Field of Expertise:

• I am a Gastroenterologist focusing on Endoscopic diagnosis and management of Pancreatic and biliary diseases, GI cancers and endoscopic resection of mucosal and submucosal lesions.
  My areas of interest include:
  ⦁ Endoscopic Oncology (EUS guided fiducial marker placement, brachytherapy, FNI)
  ⦁ EUS, ERCP and cholangioscopic interventions in pancreato-biliary diseases
  ⦁ Endoscopic resection techniques including ESD, STER and full thickness resection.
  ⦁ Evaluation of novel endoscopic devices.
  

Educational Interests:

• Gastroenteorlogy fellowship training; Advanced endoscopy training
• Faculty at Hands-on endoscopy courses for fellows (ASGE, other)
• Training the Endoscopic Trainer: Faculty WEO PET programs, Train the endoscopic trainer programs.
  

Research topics:

• Pancreas and Bile Duct Cancer Center: Evaluation of EUS sampling methods; ablation
• Translational Research using EUS-FNB to create Pancreatic Cancer Organoids
• Evaluation of tissue injury with EUS-FNI of micro particles loaded wi th chemotherapeutic agents and fluorophores in porcine pancreas.
• Evaluation of endoscopic training and feedback methods in U.S. fellowship programs
• Impact of diabetes and Metformin use on Colorectal cancer survival in a predominantly African American urban population.
• Impact of fellow participation, academic consultants on Adenoma detection rate.
• Patient attitudues towards biospecimen donation in a predominantly African American community.
• Publications : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shivakumar_Vignesh

Addetional Links:

• www.LinkedIn.com/in/vigneshshivakumar/
• researchgate.net/profile/Shivakumar-Vignesh