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Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, Gastroenterology, Gilbert, AZ

ShivakumarVigneshMDProfessor of Medicine, AGAF, FASGE, FACG(He/Him)

Gastroenterology Gilbert, AZ

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

Section Chief, Interventional Gastroenterology. Professor, Medicine, Univ of Arizona, College of Medicine Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Gastroenterology, MD Anderson Cancer Center Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center and Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

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  • Office

    2940 East Banner Gateway drive
    Gilbert, AZ 85234
    Phone+1 480-543-3636

Education & Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Advanced Endoscopy, 2006 - 2007
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2002 - 2003
  • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
    Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2000 - 2002
  • Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
  • Basildon and Thurrock  General Hospital
    Basildon and Thurrock General HospitalSenior Resident, Emergency, 1997 - 1997
  • Madras Medical College
    Madras Medical CollegeSenior Resident, 1996 - 1997
  • Madras Medical College
    Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1996
  • Madras Medical  College
    Madras Medical CollegeMBBS, Distinction, 1990 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2008 - 2021
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2002 - 2009
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2001 - 2008
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2006 - 2007

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Med India Professional Excellence Award the Digestive Endoscopy Week 2011, Chennai, India, 2011
  • Graduated Medical School with Distinction (>90 th percentile 99 th percentile (15 th Rank among >40,000) 1996
  • Thompson Memorial Prize in Anatomy the Madras Medical College, India, 1992
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Induction gemcitabine-based chemotherapy and neoadjuvant sterotatic body radiation therapy achieve high margin-negative resection rates for borderline resectable pan...  
    Chuong MD, Springett GM, Weber J, Klapman J, Vignesh S, Pamela Hodul, Mokenge P. Malafa, Susan Leuthold, Sarah E. Hoffe and Ravi Shridhar, Journal of Radiation Oncology
  • Effect of Abdominal Compression on Respiratory Motion of Esophageal Cancers Measured with 4DCT after EUS-guided Fiducial Marker Placement.  
    Fernandez DC, Hoffe SE, Dilling TJ, Vignesh S, Barthel JS, Klapman JB, Leuthold SL, Zhang GG, Feygelman V, Shridhar R, International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics
  • The feasibility, safety, and technique of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fiducial marker placement for stereotatic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in borderline re...  
    Vignesh S, Hoffe SE, Shridhar R, Klapman J, Barthel JS, Highlights Issue of the Journal of the Pancreas

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased incidence of vascular complications after Liver transplantation.
    Pungpapong S, Vignesh S et al, at the AASLD 2001 meeting, Dallas
  • Neoadjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for borderline resectable pancreas cancer: Moffitt Cancer Center Initial Experience.
    Chuong MD, Shridhar R, Patel M, Klapman J, Barthel JS, Vignesh S, Hodul PJ, Springett GL, Malafa MP, Hoffe SE, GI ASCO
  • Effect of neoadjuvant dose-painted IMRT to 56 Gy for locally advanced esophageal cancer on outcomes.
    Shridhar R, Chuong MD, Hoffe SE, Biagioli M, Almhanna K, Weber J, Kucera S, Vignesh S, Barthel JS, Meredith K, GI ASCO
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Lectures

  • Diagnosis and Screening of Gastrointestinal Cancers: Overview of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Role of Gastroenterologists, Colorectal Cancer Screening. 
    Invited Guest Columnist; Khaasbaat (A Publication for Indian Americans in Florida)
  • Diagnosis and Screening of Gastrointestinal Cancers: Cancers of the Esophagus, Stomach, Pancreas and Bile Shivakumar Vignesh, MD July 26, 2012 Page 17of 20 Duct. 
    Invited Guest Columnist; Khaasbaat

Other

  • Endoscopy in the Setting of Severe Thrombocytopenia. 
    Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, Digestive Disease Week 2011
  • In-situ hybridization to validate microRNA (miRNA) profiles in patients with Barrett’s esophagus, low-grade dysplasia, high-grade dysplasia, and esophageal adenocarc... 
    Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, Department of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center
  • A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of the Safety Pharmacokinetics of Vitamin E Delta-Tocotrienol Following Single Dose Administration in Healthy Subjects. 
    Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, BioGene/Davos
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Authored Content

  • Successful Creation of Pancreatic Cancer Organoids by Means of EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy for Personalized Cancer TreatmentJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

  • Financial Incentives Don't Increase FIT Completion Rates, Study Finds: 4 Details
    Financial Incentives Don't Increase FIT Completion Rates, Study Finds: 4 DetailsMarch 28th, 2019