Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist Apollo Hospitals - Hyderabad
Registrations
46206 Andhra Pradesh Medical Council 2001
Awards and Recognitions
Gold Medal in Physiology - 1997
Gold Medal MBBS University of Health Sciences - 1997
2nd Prize All India National Paediatric Quiz - 2000
Gold Medal Final MBBS University of Health Sciences - 2001
Gold Medal For Best Outgoing Student of The College - 2001
Best Poster Award For Per oral Cholangioscopy (spy glass) experience at tertiary referral hospital. N Polavarapu, L Dwyer, R Sturgess. Abstract at BSG 2010. Aintree, United Kingdom - 2010
Memberships
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
United European Gastroenterology Society (UEG)
European Study of Liver Diseases Society (EASL)
Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISGCON)
Indian Society of Study of Liver Diseases (INASL)
Paper Presentations
Cost-effectiveness of HALO vs PDT. N Polavarapu, N Kapoor. Abstract at BSG 2010. Aintree 2010
Patient satisfaction in colonoscopy, Aintree Hospital. N Polavarapu, V Athwal, S Sarkar. Abstracts at BSG 2009, DDW 2009
Nutritional support in intensive care units - national survey of current practice in the UK. N Polavarapu, N Kapoor, P O'Toole. Gut. 2008
Rapid access upper GI cancer service (RAUGICS): Workload, non-attendance and predictive value of referral criteria. N Polavarapu, N Kapoor. Gut. 2008
Post ERCP complications. N Polavarapu, H Dallal. Abstract BSG 2008, North West Conference 2007. 2nd and 3rd pilot studies of national IBD audit. Lead Role from Aintree Hospital
Cost effectiveness of HALO vs PDT. BSG. UK, 2011
Post ERCP complications. NW Deanery Gastroenterology Conference. Windermere, Jun 2007
A pulse of acid or acidified bile salt induces down regulation of the homeobox gene CDX2 in an intestinal cell line. British Society of Gastroenterology. Mar 2010
Unusual cases of GI bleeding - aortioenteric fistula, splenic artery aneurysm. 5th North West Annual Conference. Jun 2007
Early diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma: disease spectrum, role of imaging, and spy glass endoscopy and radiologic-pathologic correlation. N Polavarapu, A Katti. Presented at RNSA, Northern American Radiology. 2011
Plenary Poster Presentation - Endoscopic ablation of dysplastic Barrett’s oesophagus comparing argon plasma coagulation and photodynamic therapy. long term results of a randomised prospective trial. N Polavarapu, N Kapoor, K Bodger. BSG 2009
Liver in systemic disease. Best practice and research. N Polavarapu, D Tripathi. Clinical Gastroenterology. 2013; Volume 27
Per oral cholangioscopy (spy glass) experience at tertiary referral hospital, Aintree. N Polavarapu, L Dwyer, R Sturgess. Abstract at BSG 2010
National study of outcomes for Cholangiocarcinoma patients following biliary intervention: Linkage analysis of administrative date for English hospitals. N Polavarapu, K Bodger. Abstract at DDF 2012
Emergency ERCP in critically ill patients is a successful procedure. N Polavarapu, P Lekharaju, R Sturgess. Abstracts at DDW 2012 and DDF 2012. Also in Frontline Gastroenterology Journal 2012
Case report on abnormal LFTs in hypothyroid patient. N Polavarapu, D Cuthbertson. BMJ Journal. Jan 2011
PEXACT as feeding options in head and neck cancer patient, Aintree. N Polavarapu, K Bowering, R Sturgess. Abstracts at BSG 2010, DDW 2010