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Banke Agarwal, MD, Gastroenterology, La Crosse, WI, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

BankeAgarwalMD

Gastroenterology La Crosse, WI

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional

Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy

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Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1999 - 2000
  • Academic Medical Center
    Academic Medical CenterVisiting fellow, Endoscopic Ultrasound, 2000
  • St Lukes-Roosevelt
    St Lukes-Roosevelt1996 - 1999
  • Mount Sinai Morningside
    Mount Sinai Morningside1993 - 1996
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research
    Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and ResearchSenior Resident, 1992 - 1993
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research
    Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and ResearchM.D., 1989 - 1992
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research
    Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and ResearchMBBS, 1983 - 1989
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and ResearchClass of 1989
  • DAV College
    DAV CollegePre-medical, 1981 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2001 - 2012
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2001
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
  • National Board of Medical ExaminersDiplomat

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who, 2012
  • Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2012
  • Who’s Who in America Marquis Who’s Who, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Intraductal US is a useful adjunct to ERCP for distinguishing malignant from benign biliary strictures.  
    Farrell R, Agarwal B, Brandwein S, Underhill J, Chuttani R, and Pleskow DK, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy;56:681-687
  • Cox-2 is needed but not sufficient for apoptosis induced by Cox-2 selective inhibitors in colon cancer cells.  
    Agarwal B, Swaroop P, Protiva P, Raj SV, Shirin H, and Holt PR, Apoptosis;8:649-654
  • Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration and multidetector spiral CT in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.  
    Agarwal B, Abu-Hamda E, Molke KL, Correa AM, and Ho L, American Journal of Gastroenterology;99:844-850
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Lovastatin augments apoptosis induced by Cox-2 selective inhibitors in colon cancer cells.
    Agarwal B, Protiva P, Swaroop P, Chuttani R, Ramey WR, and Holt PR, Gastroenterology;118:A681
  • Phenylacetate augments chemotherapeutic induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells.
    Protiva P, Agarwal B, Delahory T, and Holt PR, Gastroenterology;120:A616
  • Clinical and pathologic features of patients with carcinoma associated with Barrett’s metaplasia: an analysis of 1162 patients with esophageal or esophagogastric junct...
    Yao JC, Najam AA, Rashid A, Lynch P, Gagneja H, Agarwal B, Giacco G, Putnam J, Swisher SJ, Roth J, and Ajani J, ASCO;538
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Lectures

  • EUS guided fine needle aspiration is useful in diagnostic evaluation of indeterminate proximal biliary strictures. 
    Open journal of Gastroenterology
  • Healthcare reforms and practice of gastroenterology: Dawn of a new era. 
    Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO
  • Gastrointestinal cancers: An update on advances in diagnosis and management. 
    Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis, MO
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Press Mentions

  • Screen Some Patients with Acute Pancreatitis for Pancreatic Cancer, Researchers Suggest
    Screen Some Patients with Acute Pancreatitis for Pancreatic Cancer, Researchers SuggestFebruary 26th, 2014

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hindi, Urdu

Hospital Affiliations