Virendra Joshi MD Advanced Digestive Insttitute

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Pancreas Disease

Clinical Professor

3700 Saint Charles AveNew Orleans, LA 70115
Phone+1 504-897-8004

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Summary

Virendra Joshi, MD, is a gastroenterologist based in New Orleans, LA, specializing in advanced endoscopic interventional and esophagus disease. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia after his internal medicine residency and internship at the University of Illinois and Johns Hopkins University, respectively, and graduated from Delhi University College of Medical Sciences in 1990. Dr. Joshi is currently employed by the Ochsner Clinic Foundation at Ochsner Medical Center and holds associate professorships at Tulane University School of Medicine and The University of Queensland Medical School. His clinical expertise includes gastroesophageal reflux, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, hepatic cirrhosis, and transplant hepatology. He has contributed to multiple research publications in the field and is involved in several clinical trials, including studies on advanced endoscopic techniques. Dr. Joshi has received multiple honors, including certifications from Epic Systems Corporation and a Spirit Award from the American Cancer Society.

Education & Training

Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1995 - 1998
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Delhi University College of Medical SciencesClass of 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1996 - 2027
LA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2007 - 2015
NM State Medical License 2005 - 2009
AZ State Medical License 2005 - 2008
IL State Medical License 1993 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Patient Registry: Radio Frequency Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus Using HALO System
UNKNOWN
Confocal Endomicroscopy for Non-Erosive Reflux Disease (CE NERD)
WITHDRAWN
NA
Efficacy and Safety Study of PDT Using Photofrin in Unresectable Advanced Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (OPUS) Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 12
TERMINATED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Freeze the Disease: Advances the Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Ted G Xiao, Shree Atul Patel, Nishita Sunkara, Virendra Joshi
Cancers. 2025-12-24
Retraction notice to "Interferon alpha-2b inhibits negative-strand RNA and protein expression from full-length HCV1a infectious clone" [Experimental and Molecular Path...
Ramesh Prabhu, Virendra Joshi, Robert F Garry, Frank Bastian, Salima Haque
Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 2025-12-01
A Clinical Validation of a Diagnostic Test for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Based on a Novel Serum Glycoprotein Biomarker Panel: PromarkerEso.
Jordana Sheahan, Iris Wang, Peter Galettis, David I Watson, Virendra Joshi
Proteomes. 2025-06-04

Journal Articles

Evaluation of Serum Glycoprotein Biomarker Candidates for Detection of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus
Virendra Joshi, MD, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
Improved Classification of Indeterminate Biliary Strictures by Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy using the Paris Criteria Following Biliary Stenting
Taunk, P., Singh, S., Lichtenstein, D., Joshi, V., Gold, J., and Sharma, A., Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1/1/2017
Tumour derived exosomes as a signature of pancreatic cancer progression
Zarin Nuzhat, V yjayanthi Kinhal, Gregory E. Rice1, Virendra Joshi, CarlosSalomon, Oncotarget, 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Advanced Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy
Chapter: ERCP in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.
Page 37 - 50Joshi V, Alder L2016
Curbside Consultations in Gastrointestinal cancer
Chapter: A 24 year old female is found to have primary sclerosing cholangitis. What is her risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma?
Morris J, Joshi VSlack publications2011
Curbside Consultations in Gastrointestinal Cancer
Chapter: What is the relationship between H. pylori and the development of gastric cancer and lymphoma? Do all patients with H. pylori related gastric malignancies need surgery.
Pollack S, Joshi VSlack publications2011

Abstracts/Posters

Complement Component C9 as a new Biomarker for Esophageal cancer
Virendra Joshi, Alok Shah, Ian Brown, Clay Winterford, Michelle Hill, J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2017
Impact of Needle Based Confocal Endomicroscopy (NCLE) in Improving Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: Single Center Experience
Virendra Joshi, Farnaz Shariati, Elizabeth D. Verter, Maya Lucas, Cris Molina, John Adams, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2017
Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy Effectively Eradicates Barrett's Esophagus Irrespective of Severity of Baseline Histology: Results of a U.S. Multicenter Registry Inv...
Swathi Eluri, Cary C. Cotton, Vivek Kaul, Virendra Joshi, Brenda J. Hoffman, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2017

Lectures

Perspectives in Oncology
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2011
Advances in Management of HPB disorders: Role of EUS, ERCP and Spyglass
Budapest, Hungary - 1/1/2008
Management of Benign and Malignant Biliary Strictures
Jackson, MS - 1/1/2008

Authored Content

Tu1147 LIQUID NITROGEN SPRAY CRYOTHERAPY FOR PALLIATION OF INVASIVE ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA: RESULTS FROM A MULTICENTER U.S. REGISTRYMay 2018
Tu1147 LIQUID NITROGEN SPRAY CRYOTHERAPY FOR PALLIATION OF INVASIVE ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA: RESULTS FROM A MULTICENTER U.S. REGISTRYMay 2018