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Dr. Benjamin Tharian, MD

Speciality: Interventional Endoscopy, Gastroenterology
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About Dr. Benjamin Tharian, MD

Dr. Benjamin Tharian is a board-certified gastroenterologist at Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute, specializing in advanced and interventional endoscopy. He is widely recognized for his expertise in complex procedures such as ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, and bariatric endoscopy, with a focus on minimally invasive treatments for digestive disorders.

He completed his medical training at Government Medical College, Kottayam, India, followed by extensive gastroenterology and hepatology training in the United Kingdom and an advanced endoscopy fellowship in the United States.

Dr. Tharian is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an active contributor to medical education, research, and international conferences in the field of interventional endoscopy.

Professional Experience

BayFront Hospital, Orlando Health, DHI St Pete
Sub Section Chair of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · St. Petersburg, FL
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Associate Professor of Medicine · Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Childrens Hospital (ACH)
Assistant Professor of Medicine · Little Rock, AR
Gold Coast University Hospital
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist · Queensland, Australia
Grafton Base Hospital
Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist · Northern NSW, Australia
NWAHS
Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist · Tasmania, Australia
Raigmore Hospital
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist · Inverness, Scotland, UK
Ulster Hospital
Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist · Dundonald, UK

Education & Training

Florida Hospital
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship · Orlando, USA
National Health Service (NHS)
Fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology · Manchester and Northern Ireland Deanery, UK
Medical College Kottayam
Internal Medicine Residency (MD) · Kerala, India
Medical College Trivandrum
Rotating Internship · Kerala, India

Research & Publications

Verrucous Carcinoma of the esophagus - Remains a diagnostic enigma
Authors: Al-Shoha M, Nadeem U, George N, Raghavapuram S, Mallinger W, Tharian B
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Utility of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopy in diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma and its complications: What does endoscopic ultrasonography offer above and beyond conventional cross-sectional imaging?
Authors: Perbtani YB, Wang AY, Tomizawa Y, Othman M, Inamdar S, Tharian B, Draganov P
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Linitis plastica: a harbinger of an unusual cause of gastric wall thickening
Authors: Banerjee D, Raghavapuram S, Jeffus S, Murphy S, Tharian B
Endoscopedia
Downhill varices: unusual cause of hematemesis
Authors: Raghavapuram S, George N, Girotra M, Siddique S, Tharian B
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endosonographer - driven dynamic telecytopathology of pancreatic lesions- a pilot study
Authors: B Tharian, K Krall, X Zhu, N George, M Chambers, S Varadarajulu, S Hebert-Magee
Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
Successful removal of proximally migrated biliary drain in a liver transplant patient by single operator direct cholangioscopy
Authors: Perisetti A, Raghavapuram S, Banerjee D, George N, Tharian B
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Extraluminal migration of an esophageal metal stent causing splenic injury
Authors: S Khan, N George, B Tharian
Endoscopy
Successful removal of deeply migrated pancreatic stent using biliary dilation balloon and the new single-operator digital cholangioscope
Authors: M Girotra, S Raghavapuram, B Tharian
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Successful management of ischemic cholangiopathy after failed endoscopic/percutaneous interventions facilitated by digital cholangioscopy
Authors: S Raghavapuram, M Girotra, JD Robertson, T Pandey, B Tharian
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endoscopic management of Barrett’s esophagus: An update on Radiofrequency Ablation
Authors: Dhaliwal A, Tharian B, M Girotra
Frontiers in Endoscopy
Drainage of obstructed gallbladder with LAMS
Authors: Endoscopedia
Endoscopedia
New single-operator digital cholangioscope for foreign body removal
Authors: Endoscopedia
Endoscopedia
Biliary drainage: role of EUS guidance
Authors: Holt B, Hawes R, Hasan M, Canipe A, Tharian B, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Successful removal of a foreign body from a gallbladder remnant by using a new single-operator digital cholangioscope
Authors: Tharian B, Canipe A, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R, Hasan M
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Obstructed gallbladder: drainage using lumen-apposing metal stent
Authors: Tharian B, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Digital cholangioscopy directed removal of a surgical staple from a strictured bile duct
Authors: Hasan M, Canipe A, Tharian B, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Development and evaluation of a 3D printed endoscopic ampullectomy training model
Authors: Holt B, Hearn G, Hawes R, Tharian B, Varadarajulu S
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Ring around the ROSE: pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma diagnosed on site by EUS-FNA
Authors: Tharian B, Canipe AL, Krall K, Hawes RH, Hébert-Magee S
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
What is the current role of endoscopy in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis?
Authors: Tharian B, George N, Tham TCK
World J Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
An Immunosuppressed Man with an Aortic Rupture Secondary to Salmonella Aortitis Successfully Treated with Endovascular Aortic Repair
Authors: Talwar A, George N, Tharian B, Roberts-Thomson J
Annals of Vascular Surgery
Biomarkers in bile-complementing advanced endoscopic imaging in the diagnosis of indeterminate biliary strictures
Authors: Lourdusamy V, Tharian B, Navaneethan U
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Successful removal of a foreign body from a gallbladder remnant by using a new single-operator digital cholangioscope
Authors: Tharian B, Canipe A, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R, Hasan M
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Authors: Tharian B, George N, Navaneethan U
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Hoarseness and Hematemesis? A Deadly Combination
Authors: Tharian B, George N, Turkington J, Caddy G
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Enteroscopy in Small bowel Crohn’s disease: a review
Authors: Tharian B, Caddy G, Tham TCK
World J Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Case report- An unusual case of PUO: a case of inflammatory pseudo tumor of the liver
Journal USG