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Office
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004
- Graduate HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
- Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2010 - 2015
- SC State Medical License 2004 - 2011
- OH State Medical License 2001 - 2004
- PA State Medical License 1998 - 2002
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Clinical Trials
- A Randomized Trial of Medical and Surgical Treatments for Patients With GERD Symptoms That Are Refractory to Proton Pump Inhibitors Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 50 citationsEsophageal Hypervigilance and Visceral Anxiety Are Contributors to Symptom Severity Among Patients Evaluated With High-Resolution Esophageal ManometryDustin A. Carlson, C. Prakash Gyawali, Sabine Roman, Marcelo F. Vela, Tiffany H. Taft
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020-03-01 - 105 citationsASGE guideline on the management of achalasiaMouen A. Khashab, Marcelo F. Vela, Nirav Thosani, Deepak Agrawal, James Buxbaum
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020-02-01 - 434 citationsEsophageal motility disorders on high-resolution manometry: Chicago classification version 4.0©Rena Yadlapati, Peter J. Kahrilas, Mark A. Fox, Albert J. Bredenoord, C. Prakash Gyawali
Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2021-01-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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