Bhaskar Banerjee
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Professor of Medicine
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Professor of Optical Sciences
Dr. Banerjee served as the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology from November 2008 to November 2015. He obtained his medical degree from the University of London, UK, followed by postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Banerjee was in the Division of Gastroenterology at Washington University in Saint Louis for nine years, during which time he was promoted to Professor of Medicine. Dr. Banerjee's research interest is in the development of new optical techniques for the detection and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. His clinical interests include gastro esophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, peptic ulcer disease, screening and surveillance of colon cancer, functional bowel disorders and diseases of the small intestine. Dr. Banerjee is the editor of a textbook on the nutritional management of digestive disorders. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine (tenured) and a Professor of Optical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. He is a member of the Arizona Cancer Center and the Graduate Inter- Disciplinary Program. Dr. Banerjee is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.
"My research interest is in bringing novel optical and engineering solutions to gastrointestinal disorders. I work closely with optical scientists, biomedical engineers, chemists and molecular biologists to develop novel methods of detecting cancer and other diseases before they can be seen by the naked eye. I work on light-tissue interactions to develop label-free techniques for imaging unseen dysplasia and cancer.
Degrees
- M.B.B.S. Medicine
- University of London, United Kingdom
Work Experience
- University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences (2011 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering (2008 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (2008 - 2015)
- Washington University School of Medicine (2007 - 2008)
- St. Louis VA Medical Center (2004 - 2006)
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital (1999 - 2008)
- Washington University School of Medicine (1999 - 2007)
- St. Louis VA Medical Center (1999 - 2006)
- University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics & Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital (1995 - 1999)
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (1995 - 1999)
- Winthrop-University Hospital (1994 - 1995)
- University of Arkansas College of Medicine (1990 - 1994)
- University of Arkansas Medical Center & John L. McClellan VA Medical Center (1989 - 1994)
- University of Arkansas College of Medicine (1989 - 1990)
Interests
Teaching
Education of fellows in gastroenterology. Clinical teaching of residents and medical students. Training of students outside of medicine, in multi-disciplinary approach to solving clinical challenges.
Research
Development of biomedical optical systemsMulti- photon imaging Multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imagingNative fluorescence of tissues and cells and their mathematical computation
Courses
Independent Study
BME 299 (Summer I 2024)
Licensure & Certification
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), (1987)
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), (1989)
Selected Publications
Chapters
- Kathi, P., Babaria, R., & Banerjee, B. (2021). Imact of Heliobacter pylori on human physiology and digestive disorders.. In Nutrition and Functional Foods in Boosting Digestion, Metabolism and Immune Health(pp 193-202). Elsevier.
- Tiwari, P., Kaur, M., & Banerjee, B. (2010). Management of Chronic Malabsorption. In Nutritional Management of Digestive Disorders. CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781420086553-13
Journals/Publications
- Farshidpour, M., Kim, D., Farshidpour, M., & Banerjee, B. (2020). S0163 Pathological and Endoscopic Significance of Bowel Wall Thickening on Abdominal Computed Tomography in Patient With Negative History of Gastrointestinal Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 115(1). doi:10.14309/01.ajg.0000702700.10361.e4
- Pham, T., Banerjee, B., Mehrevar S,, S., Cromey, B., Amirsolaimani, B., Skovan, B., Chen, H., & Kieu, K. (2020). Feasibility of multi-photon microscopy to facilitate surgical margin assessment in pancreatic cancer. Applied Optics, 59, 1-7.
- Wycoff, J. N., Thompson, C., Nguyen, V., Kim, D., Kathi, P., Fotouhie, A., & Banerjee, B. (2020). Sa1664 MINIATURIZED MULTI-VIEW IMAGING DEVICE TO IMPROVE COLON POLYP DETECTION. Gastroenterology, 158(6), S-374. doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(20)31628-0
- Kim, D., Stavrakis, D., Roe, D. J., Kim, D. H., Cui, H., & Banerjee, B. (2019). 317 Increased Interval Between Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy Is Associated With Decreased Withdrawal Time. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 114(1), S187-S188. doi:10.14309/01.ajg.0000590800.44182.40
- Kim, D., Wycoff, J. N., Kim, D. H., Kemmerly, T., Hu, C., Banerjee, B., & Aggarwal, A. (2019). Su2059 – Novel Multi-View Imaging Device to Improve Colon Polyp Detection. Gastroenterology, 156(6), S-701. doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(19)38681-0
- Stavrakis, D., Roe, D. J., Kim, D. H., Cui, H., & Banerjee, B. (2019). 316 Colonoscopic Withdrawal Patterns in a Tertiary Academic Medical Center. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 114(1), S186-S187. doi:10.14309/01.ajg.0000590796.67053.62
- Stavrakis, D., Roe, D. J., Kim, D., Cui, H., & Banerjee, B. (2019). Sa1047 SHORTER CECAL INTUBATION TIMES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COLONOSCOPIES SCHEDULED EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT NOT HIGHER ADENOMA DETECTION RATE. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 89(6), AB153-AB154. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2019.03.065
- Cromey, B., McDaniel, A., Matsunaga, T., Vagner, J., Kieu, K. Q., & Banerjee, B. (2018). Pancreatic cancer cell detection by targeted lipid microbubbles and multiphoton imaging. Journal of biomedical optics, 23(4), 1-8.
