Girish Mishra, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound Services
Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
To contact Dr. Mishra:
Tel: (336) 713-7777
Fax: (336) 713-7322
Interests:
· Clinical: General Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Endoscopic Ultrasound, GI Tumors
· Teaching: Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Endoscopic competence
· Research: GI oncology, pancreatic cancers, clinical utility of endoscopic ultrasound, medical education
Education:
- Undergraduate: Duke University, 1984-1988, BS
- Postgraduate: University of Missouri, 1988-1992, MD
- Internship: Medical College of Virginia, 1988-1989
- Residency: Medical College of Virginia, 1989-1992
- Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina, 1995-1998
- Masters in Epidemiology: Harvard University, 2003-2004
Board Certification:
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995
- American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, 1997
Recent Publications:
Mishra G, Butler J, Ho C, Melin S, Case DL, Howerton S, Levine D, Blackstock AW. Phase II Trial of Induction Gemcitabine/CPT-11 Followed by Twice-Weekly Infusion Gemcitabine and Concurrent External Beam Radiation for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2005;28:345-50.
Chowdhury R, Bhutani MS, Mishra G, Toskes PP, Forsmark CE. Comparative analysis of direct pancreatic function testing versus morphological assessment by endoscopic ultrasonography for the evaluation of chronic abdominal pain of presumed pancreatic origin. Pancreas. 2005;31:63-8.
Levine EA, Farmer M, Clark P, Mishra G, Ho C, Geisinger KR, Melin SA, Lovato J, Blackstock AW. Predictive value of FDG-PET in the identification of responders to chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced esophageal cancer. Annals of Surgery. 2005. (In Press)
Blackstock AW, Farmer MR, Mishra G, Melin SA, Oaks T, Aklilu M, Clark PB, Levine EA. A prospective evaluation of the impact 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) staging on survival for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Int J Radiat. Oncol. Biol and Phys. 2005. (In Press)
Mishra G, Zhao Y, Sweeney J, Pineau BC, Case D, Ho C, Blackstock AW, Geisinger K, Howerton R, Levine E, Shen P, Ibdah J. Determination of qualitative telomerase activity as an adjunct to the diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma by endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2005. (In press)