Academic Background

Education:
M.D. INTERNAL MEDICINE
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
(A.I.I.M.S) New Delhi

M.B.B.S., All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
(A.I.I.M.S.) New Delhi

Post-Graduate Training:
Internal Medicine Residency, The Medical Center of Central MA, Worcester, MA

Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mt.Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

FELLOWSHIP in INVASIVE GASTROENTEROLOGY
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Research/Clinical Interests

Transplant Hepatology
Viral Hepatitis
Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound

Current Ongoing Research Projects

Current Ongoing Research Projects:
The Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment to prevent Cirrhosis (HALT-C) Trial : A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long term pegylated interferon for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients who failed to respond to previous interferon therapy. Study sponsor NIDDK.

HALT-C ancillary study - The effects of interferon on portal hypertension.

PEG-IFN vs. Iron Reduction and PEG-IFN for Chronic Hepatitis C: An International, Multi-Center, Randomized Trial (Study Sponsor Roche)