Umesha Naragalu Boregowda, MD

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Umesha Naragalu Boregowda, MD

Position: GI Fellow - PGY5

Personal Statement:

What are your hobbies and favorite activities outside of medicine?

  • I play volleyball, cricket, soccer, basketball, chess, and tennis. I enjoy listening to music, watch movies, and documentaries when free. Painting and hiking are my other interests.

What is the best thing about San Antonio?

  • San Antonio has all the amenities of a big city. I love the diversity and multicultural society in San Antonio.

Why would you recommend the UTHSA GI fellowship?

  • UT San Antonio GI fellowship provides a well-balanced clinical and research experience. The biggest strength of the program is experienced, supportive, and dedicated faculty who are always ready to guide and help.

Hometown:

  • Bengaluru, India

Education

Residency: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Research

What are your clinical interests?

  • Esophageal motility, gastrointestinal malignancies, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreato-biliary diseases

Awards & Accomplishments

  • The best anatomy student of year-2004, Department of anatomy, Bangalore medical college and research institute
  • President-house staff association- 2013, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Publications

  1. Boregowda, U., Umapathy, C., Nanjappa, A., Wong, H., Desai, M., Roytman, M., Theethira, T., Saligram, S. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage-is it ready for prime time? World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics.2018, Dec; 9(6): 47–54. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 30568842.
  2. Boregowda, U., Umapathy, C., Halim, N., Desai, M., Nanjappa, A., Arekapudi, S., Theethira, T., Wong, H., Roytman, M., Saligram, S. ‘Update on the management of gastrointestinal varices.’ World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics. 2019, Jan; 10(1): 1–21. PMID: 30697445
  3. Perisetti A, Gajendran M, Boregowda U, Bansal P, Goyal H. COVID-19, and gastrointestinal endoscopies: current insights and emergent strategies. Digestive Endoscopy. 2020 Apr 13. PMID:32281689
  4. Umapathy C, Gajendran M, Mann R, Boregowda U, Theethira T, Elhanafi S, Perisetti A, Goyal H, Saligram S. Pancreatic fluid collections: Clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, and management. Disease-a-Month. 2020 Apr 17:100986. PMID: 32312558
  5. Kopel J, Perisetti A, Gajendran M, Boregowda U, Goyal H. Clinical Insights into the Gastrointestinal Manifestations of COVID-19. Dig Dis Sci. 2020;65(7):1932-1939. PMID: 32447742
  6. Boregowda U, Aloysius MM, Perisetti A, Gajendran M, Bansal P, Goyal H. Serum Activity of Liver Enzymes Is Associated with Higher Mortality in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 2020;7. PMID: 32793616
  7. Rokkam VRP, Vegunta R, Prudhvi K, Vegunta R, Kotagiri R, Boregowda U, Kutti Sridharan G. “Weighing” the risks and benefits – Thromboprophylaxis challenges in obese COVID-19 patients. Obes Med. 2020 Sep; 19:100284. Epub 2020 Jul 29. PMCID: PMC7388000.
  8. Boregowda U, Perisetti A, Nanjappa A, Gajendran M, Gurusaravanan, K., Goyal H. Addition of Tocilizumab to the standard of care reduces mortality in severe COVID-19:A systematic review and meta-analysis: Front Med (Lausanne). 2020; 7: 586221. PMID:33123544
  9. Kutti Sridharan, G., Vegunta, R., Rokkam, V., Aravamudan, V., Vegunta, R., Khan, S., Ponnada, S., Boregowda, U., Prudhvi, K., Chamarthi, G., Mohan, M., Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Am J Ther. Nov/Dec 2020;27(6):e599-e610.
  10. Goyal, H., Gajendran, M., Boregowda, U., Perisetti, A., Aziz, M., Bansal, P., Inamdar., S., Tharian,“Current and Future Implications of COVID-19 on Gastroenterology Training and Clinical Practice”: Int J Clin Pract. 2020;74:e13717. PMID: 32955773
  11. Perisetti, A., Goyal, Boregowda, U., Mann, R., Gajendran, M., Sharma, N.: Frontiers in Medicine: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Implications of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in COVID-19: Digestive Endoscopy2020;32: 715–722; PMCID: PMC7537026
  12. Boregowda, U, Desai, M., Nutalapati, V., Paleti, S., Olyaee, M., Rastogi, A.: Impact of feedback to the endoscopist on adenoma detection rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis: Journal: Annals of gastroenterology Ann Gastroenterol. 2021;34(2):214-223; PMID: 33654362
  13. Boregowda, U., Goyal, H., Mann, R., Gajendran, M., Patel, S., Echavarria, J., Sayana, H., Saligram, S.: Endoscopic Management of Benign Recalcitrant Esophageal Strictures: A literature review. Ann Gastroenterol 2021; 34 (1): 1-13: PMID: 33948052
  14. Rokkam, V., Kutti Srindharana, G., Vegunta, R., Vegunta., R., Boregowda, U., Mohan, B.: Clostridium Difficile and COVID-19: Novel Risk Factors for Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis: Case Reports in Vascular MedicineVolume 2021, Article ID 8832638, 4 pages; PMID: 33728091
  15. Gandhi, D., Boregowda, U., Sharma, P., Ahuja, K., Khanna, K., Gupta, N.: A review of commonly performed bariatric surgeries: Imaging features and its complications: Clin Imaging. 2021 Apr;72:122-135. PMID: 33232899
  16. Desai, M., *Boregowda, U., Srinivasan, S., Kohli, D., Awadhi, S., Murino, A., Yu, LHK., Dinis- Ribeiro, D., Sharma, Prateek.: ‘Narrow Band Imaging vs. White Light Endoscopy for the Detection of Gastric 15. Intestinal Metaplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology * J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jun 5. Co-first author PMID: 34090306
  17. Mann., R., Boregowda, U., Vyas, N., Gajendran, M., Umapathy, C., Sayana, H., Echavarria, J., Patel, S., Saligram, S.: Current advances in the management of chronic pancreatitis: Dis Mon. 2021 Jun 24;101225. PMID: 34176572
  18. Direct-acting Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin on the Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Mark M Aloysius, Abhilash Perisetti, Hemant Goyal, Umesha Boregowda, Mladen Jecmenica, Mahesh Cheryala, Anurag Bajaj, Bojana Milekic, Milos Babic, Pardeep Bansal, Greg H. Enders: Journal: Annals of Gastroenterology