2002 

M.B.B.S. 

Andhra Medical College 

 

2006

M.D.

Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences 

 

2011

D.M

PGIMER 

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
1)     Secured 1st rank in schooling from L.K.G. to 10th std
2)     Stood 1st in the college during Intermediate Education
3)     Secured 52nd rank in Medical Entrance in 1st attempt - 1995
4)     Best outgoing student of the 1997 batch – Andhra Medical College
5)     Secured 1st rank in NIMSET (MD Entrance) in 1st attempt - 2003
6)     Secured 1st rank in All India PGI entrance for DM gastroenterology – 2008

7)     ‘10’ Gold Medals during Graduation in Andhra Medical College:
i.     Dr. C. Sita Devi & Dr. Raja Ram Mohan Reddy endowment prize for gold medal in biochemistry
ii.     Dr. C. Rama Murthy Memorial Prize for gold medal in Microbiology
iii.     Gold medal in Pharmacology
iv.     Merit certificate for the highest marks in university for Pharmacology
v.     Dr. Bhaskara Menon Memorial Prize for gold medal in Pathology
vi.     Gold medal in Otorhinolaryngology
vii.     Dr. P Kutumbaiah Prize for best performance in Clinical Medicine
viii.     Dr. Vemuri Siva Rao Memorial Gold Medal in General Medicine
ix.     Dr. Rama Murthy memorial Prize for gold medal in Paediatrics
x.     Silver jublee Memorial Prize for the best outgoing student of 1997 batch

8)     Best poster award in small bowel section @ ISGCON 2010 for paper on “Role of Zolendronic acid in metabolic bone disease of Celiac patients, a randomized control trail”
9)     JGH Travel award @ APDW 2011 for the papers on “Radiological response of ATT in intestinal tuberculosis” and “Role of D – Dimer as a single marker for early prediction of severity, necrosis, organ failure and mortality in acute pancreatitis”
10)     Presidential Poster Award @ ACG 2011 for the paper on “Role of D – Dimer as a single marker for early prediction of severity, necrosis, organ failure and mortality in acute pancreatitis”
11)     Best Oral Paper @ ISGCON 2011 for the paper on “D – Dimer in acute pancreatitis: A comprehensive marker for prognostication”
12)     Best International paper award @ ACG 2012 for the paper on “Utility of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography using Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-labelled autologous leucocytes in the management of fluid collections in acute pancreatitis”
13)     Travel award @ APDW 2012 for the paper on “Comparison of balloon vs bougie dilators in esophageal strictures”
14)     Young investigator award @ APDW 2012 for the paper on “Role of ammonia – positron emission tomography and computed tomography in acute pancreatitis”
15)      Presidential Poster awards @ ISG 2012 for the papers 1. Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin (ngal): An early Biomarker for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis and 2. Hypotension in first week of acute pancreatitis and development of infected pancreatic necrosis.
 

Member SGEI, ISG, INASL, API 

1.     Benign gastric outlet obstruction – spectrum and management. Appasani S, Kochhar S, Nagi B, Gupta V, Kochhar R. Tropical Gastroenterology 2011;32(4):259–266
2.     An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia. Khaliq A, Kochhar R, Vaiphei K, Kochhar R, Appasani S, Singh K. Dysphagia. 2012 Jan 12.
3.     Hepatic artery aneurysm: a rare presentation as cholangitis and portal hypertension. Noor MT, Dutta U, Appasani S, Kochhar R, Singh K. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jan;75(1):190-191. PubMed PMID: 22196820.
4.     Lamotrigine Induced Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome in a Child. Bhayana H, Appasani S, Thapa BR, Das A, Singh K. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Oct 15. (Epub) PubMed PMID: 22008955.
5.     Fluid replacement in acute pancreatitis. Sreekanth Appasani, Kuchhangi S. Poornachandra, Rakesh Kochhar. Nutritional Therapy & Metabolism 2012; 30(2);67-78.
6.     Biliary stent with a tied suture! Surinder S. Rana, Deepak K. Bhasin, Sreekanth Appasani, Chalapathi Rao, Kartar Singh. GIE Available online 15 July 2012.
7.     Celiac Disease Complicated By Lymphoma: A Case Report. Jahangeer Basha, Sreekanth Appasani, Pankaj Dixit, Kim Vaiphei, Kartar Singh, Rakesh Kochhar. Accepted in Tropical Gastroenterology.
8.     Celiac Disease Manifesting With Recurrent Pancreatitis And Pseudocyst. Jahangeer Basha, Sreekanth Appasani, Kim Vaiphei, Kartar Singh, Rakesh Kochhar. Accepted in Journal of Pancreas.
9.     Biodegradable stents: Truly biodegradable with good tissue harmony. Jahangeer Basha, Sreekanth Appasani, Kim Vaiphei, Vikas Gupta, Kartar Singh, Rakesh Kochhar. Accpeted for UCTN in Endoscopy journal.
10.     Dynamic Nature of Organ Failure in Early Severe Acute Pancreatitis; the Impact of Persistent and Deteriorating Organ Failure. Ragesh Babu T, T D Yadav, Usha Dutta, Sreekanth Appasani, Kartar Singh, Rakesh Kochhar. Accepted in HepatoPancreasBiliary (HPB) Journal.
11.     Severity stratification of acute pancreatitis; validation of a new four-tier classification. Ragesh Babu T, Sreekanth Appasani, T D Yadav, Usha Dutta, Kartar Singh, Rakesh Kochhar. Accepted for publication in Pancreas journal.

Submitted for publication and accepted:
1.     Endoscopic Ultrasound Asssited Etilogical Localization In Acute Pancreatitis. Sreekanth Appasani, J Basha, K Singh, R Kochhar.
2.     “LOOP” : A Bridge For Surgery In Exsanguinating Duodenal Leiomyoma. Sreekanth Appasani, J Basha, P Dixit, V Gupta, K Vaiphei, K Singh, R Kochhar
3.     “A Path Uncommonly Travelled”. Sreekanth Appasani, J Basha, K Singh, R Kochhar