As a fellow, contributing to the field through research and scholarly publication is a key part of professional development. Dell Med faculty are committed to providing meaningful opportunities for scholarly work and encourage fellows to pursue publication as a vital part of the learning experience and a way to advance both personal expertise and the broader medical community.
Areas of Research
Fellows lead projects that improve how care is delivered — from enhancing procedural safety to reducing unnecessary utilization and waste.
Examples
- Reducing waste at the bedside: A resident-led project to decrease waste and cost from diagnostic paracentesis — Charles Hyman
- Using cartoons instead of text to improve colonoscopy bowel prep — Mihir Patel
- Healthcare resource utilization in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and irritable bowel disease after licensed clinical social worker intervention — Nikitha Gangasani, Rima Shobar
- Vedolizumab as a second line biologic for Cronkhite Canada Syndrome — Jonathan Pham
Research in this area explores new strategies for teaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge across local and global learning environments.
Examples
- Transplant hepatology fellowship websites: The good, the bad, and the unhelpful — Charles Hyman
- A picture is worth a thousand words: Using cartoons instead of text to improve colonoscopy bowel prep — Mihir Patel
Fellows explore complex liver conditions through translational research and real-world studies, contributing to earlier detection and improved management.
Examples
- The non-alcoholic fatty liver disease decompensation risk score: External validation and comparison — Nikitha Gangasani
- Suboptimal adherence to guidelines to non-invasively rule out esophageal varices in Austin, Texas — Nikitha Gangasani
Innovative, hands-on procedural work advances the safety, precision and effectiveness of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.
Examples
- Unconventional intervention for unusual biliary dilation — Mihir Patel
- Modifying the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to treat variceal bleeding — Nikitha Gangasani
- Single-center experience with cystgastrostomies and management strategies — Mihir Patel
- Gastrojejunostomy with lumen-apposing metal stent for afferent loop syndrome — Mihir Patel
Research focuses on reducing barriers to care and promoting access to digestive health services for all.
Examples
- Health claims of probiotic supplements in the us: An analysis of product labels — Nikitha Gangasani
- Increasing colon cancer screening compliance in a residency clinic by means of personalized patient phone calls — Rima Shobar
Fellows Scholarly Works by Year
2026
- Feasibility of Beta-hydroxybutyrate supplementation combined with new advanced therapy to improve inflammation in inflammatory bowel – Lauren Comer
- DDW Abstract: Endoscopic vacuum therapy for esophageal leaks and perforations: A signle-center cohort study - Samuel Kahlenberg and Charles Hyman
- Long-term outcomes following EUS-guided pancreaticogastrostomy: results of a large single-center, U.S. experience. iGIE, May 2026 – Samuel Kahlenberg
- DDW Abstract: From registration to dissemination: What determines the fate of inflammatory bowel disease clinical trials? -Charles Hyman
- DDW Abstract: Who goes first? Comparing Medicare cost difference of overlapping GI and IR procedures -Charles Hyman
2025
- ACG Abstract P1227: Intestinal ultrasound for ileal disease activity assessment in Crohn’s patients with strictured ileocecal valves or ileocolonic anastomoses -Jonathan Pham
- ACG Abstract P1165: Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients with IBS and IBD After Licensed Clinical Social Worker Intervention - Rima Shobar and Nikitha Gangasani
- Vedolizumab as a second line biologic for Cronkhite Canada Syndrome and an Approach Toward Disease Monitoring. ACG Case Reports Journal, November 2025 - Jonathan Pham
- ACG Abstract P2968: Post-Acute SARS-COV-2 Dyspepsia (PASCD): The Diagnostic Role of Body Surface Gastric - Rima Shobar
- ACG Abstract P2968: Post-Acute SARS-COV-2 Dyspepsia (PASCD): The Diagnostic Role of Body Surface Gastric - Rima Shobar
- ACG Abstract P1440: Gastrojejunostomy with Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent for Afferent Loop Syndrome in Duodenal Adenocarcinoma - Mihir Patel
- ACG P2648 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words - Using Cartoons Instead of Text to Improve Colonoscopy Bowel Prep - Mihir Patel
- ACG P4017 Under Pressure: A Rare Presentation of Shock Liver due to Pericardial Tamponade - Mihir Patel
- TSGE Fellow case conference presentation “Unconventional intervention for Unusual biliary Dilation” - Mihir Patel
