Research

Research Overview

Division research interests are focused on inflammatory bowel diseases, liver disorders, pancreatico-biliary diseases and interventional endoscopy. This includes clinical trials, cost-effectiveness modeling, pathogenesis of diseases and mucosal immunology.  

Peer-Reviewed Articles

[1] Reja M, Phelan LP, Senatore F, Rustgi VK. Social Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2020 May; 24(2): 291-301. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2020.01.008. Epub 2020 Mar 2.

[2] Pioppo L, Bhurwal A, Reja D, Tawadros A, Mutneja H, Goel A, Patel A. Incidence of Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Worsens Outcomes with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Result of a National Cohort. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Apr 23; doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06266-7.

[3] Bodiwala V, Marshall T, Das KM, Brant SR, Seril DN. Comparison of Disease Phenotypes and Clinical Characteristics Among South Asian and White Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease at a Tertiary Referral Center. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020 Mar 7: izaa019. Doi: 10.1093/ibd/izaa019.

[4] Tyberg A, Kedia P, Tawadros A, Tarnasky PR, Gaidhane M, Nieto J, Kahaleh M. EUS-Directed Transgastric Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (EDGE): The First Learning Curve. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020 Mar 6. Doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001326.

[5] Tyberg A, Jha K, Shah S, Kedia P, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M. Endosc Int Open. 2020 Jan; 8(1): E92-E96. Doi: 10.1055/a-1005-6602. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

[6] Rattan P, Cristelli R, Patel AV. Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Cytomegalovirus-Related Ileal Ulcer. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jan 18: S1542-3565(20)30054-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.01.015

[7] Orosz E, Patel AV. Sloughing Mucosa in Esophagitis Dissecans Superficialis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar 19; doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.03.025. [Epub ahead of print].

[8] Dalal I, Cristelli R, Shahid H, Patel AV. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Ectopic pancreas presented as a large paragastric mass. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar 3; doi: 10.1111/jgh.15013. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

[9] Patel AV, Dalal I. Endoscopic Finding of a Double Lumen in the Esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2020 Jan; 158(1): 60-61. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.09.013. Epub 2019 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 31563623.

[10] Elsaid MI, John T, Li Y, Koduru S, Ali SZ, Catalano C, Narayanan N, Rustgi VK. Health Care Utilization and Economic Burdens of Hemochromatosis in the United States: A Population-Based Claims Study. .J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2019 Dec;2 5(12): 1377-1386. doi: 10.18553/ jmcp.2019.25.12.1377.

[11] Law C, Bhagat V, Patel AV. Lymphogranuloma Venereum Proctitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Dec 13; doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.12.009. [Epub ahead of print].

[12] Elsaid MI, Li Y, John T, Narayanan N, Catalano C, Rustgi VK. Economic and Health Care Burdens of Hepatitis Delta: A Study of Commercially Insured Adults in the United States. Hepatology. 2019 Dec 5. doi: 10.1002/hep.31055. Online ahead of print.

[13] Patel AV, Senatore FJ, Bhurwal A. Epigastric Pain due to Acute Gastric Volvulus. J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec; 57(6): e185-e186. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.09.010. Epub 2019 Nov 15.

[14] Andalib I, Kats D, Tyberg A, Shahid H, Wise SS, Sarkar A, Kahaleh M. Hybrid management of perforated gangrenous gallbladder. Endoscopy. 2019 Dec; 51(12): E370-E371. doi: 10.1055/a-0929-3218. Epub 2019 Jul 1.

[15] Minacapelli CD, Bajpai M, Geng X, Van Gurp J, Poplin E, Amenta PS, Brant SR, Das KM. miR-206 as a biomarker for response to mesalamine treatment in ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 25:78-84, 2019.

[16] Kumta NA, Tyberg A, Bhagat VH, Siddiqui AA, Kowalski TE, Loren DE, Desai AP, Sarkisian AM, Brown EG, Karia K, Gaidhane M, Kedia P, Tarnasky PR, Patel U, Adler D, Taylor LJ, Petrone M, Arcidiacono P, Yachimski PS, Weine D, Sundararajan S, Deprez PH, Mouradides C, Ho S, Javed S, Easler JJ, Raijman I, Vazquez-Sequeiros E, Sawhney M, Berzin TM, Kahaleh M. EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections using lumen apposing metal stents: An international, multicenter experience. Dig Liver Dis. 2019 Nov; 51(11):1557-1561. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.05.033. Epub 2019 Jul 2.

[17] Endoscopic bariatric therapies for treating obesity: a learning curve for gastroenterologists. Shahnazarian V, Ramai D, Sarkar A. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Mar 18; 4:16. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.03.01. eCollection 2019. Review. PMID: 3097671.

[18] Effect of Long-Term Mesalamine Therapy on Cancer-Associated Gene Expression in Colonic Mucosa of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Bajpai M, Seril DN, Van Gurp J, Geng X, Alvarez J, Minacapelli CD, Gorin S, Das KK, Poplin E, Cheng J, Amenta PS, Das KM. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Mar; 64(3):740-750. doi: 10.1007/s10620-018-5378-8. Epub 2018 Nov 26. PMID: 30478770.

[19] Shahid H. Endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Feb 26; 4:15. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.01.09.

[20] Senatore F, Shahid H. Book chapter titled “Endoscopic Interventions” in The Internist’s Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, edited by Craig Rezac, Switzerland: Springer Nature: 2019.

Abstract Listing

  • Kwok K, Michael H, Ben-Menachem T Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Biliary Lithotripsy Using a Single-Operator Cholangioscope and the FREDDY® Laser: A Tertiary Care Center Experience with a U.S. Population. Poster, Digestive Disease Week 2009.
  • Kwok K, Lee D,.Michael H, Udasin I,.Perret C, Shen E, Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Among World Trade Center (WTC) Rescue Workers Poster, Digestive Disease Week 2009.
  • Should Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Remain an ACGME Requirement in GI Fellowship Training Programs?  T Bhowmick T, D Le, T. Ben-Menachem, H Michael.  Poster, Digestive Disease Week 2008.
  • R. Jindal, A. Goodman, T. Yusuf, D. Pavey, H. Michael, F. Gress. Clinical Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration in Pancreatic Masses using a 25-gauge Needle System: A Multicenter Experience? Poster, Digestive Disease Week 2008