Brief Profile
Dr Prashanth B Gandhi has completed MBBS and MD in General Medicine from MS Ramaiah Medical College , Bangalore. Later on he completed Doctorate of Medicine in Medical Gastroenterology from the Prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has worked with Madras Medical Mission Hospital , Chennai, before Joining Narayana Health Family. He is keen on treating patients with Gastrointestinal and Liver Ailments by using advanced technologies in a practical and affordable manner. His special interest are Endoscopic Ultrasound , Inflammatory bowel disease and Motility disorders
Qualification
- MBBS
- MD
- MRCP(UK)
- ESEGH
- DrNB
- DM(CMC Vellore)
Post held in past
- Consultant Gastroenterologist
Fields of Expertise
- Motility studies
- Interventional Gastroenterology
Professional Memberships & Certifications
- MRCP(UK), ESEGH, Member of American College of Gastroenterology, MNAMS, Member of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, MSEGI
Publications
- Case Report: Sunil HS, Gandhi PB, Avinash B, Devi G, Sudhir U. Parasitic Zoo of Fasciolopsis buski, Gastrodiscoides hominis , Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica. Intern Med 2014; 4: 135.doi: 10.4172/2165-8048.1000135
- Original Article: Von‐Willebrand factor: A biomarker to predict in‐hospital survival in patients with severe and very severe alcoholic hepatitis. Tiwari PS, Prasanna KS, Gandhi PB, Nair SC, Amirtharaj GJ, Balasubramanian KA, et al. Curr Med Issues 2020;18:158‐64.
- Original Article: Low volume plasma exchange and low dose steroid improve survival in patients with alcohol related acute on chronic liver failure and severe alcoholic hepatitis – preliminary experience. Santhosh E. Kumar, Ashish Goel, Uday Zachariah, Sukesh C. Nair, Vinoi George David, Santosh Varughese, Prashanth B. Gandhi, Amit Barpha, Anand Sharma, B. Vijayalekshmi, K.A. Balasubramanian, Elwyn Elias, C.E. Eapen.Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2021.07.010
Key Procedures Performed
- Oesophago Gastro Duodenoscopy (OGD)
- Colonoscopy
- ERCP
- EUS
- Motility Studies
Rare/ Unique Skills
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Manometry
Interests
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Manometry studies
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Languages Spoken
Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English