20+ Years Of Experiences

Dr.Piyush Somani

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Education Qualification

DM (Gastroenterology) (Three years’ fellowship in Gastroenterology)
T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Mumbai, India
2009 – 2012

MD (Medicine)
B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
2005 – 2008

Rotatory Internship in all departments
N.H.L. Medical College
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
2003 – 2004

MBBS
N.H.L. Medical College
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
1998 – 2003

Professional Experience

 

Fellow in Advanced Endoscopy/EUS
Seoul National University Hospital, ASAN Medical Center
Seoul, Korea
Sept 7, 2015 to Sept 20, 2015

Fellow in Advanced Endoscopy/EUS
Sheng Jing Hospital, China Medical University
Shenyang, China
Mar 2015 to May 2015

Associate Consultant Gastroenterologist
Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital
Pune, India
Feb 2014 to Mar 2015

Assistant Professor
Department of Gastroenterology
TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
Sept 2012 to Jan 2014

Consultant Gastroenterologist Feb 2023 till date
Prime Hospital, Dubai 

Consultant Gastroenterologist May 2020 – Jan 2023
NMC Royal Hospital (Al Zahra Hospital)
Sharjah, UAE

Consultant Gastroenterologist July 2020 – Jan 2023
NMC Specialty Hospital
Dubai, UAE 

Specialist Gastroenterologist April 2016 – April 2020
Thumbay Hospital,
Dubai, UAE

Fellow in Advanced Endoscopy June 2015 – April 2016
Jaswant Rai Specialty Hospital
Meerut, India

Fellow in interventional endoscopy Jan 2016 to Feb 2016
Center for interventional endoscopy
Florida Hospital
Orlando, Florida, USA

Awards | Achievements | Fellowships

American College of Gastroenterology International training Grant

I pursued this grant of 10,000 USD for Advanced Endoscopy training in EMR/EUS/ERCP/Cholangioscopy at center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital under guidance of Professor Robert Hawes and Professor Shyam Varadarajulu. This prestigious grant is given to only one non-American gastroenterologist in the world each year.

Asian Young Endoscopist Award 2015

Awarded by Korean society of GI Endoscopy, I underwent ERCP/EUS training for 2 weeks at National University Hospital, Seoul and ASAN Medical center.

Clinical Fellowship in EUS

I pursued this two months’ Clinical fellowship at Shengjing Hospital, China medical University under guidance of Professor Sun Siyu.

Japanese Foundation for research and promotion of Endoscopy (JFE) Grants

 One of the recipient of this prestigious grant.

APASL Early career fellowship 2014

First and the only recipient of this prestigious award which included grant of 20,000 USD.

JGHF Young Investigator award at APASL 2013, Singapore

This was awarded for the best poster at APASL 2013, entitled “Prevalence of Cardiac and Renal Dysfunction

in India Cirrhotic patients”.

