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Office
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06106Phone+1 860-972-0001
Summary
- I am a board certified Gastroenterologist specializing in Endoscopic Surgery including ESD for large pre-cancers and early cancers of the esophagus, stomach, and colon as well as POEM for Zenker's diverticulum, Achalasia, and Gastroparesis, and also Diagnostic and Therapeutic EUS, Advanced ERCP, and Endoscopic Suturing. I am also actively involved in clinical research in some of these areas, as well.
Education & Training
- Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1989 - 1991
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
- Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 1986 - 1999
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2021
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsEfficacy of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Superficial Gastric Neoplasia in a Large Cohort in North AmericaSaowanee Ngamruengphong, Lorenzo E. Ferri, Hiroyuki Aihara, Peter V. Draganov, Dennis Yang
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021-08-01 - 59 citationsEndoscopic Submucosal Dissection in North America: A Large Prospective Multicenter Study.Peter V. Draganov, Hiroyuki Aihara, Michael Karasik, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, A. Aziz Aadam
Gastroenterology. 2021-06-01 - 43 citationsIntegrated molecular pathology accurately determines the malignant potential of pancreatic cystsMohammad A. Al-Haddad, Thomas E. Kowalski, Ali A. Siddiqui, Howard Mertz, Damien Mallat
Endoscopy. 2014-10-14
Abstracts/Posters
- Management of patients with pancreatic cysts using Integrated Molecular PathologyKowalski T, Siddiqui A, Loren D, Mertz H, Mallat D, Haddad N, Malhotra N, Sadowski B, Lybik M, Patel S, Okoh E, Rosenkranz L, Karasik M, Golioto M, Linder J, Catalano ..., DDW, 5/2015
- Endoscopic Suturing Platform for the Management of Gastric Sleeve Leaks, Abstract presented at LCG, 2015Tishler D, Papasavas P, Stone A, Karasik M., LCG, 2015
- Intramural Colonic Hematoma, Case Report.Moy B, Olson E, Karasik M., ACG, 2015
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Press Mentions
- 8 Days After a Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis, This Man Had Surgery That's Kept Him Cancer Free for 5 YearsNovember 3rd, 2022
- Connecticut's Top Doctors 2021: Over 1,500 Physicians in 66 SpecialtiesJune 1st, 2021
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