Dr. Harish B Peshwe

Dr. Harish Peshwe is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist in Goa, with over 10 years of experience in the medical profession. He is associated with several hospitals in Goa, including Grace Cardiac Hospital (Margao), Healthway Hospital (Panjim), Manipal Hospital (Dona Paula) and Galaxy Hospital (Mapusa). He specialises in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gastrointestinal Oncology and Clinical Nutrition.

Dr. Peshwe earlier worked with Global Hospitals in Hyderabad as a Consultant Gastroenterologist for two years up until December 2007. Prior to that he was at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, in the same capacity. He was actively involved in therapeutic endoscopy procedures including ERCP for stone extraction, stenting for biliary malignancies, stone disease and pancreatic endotherapy, GI bleeds and other routine diagnostic procedures. He gained experience in double balloon enteroscopy for small bowel bleeds, and narrow band imaging and chromoendoscopy for detection of early neoplastic lesions in the GI tract followed by EMR if required.

Dr. Harish Peshwe was formally trained in Gastroenterology at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, where he was Senior Resident/Registrar and later Specialist Registrar in the Department of Digestive Diseases and Clinical Nutrition (Jan 2002 to Aug 2005), culminating in the award of the DNB (Medical Gastroenterology) title. This department at Tata Memorial is actively involved in gastrointestinal oncology and in providing nutritional services to the oncology patients. In addition to the formal training, Dr. Peshwe managed patients with gastrointestinal malignancies such as esophageal, stomach, hepatobiliary and colonic malignancies. He also performed a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and assisted in specialised procedures such as ERCP, esophageal prosthesis, polypectomy, etc. He underwent specialised training in EUS (endosonography) of the esophagus and stomach. Dr. Peshwe was also actively involved in the day-to-day activities of the nutrition clinic (which is unique in the country), and in administering of both enteral and parenteral nutrition where required.

Prior to Tata Memorial, Dr. Harish Peshwe worked as Senior Registrar in the Department of Gastroenterology at St. John’s Hospital, Bangalore, for about a year. On the academic front, during his postgraduate Residency, he conducted Bedside Clinics ‘MBBS’ students, on rheumatic fever, cerebrovascular accidents, rheumatic heart diseases, alcoholic liver disease, ascites and chest diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and pleural effusions, etc. He was also later involved in conducting seminars and case presentations for MD students.

Dr. Harish Peshwe has conducted several medical camps and hepatitis clinics across the state of Goa in urban and rural areas, in collaboration with local bodies.

Summary of Dr. Harish Peshwe's expertise areas:

• Medical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
• Therapeutic Endoscopy: ERCP, stenting, polypectomy, EVL for oesophageal varices, glue injection, metallic stent placement.
• Argon Laser coagulation for radiation proctitis, bleeders.
• Managing GI bleeders and Liver diseases.
• GI oncology and chemotherapy for GI cancers.
• Endoscopic dilatations and intragastric balloon placement for obesity.
• Endoscopic palliation of GI Malignancies, PEG tube placement for feeding.