Publications

  • Singh R, Joshi S, Hatimi H, Somani P, Rathi P, Joshi RM. Rectal fistula due to ovarian Endoscopy 2012 May; 44 Suppl 2.
  • Somani P, Khot A, Jain S, Shah D, Rathi PM. Stavudineinduced Multiple Adverse Effects in HIV- Infected Patient: A rare case report. Journal of case reports   2013; 3(1):186-190.
  • Somani P, Jain S, Shah D, Rathi PM. Uncomplicated spontaneous rupture of pancreatic pseudocyst into stomach: A case report. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013:16; 5(9): 461-464.
  • Khot A, Somani P, Rathi PM. Abdominal tuberculosis masquerading as intestinal Lymphangiectasia. Trop Gastroenterol 2013 Oct-Dec; 34 (4):285-6.
  • Jain S, Somani P, Shah D, Rathi PM. Esophageal tuberculosis presenting with hematemesis. World J Gastrointest Endosc2013 Nov 16; 5 (11):581-583.
  • Mohite A, Somani P, Rathi PM. Tuberculous choledochoduodenal fistula with EHPVO: rare association. J Formos Med Assoc 2013Dec; 112 (12):807-9.
  • Khot A, Somani P, Rathi PM. Prognostic factors in Acute and Chronic Liver Failure: A prospective study from western India. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 2014 Mar; 33 (2):11924.
  • Shah DK, Somani P, Rathi PM. Biliary sphincteroplasty facilitates retrieval of proximally migrated plastic biliary stent. Trop Gastroenterol. 2014 Apr-Jun; 35(2):1036.
  • Piyush O. Somani, Qais contractor, Ajay S. Chaurasia, Pravin M. Rathi.. Diastolic dysfunction characterizes cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Indian heart journal 2014 Nov-Dec; 66(6): 649-55.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Pathak A, Patil A, Kumar A, Sreesh S. Endoscopic ultrasound imaging of pancreatic duct ascariasis. Endoscopy 2016; 48 Suppl 1: E33-4. PMID: 26829193.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Patil A, Kumar A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of a pericardial mass. Endoscopy 2016; 48 Suppl 1: E45-6. PMID: 26829200.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Patil A, Kumar A, Shastri C. Endoscopic ultrasonography of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome. Endoscopy. 2016; 48 Suppl 1 UCTN: E76-7.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Pathak A, Patil A, Kumar A. Primary Peritoneal Hydatidosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 May; 111(5).
  • Somani P, Sharma M. Endoscopic ultrasound/endobronchial ultrasound pierce the veil of precision medicine for lung cancer. Transl Cancer Res
  • Sharma M, Somani P. Endoscopic Ultrasound of Pancreatic Duct Ascariasis. Dig Endosc 2016 Jan 28. PMID: 26822523.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Patil A. Double Trouble in Acute Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 2016 Apr; 150(4):833-4.
  • Sharma M, Pathak A, Shoukat A, Somani P. Imaging of spaces of neck and mediastinum by endoscopic ultrasound. Lung India. 2016 May-Jun; 33(3):292-305.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Patil A, Kumar A, Shastri C. Endoscopic ultrasound of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome. GI Endoscopy (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.05.040.
  • Somani P, Navaneethan U. Role of ERCP in Patients with Idiopathic Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2016 Sep; 14(3):327-39.
  • Sharma M, Patil A, Somani P. Bilateral adrenal tuberculosis diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology. Endoscopy. 2016; 48 Suppl 1:E246-7.
  • Sharma M, Pathak A, Somani P. Imaging of spaces of neck and mediastinum by endoscopic ultrasound. Lung India. 2016 May – Jun; 33(3):292-305.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Patil A. An Unusual Cause of Splenomegaly. Gastroenterology. 2016 Oct; 151(4):605-6.
  • Somani P, Sharma M. Endoscopic ultrasound of esophageal duplication cyst. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2016 Nov; 35(6):497-498.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Al Khatry M, Patil A. Endoscopic ultrasound of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm. Endoscopy. 2017 Feb; 49(S 01):E25-E26.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Patil A, Shastri C. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of peritoneal deposits in patients with ascites of unknown cause (with videos). Endosc Ultrasound. 2017 Jan-Feb; 6(1):69-70.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Shastri C, Patil A, Al Khatry M. Multiple Duodenal Strictures due to Eosinophilic Duodenitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar; 112(3):412.
  • Sharma M, Somani P. Endoscopic ultrasound of gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm. Endoscopy. 2017 Feb; 49(S 01):E117-E118.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Shastri C. A rare cause of dysphagia. Dig Liver Dis. 2017 May; 49(5):575.
  • Somani P, Sharma M. Endoscopic ultrasound of Lemmel’s syndrome. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar; 36(2):155-157.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Prasad R, Jindal S. A rare etiology of idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis. Endoscopy. 2017 Feb; 49(S 01):E143-E144.
  • Sharma M, Somani P. A Rare Etiology of Idiopathic Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 2017 May; 152(6):1295-1296.
  • Sharma M, Madambath JG, Somani P, Pathak A, Rameshbabu CS, Bansal R, Ramasamy K, Patil A. Endoscopic ultrasound of peritoneal spaces. Endosc Ultrasound. 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):90-102.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Janarthanan K, Jindal S, Prasad R, Hari RS. Endoscopic ultrasound of duodenal heterotopic gastric mucosa. Endoscopy 2017 May 19.
  • Sharma M, Somani P. A rare etiology of idiopathic acute pancreatitis. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2017 May-Jun; 23(3):209-210.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Pathak A, Patil A, Kumar A. Endoscopic ultrasound of bile duct ascariasis (with video). Endosc Ultrasound 2017; 6:208-9.
  • Sharma M, Showkat A, Somani P. An Unusual Cause of Biliary Colic. Gastroenterology. 2017 Sep; 153(3):e1-e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.01.018. Epub 2017 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 28780014.
  • Somani P, Sharma M, Jindal S. Endoscopic ultrasound appearance of dead Ascaris lumbricoides in the biliary tract. Endoscopy 2017 Nov; 49(11):E275-E276.
