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Rishi Pawa, MBBS

Rishi Pawa, MBBS

  • Professor, Gastroenterology

Research Interests

  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional
  • Esophageal Achalasia
  • Biliary Tract Diseases
  • Pancreatitis
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Education
MB, BS, Sawai Man Singh Medical College - India, 1997
Residency
General Surgery, S.M.S. Hospital, 2000
Internal Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center, 2004
Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, 2005
Fellowship
Gastroenterology, Harlem Hospital Center, 2008
Advanced Endoscopy, Beth Israel Medical Center, 2009
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Memberships
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
American Coll of Gastroenterology
American College of Physicians
Positions
Professor, Gastroenterology
Departments and Affiliations
Gastroenterology

Research

  • Publications
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastro-gastrostomy Using Lumen Apposing Metal Stent for Management of High-Grade Gastric Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Vertical Banded Gastroplasty. Campbell C, Koutlas N, Fernandez A, Pawa R. Obes Surg. 2023 Aug;
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage: Beyond Cholecystitis. Koutlas NJ, Pawa S, Russell G, Pawa R. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jun; 13(11)
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunostomy versus robotic gastrojejunostomy for unresectable malignant gastric outlet obstruction. Pawa R, Koutlas NJ, Russell G, Shen P, Pawa S. DEN Open. 2024 Apr; 4(1):e248.
  • A Case of Severe Gallbladder Herniation. Campbell C, Clark CJ, Pawa R, Pawa S. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 May;
  • Pancreatic Cancer Screening for At-risk Individuals (Pancreas Scan Study): Yield, Harms and Outcomes from a Prospective Multi-Center Study. Shah I, Silva-Santisteban A, Germansky KA, Trindade A, Raphael KL, Kushnir V, Pawa R, Mishra G, Anastasiou J, Inamdar S, Tharian B, Bilal M, Sawhney MS. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 May;
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Research Interests

  • Biliary Tract Diseases
  • Biliary Tract Neoplasms
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Esophageal Achalasia
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Pancreatitis
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional
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