- Dr. Mehul Choksi is a well-known Gastroenterologist, who has an experience of nearly 16 years.
- He has a special interest in diagnostic gastroscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic sclerotherapy, variceal ligation, peptic ulcer treatment, snare polypectomy, and many others.
- He received Oral Paper Award at 50th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Kolkata in 2009.
- He was also nominated for the Best Shatayushi Foundation Medical Student in 2000.
- Dr. Mehul completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in 2001, followed by DNB in General Medicine from St John’s Medical College Bangalore in 2004.
- He also did DM in Gastroenterology from Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore in 2010.
- Further, he received specialized training by doing Peter Cotton Advanced Endoscopy Travel Fellowship and Advanced Endoscopy Observership at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy.
- He has previously worked with Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Center, Jagjivanram Railway Hospital, and KJ Somaiya Medical College & Hospital.
- Currently, he is a member of Association of Interventional GI Endoscopy Foundation, India.
Dr. Mehul Choksi
- Medical Gastroenterologist
- Consultant , DM, DNB, MBBS, 16 years of experience
- Mumbai
Dr. Mehul Choksi
- Medical Gastroenterologist
- Consultant , DM, DNB, MBBS, 16 years of experience
- Mumbai
Profile (Overview)
Specialities
Specialization
- Diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy
- Gastroscopic/Colonoscopic biopsies
- Endoscopic sclerotherapy and Endoscopic variceal ligation
- Cyanoacrylate injection for fundal varices
- Injection therapy for bleeding peptic ulcer
- Heater / Silver probe and Hemoclip application for bleeding ulcer
- Argon plasma coagulation application
- Snare polypectomy
- Esophageal and Colonic stricture dilation (Savary Gilliard/CRE Balloon)
- Endoscopic Nasogastric/Nasojejunal tube placement
- Achalasia cardia dilatation
- Foreign Body Removal
- Paediatric Endoscopy under Anaesthesia
- Sengstaken Blakemore tube placement
- On table intra-operative gastroscopy/ enteroscopy
Work Experience of Dr. Mehul Choksi
- Tata Memorial Hospital
- Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre
- Jagjivanram Railway Hospital, Mumbai Diplomate National Board
- KJ Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre
Education
- DM, 2010, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore
- DNB, 2004, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore
- MBBS, 2004, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Awards
- Oral Paper Award 50th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Kolkata, India – 2009 Nominated for Best Shatayushi Foundation Medical Student – 2000
Paper Published
- Hepatic overlap and sequential syndromes a report of three cases. S Agal, R Baijal, Mehul Choksi, Praveen Kumar H R. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2006 Volume 25, Supplement 2: A154.
- Randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of Rabeprazole on post-oesophagal Variceal Ligation (EVL) ulcers. R Baijal, Praveen Kumar H R, Mehul Choksi, S Agal. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2006 Volume 25, Supplement 2: A156.
- Genotype III – HCV infection. Amarapurkar DN, Choksi M. Trop Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr-Jun; 28(2):58-63.The association of HTLV-1 infection, persistent intestinal infection with Strongyloides stercoralis and gastrointestinal lymphoma. Mehul Choksi, AJ Joseph, Ebby Simon, Apurva Shah, Jeyamani
- Ramachandran, Balakrishnan S Ramakrishna. BMJ Case Reports, April 2009. Efficacy of initial chelation with penicillamine followed by zinc monotherapy in hepatic Wilson’s disease. Mehul Choksi, C E Eapen, U Zachariah, G Chandy and G Kurian. 2009 Volume 28, Supplement 1: A163-164.