  • Malay Sharma, Piyush Somani, Vikas Sengar. EUS of bile duct hydatid membrane. Video GIE, Volume 2, Issue 10, Pages 284–286.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Prasad R, Jindal S. An unusual cause of hemobilia diagnosed on EUS. VideoGIE. 2017 Mar 31;2(5):104-105. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.02.006. eCollection 2017 May. PubMed PMID: 29905265; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5991134.
  • Sharma M, Lingampalli R, Jindal S, Somani P. Management of luminal gossypiboma with endoscopy and laparoscopy. VideoGIE. 2017 Jun 19;2(7):174-175. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.03.007. eCollection 2017 Jul. PubMed PMID: 29905302; PubMed
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Prasad R, Jindal S. EUS imaging of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm. VideoGIE. 2017 May 18;2(9):219-220. Doi 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.03.008. eCollection 2017 Sep. PubMed PMID: 29905312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5991971.
  • Sharma M, Jindal S, Lingampalli R, Somani P. EUS-guided cyanoacrylate glue injection for treatment of anourethral fistula. VideoGIE. 2017 May 3;2(10):272-273. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.03.013. eCollection 2017 Oct. PubMed PMID: 29905328; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5992786.
  • Sharma M, Jindal S, Somani P, Basnet BK, Bansal R. EUS-guided coiling of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm in 2 stages. VideoGIE. 2017 Jul 19;2(10):262-263. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.06.005. eCollection 2017 Oct. PubMed PMID: 29905330; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5993262.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Prasad R, Jindal S, Pathak A. Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of biliary stent. VideoGIE. 2017 May 6;2(7):179-181. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.04.001. eCollection 2017 Jul. PubMed PMID: 29905283; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5991772.
  • Sharma M, Lingampalli R, Jindal S, Somani P. Management of a Dieulafoy ulcer bleed with an over-the-scope clip. VideoGIE. 2017 Apr 23;2(8):199-200. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.03.010. eCollection 2017 Aug. PubMed PMID: 29905292; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5991491.
  • Somani P, Sunkara T, Sharma M. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017 Oct 14;23(38):6952-6961
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Sunkara T. Imaging of gall bladder by endoscopic ultrasound. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Jan 16; 10(1):10-15. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.10. Review. PubMed PMID: 29375736; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5768998.
  • Sharma M, Somani P. EUS of pancreatic ascariasis. Arab J Gastroenterol. 2018 Mar; 19(1):47-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2018.02.011. Epub 2018 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 29523472.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Sunkara T, Prajapati R. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided management of bleeding periampullary tumor. Endoscopy. 2018 Jul;50 (7):E192-E193. doi: 10.1055/a-0599-0058. Epub 2018 May 9. PubMed PMID: 29742772.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Sunkara T, Prajapati R. Trans-Tracheal Cyanoacrylate Glue Injection for the Management of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jun; 113(6):800. doi: 10.1038/s41395-018-0105-9. PubMed PMID: 29941936.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Rameshbabu CS. Linear endoscopic ultrasound evaluation of hepatic veins. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Oct 16; 10(10):283-293. doi: 10.4253.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Rameshbabu CS, Sunkara T, Rai P. Stepwise evaluation of liver sectors and liver segments by endoscopic ultrasound. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Nov 16; 10(11):326-339. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.326. Review. PMID: 30487943.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Sunkara T, Prajapati R, Talele R. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided coil embolization and thrombin injection of a bleeding gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm. Endoscopy. 2019 Feb; 51(2):E36-E37. doi: 10.1055/a-0790-8134. Epub 2018 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 30537784.
  • Sharma M, Somani P, Talele R, Kohli V, Sunkara T. EUS-guided thrombin injection of cystic artery pseudoaneurysm leading to Mirizzi’s syndrome and hemobilia. VideoGIE. 2019 Feb 26; 4(4):163-165. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2018.12.004. eCollection 2019 Apr. PMCID: PMC6477544.
  • Somani P, Talele R, Sharma M. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Thrombolysis of Pulmonary Artery Thrombus and Mesenteric Vein Thrombus. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Mar;114(3):379. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000139. PubMed PMID: 30840604.
  • Sharma M, Somani P. Elastography in mediastinal ultrasound, where do we stand? Lung India. 2019 Mar-Apr; 36(2):91-93. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_67_19. PubMed PMID: 30829240.
  • Sharma M, Somani P. Endoscopic Management of Esophagopleural Fistula in a Case of Corrosive Esophageal Stricture. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Apr;114(4):550. doi: 14309/ajg.0000000000000174. PMID: 30951516.
  • Sharma M, Patil A, Kumar A, Pathak A, Somani P, Sreesh SS, Rameshbabu CS. Imaging of infracolic and pelvic compartment by linear EUS. Endosc Ultrasound. 2019 May-Jun; 8(3):161-171. doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_25_19. PMID: 31134898.
  • Litjens G, Gerges C, Shastri YM, Somani P, Beyna T, Neuhaus H, van Laarhoven CJHM, Prokop M, Siersema PD, Hermans JJ, van Geenen EJM. EUS-Guided Biopsy with a Novel Puncture Biopsy Forceps Needle-Feasibility Study. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Sep 7;11(9):1638. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11091638. PMID: 34573978; PMCID: PMC8466864.

 

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