I am a New Zealand trained gastroenterologist who grew up in India. I speak Hindi and Russian. I attended medical school in Amlaty, Kazakhstan, and completed my basic and advanced training in general medicine in Hamilton, Waikato. Following this I finished my training in gastroenterology in Auckland. I have a broad range of experience in all aspects of gastroenterology and have a particular interest in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, newer endoscopic imaging techniques like chromoendoscopy and virtual chromoendoscopy, and IBD (inflammatory bowel disease).

Areas of expertise:

• Endoscopy – gastroscopy and colonoscopy
• Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for treatment of early cancers
• Stent placement for palliation of GI cancers
• Chromoendoscopy
• Wireless capsule endoscopy
• Bowel cancer screening
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
• STRETTA
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Coeliac disease

Qualifications:

• MBBS, MD, FRACP

Current employment:

• Consultant Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland

Training:

• Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology Advanced Training, Auckland
• General Medicine Basic and Advanced Training, Waikato