Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 2015 - 2017
  • Chief Medical Resident in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 2014 - 2015
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 2010 - 2013
  • M.D., Stony Brook University, Renaissance School of Medicine 2010
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine 2017 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Shah, Ishani, Sunil G. Sheth, and Darshan J. Kothari. “Pain management in chronic pancreatitis incorporating safe opioid practices: Challenge accepted.” World J Gastroenterol 27, no. 23 (June 21, 2021): 3142–47. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i23.3142.
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    • Ahmed, Awais, Jason C. Fisher, Mark B. Pochapin, Steven D. Freedman, Darshan J. Kothari, Paresh C. Shah, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Hyperlipasemia in absence of acute pancreatitis is associated with elevated D-dimer and adverse outcomes in COVID 19 disease.” Pancreatology 21, no. 4 (June 2021): 698–703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2021.02.021.
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    • Wall, April, and Darshan Kothari. “Patient Safety Reporting in GI: All Hands on Deck.” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 19, no. 4 (April 2021): 629-632.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2020.11.007.
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    • Ahmed, Awais, Darshan J. Kothari, Scott Wardlaw, Steven D. Freedman, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Reducing Hospitalization in Mild Acute Pancreatitis: Results of Long-term Follow-up.” J Clin Gastroenterol 55, no. 2 (February 1, 2021): 180–86. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000001354.
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    • Kothari, Darshan J., and Sunil G. Sheth. “Opportunity Is Knocking: Brainstorming Neural Networks for Management of Acute Pancreatitis.” Pancreas 50, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): e11–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0000000000001716.
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    • Ahmed, Awais, William Yakah, Steven D. Freedman, Darshan J. Kothari, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Evaluation of Opioid Use in Acute Pancreatitis in Absence of Chronic Pancreatitis: Absence of Opioid Dependence an Important Feature.” Am J Med 133, no. 10 (October 2020): 1209–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.03.010.
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    • Ahmed, Awais, Aman Deep, Darshan J. Kothari, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Bone disease in chronic pancreatitis.” World J Clin Cases 8, no. 9 (May 6, 2020): 1574–79. https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i9.1574.
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    • Kothari, Darshan, Matthew Babineau, Matthew Hall, Steven D. Freedman, Nathan I. Shapiro, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Preventing Hospitalization in Mild Acute Pancreatitis Using a Clinical Pathway in the Emergency Department.” J Clin Gastroenterol 52, no. 8 (September 2018): 734–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000000954.
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    • Kothari, D., M. R. Struyvenberg, M. C. Perillo, G. Ezaz, S. D. Freedman, and S. G. Sheth. “Extra-pancreatic complications, especially hemodialysis predict mortality and length of stay, in ICU patients admitted with acute pancreatitis.” Gastroenterology Report 6, no. 3 (August 1, 2018): 202–9. https://doi.org/10.1093/gastro/goy005.
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    • Paulson, Erik Karl, and Darshan Kothari. “Re: "Management of Incidental Pancreatic Cysts: A White Paper of the ACR Incidental Findings Committee".” J Am Coll Radiol 15, no. 4 (April 2018): 591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2017.11.016.
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    • Kothari, Darshan, Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, Steven D. Freedman, and Sunil G. Sheth. “The Impact of Risk Factors of Chronic Pancreatitis on Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing: Results of a 20-Year Study.” Pancreas 46, no. 7 (August 2017): 887–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0000000000000871.
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    • Kothari, Darshan, Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, Mandeep S. Sawhney, Steven D. Freedman, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Comparison of Combined Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Secretin Testing With the Traditional Secretin Pancreatic Function Test in Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis: A Prospective Crossover Study.” Pancreas 46, no. 6 (July 2017): 770–75. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0000000000000829.
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    • Kothari, D., J. D. Feuerstein, L. Moss, J. D’Souza, K. Montanaro, D. A. Leffler, and S. G. Sheth. “An open-access endoscopy screen correctly and safely identifies patients for conscious sedation.” Gastroenterology Report 4, no. 4 (November 1, 2016): 281–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/gastro/gow020.
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    • Gianotti, Robert J., Sveta Shah Oza, Elliot B. Tapper, Darshan Kothari, and Sunil G. Sheth. “A Longitudinal Study of Adenoma Detection Rate in Gastroenterology Fellowship Training.” Dig Dis Sci 61, no. 10 (October 2016): 2831–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-016-4228-9.
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    • Mueller, Jessica L., Lindsay Y. King, Kara B. Johnson, Tian Gao, Lauren D. Nephew, Darshan Kothari, Mary Ann Simpson, et al. “Impact of EGF, IL28B, and PNPLA3 polymorphisms on the outcome of allograft hepatitis C: a multicenter study.” Clin Transplant 30, no. 4 (April 2016): 452–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.12710.
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    • Patwardhan, Vilas R., Joseph D. Feuerstein, Neil Sengupta, Jeffrey J. Lewandowski, Roy Tsao, Darshan Kothari, Harry T. Anastopoulos, Richard B. Doyle, Daniel A. Leffler, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Fellowship Colonoscopy Training and Preparedness for Independent Gastroenterology Practice.” J Clin Gastroenterol 50, no. 1 (January 2016): 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000000376.
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    • Grunwald, Douglas, Darshan Kothari, and Raza Malik. “Noninvasive markers in the assessment and management of autoimmune liver diseases.” Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 26, no. 10 (October 2014): 1065–72. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000000176.
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    • Cohen, J., E. Hariton, D. Kothari, G. A. Pihan, and S. C. Robson. “Hepatosplenic alpha/beta T-cell lymphoma masquerading as cirrhosis.” Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 4, no. 2 (January 1, 2013): 131–36. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2013.017.
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    • Kothari, Darshan, and Sunil G. Sheth. “Treating Acute Medical Conditions Outside the Hospital: Streamlining Care During a Pandemic.” J Clin Gastroenterol 54, no. 10 (n.d.): 912–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000001427.
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