Education

• MBBS - Deccan College Of Medical Sciences, (Affiliated To Dr NTR University Of Health Science, Vijayawada), Hyderabad (1993 - 1997)
• Internship - Deccan College Of Medical Sciences, (Affiliated To Dr NTR University Of Health Science, Vijayawada), Hyderabad (1997 - 1998)
• Internship (Transitional), Internal Medicine, Westlake Hospital, Chicago, Il, USA (2002- 2003)
• MD (Internal Medicine), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA (2003-2006)
• Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA (2006-2009)

Past Positions

Skills / Expertise

• Colonoscopy
• Polypectomy
• Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement (PEG),
• Luminal Stenting (Colon And Esophageal)
• Therapeutic For Stone Removal, Dilatation Of Strictures And Biliary Stenting
• Endoscopic Variceal Ligation And Sclerotherapy
• Capsule Endoscopy
• PH Monitoring (BRAVO Study)

Publications

Research & Presentations

• Abstract And Poster: African-American Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Respond Similarly To PEG-IFN Alpha 2a And Ribavirin As Compared To PEG-IFN Alpha 2b And Ribavirin Combination, ACG Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Fl, USA (2008)
• Abstract And Poster: Hepatic Manifestations Of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, ACG Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Fl, USA (2008)
• Hepatic Manifestations Of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Case Presentation, Drug Induced Liver Injury Conference, USA (2007)
• Comparison Of Treatment Response To Pegylated-Interferon And Ribavirin Combination Therapy In Native African American And Caucasian Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C. American College Of Gastroenterology, Hawaii, USA (Oct 2005)
• Abstract And Poster: Primary Merkel Cell Carcinoma Of Lymph Nodes With Relapse To Testis, ACP-ASIM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Michigan Chapter, Traverse City, USA
• Abstract And Poster: How Effectively Are We Screening Average Risk Individuals For Colorectal Cancer (CRC), ACP-ASIM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Michigan Chapter, Traverse City, USA
• Abstract And Poster: Cyclic Fluctuations Of Blood Pressure In Pheochromocytoma, ACP-ASIM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Michigan Chapter, Traverse City, USA

Memberships

• American Society For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• American Gastroenterology Association
• American College Of Gastroenterology
• American Medical Association

Awards & Recognition

Short-Biography