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Advanced Endoscopy Center of Excellence

  • Pushpak Taunk, MD Pushpak Taunk, MD
    Pushpak Taunk, MD
  • Patrick G. Brady, MD Patrick G. Brady, MD
    Patrick G. Brady, MD
  • Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD
    Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD
  • Hilal Jonathan, MD Hilal Jonathan, MD
    Hilal Jonathan, MD
  • Ali A. Abbas, MD, MPH Ali A. Abbas, MD, MPH
    Ali A. Abbas, MD, MPH

Largest Volume of Complex Cancer/Non-Cancer Endoscopic Procedures on the West Coast of Florida

Focal Clinical Disease Interests

  • Barrett esophagus /dysplasia ablation
  • Staging and treatment of GI tumors: GIST, esophageal, gastric and pancreaticobiliary
  • Comprehensive endosonographic diagnosis/staging and multi-disciplinary care of GI cancers: esophagus, stomach, pancreaticobiliary and colon.
  • Difficult incomplete colonoscopy
  • Endoscopic stents: esophageal, small bowel bleeding, pancreatic and colon
  • Large gastric, duodenal, ampullary and colon polyps removal
  • Pancreatic cysts, tumors, and chronic pancreatitis
  • Unexplained small bowel bleeding

Advanced Endoscopic Procedures

  • Barrx ablation for Barrett’s esophagus, dysplasia and cancer
  • Therapeutic ERCP and pancreaticobiliary endotherapy and stenting
  • Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and FNA
  • Small bowel pill camera
  • Small bowel balloon enteroscopy
  • SpyGlass cholangioscopy and lithotripsy
  • EUS guided cystogastomy, celiac neurolysis and fiducial placement
  • Sphincter of Oddi manometry
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection of superficial GI tumors
  • Enteral stenting

Additional Information

Our GI Division has an Adenoma Detection Rate (ADR) of 50% for male patients ad 37% for female patients (ASGE Guidelines recommend > 30% for males and > 20% for females).

USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (813) 974-4115.