Endoscopy

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Pankaj Jay Pasricha

Academic positions: - Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Bassel and Frances Blanton Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine - Professor of Anatomy & Neurosciences and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Medical Branch

Any industry positions (last five years): Consultant to a number of companies Research interests: Dr Pasricha's laboratory is interested in molecular mechanisms of visceral pain and restoration of enteric neural function with novel strategies including neural stem cell transplants. His clinical interests include GI motility disorders and abdominal pain as well as the development of novel endoscopic procedures and devices.

Any other information: Dr Pasricha currently serves as chair of the NIH Special Emphasis Panel on Endoscopic Clinical Research in Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases. He has authored more than a 100 manuscripts and book chapters including contributions to Cecil Textbook of Medicine, Yamada Textbook of Gastroenterology and Goodman and Gilman Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.