Dr. Sandip P. Shah

Current Positions

• Founder Director, Gastroplus Digestive Disease Centre / Gastroplus Hospitals, Ahmedabad
• Consultant Gastroenterologist & GI Endoscopist, Gastroplus Hospitals, Ahmedabad
• Executive Committee Member, ISG Gujarat Chapter

Institutional & Leadership Profile

Dr Sandip Shah is one of the founding directors of Gastroplus Digestive Disease Centre / Gastroplus Hospitals, a dedicated gastroenterology hospital group in Ahmedabad founded by a team of four gastroenterologists. He has played an active role in its clinical, academic and organisational growth as a single-speciality digestive disease centre, which today offers:

• Advanced GI Endoscopy
• ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
• Third-space Endoscopy
• GI Physiology & Motility services
• High-resolution solid-state manometry
• 24-hour pH metry and breath test facilities

Professional Experience

• Founder Director & Consultant Gastroenterologist · Gastroplus Digestive Disease Centre / Gastroplus Hospitals, Ahmedabad (2016 – Present) — comprehensive gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreaticobiliary disease and advanced GI endoscopy; development of advanced endoscopy, GI physiology and motility services; leadership in clinical operations, service expansion and academic initiatives.
• DNB Trainee in Gastroenterology · Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad (2012 – 2015) — structured training in clinical gastroenterology, hepatology and advanced endoscopic procedures, with extensive experience in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, ERCP and management of complex GI disorders.
• Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine · Sumandeep Vidyapeeth / Dhiraj General Hospital, Waghodiya, Vadodara (2011 – 2012) — clinical care, resident teaching and academic activities in Internal Medicine.

Areas of Clinical Interest

• Luminal Gastroenterology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• GI Motility & Esophageal Disorders
• Celiac Disease
• Acid Peptic Disorders / GERD
• Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases
• Advanced Therapeutic GI Endoscopy

Procedural Expertise

• Diagnostic Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
• Therapeutic GI Endoscopy
• ERCP
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
• GI Motility & Physiology Testing
• High Resolution Esophageal Manometry
• 24-hour pH Metry
• Breath Tests in GI Practice
• Advanced endoscopic procedures in pancreaticobiliary and luminal GI disorders

Academic Honours & Awards

• Best Resident Award — Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (2014)
• Travel Grant Award for poster presentation at IDD Forum, Hong Kong (June 2014) — poster as main author: “Intramuscular Diclofenac prevents post-ERCP pancreatitis”
• First Prize, Oral Paper Presentation — SGEI Plenary Session at ISGCON 2013, Ahmedabad — main author and presenter: “Study of efficacy of intramuscular Diclofenac in prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis”
• Winner — Torrent Young Scholar Award (TYSA) 2015, national-level final quiz competition

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
• Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI)
• Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL)
• ISG Gujarat Chapter
• Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (INMA)
• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCF)

Academic & Society Roles

• Committee Member, ISG Gujarat Chapter
• Faculty, ENDOCON 2024
• Chairman, Gastroplus EDGE 2024

Publications

• Main author — Study of 63 cases of Methyl Alcohol Poisoning. Journal of Association of Physicians of India (JAPI), May 2012; Vol 60.
• Co-author — NT-proBNP levels in patients with cirrhosis: relation to cardiovascular dysfunction and severity of disease. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology, IDD Forum 2014.
• Co-author — Combined uphill and downhill varices as a consequence of Rheumatic Heart Disease: a unique presentation. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
• Co-author — Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: a rare complication of enteric fever. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice (IJCP), January 2011.

Conference Presentations (Main Author / Presenter)

• ISGCON 2014, Mumbai — Post-ERCP asymptomatic hyperamylasemia: its significance and clinical implication
• ANMA 2023, Taiwan — Identification of Pressure Equilibrium Point (PEP) on the EGJ complex and its role in locating the crural diaphragm on High Resolution Manometry (HRM)
• ISGCON 2023, Bangalore — Evaluation of Upper Esophageal Sphincter metrics during swallowing on High Resolution Esophageal Manometry

Selected Co-authored Presentations

• Outcome of Savary Gilliard dilatation in esophageal strictures without fluoroscopy guidance
• Retrospective study of pancreatic fluid collections — tertiary care centre experience
• Infliximab in IBD — two-year experience at NIMS
• Prevalence of HBV in urban industrial population of South India
• LAMP assay for detection of HBV — pilot study
• Spectrum of Budd-Chiari syndrome in a tertiary care centre
• Role of Critical Flicker Frequency (CFF) in diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Academic Interests

• Esophageal motility and upper esophageal sphincter metrics
• High-resolution esophageal manometry
• GI motility disorders and physiology
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Advanced GI endoscopy and pancreaticobiliary interventions