HarshitSKharaMDFACG, FASGE

Gastroenterology • Danville, PA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Esophagus Disease, Pancreas Disease

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Endoscopy-Geisinger Medical Center Associate Director, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Director of Endoscopic and Translational Research Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy

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Office
100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822
Phone+1 570-271-5555

Fax+1 570-271-6578

Education & Training

Geisinger Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2013 - 2014
Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2013
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2009 - 2010
Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Seth G.S. Medical CollegeClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2007 - 2011
CT State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Clinical Trials

EndoMAXX Endoluminal Valve Technology (EVT) Compared to EndoMAXX Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Multi-center Clinical Study to Evaluate the C2 CryoBalloon Focal Ablation System Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
19 Versus 22-Gauge Needle for EUS-LB Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Wet Heparin for Obtaining Liver Tissue for EUS Guided Liver Biopsy Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 06
Completed
Not Applicable
Balloon Cryotherapy vs. Radiofrequency Ablation Pain Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 01
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

57 citations
Transpapillary drainage has no added benefit on treatment outcomes in patients undergoing EUS-guided transmural drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts: a large multicenter...
Dennis Yang, Sunil Amin, Susana Gonzalez, Daniel Mullady, Stephen Hasak
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2016-04-01
53 citations
Classification, outcomes, and management of misdeployed stents during EUS-guided gastroenterostomy.
Bachir Ghandour, Michael Bejjani, Shayan Irani, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Thomas E. Kowalski
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021-08-03
9 citations
A comprehensive review evaluating the impact of protein source (vegetarian vs. meat based) in hepatic encephalopathy
Umair Iqbal, Ravirajsinh N. Jadeja, Harshit S. Khara, Sandeep Khurana
Nutrients. 2021-01-26

Lectures

Live From Philadelphia! The 6th Annual Endoscopy Video Forum
AGC 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA - 10/8/2018

Authored Content

Mo1695 COLONIC HIGH-GRADE DYSPLASIA ADENOMAS (HGDA): PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS, ENDOSCOPIC FEATURES, AND MANAGEMENTMay 2018

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Associate
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - ASGE
Member
American College of Gastroenterology - ACG
Member
American Gastroenterological Association - AGA
Member
Indian Medical Association
Member
Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology
Member