Dr. Gopi Srikanth

Education Qualifications

• 2022: Fellowship in Endoscopic Ultrasound, WEO International School of EUS, World Endoscopy Organisation
• 2021: Fellowship in Pancreatology, AIIMS, New Delhi
• 2018-2020: DM Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AIIMS, New Delhi
• 2013-2015: MD Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh
• 2006-2012: MBBS, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Experience

• Oct 2022-Present: Consultant in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Interventional Endoscopy, Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City
• 2022: Assistant Professor (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Interventional Endoscopy), AIIMS, New Delhi
• 2016: Senior Residency, Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Services offered

• Services in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Advanced Endoscopy:
• Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders (Acid Reflux, Heartburn, Abdominal Pain, Constipation, Diarrhea)
• Pancreatico-biliary Diseases (Gallbladder, Bile Duct and Pancreas)
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
• Clinical Hepatology (Fatty Liver, Viral Hepatitis, and other Liver Diseases)
• Obesity Treatment
• Nutrition and Food Allergy
• Gastrointestinal and Liver Cancers
• Gastrointestinal Emergencies (Bleeding, Food Impaction, Acute Abdominal Pain, etc.)
• Routine Endoscopic Services (Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy)
• Advanced Endoscopy Services (ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Enteroscopy, Capsule Endoscopy, Polypectomy, Third Space Endoscopy, Manometry Studies)

Special Interest and Expertise

• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound Procedures
• Gastrointestinal Malignancies including Liver Malignancies
• Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
• Clinical Hepatology (Fatty Liver and Portal Hypertension)

Professional Membership

• World Endoscopy Organization (WEO)
• Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
• Indian Pancreas Club (IPC)

Research & Publications

• Gopi Srikanth, Saraya A, Gunjan D. Nutrition in acute pancreatitis. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Apr 27;15(4):534-543
• Diagnosis and treatment of H Pylori Srikanth Gopi, Saurabh Kedia, Vineet Ahuja. Medicine Update – 2022
• Gopi Srikanth, Singh N, Yegurla J, Tabish M, Agarwal S, Qamar S, Gunjan D, Saraya A. Utility of Fecal Elastase-1 to diagnose severe exocrine insufficiency in chronic pancreatitis: Real world experience. Pancreatology. 2023 Mar;23(2):151-157.
• Gopi Srikanth, Qamar S, Singh N, Agarwal S, Yegurla J, Rana A, Gunjan D, Saraya A. Malnutrition by GLIM criteria in chronic pancreatitis: Prevalence, predictors, and its impact on quality of life. Pancreatology. 2022 Apr;22(3):367-373.
• Singh N, Gopi Srikanth, Saraya A. Asian Perspective of Nutrition in Liver Disease. Curr Hepatol Rep 2022; 21: 131–141
• Gopi Srikanth, S Jagannath, Gunjan D. EUS-guided FNA yield of intrabdominal lymph nodes of unknown etiology in tuberculosis endemic region. EUS summit 2022, Seoul, Korea: E-Poster presentation
• Gopi Srikanth, S Jagannath, Gunjan D. Change in body composition analysis by bioelectrical impedance in patients with achalasia cardia after per-oral endoscopic myotomy. ENDOCON 2021: E-Poster presentation
• Gopi Srikanth, S Jagannath, Gunjan D. Impacted stone retrieval basket: heartache for endoscopists and a novel method of rescue! ENDOCON 2021: Endoscopy Video Digest
• Lohani N, Gopi Srikanth, Qamar S, et al. Su1131: Understanding the mechanism of skeletal muscle wasting in chronic pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2022; 162: S-514
• KS Madhusudhan, Gopi Srikanth, Anand Narayan Singh, Lokesh Agarwal, Deepak Gunjan, Deep N. Srivastava, Pramod Kumar Garg. Immediate and long-term outcomes of percutaneous radiological interventions for hemorrhagic complications in acute and chronic pancreatitis: a seven-year experience from a tertiary care centre. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2021
• Gopi Srikanth, Gunjan D. Variceal Bleed Management. Medicine Update - 2021
• Batra P, Gopi Srikanth, Vinayraj E V., et al. A rare case of complicated pancreatitis due to leptospirosis. Indian J Med Microbiol 2022; 40: 602–604
• Rana A, Sharma S, Qamar S, Zangmo R, Gopi S, Agarwal S, Sharma KA, Singh N, Gunjan D, Saraya A. Chronic Pancreatitis in Females is Not Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2022 Apr 25.
• Gupta A, Rana R, Agarwal S, Sharma S, Gopi S, Mohta S, et al. Assessing the risk of further decompensation and survival in patients with cirrhosis with variceal bleeding as their first decompensation event. Am J Gastroenterol 2022.
• Gupta A, Rana R, Agarwal S, Sharma S, Gopi Srikanth, Mohta S, Gunjan D, Saraya A. Assessing the Risk of Further Decompensation and Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis With Variceal Bleeding as Their First Decompensation Event. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 May 1;118(5):833-839.
• Ahmed S, Aggarwal S, Sharma S, Wong YJ, Gopi S, Gunjan D, et al. Utility of Non-Invasive Tests to detect any varices in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease. J Clin Exp Hepatol 2022;12:S25–6.
• Gupta A, Gamangatti S, Sharma S, Gopi S, Hemachandran N, Saraya A. Aberrant Collaterals in Cirrhosis and Challenges in its Management. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023 May-Jun;13(3):542-546.
• Sanchit Sharma, Samagra Agarwal, Srikant Gopi, Abhinav Anand, Srikant Mohta, Deepak Gunjan, Rajni Yadav, Anoop Saraya. Determinants of Outcomes in Autoimmune Hepatitis Presenting as Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Without Extrahepatic Organ Dysfunction upon Treatment with Steroids. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2021;11(2):171-180.
• Abhinav Anand, Srikant Mohta, Samagra Agarwal, Sanchit Sharma, Srikanth Gopi, Deepak Gunjan, Kumble S. Madhusudhan, Namrata Singh, Anoop Saraya. European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) Criteria with Population-Based Skeletal Muscle Index Best Predicts Mortality in Asians With Cirrhosis. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2021;0(0).
• Abhinav Anand, Aruna Nambirajan, Vikas Kumar, Samagra Agarwal, Sanchit Sharma, Srikant Mohta, Srikanth Gopi, Kanav Kaushal, Deepak Gunjan, Namrata Singh, Kumble S. Madhusudhan, Shyam S. Chauhan, Mehar C. Sharma, Virinder K. Bansal K, Anoop Saraya. Alterations in autophagy and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways mediate sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2021;0(0).
• Agarwal, S., Sharma, S., Kumar, M., Venishetty, S., Bhardwaj, A., Kaushal, K., Gopi, S., Mohta, S., Gunjan, D., Saraya, A., and Sarin, S. K. (2021) Development of a machine learning model to predict bleed in esophageal varices in compensated advanced chronic liver disease: A proof of concept. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15560
• Abhinav Anand, Deepak Gunjan, Samagra Agarwal, Kanav Kaushal, Sanchit Sharma, Srikanth Gopi, Srikant Mohta, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Namrata Singh, Anoop Saraya. Vascular complications of chronic pancreatitis: A tertiary center experience. Pancreatology. 2020;20(6):1085-1091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2020.07.005
• Samagra Agarwal, Sanchit Sharma, Deepak Gunjan, Namrata Singh, Kanav Kaushal, Shekhar Poudel, Abhinav Anand, Srikant Gopi, Srikant Mohta, Ujjwal Sonika, Anoop Saraya. Natural course of chronic pancreatitis and predictors of its progression: Natural Course of Chronic Pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2020;20(3):347-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2020.02.004
• Sanchit Sharma, Samagra Agarwal, Deepak Gunjan, Kanav Kaushal, Abhinav Anand, Srikant Gopi, Srikant Mohta, Anoop Saraya. Outcomes of Portal Pressure-Guided Therapy in Decompensated Cirrhosis With Index Variceal Bleed in Asian Cohort. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2020;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2020.11.001
• Manisha Biswal, Kamran Zaman, Vikas Suri, Srikanth Gopi, Abhay Kumar, T Gopi, Shashi Vig, Navneet Sharma, Ashish Bhalla. Molecular confirmation & characterization of Rickettsia conorii in north India: A report of three cases. Indian J Med Res. 2020;151(1):59-64. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_92_18
• Jain S, Gopi Srikanth. Vascular Remodeling in Hypertension. Medicine Update – 2017
• Bhimarasetty DM, Gopi S, Koyyana S, Vishnoi S. Perceptions about smoking and tobacco control measures among college students of Visakhapatnam city, India - A cross-sectional study. Indian J Public Heal Res Dev. 2015;6(2). https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00076.5