- Kim, D. H., Junna, S., Golden, T., & Banerjee, B. (2018). A Rare Case of an Aggressive Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET): 2550. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 113(Supplement), S1420. doi:10.14309/00000434-201810001-02549
- Kim, D. H., Junna, S., Golden, T., & Banerjee, B. (2018). Spinal Metastases: An Initial Presenting Sign of Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma: 2668. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 113(Supplement), S1487. doi:10.14309/00000434-201810001-02667
- Banerjee, B., Medda, B. K., Zhang, J., Tuchscherer, V., Babygirija, R., Kannampalli, P., Sengupta, J. N., & Shaker, R. (2016). Prolonged esophageal acid exposures induce synaptic downscaling of cortical membrane AMPA receptor subunits in rats. Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society, 28(9), 1356-69.
- Banerjee, B., Shaheen, N. J., Martinez, J. A., Hsu, C., Trowers, E., Gibson, B. A., Della'Zanna, G., Richmond, E., & Chow, H. S. (2016). Clinical Study of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Barrett's Esophagus Patients. Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.), 9(7), 528-33.
- Bhattacharyya, A. K., Jayaraj, M., Bhattacharyya, A. K., & Banerjee, B. (2016). Duodenal Villous Blunting: Hint for Underlying Malignancy: 2234. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 111, S1073-S1074. doi:10.14309/00000434-201610001-02234
- Harpel, K., Baker, R. D., Amirsolaimani, B., Mehravar, S., Vagner, J., Matsunaga, T. O., Banerjee, B., & Kieu, K. (2016). Imaging of targeted lipid microbubbles to detect cancer cells using third harmonic generation microscopy. Biomedical optics express, 7(7), 2849-60.
- Liu, Z., Gray, B. D., Barber, C., Bernas, M., Cai, M., Furenlid, L. R., Rouse, A., Patel, C., Banerjee, B., Liang, R., Gmitro, A. F., Witte, M. H., Pak, K. Y., & Woolfenden, J. M. (2016). Characterization of TCP-1 probes for molecular imaging of colon cancer. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society.
Proceedings Publications
- Vagner, J., Matsunaga, T. O., Vagner, J., Patel, K., Matsunaga, T. O., Knox, R. J., Kieu, K., Cromey, B., & Banerjee, B. (2019). Viability study for interrogating pancreatic cancer margins with targeted microbubbles and multiphoton microscopy. In Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences Congress 2019 (BODA,BRAIN,NTM,OMA,OMP).
- Dereniak, E. L., Kudenov, M. W., Dereniak, E. L., Chan, V. C., & Banerjee, B. (2012). Compact snapshot birefringent imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for remote sensing and endoscopy. In Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications VI, 8542.
- Zou, J., Wang, L. V., Kuczynski, J., Garcia-uribe, A., Chang, C. C., & Banerjee, B. (2010). Fast and minimally-invasive tumor margin detection using a novel micromachined “side-viewing” oidrs sensor probe. In 2010 Solid-State, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop Technical Digest, 418-421.
Poster Presentations
- Kathi, P., Moazam, K., Bonelli, M., Kim, D., & Banerjee, B. (2021). Food bolus removal and biopsy practices in esophageal food impactions at a tertiary care center: there is a lot of room for improvement. American College of Gastroenterology. Las Vegas, NV: American College of Gastroenterology.
- Farshidpour, M., Kim, D., & Banerjee, B. (2020, October). Pathological and endoscopic significance of bowel wall thickening on abdominal computed tomography in patients with negative history of gastrointestinal disease. American College of Gastroenterology. Virtual - Annual conference: American College of Gastroenterology.
- Kim, D., Wycoff, J., Fotouhie, A., Nguyen, V., Kathi, P., Thompson, C., & Banerjee, B. (2020, May). Miniaturized multi-view imaging device to improve colon polyp detection. Digestive Diseases Week. DDW- Virtual: American Gastroenterological Association.
- Mahendran, J., Banerjee, B., & Bhattacharya, A. (2016, October). Duodenal villous blunting: hint for underlying malignancy.. American College of Gastroenterology. Las Vegas: American College of Gastroenterology.
Presentations
- Banerjee, B. (2021). How to write a research proposal. GI fellows' research conference.
- Banerjee, B. (2020). Cyclic vomiting syndrome. Fellows conference.
- Banerjee, B. (2020). Irritable bowel syndrome. Fellows fonference.
- Banerjee, B. (2018, May). Colon Cancer. GI Fellows Conference. UA College of Medicine.
- Banerjee, B. (2017, August). Idea to Prototype: Success story. Biomedical Device Prototyping Workshop.
- Banerjee, B. (2017, May). Optical and Engineering Solutions for Clinical Needs in Gastroenterology. Department of Medicine Research Conference.
- Banerjee, B. (2017, May). What your Gastroenterologist may not tell you.. Medicine Grand RoundsDepartment of Medicine.
- Banerjee, B. (2016, April). Imaging of targeted lipid microbubbles using third harmonic generation microscopy. Builders DayUniversity of Arizona.
- Banerjee, B. (2016, May). Multiphoton microscopy as an imaging modality for pancreatic cancer margin determination. Digestive Diseases Week. Chicago, IL.
- Mahendran, J., Banerjee, B., & Achyut, B. (2016, October). Duodenal villous blunting: hint for underlying malignancy. American College of Gastroenterology. Las Vegas: American College of Gastroenterology.
- Banerjee, B. (2019, January). Barrett's Esophagus. GI Conference. UA College of Medicine.
Awards
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- American College of Gastroenterology, Summer I 2009
- Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
- American Gastroenterological Association, Summer I 2006