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Present	Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
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Present	Chief, Gastroenterology Division, Baystate Health
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Teacher of the Year, Baystate Medical Center Department of Medicine—2001, 2004, 2005
Nonsurgical Faculty Teacher of the Year, Baystate Medical Center Department of Surgery—2001, 2002
Best Original Research Presentation by Gastroenterology Fellow in Training in New England, New England Endoscopy Society—2000
Senior Fellow Award for Outstanding Abstract by Gastroenterology Fellow in Training, Astra Merck—1997

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Per-oral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of non-achalasia esophageal dysmotility disorders: experience from a single high-volume center (Timothy Morley, Matthew Mikulski, Matthew Rade, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2022)

Background: Achalasia is a rare disorder of esophageal motility that induces progressive intolerance to oral intake. Other esophageal dysmotility disorders include esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO), distal esophageal spasm (DES), hypercontractile esophagus (HE), and other ...

Mucinous Signet-Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Ileum: A Diagnostic Challenge-Case Report and Review of the Literature (Tiago Martins, Jalaluddin Umar, Kevin Groudan, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2022)

Malignancies of the small intestine are rare. Signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is one of the rarest forms of adenocarcinoma that can arise in the small intestines. We present a case of a patient who originally ...

Rehospitalization, Treatment, and Resource Use After Inpatient Admission for Achalasia in the USA (Kamesh Gupta, Jean Chalhoub, Kevin Groudan, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2021)

Introduction: Readmission for achalasia treatment is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Factors predictive of readmission would be useful in identifying patients at risk. Methods: We performed a retrospective study using the Nationwide Readmission Database ...

Hepatic Sarcoidosis Complicated with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (Kamesh Gupta, Tuyyab Hassan, Shahid Rizwan, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2019)

Sarcoidosis is a systemic noncaseous granulomatous disease. The liver is a common location but usually asymptomatic. Current literature suggests an association between sarcoidosis and cancers. However, there is a lack of definite evidence. We present ...

Two Cases of Gastrointestinal Delusional Parasitosis Presenting as Folie á Deux (Rinad Deena Tabbalat, Nicolas Cal, Kavya Mayigegowda, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2019)

Delusional parasitosis is a psychiatric illness in which patients believe that they are infested by parasites without any evidence to support this belief. Cases typically involve cutaneous manifestations. We present 2 cases of gastrointestinal delusional ...

NOTES: alive and well (David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2019)

Myotomy length informed by high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) results in improved per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) outcomes for type III achalasia (Erica Kane, Vikram Budhraja, David Desilets, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2018)

INTRODUCTION: High-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) is essential in characterizing achalasia subtype and the extent of affected segment to plan the myotomy starting point during per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). However, evidence is lacking that efficacy is ...

The NOVEL trial: natural orifice versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy-a prospective, randomized evaluation (John Romanelli and David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2018)

INTRODUCTION: The evolution of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery® (NOTES®) represents a case study in surgical procedural evolution. Beginning in 2004 with preclinical feasibility studies, and followed by the creation of the NOSCAR® collaboration between ...

Treatment of Achalasia with Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy: Analysis of 50 Consecutive Patients (Erica Kane, David Desilets, Donna M Wilson, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2018)

BACKGROUND: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has become an acceptable incisionless treatment for achalasia based on encouraging outcomes in multiple series worldwide. This report reflects our early experience. METHODS: Data were collected prospectively on all patients ...

An international multicenter study evaluating the clinical efficacy and safety of per-oral endoscopic myotomy in octogenarians (John Romanelli and David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2018)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia is particularly appealing in the elderly because it is minimally invasive. However, data in patients aged ≥80 years are scarce. The aim of this study was ...

Efficacy and Safety of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia After Failed Heller Myotomy (John Romanelli and David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2017)

BACKGROUND & AIMS: In patients with persistent symptoms after Heller myotomy (HM), treatment options include repeat HM, pneumatic dilation, or peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). We evaluated the efficacy and safety of POEM in patients with ...

Management of post-ERCP complications (David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2017)

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has the highest risk of complication of any endoscopic procedure routinely performed by gastroenterologists or surgeons. Adverse events are inevitable when performing ERCP, and one must learn to manage these appropriately ...

Open access colonoscopy: Critical appraisal of indications, quality metrics and outcomes (Rony Ghaoui, Sheryl Ramdass, Jennifer Friderici, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2016)

INTRODUCTION: In an era of cost containment and measurement of value, screening for colon cancer represents a clear target for better accountability. Bundling payment is a real possibility and will likely have to rely on ...

Adenomas involving the extrahepatic biliary tree are rare but have an aggressive clinical course (Deborah Nautsch, James Mueller, David Desilets, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2016)

Biliary adenomas that are usually found in surgically removed gallbladders are rare, but can also occur in the extrahepatic biliary tree. We present a case series of extrahepatic bile duct adenomas at our institution, along ...

Tension capnopericardium and cardiac arrest as an unexpected adverse event of peroral endoscopic myotomy (with video) (David Desilets, John Romanelli and David Earle) All Scholarly Works (2015)

The impact of lifestyle on Barrett's Esophagus: A precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma (Farhad Navab and David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2015)

BACKGROUND: Barrett's Esophagus (BE), particularly long-segment Barrett's Esophagus, and the age of onset of Barrett's Esophagus are risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, it is unknown if lifestyle factors such as alcohol abuse, tobacco use, ...

Outcomes associated with a mandatory gastroenterology consultation to improve the quality of care of patients hospitalized with decompensated cirrhosis (Rony Ghaoui, Jennifer Friderici, David Desilets, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2015)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC) have significant morbidity and resource utilization. In a cohort of patients with DC undergoing usual care (UC) in 2009, we demonstrated that quality indicators (QI) were met ...

Topic: Recent Innovations in Hernia Surgery (David Desilets and John Romanelli) All Scholarly Works (2015)

Use of radiofrequency ablation probe for eradication of residual adenoma after ampullectomy (Vaibhav Mehendiratta and David Desilets) All Scholarly Works (2015)

Measurement of the quality of care of patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis (Rony Ghaoui, Jennifer Friderici, Peter Lindenauer, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2012)