Faculty Profile

Uzma Siddiqui
Section of Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine
Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
Director, Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics (CERT);Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound; Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Training Program;

Academic Interests

Uzma Siddiqui, MD is a gastroenterologist with expertise in interventional endoscopy. Her research interests are directed towards clinical applications of interventional endoscopy techniques for the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the pancreatic and biliary systems and tumors of the gastrointestinal luminal tract, with a focus on modalities such as endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, and endoscopic ablative technologies. Current clinical research interests include novel therapeutic modalities for early esophageal cancer, studies evaluating the endoscopic teaching process, and decision modeling for a variety of complex endoscopic/surgical conditions. Further research will focus on endoscopic device designs as they pertain to tissue ablation and/or guided visualization study of their endoscopic therapeutics or imaging potential in the GI lumen, pancreatic, or biliary tracts.
 

Clinical Interests

Dr. Siddiqui’s clinical focus is on gastrointestinal oncology (esophageal, gastric, pancreaticobiliary, and colorectal tumors) and serves as Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS). Other therapeutic endoscopic procedures Dr. Siddiqui performs include endoscopic cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with removal of stones and stenting of tumors to relieve obstruction in both the biliary and pancreatic ducts, drainage of pancreatic cysts, nerve block for pain related to pancreatic cancer, radiofrequenc
 

Publications

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Training

  • Fellowship, 0, New York University, Gastroenterology
  • Fellowship, 0, Yale University, Digestive Diseases