- LCSW retrospective study - Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients with IBS and IBD After Licensed Clinical Social Worker Intervention - Nikitha Gangasani
- Polymorphism in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily 15 (TNFSF15) - Nikitha Gangasani
- Gene in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Versus Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Network Meta- Analysis - DDW poster TU1688 - Nikitha Gangasani
2024
- Modifying the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to treat variceal bleeding https://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(23)03169-3/abstract Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Volume 99, Issue 6, 1056 - 1057 - Nikitha Gangasani
- Mo1890 Health Claims of Probiotic Supplements in the US - An Analysis of Product Labels AGA Abstracts Volume 166, Issue 5, Supplement S-1162 May 18, 2024 - Nikitha Gangasani
- Suboptimal Adherence to Guidelines to Non-Invasively Rule Out Esophageal Varices In Austin, Texas, (P4655) ACG 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Gastroenterology - Nikitha Gangasani
- S2021 Suboptimal Adherence to Guidelines to Non-Invasively Rule Out Esophageal Varices In Austin, Texas, October 2024, The American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Modifying the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to treat variceal bleeding, 2024 Jun;99(6):1056-1057. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.12.025. Epub 2023 Dec 22 - Nikitha Gangasani
- Tu1688 Polymorphisms in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily 15 (TNFSF15) Gene in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Versus Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results of a Network Meta-analysis, May 2024 Gastroenterology 166(5):S-1380 | DOI: 10.1016/ S0016-5085(24)03625-4 - Rima Shobar
- Beyond Boerhaave: A Case of Stomach Perforation from Severe Emesis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 119(10S):p S3187-S3188, October 2024. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001049656.73881.b6 - Rima Shobar
- S2535 The Curious Case of Mediastinitis From Severe Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG119(10S):S1787-S1788, October 2024 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001039508.87873.fb - Rima Shobar
- Reducing Waste at the Bedside: A Resident-Led Project to Decrease Waste and Cost From Diagnostic Paracentesis J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Dec;16(6 Suppl):145-148 doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00034.1 - Charles Hyman
- Case report ACG (Noah Fanous 1st) Gastrojejunostomy with Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent for Afferent Loop Syndrome in Duodenal Adenocarcinoma - Mihir Patel
- A picture is worth a thousand words - using cartoons instead of text to improve Colonoscopy Bowel Prep. Abstract submitted to DDW 2025 (Gottesman 1st) - Mihir Patel
- Case series: Single-center experience with cystgastrostomies and management strategies - Mihir Patel
- Colonoscopy Prep QI Project - Mihir Patel
2023
- Abstract submitted to ACG 2025 (Patel 1st) - A picture is worth a thousand words - using cartoons instead of text to improve Colonoscopy Bowel Prep. - Mihir Patel
- S1925 Serous Cystadenoma of the Pancreas: An Unusual Cause of Obstructive Jaundice The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S1427, October 2023. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000957340.22746.15 - Rima Shobar
- S3068 Choledochojejunal Varices in a Post-Whipple Patient October 2023 The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):S2062-S2062 DOI:10.14309/01.ajg.0000961912.57184.4e - Nikitha Gangasani
- Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Websites: The Good, the Bad, and the Unhelpful Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Apr;68(4):1091-1095.DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-07887-4 - Charles Hyman
2022
- The NAFLD Decompensation Risk Score: External Validation and Comparison to Existing Models to Predict Hepatic Events in a Retrospective Cohort Study, November 2022 Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology 13(1) | DOI:10.1016/j.jceh.2022.11.005 - Nikitha Gangasani
- Piloting a Faculty Development Program in a Rural Haitian Teaching Hospital March 2022 Annals of Global Health 88(1):19 | DOI:10.5334/aogh.3512 License CC BY 4.0 - Nikitha Gangasani
- S314 Increasing Colon Cancer Screening Compliance in a Residency Clinic by Means of Personalized Patient Phone Calls, October 2022 The American Journal of Gastroenterology 117(10S):e227-e227 | DOI:10.14309/01.ajg.0000857896.22983.57 - Rima Shobar