Dr. Benjamin Tharian MD
Specialty: Interventional Endoscopy, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Experience
BayFront Hospital, Orlando Health, DHI St Pete
St. Petersburg, FL | April 2024 – Present
Sub Section Chair of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
BayFront Hospital, Orlando Health, DHI St Pete
St. Petersburg, FL | July 2022 – Present
Chief of Endoscopy
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Little Rock, AR | July 2020 – July 2022
Associate Professor of Medicine
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Little Rock, AR | 2017 – Present
Chief of Endoscopy
Arkansas Childrens Hospital (ACH)
Little Rock, AR | 2018 – July 2022
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Little Rock, AR | Sep 2015 – July 2020
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gold Coast University Hospital
Queensland, Australia | July 2015 – Aug 2015
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist
Grafton Base Hospital
Northern NSW, Australia | Mar 2014 – June 2014
Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
NWAHS
Tasmania, Australia | Nov 2012 – Feb 2014
Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
Raigmore Hospital
Inverness, Scotland, UK | Aug 2012 – Oct 2012
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist
Ulster Hospital
Dundonald, UK | Jan 2012 – July 2012
Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
Education
Florida Hospital
Orlando, USA | 2014-2015
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
National Health Service (NHS)
Manchester and Northern Ireland Deanery, UK | 2007-2012
Fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
National Health Service (NHS)
Ipswich Hospital, Cambridge Deanery, East of England, UK | 2005-2007
Internal Medicine Residency
Medical College Kottayam
Kerala, India | 2001-2004
Internal Medicine Residency (MD)
Medical College Trivandrum
Kerala, India | 2000-2001
Rotating Internship
Medical College Trivandrum
Kerala, India | 1995-2000
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Research & Publications
Verrucous Carcinoma of the esophagus – Remains a diagnostic enigma
Al-Shoha M, Nadeem U, George N, Raghavapuram S, Mallinger W, Tharian B | 2018/02/01
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?
Perbtani YB, Wang AY, Tomizawa Y, Othman M, Inamdar S, Tharian B, Draganov P | 2018/02/16
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Linitis plastica: a harbinger of an unusual cause of gastric wall thickening
Banerjee D, Raghavapuram S, Jeffus S, Murphy S, Tharian B | 2017/04/28
Endoscopedia
Downhill varices: unusual cause of hematemesis
Raghavapuram S, George N, Girotra M, Siddique S, Tharian B | 2017
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endosonographer – driven dynamic telecytopathology of pancreatic lesions- a pilot study
B Tharian, K Krall, X Zhu, N George, M Chambers, S Varadarajulu, S Hebert-Magee | 2017
Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
Successful removal of proximally migrated biliary drain in a liver transplant patient by single operator direct cholangioscopy
Perisetti A, Raghavapuram S, Banerjee D, George N, Tharian B | 2017
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Extraluminal migration of an esophageal metal stent causing splenic injury
S Khan, N George, B Tharian | 2017
Endoscopy
Successful removal of deeply migrated pancreatic stent using biliary dilation balloon and the new single-operator digital cholangioscope
M Girotra, S Raghavapuram, B Tharian | 2016/12/01
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Successful management of ischemic cholangiopathy after failed endoscopic/percutaneous interventions facilitated by digital cholangioscopy
S Raghavapuram, M Girotra, JD Robertson, T Pandey, B Tharian | 2016/12/01
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endoscopic management of Barrett’s esophagus: An update on Radiofrequency Ablation
Dhaliwal A, Tharian B, M Girotra | 2016
Frontiers in Endoscopy
Drainage of obstructed gallbladder with LAMS
Endoscopedia | 2016/02/25
Endoscopedia
New single-operator digital cholangioscope for foreign body removal
Endoscopedia | 2015/12/22
Endoscopedia
Biliary drainage: role of EUS guidance
Holt B, Hawes R, Hasan M, Canipe A, Tharian B, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S | 2015/07/24
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Successful removal of a foreign body from a gallbladder remnant by using a new single-operator digital cholangioscope
Tharian B, Canipe A, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R, Hasan M | 2015/07/24
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Obstructed gallbladder: drainage using lumen-apposing metal stent
Tharian B, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R | 2015/08/13
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Digital cholangioscopy directed removal of a surgical staple from a strictured bile duct
Hasan M, Canipe A, Tharian B, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R | 2015/06/25
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Development and evaluation of a 3D printed endoscopic ampullectomy training model
Holt B, Hearn G, Hawes R, Tharian B, Varadarajulu S | 2015/06/01
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Ring around the ROSE: pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma diagnosed on site by EUS-FNA
Tharian B, Canipe AL, Krall K, Hawes RH, Hébert-Magee S | 2015/04/01
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle tissue acquisition – A review and update of literature
Tharian B, George N, Hébert-Magee S, Navaneethan, Hawes R, Varadarajulu S, Hasan M | 2015/01/01
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
What is the current role of endoscopy in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis?
