Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Research

The Donald Guthrie Foundation within Guthrie facilitates resident and fellow participation in research projects. Annually, the Donald Guthrie Foundation manages over 200 clinical trials which include sponsored trials from drug and device manufacturers, federally funded clinical trials and investigator-initiated trials. Fellows interested in designing an investigator-initiated research project are also eligible to receive up to $5,000 in grant funding from the Donald Guthrie Foundation to support their research.

All faculty at Guthrie have an active interest in clinical research and have published in major journals. Fellows are encouraged to participate in clinical research programs and to present their results at local and national meetings.

Some of the recent projects:

  • Does Use of Sucralfate Increase Risk of Worse Outcomes in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure? 
    Subash Ghimire, MD (Presenter and Recipient Second Place Award Oral Presentation), Vivian Deng (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - LECOM), Conor Banta (Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - GCSOM), Noah West (LECOM), Madeline Mylod (LECOM), Rasmita Budhathoki, Tsu Jung Yang, Amlish Gondal, Michael Georgetson
  • Does Use of Sucralfate Increase Risk of Worse Outcomes in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure? Subash Ghimire MD, Conor Banta (Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - GCSOM), Vivian Deng (LECOM)Noah West (LECOM), Madeline Mylod (LECOM), Rasmita Budhathoki, Tsu Jung Yang, Amlish Gondal, Michael Georgetson
  • Careful with that Sucralate! Increased Risk of COPD Related Admission and Re-Admission in Patients with Sucralate Use 
    Subash Ghimire MD, Conor Banta (GCSOM), Noah West (LECOM), Madeline Mylod (LECOM),Vivian Deng (LECOM), Rasmita Budhathoki MD, Tsu Jung Yang MD, Michelle Bernshteyn MD, Amlish Gondal MD, Michael Georgetson MD
  • Cytoprotection at an expense! Use of sucralfate is associated with worse outcomes in patients with pneumonia.  Subash Ghimire MD, Noah West (LECOM), Vivian Deng (LECOM), Madeline Mylod (LECOM), Conor Banta (GCSOM), Noah West (LECOM), Rasmita Budhathoki, Tsu Jung Yang, Amlish Gondal, Michael Georgetson
  • Ampullary Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Gastrointestinal Malignancy
    Michelle Bernshteyn MD, Madeline Mylod, Arthur Cecchini DO, Charu Bajracharya MD, Vivian Deng, Amlish Gondal MD
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome in a Patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
    Arthur Cecchini DO, Charu Bajracharya MD, Madeline Mylod, Vivian Deng, Amlish Gondal MD
  • Ectopic sebaceous glands in the esophagus: Case report and review of literature
    Subash Ghimire MD, Tsu Jung Yang MD, Rasmita Budhathoki MD, Madeline Mylod, Noah West, Conor Banta, Vivian Deng, Michael Georgetson MD, FACG
  • Poster presentation at APDIM Fall Conference September 2022:
    Ghimire S, Dhakal P, Pamula J. Improving Communication, Documentation, and Medicolegal Awareness Among Residents Using Didactic and Interactive Seminars.
  • Pubmed Indexed article publication:
    Aleem MS, Ponnekanti S, Lamichhane B, Anwar M, Ghimire S, Kolade V. Splenic Injury After a Screening Colonoscopy. Cureus. 2022 Nov 2;14(11).
  • Poster presentation at ACG 2022:
    Haq K, Solanki, D, Ghimire, et al. Acute Gastrojejunal Ulcer With Hemorrhage: Nationwide Trends in Hospitalization, Demographic Disparity, Cost of Care, and Outcomes.
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology: Haq K, Solanki, D, Ghimire, et al. Acute Gastrojejunal Ulcer With Hemorrhage: Nationwide Trends in Hospitalization, Demographic Disparity, Cost of Care, and Outcomes. October 2022 - Volume 117 - Issue 10S - p e476-e477. doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000859392.37062.20.
  • Poster submitted to NYSGE Conference 2022:
    Ghimire S, Bernshteyn, Matthews J, et al. Bile cytology after common bile duct dilatation: A potential EUS sparing procedure in resource-limited centers.
  • Poster submitted to NYSGE Conference 2022:
    Ghimire S, Bernshteyn M, Walsh L, Georgetson M. Granular cell tumor of the esophagus: Case series of a rare gastrointestinal tumor.
  • Poster Presentation ACG 2022
    Joushua Mthews, DO, Alexander Miller, MD Sudhir Pasham, MD Amish Gondal, MD Mathew Lincoln, DO Posterior Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome
  • Poster Presentation ACG 2022
    Sudhir Pasham, MD Alexander Miller, MD Joshua Mathews, DO Amish Gondal, MD, Sravan Ponnekanti, MD, Saisree Adia Jala, MD, Jagadeesh Hathwar, MD Micheal Georgetson MD AL Amyloidosis: An Uncommon Cause of Hematemesis.