Dr. Moka Praneeth - Best Gastroenterologist in HITEC City, Hyderabad

Field(s) of Expertise

• Advanced therapeutic endoscopy
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Cholangioscopy
• Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
• Endoscopic gastrojejunostomy
• Endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts
• Management of complex gastrointestinal disorders
• Management of complex liver diseases
• Management of pancreatic disorders
• Management of biliary disorders

Research and Presentations

• During MD in Internal Medicine: Completed and submitted a dissertation titled “Study of Mycobacteremia in Miliary and Disseminated Tuberculosis.”
• During DM in Gastroenterology and Hepatology:
  • Completed and submitted a dissertation titled “Efficacy of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) in Indian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B” on 31 August 2015.
  • Completed and submitted a dissertation titled “Prevalence of Drug Resistance to Antibacterial Drugs and of Fungal Superinfection in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis” on 31 August 2015.
• Senior Research Officer, AIIMS, New Delhi: Worked on the research project “Chronic Liver Disease: Role of Micronutrients, with Special Reference to Vitamin D, and Effect of Micronutrient Supplementation on Hepatic Osteodystrophy,” under the principal investigatorship of Prof. Anoop Saraya, from 11 March 2016 to May 2016.

Publications

• Book Chapter: “Ulcerative Colitis,” Chapter 92 in Textbook of Surgical Gastroenterology, pp. 1055–1068.
• Book Chapter: “GI Endoscopy in the Elderly,” in Principles & Practice of Geriatric Medicine (2015).
• First Author: “Impact of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial and Fungal Infections in Outcome of Acute Pancreatitis.” Pancreas. 2018 Apr;47(4):489–494. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001019.
• Co-author: “Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein and Citrulline as Markers of Gut Injury and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis.” Pancreas. 2017 Nov/Dec;46(10):1275–1280. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000924.
• First Author: “Endoscopic Features of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease.” Journal of Digestive Endoscopy. 2017;8(1).
• Co-author: “Association of Endotoxemia & Gut Permeability with Complications of Acute Pancreatitis: Secondary Analysis of Data.” Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2019 Jun;149(6):763–770. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_763_17.
• First Author: “Gastric Leak Treated by Endoscopic Metal Stenting in a Patient with Normal Stomach Volume: The First Case Report.” Asian Journal of Surgery. 2023 Oct;46(10):4693–4695. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.05.122. Epub 2023 Jun 11. Reported as the first successful esophagogastric metal stenting procedure outside the bariatric setting.

Education

• MBBS, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad — 1 October 2003 to 27 May 2009.
• MD in Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi — July 2009 to June 2012.

Languages Known

English, Telugu, Hindi

Past Positions

• Junior Resident (Academic), General Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi — July 2009 to June 2012.
• Senior Resident (Non-Academic), Emergency Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi — July 2012 to October 2012.
• Senior Resident (Academic), Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi — 2 January 2013 to 2 January 2016.
• Senior Research Officer, Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi — March 2016 to 3 May 2016.
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, Yashoda Hospital, Malakpet, Hyderabad — May 2016.
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, MaxCure/Medicover Hospital, Madhapur, Hyderabad — 12 June 2016 to 15 November 2024; 1 August 2025 to present.
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, Star Hospitals, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad — 18 November 2024 to 31 July 2025.