A5000629824- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Social Media in Health Education
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
Emory University
2018-2025
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
2024
Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
2021
Collaborative Research Group
2021
Emory Healthcare
2021
University of Missouri–Kansas City
2015-2017
Mayo Clinic
2017
Liver imaging and transient elastography (TE) are both tools used to assess liver fibrosis steatosis among people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, the diagnostic accuracy of conventional in detecting this patient population remains unclear. To investigate correlation between abnormal findings on patients HCV. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis HCV at Grady Clinic who had TE exams 2018-2019. analyzed controlled attenuation parameter stiffness measurement...
Background and AimsInsulinomas are among the most common types of functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors can cause debilitating, recurrent, symptomatic hypoglycemia. Pancreatic resection be curative, but many patients not candidates for major surgery. EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is a novel minimally invasive technique tumors.MethodsIn this article accompanying video, we describe EUS-RFA device, provide instructions device setup, review outcomes case series insulinomas....
Routine screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is crucial in identifying the 50% of infected persons unaware their infection. We added an inpatient initiative to our successful outpatient HCV program urban, safety-net hospital.From March 2017 December 2019, was performed and settings at Grady Health System. compared care cascade outcomes, including anti-HCV testing, RNA linkage (LTC) between these settings.A total 29 751 patients were tested anti-HCV: 8883 inpatients 20 868...
ABSTRACT Colonic varices are a rare subtype of ectopic and form due to portal hypertension, splenic or vein thrombosis, mesenteric obstruction. When present, they most common in the rectum. We discuss patient with hematochezia who had isolated right-sided colonic related pancreatic cancer, which is rare. The mass involved superior vein, leading left-sided hypertension resultant varices. These difficult diagnosis because flatten insufflation on colonoscopy, so computed tomography angiography...
Cholestatic pruritus is a debilitating symptom associated with many liver diseases and often refractory to medical management. Nasobiliary drainage relatively safe effective method for treating intractable cholestatic pruritus. It should be considered patients who have failed or contraindications therapy as predictor of response before surgical fistula creation.
Mesalamine is a first-line drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically ulcerative colitis (UC), with side effects ranging from gastrointestinal to cardiotoxicity. We present rare case mesalamine-induced myopericarditis patient IBD, who presented epigastric pain and was found have elevated an c-reactive protein (CRP) absence chest any other symptoms. This highlights importance including as differential for IBD patients on mesalamine isolated CRP, especially...
Breast cancer treatment has made remarkable progress in recent years, resulting improved survival rates.Radiotherapy is an integral part of the plan for most patients with breast cancer, as it effectively reduces local recurrence and improves overall survival.But radiotherapy can cause damage to heart surrounding structures, leading long-term cardiovascular complications, including coronary artery disease, failure, valvular dysfunction.The severity cardiotoxicity depends
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) with liver abscesses are rare hepatobiliary associations Ulcerative Colitis (UC). While Crohn's disease associated hepatic has been widely reported, only a few cases in the United States report an association UC. To our knowledge, there have no reported of UC presenting both PSC and absence biliary sepsis. A 40 year old male presented diffuse abdominal pain eight months worsening bloody diarrhea. He was afebrile normal vitals. Physical exam revealed...
Introduction: Colon cancer (CC) is the second leading cause of related deaths in United States. Screening can prevent CC death but public acceptability remains suboptimal. We investigated efficacy patient education about and screening via written communication through a pamphlet versus taking student-led tour an inflatable walk-thru colon. Methods: Participants were conveniently sampled based on voluntary involvement at Get Your Rear Gear (GYRIG) run. asked to take pre post-intervention...
A 29-year-old man with chronic portal venous thrombosis resulting in biliopathy required stenting of his common bile duct (CBD) and underwent a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure to decrease pressures. He later presented abdominal pain the setting prolonged CBD stent placement was found have air within TIPS fistula on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography between fully covered bare metal stent. There concern that further intervention would lead an...
Introduction: National conferences serve as an important platform to inform physicians of emerging research but the most effective method for researchers disseminate their findings is through publications in peer reviewed journals. We aimed determine number manuscripts published by February 2017 and factors successful publication hepatology abstracts presented at 2010 Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) American Association study Liver Disease (AASLD) conferences. Methods: In this pilot study, we...
Introduction: Cecal bascule is a special type of cecal volvulus and rare occurrence affecting 2.8–7.1 per million people year, accounting for 1–2% all large bowel obstructions. There are only handful case reports about bascules. We present critically ill patient with that required conservative management due to high surgical mortality risk. Case Description/Methods: A middle-aged male non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, hypertension was admitted cardiogenic shock underwent...
Introduction: Gastroenterologists need to understand and apply information from subspecialty guidelines deliver appropriate clinical care. In busy practice, however, it can be difficult keep up with newly published as they are frequently released multiple independent societies lengthy. To address this issue, gastroenterology (GI) fellows at a large academic institution created concise visual summaries of recently GI disseminated them via an electronic newsletter social media. Methods:...
Introduction: Colonic varices are a rare subtype of ectopic with unknown prevalence rates, likely due to under-diagnosis. They form venous anomalies, portal hypertension, splenic or vein (PV) thrombosis and mesenteric obstruction. We present case isolated colonic related pancreatic cancer. Case Description/Methods: A 64-year-old male cancer presented hematochezia. Endoscopic evaluation at an outside facility showed fresh blood in the colon terminal ileum. His hemoglobin dropped from 13 6...