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  • Abhishek Gulati, M.D.
    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

    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

    Institutional/University
    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

    October 2015 First prize winner, GI Jeopardy Quiz

    Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology Annual meeting

    Lancaster, PA

    October 2014 Second prize,

    Abstract: Rapid Response Teams: Have they made a difference

    ACP Regional meeting

    Philadelphia, PA

    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

    May 2023 PubMed article Editor -Preoperative Bariatric NAFLD and NASH

    April 2023 Poster Judge, American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual meeting, San Diego, CA

    November 2019-Present Reviewer

    Cureus Journal of Medical Science

    September 2017-Present Reviewer

    BMC Gastroenterology

    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.