Dr. Sreekanth Appasani

Dr. Sreekanth Appasani is a Consultant Interventional Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist with over 20 years of experience, and Lead Consultant of the KAGE team at KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad. He specializes in diagnosing and treating GERD, IBS, IBD, fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal cancers, with particular depth in pancreatic disease reflected in his sustained research output over more than a decade (see Publications below).

At KAGE, Dr. Appasani provides advanced endoscopic procedures including ERCP, EUS, endoscopic polyp removal, and complex stent placements — minimally invasive approaches to complex digestive disorders. He leads KAGE's EUS Short Term Fellowship, and the department's recognition as a National Skill Development Centre by ERBE for Third Space Endoscopy & Advanced Gastroenterology was achieved under his leadership.

• Benign gastric outlet obstruction – spectrum and management. Tropical Gastroenterology 2011;32(4):259–266
• An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia. Dysphagia. 2012 Mar;27(1):145-7
• Hepatic artery aneurysm: a rare presentation as cholangitis and portal hypertension. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jan;75(1):190
• Lamotrigine Induced Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome in a Child. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Dec;55(6):e147-8
• Fluid replacement in acute pancreatitis. Nutritional Therapy & Metabolism 2012;30(2):67-78
• Biliary stent with a tied suture! Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Sep;76(3):669-71
• Celiac disease presenting as recurrent pancreatitis and pseudocyst. JOP. 2012 Sep 10;13(5):533-5
• Celiac Disease Complicated By Lymphoma: A Case Report. Trop Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan-Mar;35(1):55-6
• Prospective validation of 4-category classification of acute pancreatitis severity. Pancreas. 2013 Apr;42(3):392-6
• Dynamic nature of organ failure in severe acute pancreatitis. HPB (Oxford). 2013 Jul;15(7):523-8
• Biodegradable stents: truly biodegradable with good tissue harmony. Endoscopy. 2013 May;45 Suppl 2:E116-7
• A path uncommonly traveled. Annals of Gastroenterology (2013) 26, 1
• Endoscopic ultrasound assisted etiological localization in acute pancreatitis. Endosc Ultrasound 2013;2:162-4
• Stents for benign and malignant esophageal strictures. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2013 Oct;1300:119-43
• Implementation of the Asia-Pacific Guidelines of Obesity Classification on the APACHE-O Scoring System. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Jun;59(6):1316-21
• Hypotension in the First Week of Acute Pancreatitis and APACHE II Score Predict Development of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Feb;60(2):537-42
• Mega stents – New option for management of leaks following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Endoscopy. 2014;46 Suppl 1 UCTN:E49-50
• Role of 13NH3 PET/CT in delineating pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2014 May-Jun;14(3):154-8
• Utility of narrow band imaging in predicting histology in celiac disease. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2020 Aug;39(4):370-376
• Pancreatic fluid collections: What is the ideal imaging technique? World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 28;21(48):13403-10
• Bee Sting to Boerhaave's Syndrome. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Mar;25(3):346-348
• Endoscopic dilation with bougies versus balloons in caustic esophageal strictures: 17-year experience from a tertiary care center. Surg Endosc. 2023 Aug 31

This is a genuinely strong, sustained publication record spanning 2011–2023, concentrated in pancreatitis, biliary/esophageal stenting, EUS, and celiac disease — directly relevant to KAGE's Pancreas Clinic, ERCP, EUS-guided procedure pages, and the Corrosive Injury Clinic. Link each condition/procedure area to its corresponding page where natural.

• 1st rank in schooling, L.K.G. to 10th standard
• 1st in college during Intermediate Education
• 52nd rank in Medical Entrance, 1st attempt — 1995
• Best outgoing student, 1997 batch — Andhra Medical College
• 1st rank in NIMSET (MD Entrance), 1st attempt — 2003
• 1st rank in All India PGI entrance for DM Gastroenterology — 2008
• 10 Gold Medals during Graduation, Andhra Medical College
• Best Poster Award, small bowel section — ISGCON 2010
• JGH Travel Award — APDW 2011
• Presidential Poster Award — ACG 2011
• Best Oral Paper — ISGCON 2011
• Best International Paper Award — ACG 2012
• Travel Award — APDW 2012
• Young Investigator Award — APDW 2012
• Poster of Distinction — DDW 2013
• Best Poster Award — ISG 2013
• Best Oral Paper, 2nd Prize — ISG 2013

• Vaidya Ratna Award, Sankranti Puraskar 2015, Suman Art Theaters — for services rendered in the field of gastroenterology
• National Integration Award, Republic Day 2015 — for services rendered in the field of gastroenterology

• Pancreas Clinic — reflects his sustained, decade-plus research focus on acute and chronic pancreatitis
• Advanced Endoscopy Clinic — his EUS and third-space endoscopy expertise directly underpins this clinic
• Corrosive Injury Clinic — his 2023 publication on esophageal stricture dilation techniques (17-year tertiary center experience) directly informs this clinic's approach

• SpyGlass Cholangioscopy
• High-Resolution Manometry
• pH & pH-Impedance Monitoring

• ERCP
• EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage
• EUS-Guided Cystogastrostomy
• Pancreatic Duct Stone Treatment
• EMR & ESD

Dr. Appasani's clinical practice spans GERD treatment, IBS treatment, hiatal hernia treatment, celiac disease treatment, and gallstones treatment, alongside gastric cancer evaluation and esophageal cancer evaluation where endoscopic staging is needed. Procedurally he works in upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy with colon polyp removal, ERCP, and EMR and ESD, and assesses candidacy for the department's endoscopic anti-reflux options, ARMA and GERDx, as well as POEM for achalasia treatment. Bariatric endoscopy, including the ESG procedure, is delivered by the advanced endoscopy team he leads. He also leads KAGE's training programs, both the EUS fellowship and the Technician Training Programme. For the department's own background, see About KAGE.