Qualifications

• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
• MD (Doctor of Medicine in Internal Medicine)
• DM (Doctorate of Medicine in Gastroenterology)

Experience

• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
• MD (Doctor of Medicine in Internal Medicine)
• DM (Doctorate of Medicine in Gastroenterology)

Presentations

• Recipient of the Young Investigator Award at INASL 2024, Kochi, for a randomized trial on Rifaximin improving frailty in decompensated cirrhosis

Specialization

• DM in Gastroenterology
• Expertise in Hepatology
• Advanced Endoscopic Skills

Procedures and Treatments

• UGIE (Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
• LGIE (Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy / Colonoscopy)
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound)

Publications

• "Rifaximin-? for liver fibrosis in patients with alcohol-related liver disease" - The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2024
• "Adjuvant therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: the IMbrave050 trial" - The Lancet, 2024
• "Bone mineral density, sarcopenia and long-term survival in patients with cirrhosis" - Indian J Gastroenterol, 2025
• "Triad of Challenge: Hydatid Cyst in Liver, Lung, and Spleen" - Am J Gastroenterol, 2025
• "Regenerative nodules as harbinger of Abernethy malformation" - BMJ Case Report, 2023
• "Difficult extubation following recovery from acute liver failure: Use of point-of-care critical care assessment" - Indian J Gastroenterol, 2025
• "The ‘dark’ side of terlipressin: a case report of ischemic skin necrosis and review of literature" - Egypt Liver Journal, 2023
• "Fingolimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate agonist for the treatment of hepatopulmonary syndrome: Queries and concerns" - J Hepatol, 2023
• "Rifaximin improves frailty in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: randomised trial" - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2024
• "Elevated interleukin-1 levels and high MELD score predict poor transplant-free survival in acute liver failure" - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2024
• "Pancreatic tuberculosis in cirrhosis presenting as extrahepatic biliary obstruction" - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2024
• "Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: Antivirals, Depression, and Anxiety" - Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease, 2024

Research Projects

• "Rifaximin improves frailty in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: randomised trial" - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2024