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Prasad Kulkarni

Prasad Kulkarni

Contact Info

  • James A. Haley VA Hospital, Gastorenterology VA-111B
    13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
    Tampa FL 33612
  • Academic Email: pkulkarn@usf.edu

Education

  • MD, B.J. Medical College, University of Poona, 1984
  • MBBS, B.J. Medical College, University of Poona, 1982

Research Interests

  • Capsule endoscopy and deep enteroscopy
  • Interventional EUS
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Sedation in endoscopy
  • Barrett esophagus and ablative therapies
  • Autoimmune pancreatitis
  • Thermal injury (post-RFA) to the esophagus

Recent Publications

  • Lai A, Davis-Yadley A, Lipka S, Lalama M, Rabbanifard R, Bromberg D, Nehaul R, Kumar A, Kulkarni P. The Use of a Stylet in Endoscopic Ultrasound With Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of clinical gastroenterology. , 2017.
  • Patel R Kulkarni P. The Enterra Device and the Future of Gastric Electrical Pacing. J Gastric Disord Ther.. 2(4) : 4): doi http://dx.doi. org/10.16966/2381-8689.127, 2016.
  • Andrade CM, Patel B, Gill J, Amodeo D, Kulkarni P, Goldsmith S, Bachman B, Geerken R, Klein M, Anderson W, Miladinovic B, Fernandez I, Kumar A, Richter J, Vidyarthi G. Safety of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Conscious Sedation in Patients With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 50(3) : 198-201, 2016.
  • Sethi S, Kulkarni P. A rare case of a primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor. Translational gastroenterology and hepatology. 1: 66, 2016.
  • Kolkhorst K, Kulkarni P. Portal Hypertensive Polyposis: A Consequence of Esophageal Variceal Ligation? ACG Case Reports Journal. 2(3) : 125-6, 2015.
  • Patel R, Lara S, Johnson J, Kulkarni P. New pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a Crohn''s patient treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for 6 months. Journal of gastrointestinal cancer. 45 Suppl 1: 226-9, 2014.
  • Andrade C, Finan J, Kulkarni P. Metastatic leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas presenting as a massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Journal of gastrointestinal cancer. 45 Suppl 1: 230-2, 2014.
  • Rabbanifard R, Gajera A, Lamendola O, Saloum Y, Gill J, Kulkarni P. Atypical locations of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a case series and review of literature. Journal of gastrointestinal cancer. 45 Suppl 1: 155-60, 2014.
  • Ciociola AA, Cohen LB, Kulkarni P. How drugs are developed and approved by the FDA: current process and future directions. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 109(5) : 620-3, 2014.
  • Kolkhorst KJ, Goldsmith S, Kang L, Kulkarni P. Endoscopic removal of a solitary metastatic renal cell carcinoma lesion to the stomach. Journal of gastrointestinal cancer. 45 Suppl 1: 182-7, 2014.
  • Patel R, Clayton S, Kulkarni P. Images of the month. Distal esophageal calcific mass. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 109(12) : 1860, 2014.
  • Ehrenpreis ED, Kulkarni P, Burke C. What gastroenterologists should know about the gray market, herbal remedies, and compounded pharmaceuticals and their regulation by the Food and Drug Administration. The American journal of gastroenterology. 108(5) : 642-6, 2013.
  • Ehrenpreis ED, Ciociola AA, Kulkarni PM. How the FDA manages drug safety with black box warnings, use restrictions, and drug removal, with attention to gastrointestinal medications. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 107(4) : 501-4, 2012.
  • Kolkhorst KS, Kulkarni PM. Accidental metallic mercury ingestion. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 112(6) : 381, 2012.
  • Gill J, Vidyarthi G, Kulkarni P, Anderson W, Boyd W. Safety of conscious sedation in patients with sleep apnea in a veteran population. Southern Medical Journal. 104(3) : 185-8, 2011.