Position:
Program Director, Advanced Endoscopic Oncology Fellowship; Site Director, USF GI Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center, Associate Professor, Oncologic Sciences at Moffitt Cancer Center
Location:
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Work:
Moffitt Cancer Center
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology since Jan 2012
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Program Director, Advanced Endoscopic Oncology Fellowship; Site Director, USF GI Fellowship
Moffitt Cancer Center
- Moffitt Cancer Center, USF since Sep 2008
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Associate Professor, Oncologic Sciences
Penn State University
Jul 2007 - Jun 2008
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Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound & Therapeutic Endoscopy
Medical University of South Carolina
Jul 2006 - Jun 2007
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Clinical faculty/ Advanced Endoscopy Fellow
Yale University
Jul 2003 - Jun 2006
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Assistant Professor
Education:
Medical University of South Carolina 2006 - 2007
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, Advanced Endoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound
Yale University 2002 - 2006
Board Certified in Gastroenterology; Completed Gastroenterology Fellowship, Gastroenterology
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University 2000 - 2002
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 1997 - 2000
Madras Medical College and University 1990 - 1996
MD, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
Vana Vani Matriculation Higher Secondary School 1984 - 1990
Skills:
Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound, Endoscopic Resection and Ablation, Therapeutic ERCP, Gastroenterology, Clinical Endoscopic Research, Medical Student education: faculty instructor for multiple courses, Gastroenterology Nursing education: Lectured at several SGNA meetings, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Trainer, Clinical, Endoscopy, ERCP, Ultrasound, Ablation, Clinical Research, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Surgery, Research, Cancer, Stents, Medicine, Oncology, Clinical Trials, Healthcare, Digital Imaging, Hospitals, Medical Education, Internal Medicine, Healthcare Management, Healthcare Information Technology, Public Health, Immunology, Medical Research, Lifesciences, Epidemiology, Board Certified, EMR, Medical Devices, Informatics, Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Medical Imaging, Cancer Research, Biotechnology
Interests:
Endoscopic technology, Innovations in endoscopic techniques, pancreatic and esophageal cancer
Honor & Awards:
Invited Course Faculty at the Digestive Endoscopy Week 2011, Chennai, India. This is a National Advanced endoscopy course with didactive lectures and hands-on advanced endoscopy demonstrations.
Awards:
Course Faculty at Florida Gastroenterology Society Annual Course
ASGE
Conduct Hands on Session to Gastroenterologists on Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett Esophagus with Dysplasia
Invited Faculty, ASGE First Year Fellows Course
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Lecture and Hands on Demonstration of endoscopic techniques on Pig models
Awarded "MedIndia Professional Excellence Award" and served as International Faculty, Digestive Endoscopy Week 2011, Advanced Endoscopy Workshop
Medindia Hospitals, Medical Council of India
State of the art lecture: Barrett's Esophagus with Dysplasia: Burn, Remove or Watch; Hands on live demonstration of ERCP, colonoscopic polypectomy, EMR and other advanced endoscopy techniques
Charter Member, Academy of GI and Liver Educators, AGAF
American Gastroenterological Association
Participate as a leader at the Academy of GI and Liver Educators Plenary Session, teaching a promoting scholarship in Education. Develop successful strategies for teaching and review opportunities for scholarship in GI & Liver education.
Member, ASGE CME Programs Committee
ASGE
Work with other ASGE and DDW committees in evaluating educational content for DDW, ASGE and related educational efforts.
Course Faculty, Florida Gastroenterology Society Annual Course
Florida Gastroenterology Society
Conducted Hands-on session on Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett Esophagus
Member, ACG Practice Parameters Committee
American College of Gastroenterology