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About Dr. Benjamin Tharian MD

Dr. Benjamin Tharian is a highly accomplished gastroenterologist and hepatologist with over two decades of experience in providing exemplary patient care, conducting cutting-edge research, and contributing significantly to medical education. He holds a Doctor of Medicine in General Medicine from India and is board certified in Gastroenterology and Hepatology as well as Internal Medicine in the USA. Additionally, he has earned prestigious certifications from institutions such as the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Federation of Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. Throughout his career, Dr. Tharian has held various academic and clinical positions, including lecturer at the University of Tasmania, clinical tutor at Queen’s University Belfast, and co-director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at UAMS. He has also served in leadership roles within professional organizations such as the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. Tharian's clinical interests encompass a wide range of advanced endoscopic procedures, including but not limited to gastrointestinal endoscopy, liver transplantation, and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). He is recognized for his expertise in procedures such as Spy Glass Cholangioscopy, Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG), and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Experience

Sub Section Chair of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
BayFront Hospital, Orlando Health, DHI St Pete - St. Petersburg, FL - April 2024 - Present
Chief of Endoscopy
BayFront Hospital, Orlando Health, DHI St Pete - St. Petersburg, FL - July 2022 - Present
Associate Professor of Medicine
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) - Little Rock, AR - July 2020 - July 2022
Chief of Endoscopy
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) - Little Rock, AR - 2017 - Present
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Arkansas Childrens Hospital (ACH) - Little Rock, AR - 2018 - July 2022
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) - Little Rock, AR - Sep 2015 - July 2020
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist
Gold Coast University Hospital - Queensland, Australia - July 2015 - Aug 2015
Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
Grafton Base Hospital - Northern NSW, Australia - Mar 2014 - June 2014
Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
NWAHS - Tasmania, Australia - Nov 2012 - Feb 2014
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist
Raigmore Hospital - Inverness, Scotland, UK - Aug 2012 - Oct 2012
Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
Ulster Hospital - Dundonald, UK - Jan 2012 - July 2012

Education

Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Florida Hospital - Orlando, USA
Fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
National Health Service (NHS) - Manchester and Northern Ireland Deanery, UK
Internal Medicine Residency
National Health Service (NHS) - Ipswich Hospital, Cambridge Deanery, East of England, UK
Internal Medicine Residency (MD)
Medical College Kottayam - Kerala, India
Rotating Internship
Medical College Trivandrum - Kerala, India
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Medical College Trivandrum - Kerala, India

Research and Publications

Verrucous Carcinoma of the esophagus - Remains a diagnostic enigma
Al-Shoha M, Nadeem U, George N, Raghavapuram S, Mallinger W, Tharian B - 01-02-2018 - American Journal of Gastroenterology
Utility of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopy in diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma and its complications: What does endoscopic ultrasonography offer above and beyond conventional cross-sectional imaging?
Perbtani YB, Wang AY, Tomizawa Y, Othman M, Inamdar S, Tharian B, Draganov P - February 16, 2018 - World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Linitis plastica: a harbinger of an unusual cause of gastric wall thickening
Banerjee D, Raghavapuram S, Jeffus S, Murphy S, Tharian B - April 28, 2017 - Endoscopedia
Downhill varices: unusual cause of hematemesis
Medical College Kottayam - Kerala, India Raghavapuram S, George N, Girotra M, Siddique S, Tharian B - 2017 - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endosonographer - driven dynamic telecytopathology of pancreatic lesions- a pilot study
B Tharian, K Krall, X Zhu, N George, M Chambers, S Varadarajulu, S Hebert-Magee - 2017 - Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
Successful removal of proximally migrated biliary drain in a liver transplant patient by single operator direct cholangioscopy
Perisetti A, Raghavapuram S, Banerjee D, George N, Tharian B - 2017 - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Extraluminal migration of an esophageal metal stent causing splenic injury
S Khan, N George, B Tharian - 2017 - Endoscopy