Kanishka Bhattacharya MD
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Title Assistant Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Medicine
Division Gastroenterology
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Telephone 508-856-8399
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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. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. Eckardt AJ, Swales C, Bhattacharya K, Wassef WY, Phelan NP, Zubair S, Martins N, Patel S, Moquin B, Anwar N, Leung K, Levey JM. Open access colonoscopy in the training setting: which factors affect patient satisfaction and pain? Endoscopy. 2008 Feb; 40(2):98-105.
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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. Misra MV, Bhattacharya K, Nompleggi DJ, Uknis ME, Rastellini C, Cicalese L. Magnification endoscopy as a reliable tool for the early diagnosis of rejection in living related small bowel transplants: a case report. Transplant Proc. 2006 Jul-Aug; 38(6):1738-9.
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7. 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   
Intestine, Small
Capsule Endoscopes
Capsule Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Colectomy
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Co-Authors  
Cave, David
Hirsh, Michael
Levey, John
Ste Marie, Ronald
Wassef, Wahid
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Physical Neighbors  
Basil, Anjali
Nompleggi, Dominic
Zivny, Jaroslav
Padron, Mariann
Patwardhan, Rashmi

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