About Me:

Biography

Dr. B. S. Thakur is a leading gastroenterologist with over two decades of clinical and academic excellence. An expert in therapeutic endoscopy, interventional EUS, ERCP, liver disease, IBD, and GI cancers, he has presented research internationally and received the Young Investigator Award at APASL, Seoul. Formerly Professor at SAIMS and Consultant at Apple Hospital, he is a respected name in India's gastroenterology community and a member of multiple global medical associations.

Speciality

- Gastroenterology

Experience (In years)

21 Years

Fields of Expertise

- Therapeutic Endoscopy; - Interventional Endosonography - ERCP - Chronic Liver Disease - IBD - GI Cancers

Fellow Membership

- Indian Society of Gastroenterology - American College of Gastroenterology - SGEI - American Society of GI Endoscopy - Indian Association for the Study of Liver

Past Positions

- Prof. Gastroenterology, SAIMS Medical College Indore 2009-16 - Consultant Gastroenterologist- Apple Hospital Indore 2016- 2025

Publications

Abstracts in Journals: - Presented a paper on “esophageal strictures and results of esophageal dilatation” in ISGCON-2002, Cochin, India; - Presented a paper on” chronic liver disease in females- is it different than in males?”; - Presented a paper on “Clinico-epidemiological profile of ulcerative colitis in Western India” in ISGCON –2003, Chennai, India; - Presented a paper on “Clinico-epidemiological profile of chronic small bowel diarrhea in Western India” ISGCON-2003, Chennai, India; - Presented a case series of 3 patients with Type –1 DM and EHPVO in INASL – 2004, Lucknow; - Presented a paper in ISGCON-2006 on “Vit B12 deficiency in functional GI disorders”; - Presented a paper on “Clinical profile of ascites in Central India” in ISGCON 2006; - Presented a paper on “Comparative profile of male and female chronic liver disease” in ISGCON 2006; - Presented a paper on IV Naloxone in cholestatic pruritus, the paper won Young Investigator Award at APASL-March 2008 Seoul, South Korea; - EUS prevalence of early chronic pancreatitis in asymptomatic alcoholic presented in EUS 2008 held in San Fransisco, USA on 12-13 Sep. 2008; Original Articles: - Role of IV Naloxone in severe pruritus in acute cholestasis Ind J Gastro Sep-Oct 2009 “Profile of Chronic Small Bowel Diarrhea in Adults in Western India: A Hospital Based Study. Trop Gastroenterol 2006 Apr- Jun; 27:84-86; - Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Generalized Atherosclerosis. J Assoc Physicians India 2001Nov; 49:1074-7; 3 Case Reports: - Hepatic granuloma in chronic hepatitis C.Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Oct-Dec;25(4):174-5; - Renal agenesis in extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Indian J Pediatr. 2004 Oct;71(10):945; - Type 1 diabetes mellitus and extra hepatic portal vein obstruction: a causal association? Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul-Sep;25(3):139-40; - Caroli's syndrome- a rare cause of portal hypertension. J Assoc Physicians India. 2004 Mar; 52:261; - Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. Indian Practitioner, Feb 2004; - Adominal wall abscess secondary to sub capsular tubercular liver abscess. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2003 Sep- Oct;22(5):190-1; Brief Letters: - Ciprofloxacin induced cholestatic jaundice Indian J Gastro Jan-Feb. 2007); - “Acute viral hepatitis and Japanese Encephalitis: An unusual co-occurrence” Indian J Gastro Mar-Apr. 2006; - Acute Pancreatitis and Homocystenemia: Accepted in Indian J Gastro Mar- Apr. 2007 Reviewed Article: - Irritable Bowel Syndrome: newer perspectives. Physician Digest, June 2004;

Awards and Recognitions

- S.K. Mukherjee Memorial quiz in Cardiology in the Department of Internal Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore; - Nominated for best Resident Award – 2003, LTM Medical College, Sion Mumbai; Young Investigator Award at APASL-2008, SEOUL South Korea.

Appointment Days and Timings

Monday to Friday 10: 00 AM-4:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM