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professor emeritus at west virginia university school of medicine
mental health care, education
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, united states
Shyam Thakkar
Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
About
Dr. Thakkar is the Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy and Professor of Medicine at West Virginia University. In this role, he is designing an interventional endoscopy program for 19 hospitals. In his previous role, he oversaw the endoscopic services of Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He will now focus on the vision and strategy of an Endoscopy Service Line that can support the needs of the entire state of West Virginia. This service line will include a multidisciplinary collaboration between nurses, physicians, trainees, and administrators to advance clinical delivery, research, and innovation.
His clinical practice focuses on advanced therapeutic endoscopy. He also devotes a significant amount of time to clinical research, and has served as the principal investigator on numerous studies. His most recent research focuses on natural orifice surgery and optimizing colonoscopy. With regard to enhanced colonoscopy, Dr. Thakkar is the primary investigator in a project utilizing artificial intelligence. He has received several grants in this regard. As part of his work at WVU Medicine, he will oversee a cutting-edge research lab which focuses on artificial intelligence and innovation. With regard to natural orifice surgery, he has been a primary investigator in a project directed at creating a novel snake robot for interventions. He was also part of the first investigational team in Pennsylvania to perform the Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy(POEM) for Achalsia.
Dr. Thakkar has additionally served as faculty at multiple international conferences including Ambassador to Vietnam for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy where he taught hemostasis. He has been recognized for his innovation, research, and contributions to the community by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology, and National Pancreas Foundation.
Dr. Thakkar received a BA with majors in Biology and Economics from Washington University St. Louis. He then went on to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree from Temple University. He completed Internal Medicine training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Gastroenterology training at the Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel College of Medicine. He further completed a specialized advanced endoscopy fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.
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Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Birthday
April 19
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