Board Certification: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine.
Academic Affiliation (past): Director of Endoscopy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY.
Fellowship: Interventional Endoscopy- NYU- Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY.
Fellowship: Gastroenterology- Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Residency: Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Medical School: University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
Clinical Interests:
Acid reflux, pH testing, Advanced therapeutic endoscopy, Autoimmune hepatitis, Autoimmune liver disease care, Bacterial overgrowth, Barrett’s ablation, Barrett’s esophagus, Biliary disease, Bilio-pancreatic endoscopy, Celiac disease, Celiac ganglion block, Chronic constipation, Chronic pancreatitis, Chromoendoscopy, Colitis, Colon cancer, Colonoscopy, Colonoscopy with propofol sedation, Colorectal cancer, Colorectal cancer screening, Colorectal neoplasia, Complications of liver disease, Crohn’s disease, Early gastrointestinal cancers, Endoscopic mucosal resection, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), EUS with Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), EUS for Cancer staging, EUS with Fiducial Placement, Endoscopy with propofol sedation, Esophageal disease, Esophageal varices, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), Familial polyposis syndromes, Fiberoptic endoscopy, Gallbladder diseases, Gallstones, Gastrointestinal bleeding, GERD treatment, Hemochromatosis, Hepatic encephalopathy, Hepatitis (all forms), Hepatobiliary intervention, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Image enhanced endoscopy, Interventional endoscopy procedures, Liver cancer, Liver disease and hepatology, NASH, Nutrition counseling, Obesity, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic diseases, Pancreatobiliary care, Peptic ulcer disease, Portal hypertension, Probiotics, Sigmoidoscopy, Swallowing problems, Therapeutic endoscopy, Ulcerative Colitis, Viral hepatitis, Wilson’s disease.
Office Locations: Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro.