Abhishek
Gulati, MD FACP
Doctor
EDUCATION AND POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
July 2016-June 2017 |
Therapeutic Endoscopy Training
Gastroenterology
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA |
July 2014-June 2017 |
Fellowship
Gastroenterology
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA |
July 2013-June 2014 |
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA |
July 2010-June 2013 |
Internal Medicine Residency
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA |
August 2003-March 2009 |
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Maulana Azad Medical College
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India |
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
2017-Present |
American Board of Internal Medicine,
Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition,
enrolled in Maintenance of Certification |
2013-Present |
American Board of Internal Medicine, enrolled in Maintenance of Certification |
LICENSURE
Medical Licenses |
Medical Board of California, License, active, expires 07/2024
Pennsylvania State Medical Board, inactive, 06/2017
ECFMG Certificate, Issued 2009 |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
July 2019-Present |
Teaching Faculty
Internal Medicine Residency Program
St. Agnes Medical Center |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
October 2017-Present |
Physician Partner
Digestive Disease Consultants, LLC
Fresno, California |
January 2023-Present |
Chairman
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
St. Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, California |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL
National |
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2020-present Member
Practice Management Committee
American College of Gastroenterology
2023-present Member
Doctor's Dilemma Question Development Committee
American College of Physicians (ACP) 2023-present Member
House of Delegates
Solo/Small Group Practice Forum
California Medical Association
2023-present Member
American College of Physicians (ACP) representative
American College of Radiology-ACR
Appropriateness Criteria Committee
2023-present Reviewer
ACP Certificate in Physician Leadership (CPL)
Capstone Proposal Review Committee
2023-present Member
American College of Physicians (ACP), Abstract Review Board
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Institutional/University |
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2023 |
Vice-Chairman
Facility Executive Committee
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, California |
2023 |
Member
Medical Executive Committee
Community Medical Centers
Fresno, California |
2019 |
Member
Peer Review Committee
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, California |
2020 |
Member
Quality Improvement Committee
Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital
Fresno, California |
2020 |
Member
Medical Staff Bylaws Committee
St. Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, California |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2014-present |
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) |
2014-present |
American Society of GI endoscopy (ASGE) |
2014-present |
Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology |
2019-present |
American College of Physicians |
HONORS AND AWARDS
CLINICAL VIGNETTES/CASE REPORTS—BILIARY/PANCREAS: PRESIDENTIAL POSTER AWARD
October 2020 |
Presidential poster award
Clinical vignettes/case reports—Biliary/Pancreas
American College of Gastroenterology Annual meeting
Virtual due to COVID 19 Pandemic
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October 2015 |
First prize winner, GI Jeopardy Quiz
Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology Annual meeting
Lancaster, PA
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October 2014 |
Second prize,
Abstract: Rapid Response Teams: Have they made a difference
ACP Regional meeting
Philadelphia, PA
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August 2004 |
Rachna Srivastava Memorial Gold Medal
SMT. Shakuntala Sethi Gold Medal
MAMC-APPI Silver Jubilee Gold Medal
Dr. Hukam Chand Gupta Gold Medal
Late PROF. Vishwa Mitter Charnalia Endowment Award
Distinction/Honors in Pathology |
Travel Grants from GI societies
Therapeutic endoscopy course, University of Utah, March 2015
Rocky Mountain Annual Endoscopy course, University of Colorado, Denver, Feb 2016
Boston Live Endoscopy course, Boston, 2016
JOURNAL EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
October 2023 |
Chair, Abstract Review Committee (Clinical Vignettes),
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) National Meeting
Vancouver, BC
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May 2023 |
PubMed article Editor -Preoperative Bariatric NAFLD and NASH
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April 2023 |
Poster Judge, American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual meeting, San Diego, CA
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November 2019-Present |
Reviewer
Cureus Journal of Medical Science
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September 2017-Present |
Reviewer
BMC Gastroenterology
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September 2017-Present |
Ad-Hoc Reviewer |
PUBLICATIONS
Total citations in PubMed indexed Journals (as of May 2023): 43
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Shergill A, Gulati A S3287 A Rare Case of Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Hepatic Sarcoidosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 117(10S):p e2092, October 2022. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000869788.93680.d1
- Mann R, Gulati A. An Unusual Cause of Ascites in Liver Cirrhosis: Peritoneal Tuberculosis. Cureus. 2021 Jan 5;13(1):e12505. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12505. PMID: 33564513; PMCID: PMC7861293.
- Mann R, Kaur J, Hans G, Gulati A. S1582 Rare Cause of Pancreatic Cystic Lesion: Pancreatic Lymphangioma. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 115():p S805-S806, October 2020. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000708376.76864.c4
ABSTRACTS: ACCEPTED: CLINICAL VIGNETTES/CASE REPORTS—BILIARY/PANCREAS: PRESIDENTIAL POSTER AWARD
- Mann R, Behniwal N, Baadh I, Gulati A, Comparing diagnostic yield of EUS guided fine needle aspiration(fna) versus fine needle biopsy(fnb) in the diagnosis of solid lesions: retrospective review study in a community hospital Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Volume 91, Issue 6, AB331, June 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2020.03.2168Su1322
- Syed A, Babich O, Rao B, Singh S, Carleton N, Gulati A, Kulkarni A, Garg M, Farah K, Kochhar G, Morrissey S, Mitre M, Kulkarni A, Dhawan M, Silverman JF, Pharaon M, Thakkar S. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration vs core needle biopsy for solid pancreatic lesions: Comparison of diagnostic accuracy and procedural efficiency. Diagn Cytopathol. 2019 Nov;47(11):1138-1144. doi: 10.1002/dc.24277. Epub 2019 Jul 16. PMID: 31313531.
- Mann R; Gulati A; Bumrah, K. 1663 Do Not Risk Your Colon: Beware of Hydrogen Peroxide Enema. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 114():p S928-S929, October 2019. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000596180.59962.1d
- Mann R, Gulati A, Unusual Cause of Ascites in Liver Cirrhosis: Peritoneal Tuberculosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 114():p S1336, October 2019. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000599172.20463.f9
- Rao B, Garg M, Singh S, Gulati A, Thakkar S. Successful use of radiofrequency ablation for the management of a recurrent ampullary adenoma with intraductal extension. VideoGIE. 2018 Feb 28;3(3):94-96. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.12.002. PMID: 29916472; PMCID: PMC6004027.
- Syed A, Babich O, Rao B, Singh S, Carleton N, Gulati A, Kulkarni A, Garg M, Farah K, Kochhar G, Morrissey S, Mitre M, Kulkarni A, Dhawan M, Silverman JF, Pharaon M, Thakkar S. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration vs core needle biopsy for solid pancreatic lesions: Comparison of diagnostic accuracy and procedural efficiency. Diagn Cytopathol. 2019 Nov;47(11):1138-1144. doi: 10.1002/dc.24277. Epub 2019 Jul 16. PMID: 31313531.
- Rao, B., Garg, M., Singh, S., Gulati, A., Thakkar S. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of a Perforated Gallbladder with Resultant Liver Abscess Using a Lumen Apposing Stent. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 85(5). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.188
- Rao B, Syed A, Singh S, Gulati A, Moussiade G, Garg M, Sharma M, Morrissey S, Williams H, Atkinson D, Schiffman S, Monga D, Lupetin A, Kirichenko A, Mitre M, Tang A, Dhawan M, Kulkarni A, Thakkar S. Performance of a Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Conference in Predicting and Managing Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas. 2019 Jan;48(1):80-84. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001209. PMID: 30451791.
- Singh, S., Rao, B., Gulati, A., Sharma, M. et al. Implementing a Multidisciplinary Conference Improves Patient Selection and Shortens Time to Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology, 152(5), S493 Volume 152, Issue 5, Supplement 1, S493, April 2017 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5085(17)31828-0
- Gulati, A., Sharma, M., Sardana, N., Midian, R., & Talwar, A. (2016). Pyogenic Granuloma: A Rare Cause of Obscure Overt GI Bleeding. American Journal of Gastroenterology Vol. 111, pp. S1071-S1072, October 2016.
- Gupta, A., Gulati, A., & Abdul-Baki, H. (2016). Marginal Zone Lymphoma Masquerading as Colonic Polyp in an HIV Positive Patient. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 111, pp. S655-S656. October 2016.
- Sial, M., Gulati, A., Umar, S., & Abdul-Baki, H. (2016). Push Enteroscopy in the Evaluation of Overt Obscure GI Bleeding: An Underutilized Tool? In American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 111, pp. S475-S475.
- Gulati, A., Sharma, M. S., & Aoun, E. (2016). Infiltrative Gastric Plasmacytoma Presenting as GI Bleeding in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 111, pp. S1380-S1380.
- Bilal, M., Gulati, A., & Clarke, K. (2016). Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-associated pouchitis-Part of IgG4 related disease? A case series and review of the literature. Digestive and liver disease: official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, 48(7), 817-819.
- A Gulati, U Kumar, K Clarke (2016). Endoscopic Stigmata: Recognition Lies in the Eye of the Beholder? Gastroenterology 151 (1), 203-204.
- Gulati A, Clarke K., Greer JB., Binion D., Brand M., Farraye F., Cross R., Baidoo L., Schraut W., Hartman D., Regueiro M.IBD LIVE case series 4:Worms in IBD: Friend or foe? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2016 Jun;22(6):1462-72.
- Gulati, A., Thakkar, P., & Thakkar, S. (2016). Endoscopic management of hilar stricture. Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 18(2), 67-74.
- Brijbassie, A., Yeaton, P., Higa, J. T., Gan, S. I., Gulati, A. et al (2016). Approach to the patient with a biliary stricture, 44. Endoscopy, 18(2).
- Kumar, U., Garg, M., Sharma, M., Gulati, A., Kulkarni, A., Dhawan, M et al (2016). The Effect of Fiducials on Resection Margin and Nodal Disease in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology, 150(4), S322.
- Kumar, U., Garg, M., Sharma, M., Gulati, A., Kulkarni, A., Dhawan, M et al.(2016). Sa1463 The Role of Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Conference in the Management of Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology, 150(4), S322.
- PK Molakatalla, AR Kumar, A Gulati, R Nathan, Phillip O Katz. May 2014 Volume 146, Issue 5, Gastroenterology, 2014. H. pylori in Peptic Ulcer Bleed: Diagnostic Tests Are Under-Utilized.
- Gulati, A., Nathan, R., Kumar, A., Iyer, H., & Katz, P. (2013, October). BUN-Creatinine Ratio Does What Glasgow-Blatchford or Other Prediction Scores Do Not: Predicts High-Risk Lesions and Endoscopic Intervention for Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleed. In American Journal of Gastroenterology (vol. 108, pp. s48-s48).
Oral Invited Presentations
- Gulati A. Helminths in IBD: An interesting case. IBD Live meeting at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in February 2015.
- Gulati A., Clarke K. IBD. Role of AZA/6 MP in moderate to severe Crohn’s disease management. IBD collaborative meeting at University of Pittsburgh, Dec 2014.
- Gulati A., Clarke K. C diff in patients with IBD-treat differently or same?. IBD collaborative meeting at University of Pittsburgh, June 2015.
- Gulati A., Kumar A., Katz P., et al. BUN-Creatinine Ratio Does What Glasgow-Blatchford or Other Prediction Scores Do Not: Predicts High-Risk Lesions and Endoscopic Intervention for Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleed. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) annual scientific meeting 2013, San Diego, CA. (Am J Gastroenterol 2013; 108:S56–S92; doi:10.1038/ajg.2010.263)
- Gulati, A. (2011). Thrombophilia workup: a quality initiative. Grand Rounds; Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Feb 2011.
Poster Presentation
- Gulati A., Singh D., Kumar U., Clarke K Recognition Of Endoscopic Stigmata Of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: IS IT IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER? Poster at Digestive Disease Week 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Kumar U., Gulati A., Thakkar S et al.The Effect of fiducials on resection margin and nodal disease in patients receiving neo-adjuvant chemoradiation therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Poster at Digestive Disease Week 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Kumar U., Gulati A., Thakkar S. et al.The Role Of Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Conference in the Management of Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Poster at Digestive Disease Week 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Garg M., Kumar U., Gulati A., Thakkar S. Institutional Experience in Diagnostic Usability of Volumetric Laser Endo-Microscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus. Poster presented at American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii in October 2015 and Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting in Lancaster, PA October 2015.
- Gulati A., Dhawan M., Morrissey S. Unusual case of gastric adenocarcinoma metastatic to colonic mucosa without any peritoneal or other distant metastatic foci. Poster presentation at Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology ( PSG ) annual meeting 2014 in Nemacolin, PA.
- Gulati, A., Nathan, R., Katz, P.(2013). BUN-creatinine ratio does what Glasgow-Blatchford score does not: predicts high-risk lesions or endoscopic intervention for non-variceal upper GI bleed. Poster presentation at Pennsylvania society of Gastroenterology (PSG) annual meeting 2013, Hershey, PA.
- Gulati, A., Eiger, G. (2012). Mechanical ventilation induced exophthalmos. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA.
- Gulati, A., Tester, W. (2012). Lung cancer metastatic to breast—a case series. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians regional meeting October 2012; Philadelphia, PA.
- Gulati, A., Eiger,G., Urrea,C. (2011). Rapid response teams—have they made a difference? Poster presented at: American College of Physicians regional meeting 2011; Philadelphia, PA.
- Javaid, M., Gulati, A., Glazman, S., Bodis-Wollner, I.(2009).Perisaccadic Gamma Modulation in Parkinson Disease Patients & Healthy Subjects. Poster presented at: Annual National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) Conference; Miami, FL in Sep 2009.
EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
INVITED LECTURES
Grand Rounds
Update on Management of Pancreatitis and its complications
Grand Rounds, Division of Internal Medicine, Saint Agnes Medical Center,
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Print
https://www.beckersasc.com/gastroenterology-and-endoscopy/whats-next-for-minimally-invasive-gastroenterology-procedures.html
Article and photograph featured on the cover of GI / Hepatology news; quarterly magazine published by American College of Gastroenterology in 2016
Wrote an article in “Healthy Spirit Magazine”, a local magazine for health and wellness in 2020.
Electronic/Television
2 televised live-on-air interviews on KSEE24 a local news channel in Jan and March 2018 on Colon cancer screening and Antibiotic induced diarrhea.
Invited speaker at American College of Cancer (ACC ), Colon cancer community awareness event in Fresno in Dec 2019.
Interview on local health news channel (MedWatch Today) regarding colon cancer screening in June 2020.
ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
April 2015 |
Volunteer at Purple Stride, a Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Pan Can) event to celebrate families and survivors of Pancreatic Cancer. |
December 2018 |
Speaker at American Cancer Society “Walk for Colon Cancer” community event. Fresno, CA. |