Posters/papers/oral Presentations

• E-Poster Presentation, EUS-guided FNA yield of intra abdominal lymph nodes of unknown etiology in tuberculosis endemic region, EUS Summit 2022, Seoul, Korea
• E-Poster Presentation, Utility of Fecal Elastase-1 assay and proposal of an algorithm to diagnose severe exocrine insufficiency in chronic pancreatitis: Real world experience. Pancreas 2022, New Delhi, India
• Abstract for Poster, Understanding the mechanism of skeletal muscle wasting in chronic pancreatitis, DDW 2022
• E-Poster Presentation (First Prize), Change in body composition analysis by bioelectrical impedance in patients with achalasia cardia after per-oral endoscopic myotomy, ENDOCON 2021
• Impacted stone retrieval basket: heartache for endoscopists and a novel method of rescue! ENDOCON 2021: Endoscopy Video Digest under section “Where did I go wrong?”
• Alcohol etiology and not poor dietary intake determines sarcopenia in chronic pancreatitis. ISGCON 2020: E-Poster Presentation at 61st Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Awards and Achievements

• First Prize in E-Poster Category in Endocon 2021
• Second Prize in Quiz conducted at the National Conference PGI Emergency Update 2020
• Second Prize in Quiz conducted at the National Conference PGI Emergency Update 2018
• Appreciation Certificate in Cardiology Medal Exam in MBBS, Third Year

  FAQ'S

1. 1. Why do patients frequently visit Dr. Gopi Srikanth?
   

   Patients visit Dr. Gopi Srikanth to receive treatment for various gastrointestinal diseases.

2. 2. What is Dr. Gopi Srikanth's educational qualification?
   

   Dr. Gopi Srikanth holds the following qualifications: MD (PGIMER), DM & Fellowship (AIIMS, New Delhi), EUS Fellowship (WISE, WEO).

3. 3. What does Dr. Gopi Srikanth specialise in?
   

   Dr. Gopi Srikanth is a Consultant in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Interventional Endoscopy who specialises in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases, Gastrointestinal Malignancies, Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Clinical Hepatology, and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound Procedures, among others.

4. 4. Where does Dr. Gopi Srikanth practice?
   

   Dr. Gopi Srikanth practices at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City.

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   You can schedule an appointment with Dr. Gopi Srikanth for both an Online Video Consultation and an OPD Consultation by visiting his profile on Yashoda Hospitals.