Raj Shah

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic Snare Papillectomy (ESP) is a minimally invasive option for the management of noninvasive ampullary adenomas…

Background: Transoral outlet reduction endoscopy (TORe) has been shown to be effective in managing weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), as has the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, liraglutide. However, the effect of adjunctive liraglutide after TORe has yet to be assessed…

BACKGROUND: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with increased mortality, falls, and frequent hospitalizations. Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are useful tools to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures such as impairment of sleep, cognition, or activity…

Glucagon-like-peptide (GLP-1) can delay gastric emptying and increase the risk of aspiration during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). However, there is no consensus guidelines on whether to discontinue GLP-1 prior to EGD…

INTRODUCTION: Most endoscopists perform ERCP with only a side-viewing duodenoscope. We hypothesize significant gastrointestinal findings are missed due to the side-viewing design of the duodenoscope and that at least a subset of patients would benefit from concomitant forward-viewing exam (i.e…