Kanishka Bhattacharya MD
Title Assistant Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Medicine
Division Gastroenterology
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
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 Worcester MA 01655
Telephone 508-856-8399
Email
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Academic Background

Education:
Medical College, University of Calcutta

Post-Graduate Training:
Internal Medicine Residency, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA.

Fellow in Gastroenterology, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center,
Faulkner Hospital and Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Research/Clinical Interests
Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Therapeutic Endoscopy
Publications
1. Singh A, Marshall C, Chaudhuri B, Okoli C, Foley A, Person SD, Bhattacharya K, Cave DR. Timing of video capsule endoscopy relative to overt obscure GI bleeding: implications from a retrospective study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 May; 77(5):761-6.
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2. Eckardt AJ, Swales C, Bhattacharya K, Wassef WY, Leung K, Levey JM. Does trainee participation during colonoscopy affect adenoma detection rates? Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Jul; 52(7):1337-44.
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3. Cave DR, Fleischer DE, Leighton JA, Faigel DO, Heigh RI, Sharma VK, Gostout CJ, Rajan E, Mergener K, Foley A, Lee M, Bhattacharya K. A multicenter randomized comparison of the Endocapsule and the Pillcam SB. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Sep; 68(3):487-94.
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4. Attasaranya S, Cheon YK, Vittal H, Howell DA, Wakelin DE, Cunningham JT, Ajmere N, Ste Marie RW, Bhattacharya K, Gupta K, Freeman ML, Sherman S, McHenry L, Watkins JL, Fogel EL, Schmidt S, Lehman GA. Large-diameter biliary orifice balloon dilation to aid in endoscopic bile duct stone removal: a multicenter series. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Jun; 67(7):1046-52.
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5. Rullán R, Danielson P, Hirsh M, Kim D, Eckardt A, Bhattacharya K. Self-expanding silicone stent for treatment of postoperative colorectal stricture in an infant with Hirschsprung's disease: a case report. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Sep; 41(9):1613-5.
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6. Jessup TP, Wassef WY, Yantiss RK, Bhattacharya K. Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA of a rapidly progressive peripancreatic mass. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Mar; 63(3):527-9.
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Keywords   
Capsule Endoscopes
Capsule Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Intestine, Small
Colectomy
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Co-Authors  
Cave, David
Foley, Ann
Marshall, Christopher
Person, Sharina
Wassef, Wahid
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Physical Neighbors  
Hyatt, Benjamin
Barry, Curtis
Donohue, Daniel
Levey, John
Bocelli, Lisa

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