Languages: English & Spanish

Board Certification

Gastroenterology — Diplomat — American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine — American Board of Internal Medicine

Postgraduate Training

7/2005 — 6/2008 — Gastroenterology Fellow
Division of Digestive Diseases,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY

7/2003 — 6/2005 — Medical Resident
Department of Internal Medicine,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY

7/2002 — 7/2003 — Internship
Department of Internal Medicine,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Medical Education

8/1998 — 5/2002
Degree: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City, MO

Graduate Education

7/1996 — 8/1997
Degree: Masters of Arts (M.A.)
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Undergraduate Education

8/1992 — 5/1996
B.A. — Biology with University Honors
The Johns Hopkins University
College of Arts & Sciences
Baltimore, MD

Procedures

— Colonoscopy & Polypectomy
— Upper Endoscopy (EGD)
— Video Capsule Endoscopy
— ERCP
— Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
— Endoscopic Management of GI Bleeding
— Ligation of Varices
— Esophageal, Enteral & Colonic Stenting
— Esophageal Dilation
— Hemorrhoid Ligation
— Radio Frequency Ablation
— Endoscopic Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus

Publications

1. Chawla A. Karl PI. Narasimhan G. Michaud GA. Fisher SE. Schneider BL. Effect of Olsalazine on sodium-dependentbile acid transport in rat ileum. Digestive Diseases & Sciences. 40(5):943–8, 1995.
2. Narasimhan G. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Boston University Press. GMS AM, nar, Vol 44 1997.
3. Meraj S. Narasimhan G. Gerber E. Nagler HM. Bladder wall lipoma. Urology. 60(1):164, 2002.
4. Sargios T. Kalakuntala R. Narasimhan G. Dubrovskaya v. Homel P. Clain D. Bodenheimer H. Min A. Treatment rates for chronic hepatitis C after liver biopsy. Hepatology 38(4):732A, 2003 [Abstract.].
5. Foreman R. Panagopoulos G, Pellecchia C, Narasimhan G, Korelitz B. Role of Appendectomy in the Clinical Course of Crohn’s Disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology Suppl 99(10): s261-2, 2004 [Abstract].
6. Sargios T, Narasimhan G, Kalakuntala R, Clain D, Bodenheimer H, Min AD. The Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on Liver Biopsy in Patients with an Unexplained Elevation of Aminotransferases over a Ten-Year Period. Gastroenterology 126(4) suppl:A756, 2004 [Abstract].
7. Gingold A, Augello S, Narasimhan G, Clain D, Min AD. The Prevalence of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Hospitalized Patients. American Journal of Gastroenterology Suppl 99(10): s35-6, 2004 [Abstract].
8. Sheikh A, Schlosser J, Bravo-Vera R, Narasimhan G, Poretsky L. Falsely Low Hemoglobin A1C Levels in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus, Hepatitis C and HIV Infection. American Diabetes Association. Diabetes 64th Scientific Sessions. Abstract. 2405-PO. 2004.
9. Narasimhan G, Johnson T, Walfish A, Labowitz DA, Bodenheimer HC, Min AD. Trends in Biopsy and Treatment Rates in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection over a Five-Year Period. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 100(9) suppl: s105-s106, 251, 2005 [Abstract].
10. Walfish A, Augello S, Narasimhan G, Suwandhi P, Lee C, Danesh B, Gingold A, Min AD. Average Risk Screening Colonoscopy in the Elderly: Outcome of Screening at Age 75 Years and Above. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 100(9) suppl: s384, 1055, 2005 [Abstract].
11. Gingold A, Narasimhan G, Augello S, Clain D. The Prevalence of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Hospitalized Patients. Practical Gastroenterology. (XXX)5: 24–34. May, 2006.
12. Narasimhan G, Sargios T, Kalakuntala R, Theise ND, Homel P, Clain D, Bodenheimer H, Min A. Treatment Rates in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C After Liver Biopsy. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 13(11), 783–786, Nov. 2006.
13. Narasimhan G, Awad A, Kasmin FE, Cohen SA, Siegel J. Metastatic B-Cell Lymphoma Resulting in Biliary Strictures. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 101 (9) suppl: s331, 827, 2006 [Abstract].
14. Narasimhan G, Benias PC, Awad A, Jimenez J, Robbins DH, Bodenheimer HC, Min AD. Gastric Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Breast Cancer Metastasis. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 101 (9) suppl: s336, 827, 2006 [Abstract].
15. Awad A, Cohen S, Kasmin F, Narasimhan G, Siegel J. Esophageal Intramural Pseudodiverticulosis Associated with a Cervical Esophageal Web: Report of a Case. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 101 (9) suppl: s337, 842, 2006 [Abstract].
16. Narasimhan G, Awad A, Bednarek KT, Cohen SA, Siegel JH, Robbins DH. EUS Guided Foreign Body Extraction. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 101 (9) suppl: s389, 983, 2006 [Abstract].
17. Narasimhan G, Kuperschmit D, Kasmin FE, Cohen SA, Siegel JH. Endoscopic Therapy of a Difficult to Treat Pancreatic Duct Sone in a Pediatric Patient. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102 (S2) suppl: s381, 715, 2007 [Abstract].

Professional Membership

— American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
— American College of Gastroenterology
— American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
— American Gastroenterological Association
— New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopists