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Ragesh B. Thandassery
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Medanta The Medicity (2012–2016); University of Alberta (2016); University College of Medical Sciences (2013); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025–2026); Alberta Hospital Edmonton (2016); King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (2015); Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals (2013–2014); Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (2013); University of Alberta Hospital (2016); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2019–2026); Hamad General Hospital (2014–2017); Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital (2012); Medanta The Medicity (2012–2015); South Central VA Health Care Network (2019); John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (2019); Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (2011–2017); Hamad Medical Corporation (2014–2016); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2020)
Internal Med, College of Medicine
18 h-index
148 pubs
1,055 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Ragesh B. Thandassery, Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has a research focus that includes liver cancer, pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal bleeding. His work has involved meta-analyses and systematic reviews of complications and management strategies related to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound-guided procedures. He has also investigated sarcopenia in hepatocellular carcinoma and the role of nutrition and muscle in cirrhosis.
Dr. Thandassery's research has been published in numerous journals, contributing to a total of 143 publications with over 1,000 citations, and he holds an h-index of 18. His collaborations within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include shared publications with Nimy John, Fares Mashal, Cody J. Timmermann, and Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia.
Metrics
- h-index: 18
- Publications: 148
- Citations: 1,055
Positions
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Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System 2018–presentMedicine ORCID
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Associate Professor publications 2019–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Internal Med, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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The association of MASLD, lipoprotein(a) and long-term outcomes: Results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (2026)
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and the consequence of extra-hepatic malignancy (2026)
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Porto Sinusoidal Vascular Disorder Manifesting as Diffuse Arterio-Portal Fistulae and Portal Hypertension After Donation-After-Circulatory-Death Liver Transplantation (2026)
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26-A-17971-ACC WHEN NORMAL ISN’T SAFE, PRESERVED PERFORMANCE, HIGHER RISK: ECHO-DERIVED FRANK-STARLING PROFILING IN POST-TIPS HEART FAILURE — PARADOXICAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF CHF READMISSION, DIURETIC ESCALATION, AND VOLUME OVERLOAD IN A PRELOAD-SENSITIVE STATE (2026)
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26-A-15959-ACC CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES OF GLP-1RA THERAPY IN OBESE NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION-ASSOCIATED STEATOTIC LIVER DISEASE: A REAL-WORLD ANALYSIS (2026)
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Genetic predeterminants and recent advancements in steatotic liver disease: A roadmap toward precision hepatology (2025)
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Noninvasive prediction of clinically significant portal hypertension in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease compared to other chronic liver diseases (2025)
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Endoscopic ultrasound in the management of complications related to cirrhosis- recent evidence (2025)
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Opposition Research: Endoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis (2025)
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Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease (2025)
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Inpatient management of thrombosis and hemostasis in patients with cirrhosis (2024)
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Acute Venous Thromboembolism Is Common Following Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes (2024)
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S1169 Comparison of Baveno VI Criteria, Expanded Baveno VI Criteria, Chess Alarm Score and Other Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment (2022)
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S1286 Impact of Cardiovascular Disease on Liver Transplant Candidacy During Transplant Evaluation in a North American Center With High Obesity Prevalence (2022)
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S3266 A Comparison of Two Cases of Acute Graft versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplant (2022)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Abhilash Perisetti
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (US)
11 shared publications
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography-Related Complications and Their Management Strategies: A “Scoping” Literature Review
- Hepatitis E virus infection in liver transplant recipients: a descriptive literature review
- Increased Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Related Hepatitis after the Covid-19 Outbreak: A Global Multi-Center Propensity Matched Analysis
- Laboratory evaluation of deranged liver chemistries in pregnancy
- COVID-19 and the liver: a narrative review of the present state of knowledge
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Benjamin Tharian
Orlando Health (US)
9 shared publications
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography-Related Complications and Their Management Strategies: A “Scoping” Literature Review
- Hepatitis E virus infection in liver transplant recipients: a descriptive literature review
- Laboratory evaluation of deranged liver chemistries in pregnancy
- Liver Biopsy in Pregnancy: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature
- Endoscopic ultrasound in the management of complications related to cirrhosis- recent evidence
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Sumant Inamdar
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography-Related Complications and Their Management Strategies: A “Scoping” Literature Review
- Hepatitis E virus infection in liver transplant recipients: a descriptive literature review
- Laboratory evaluation of deranged liver chemistries in pregnancy
- Liver Biopsy in Pregnancy: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature
- Opposition Research: Endoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Hemant Goyal
The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (US)
5 shared publications
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography-Related Complications and Their Management Strategies: A “Scoping” Literature Review
- Hepatitis E virus infection in liver transplant recipients: a descriptive literature review
- Laboratory evaluation of deranged liver chemistries in pregnancy
- Liver Biopsy in Pregnancy: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature
- S191 Impact of Pandemic on Epidemiology and Management of Acute Colonic Pseudo Obstruction: Nationwide Clinical Data Research Network
Cody J. Timmermann
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
4 shared publications
In database
- Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
- S3266 A Comparison of Two Cases of Acute Graft versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplant
- S1286 Impact of Cardiovascular Disease on Liver Transplant Candidacy During Transplant Evaluation in a North American Center With High Obesity Prevalence
- S1169 Comparison of Baveno VI Criteria, Expanded Baveno VI Criteria, Chess Alarm Score and Other Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment
Nimy John
University of Florida
4 shared publications
In database
- Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
- S3266 A Comparison of Two Cases of Acute Graft versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplant
- S1286 Impact of Cardiovascular Disease on Liver Transplant Candidacy During Transplant Evaluation in a North American Center With High Obesity Prevalence
- S1169 Comparison of Baveno VI Criteria, Expanded Baveno VI Criteria, Chess Alarm Score and Other Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment
Passisd Laoveeravat
Texas Tech University (US)
3 shared publications
- Hepatitis E virus infection in liver transplant recipients: a descriptive literature review
- 870 The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- 98 Combination Rectal Indomethacin and Topical Epinephrine Is Not Superior to Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis—A Meta-Analysis
Shashank Garg
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- 870 The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- 98 Combination Rectal Indomethacin and Topical Epinephrine Is Not Superior to Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis—A Meta-Analysis
- 575 No-show Endoscopy Appointments: An Analysis of Patient Characteristics
Kemmian D. Johnson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography-Related Complications and Their Management Strategies: A “Scoping” Literature Review
- Laboratory evaluation of deranged liver chemistries in pregnancy
- Liver Biopsy in Pregnancy: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Matthew Deneke
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- S3266 A Comparison of Two Cases of Acute Graft versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplant
- S1286 Impact of Cardiovascular Disease on Liver Transplant Candidacy During Transplant Evaluation in a North American Center With High Obesity Prevalence
- S1169 Comparison of Baveno VI Criteria, Expanded Baveno VI Criteria, Chess Alarm Score and Other Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment
Mary Rude
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- S3266 A Comparison of Two Cases of Acute Graft versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplant
- S1286 Impact of Cardiovascular Disease on Liver Transplant Candidacy During Transplant Evaluation in a North American Center With High Obesity Prevalence
- S1169 Comparison of Baveno VI Criteria, Expanded Baveno VI Criteria, Chess Alarm Score and Other Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment
Fares Mashal
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
- S1169 Comparison of Baveno VI Criteria, Expanded Baveno VI Criteria, Chess Alarm Score and Other Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Esophageal Varices and Varices Needing Treatment
- Porto Sinusoidal Vascular Disorder Manifesting as Diffuse Arterio-Portal Fistulae and Portal Hypertension After Donation-After-Circulatory-Death Liver Transplantation
Wasawat Vutthikraivit
Texas Tech University (US)
2 shared publications
- 870 The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- 98 Combination Rectal Indomethacin and Topical Epinephrine Is Not Superior to Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis—A Meta-Analysis
Mauricio García-Saenz-de-Sicilia
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- 870 The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- 98 Combination Rectal Indomethacin and Topical Epinephrine Is Not Superior to Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis—A Meta-Analysis
Nicha Wongjarupong
University of Minnesota (US)
2 shared publications
- 870 The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- 98 Combination Rectal Indomethacin and Topical Epinephrine Is Not Superior to Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis—A Meta-Analysis
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