Akira Saito MD (He/Him)

Esophagus Disease, Gastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

550 University BlvdIndianapolis, IN 46202

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Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2018 - 2021
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 2015

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Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 2018 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
A New International Scheme for the Classification and Management of Clinical Outcomes Post-gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy.
Yervant Ichkhanian, Marita Salame, John M Wo, Thomas V Nowak, Sarah Stainko
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2025-12-01
4 citations
Safety of same-day discharge after gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy in patients with refractory gastroparesis: an international multicenter study.
Marita Salame, Yervant Ichkhanian, Nwal Hadaki, John M Wo, Sarah A Stainko
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2025-10-01
1 citations
The correlation between intrathoracic herniation of the gastric tube and postoperative complications and the efficacy of laparoscopic retrosternal route creation.
Yutaka Kishimoto, Koji Otsuka, Takeshi Yamashita, Akira Saito, Masahiro Kohmoto
Esophagus. 2025-07-01

Journal Articles

Defining Adenoma Detection Rate Benchmarks in Average-Risk Male Veterans
Mustapha M El-Halabi, Akira Saito, Charles J Kahi, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Press Mentions

Flow Cytometry Detection of Cell Type-Specific Expression of Programmed Death Receptor Ligand-1 (PD-L1) in Colorectal Cancer SpecimensDecember 31st, 2020
FOXL1 Regulates Lung Fibroblast Function via Multiple MechanismsSeptember 17th, 2020

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