C. Prakash Gyawali MD, MRCP
Professor of Medicine, Director of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, and Program Director of Gastroenterology Fellowship Training, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MissouriDr. Prakash Gyawali is currently a Professor of Medicine, Director of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, and Program Director of Gastroenterology Fellowship Training at the Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Dr. Gyawali's academic interests include gastrointestinal motility, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and functional bowel disorders; he is also prominently involved in education and mentoring of students, residents, fellows and peers at all levels. He directs gastrointestinal motility centers affiliated with Washington University, and is involved in motility testing using high resolution manometry, esophageal ambulatory esophageal pH and impedance monitoring, wireless pH monitoring and endoscopic functional lumen imaging probe. He is part of several working groups and consensus committees involving esophageal physiologic testing, and has over 175 original publications. He has an extensive academic practice in esophagology and functional bowel disorders, and is actively involved in clinical research involving neurogastroenterology and motility.
Disclosures
Dr. Gyawali is a consultant and speaker for Medtronic and Diversatek and is a consultant for Ironwood, Torax, Quintiles, and Isothrive.Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Development and Validation of Serum Markers as Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods for Achalasia
- FLIP Panometry Helps Identify Clinically Relevant Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction
- Prevalence and Impact of Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
- The Effects of Modifying the Amount and Type of Dietary Carbohydrates on Esophageal Acid Exposure Time and Esophageal Reflux Symptoms
- Effect of Hormonal Replacement Therapy on GERD and Its Complications in Postmenopausal Women
- Comparing High-Resolution Manometry and Functional Luminal Imaging Probe Panometry for Prediction of Esophageal Retention
- Validation of Clinically Relevant Thresholds of EGJ Obstruction Using FLIP Panometry
- Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroparesis in Tertiary Care Are Interchangeable Syndromes
- Efficacy and Safety of Tradipitant for Patients With Diabetic and Idiopathic Gastroparesis
- Achalasia Subtypes Can Be Identified With FLIP Panometry Using a Supervised Machine Learning Process