Tharian B, George N, Tham TCK | 2015/08/10
World J Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
An Immunosuppressed Man with an Aortic Rupture Secondary to Salmonella Aortitis Successfully Treated with Endovascular Aortic Repair
Talwar A, George N, Tharian B, Roberts-Thomson J | 2015/02/23
Annals of Vascular Surgery
Biomarkers in bile-complementing advanced endoscopic imaging in the diagnosis of indeterminate biliary strictures
Lourdusamy V, Tharian B, Navaneethan U | 2015/04/16
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Successful removal of a foreign body from a gallbladder remnant by using a new single-operator digital cholangioscope
Tharian B, Canipe A, Navaneethan U, Varadarajulu S, Hawes R, Hasan M | 2015/07/24
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Tharian B, George N, Navaneethan U | 2015/12/29
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Hoarseness and Hematemesis? A Deadly Combination
Tharian B, George N, Turkington J, Caddy G | 2014/02/01
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Enteroscopy in Small bowel Crohn’s disease: a review
Tharian B, Caddy G, Tham TCK | 2013
World J Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Ten Year: Data on Needle Knife Fistulotomy in a University Teaching Hospital
Tharian B, Dickey W, George NE | 2012/05/01
Gastroenterology
A Retrospective Study of IV Sedation versus Nitrous Oxide (Entonox) for Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy
Tharian B, Ridley T, Dickey W, Murdock A | 2012/05/01
Gastroenterology
Natural History of Unexplained Biliary Dilatation
Kelly NM, Tharian B, Tham TCK | 2011/05/01
Gastroenterology
Case report- An unusual case of PUO: a case of inflammatory pseudo tumor of the liver
| 2011/03/01
Journal USG
Wound drainage versus non-drainage in proximal femoral fracture. A prospective randomized study
Joshy S, Tharian B | 2006/01/01
Injury
Certifications/Awards/Recognitions
Patient Reviews
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Dr. Tharian is very personable and professional. But more importantly he is extremely thorough. He discovered my early stage pancreatic cancer during Endoscopy for a Gallbladder issue. My CT, MRI, and PET/CT scans did not detect this pancreatic head mass but Dr. Tharian found it. I now have a chance to have it removed. I will highly recommend him to anyone in need of such expertise.
Saul | 2023/06/29
Dr. Tharian is one of the kindest, most knowledgeable, generous, and patient physicians I have ever met. He spent over an hour with my father, asking so many important questions, offering a number of suggestions, providing invaluable insight to issues we hadn’t even considered, and most importantly, creating a solid plan of action, with room to re-evaluate later if necessary. It has been a very long time since I experienced a doctor of this high caliber. I’m so grateful to him and his team for their exceptional care and for creating a safe and supportive environment for my father.
Anonymous | 2023/07/06
This Doctor absolutely cares about his patients and their well-being. I have had swallowing issues for years. The POEM Procedure has changed my life completely. At 59, I never thought I would be pain free and able to swallow like I can now. If you want an honest Dr that tells it just like it is. This is the man!
John Folk | 2024/06/06
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