Advanced Endoscopy Center of Excellence
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Pushpak Taunk, MD
Pushpak Taunk, MD -
Patrick G. Brady, MD
Patrick G. Brady, MD -
Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD
Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD -
Hilal Jonathan, MD
Hilal Jonathan, MD -
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.