice for Gastroenterology Hospitalists
Wan D, Latorre M, Sun E, Hughes M, Buckholz A, Li D. A National Survey of the Infrastructure and Scope of Practice for Gastroenterology Hospitalists. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2023, 68: 1148-1155. PMID: 36797510, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-07831-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Deprescription of aspirin for primary prevention is uncommon at discharge in hospitalised patients with gastrointestinal bleeding
Li D, Ong S, Hughes M, Hung K, Agarwal R, Alexis J, Damianos J, Sharma S, Pires J, Nanna M, Laine L. Deprescription of aspirin for primary prevention is uncommon at discharge in hospitalised patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2022, 57: 94-102. PMID: 36394111, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsGastrointestinal bleedingPrimary preventionCardiovascular eventsRisk of MACEYale-New Haven HospitalPrimary cardiovascular preventionAdverse cardiovascular eventsKaplan-Meier curvesLong-term outcomesRisk-benefit ratioLog-rank testAspirin 81Hospitalised patientsPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsCardiovascular preventionSubsequent hospitalisationMedian ageDeprescriptionHigh riskAspirinHospitalisationPatientsPreventionAn Uncommon Cause of Coffee Ground Emesis in a Young Woman With Remote Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Mezzacappa C, Hughes ML, Hung KW. An Uncommon Cause of Coffee Ground Emesis in a Young Woman With Remote Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Gastroenterology 2022, 163: e16-e17. PMID: 35490784, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.04.032.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesForeign Body Ingestion: A Colorful Dilemma
Chew M, Farrell J, Hughes M. Foreign Body Ingestion: A Colorful Dilemma. Gastro Hep Advances 2022, 1: 718-719. PMID: 39131853, PMCID: PMC11307417, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2022.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality Improvement During Gastroenterology Fellowship: The Experience of Improving Inpatient Post-endoscopy Communication
Ogurick AG, Magier SJ, Hughes ML. Quality Improvement During Gastroenterology Fellowship: The Experience of Improving Inpatient Post-endoscopy Communication. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2022, 67: 1932-1936. PMID: 35239095, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07436-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Ilagan-Ying YC, Almeida MN, Kahler-Quesada A, Ying L, Hughes ML, Do A, Hung KW. Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2022, 67: 5053-5062. PMID: 35182250, PMCID: PMC8857390, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07414-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient endoscopyCare centerEndoscopic proceduresIntensive care unit admissionAcademic tertiary care centerCare unit admissionProportion of patientsTertiary care centerCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHigher mortality riskDisease 2019 pandemicEarly COVID-19 pandemicICU admissionUnit admissionPatient demographicsUrgent indicationsBlood transfusionFirst waveHigher proportionPatient reluctanceMale genderUrgent proceduresProcedural characteristicsHospital careMost healthcare systems
2021
Adapting to the Challenge of Hospital-Based Care: The Evolving Role of Gastroenterology Hospitalists
Hughes ML, Li DK, Hung KW, Laine L. Adapting to the Challenge of Hospital-Based Care: The Evolving Role of Gastroenterology Hospitalists. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2021, 117: 361-363. PMID: 34904965, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001585.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsWhy I Like Being in with the Inpatient Crowd: How I Took the Non-traditional Path of the GI Hospitalist.
Hughes ML. Why I Like Being in with the Inpatient Crowd: How I Took the Non-traditional Path of the GI Hospitalist. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2021, 66: 3674-3675. PMID: 34478026, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07242-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Michelle Hughes, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine specializing in the practice of gastroenterology in the inpatient setting. She is dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate care of acute conditions involving the gastrointestinal system for patients admitted to the hospital. She is interested in quality improvement and clinical research on inpatient-focused and general GI issues. She works closely with trainees and is heavily involved in medical education at the student, resident, and fellow level.
Dr. Hughes earned her MD with honors from Albany Medical College. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Boston Medical Center then went on to complete her Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY.
She treats a variety of conditions including GI bleeding, inflammatory bowel diseases, evaluation and management of nutritional disorders, removal of foreign bodies, and diagnostic workup of malignancies of the GI tract. She performs the following procedures: esophagogastroduodenoscopy (a diagnostic endoscopic procedure for the upper digestive tract, also known as EGD), colonoscopy, feeding tube placement and removal, and video capsule endoscopy.
Clinical Specialties
Gastroenterology; Digestive Diseases
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Board Certifications
Gastroenterology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2019
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
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- March 19, 2025
Yale Faculty Launch ‘Loving Your Guts’ Campaign to Promote Colon Health
- December 24, 2024Source: Parade
'I'm a Gastroenterologist-These Are the 4 Colon Cancer Signs You Should Never, Ever Ignore'
- December 17, 2024
Meet Yale Internal Medicine: Michelle Hughes, MD
- November 18, 2024Source: Newsweek
Why Doctors Think Colon Cancer Is on the Rise in Gen Z and Millennials
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Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), PO Box 208019
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