Virendra Tewari, M.D., is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He specializes in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Dr. Tewari is dedicated to bringing novel endoscopic techniques to the practice with his international training and clinical expertise. He underwent GI training in the U.S. and India and has been involved in gastroenterology practice, academics and research in India, the U.A.E. and the U.S.

Areas of Expertise

• Screening and diagnostic colonoscopy
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
• Capsule endoscopy
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Cholangioscopy
• EUS (Endoscopic ultrasound)
• Bravo pH, Barrett’s ablative therapy
• Esophageal manometry
• Therapeutic and palliative endoscopic interventions

Education

• Fellowship: SUNY Downstate University & NYMC ( Metropolitan-Woodhull Campus)
• Residency: Interfaith Medical Center
• M.D., GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India
• Ph.D., Doctorate in Gastroenterology, BHU, Varanasi, India
• Undergraduate: Christ Church Intermediate College, Kanpur, UP, India

Research

Dr. Tewari's research interests and publications include endoscopic sedation, virtual colonoscopy, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, as well as biliary, liver and pancreatic diseases.

Publications

• Tewari J, Qidwai KA, Rana A, et. al. "Safety and Efficacy of Remogliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Cureus, 16(8), (2024) e66145. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66145
• Khanna SK, Khanna N, Sharma A, et. al. "Ten Years Analysis of Parental Counselling-in-Continuum in Paediatric Surgery: Psychosocial and Medico-legal Outcome." African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS, 21(2), (2024) 90-96. doi: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_110_22
• Singh G, Tewari VK, Dubey A, et. al. "Development of ergo-refined operator's workplace and biophysically actual cost-benefit analysis of riding type self-propelled machines with special reference for female operators." Work (Reading, Mass.), 78(2), (2024) 355-368. doi: 10.3233/WOR-220199
• Sinha R, Soneji D, Tewari VV, et. al. "Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of parents/caregivers towards epilepsy in children - A cross- sectional observational study." Heliyon, 9(9), (2023) e19849. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19849
• Mohammad-Taheri S, Tewari V, Kapre R, et. al. "Optimal adjustment sets for causal query estimation in partially observed biomolecular networks." Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 39(39 Suppl 1), (2023) i494-i503. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btad270
• Tewari A, Kumar G, Maheshwari A, et. al. "Comparative Evaluation of Waist-to-Height Ratio and BMI in Predicting Adverse Cardiovascular Outcome in People With Diabetes: A Systematic Review." Cureus, 15(5), (2023) e38801. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38801
• Scalzo N, Lin ZX, Yick F, et. al. "Midgut Volvulus in a Pregnant Patient Presenting With Abdominal Pain." ACG case reports journal, 10(2), (2023) e00983. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000983

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Teaching Responsibilities

• Annual Grand Rounds for GI Fellows
• Once in Three Years, Grand Rounds for Medicine Residents
• Yearly Didactics for Medicine Residents
• Focused Didactics for GI Fellows periodically (Monday Sessions)
• Two Didactics for Medical Students annually
• Service Rounds for Rotating Medical Students, Rotating Medicine, Surgery, and Dental Residents and GI Fellows