CURRICULUM VITAE
Thangam Venkatesan MD
Thangam Venkatesan MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Froedtert East Clinics |
9200 W Wisconsin Ave |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
CITIZENSHIP: India |
EDUCATION: |
7/1986 - 12/1990 M.B.&B.S., Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, Madras, India |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
1991 - 1993 Rotating Internship & Clerkships in Internal Medicine, Kilpauk Medical College Hospital & Govt. Royapettah Hospital, Madras, India |
1994 - 1996 Intern & Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT |
1996 - 1997 Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH |
1997 - 2000 Fellow, Gastroenterology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
2000 - 2001 Clinical Instructor in Gastroenterology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH |
11/2004 - Present Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
6/2009 - Present Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
1/2007 - Present Director, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
4/2002 - 10/2004 Apollo & Apollo First Med Hospitals, Chennai, India |
11/2004 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/1997 | 12/2017 |
Gastroenterology | 8/2000 | 12/2020 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin | None | ||
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1999 Best Abstract Award at the 1999 ACG Fellows |
2009 - 2010 Selected to the "Best Doctors in America" |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
4/2001 - Present Indian Medical Association |
9/2004 - Present Indian Society of Gastroenterology |
10/2004 - Present American Gastroenterological Association |
10/2004 - Present Milwaukee Society for Gastroenterology |
1/2007 - Present Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2008 - Present Pancreas |
2009 - Present Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
2010 - Present Neurogastroenterology and Motility |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2/2007 - Present Chief Medical Advisor, Medical Advisory Board, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association of USA/Canada |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
1. Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare -All Saints, Racine, WI, 2/2005 |
2. Venkatesan T. Colorectal cancer screening. Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2/2006 |
3. Venkatesan T. Cox-2 inhibitors and chemoprevention. Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI, 9/2007 |
4. Venkatesan T. Extreme emesis: Cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, 2/2008 |
5. Venkatesan T Autonomic dysfunction and gastrointestinal disorders. Presentation at dysautonomia patient support group. Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. Milwaukee, WI, 3/2008 |
6. Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal disorders in Parkinson's disease. Invited presentation at the Neurological Movement Disorders Conference, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. Milwaukee, WI, 4/2008 |
7. Venkatesan T. Celiac disease: insight into diagnosis and treatment. Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI, 3/2010 |
8. Venkatesan T. Colon cancer screening. Colon Cancer Awareness Event, Cancer Center, Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 3/2010 |
9. Venkatesan T. What's new in CVS? Dysphagia Research Seminar, Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 5/2010 |
10. Venkatesan T. Celiac Disease. Endocrinology Grand Rounds. Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2010 |
11. Venkatesan T. Autonomic Dysfunction. Autonomic Support Group, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 12/2010 |
12. Venkatesan T. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Update. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 8/2011 |
13. Venkatesan T. The GI Tract and The Automonic Nervous System: What do we know and what can we do. Autonomic Disorders: A practical approach, Milwaukee, WI, 9/2011 |
Regional |
1. Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal disorders in women. 9th Annual Women's Health Conference, Brookfield, WI, 4/2007 |
2. Venkatesan T, Sally Tarbell, Kathleen Adams, Trish Barribeau, Jennifer McKanry, Kathleen Beckmann DO, B U.K. Li MD. To ER is human: emergency room use in cyclic vomiting syndrome. Selected for presentation at the 16Th Annual Emergency Medicine Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 4/2008 |
3. Venkatesan T. Nausea and vomiting -Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. State of the Gut - GI Update 2008. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/2008 |
4. Venkatesan T, Dyspepsia: New insights into diagnosis and management. State of the Gut - GI Update 2009. Milwaukee, WI, 11/2009 |
5. Venkatesan T. Gastroparesis. State of the Gut - GI Update 2010. Milwaukee, WI, 10/2010 |
6. Venkatesan T. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: How do we stop the Cycle, GI Update for Nurses, Waukesha, WI, 11/2010 |
7. Venkatesan T. Cyclic vomiting syndrome: Diagnosis and management. Wisconsin Nurses Association Meeting. Waukesha, WI, 12/2010 |
National |
1. Venkatesan T, Ulrich CD, Long J. An Unusual Case of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. Presented at the 1999 ACG National Fellows Forum. Phoenix, AZ, 6/1999 |
International |
1. Venkatesan T, Ulrich CD, Long J. An Unusual Case of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. "Current Topics in Gastroenterology" meeting, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 12/1999 |
2. Venkatesan T. What's new in CVS in Adults. 9th International Family and Adult CVS Conference, Chicago, IL, 6/2010 |
3. Venkatesan T. Cyclic vomiting syndrome: An adult perspective. 8th International Family and Adult CVS Conference, Wakefield, MA, 6/2010 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
1. Venkatesan T, Moulton J, Ulrich C, Martin SP. Prevalence and predictors of severity as defined by Atlanta criteria in patients admitted with acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology, 116:A1148. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 1999 |
2. Pedroso MRA, Oliva J, Venkatesan T, Ulrich C, Saul M, Schoen RE, Whitcomb DC. An admission hematocrit of 40 or less predicts a low risk of pancreatic necrosis and may reduce the need for diagnostic CT scans. Gastroenterology, 116:A1176. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 1999 |
3. Venkatesan T, Martin SP, Prince MD, Hameed A, Somogyi L, Gates LK and Ulrich CD. , The frequency of altered duct morphology and natural history of patients following appropriate pancreatic duct stent placement. Gastroenterology, 118:P 271. , Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 2000 |
4. Venkatesan T, Sally Tarbell, Kathleen Adams, Trish Barribeau, Jennifer McKanry, Kathleen Beckmann DO, B U.K. Li MD. To ER is human: emergency room use in cyclic vomiting syndrome. Gastroenterology, 134:M 1818. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 2008 |
5. Venkatesan T, Jyotirmoy R. Sengupta, Naveen Reddy, Bashar Qumseya, Abigail Schroeder, Kathleen Adams, Walter J. Hogan, B.U. Li. Cyclic vomiting syndrome : The clinical response and treatment profile in 101 patients. Gastroenterology, 136, A-376-A-377, M1227. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 2009 |
6. Venkatesan T, Alexandru Barboi, Thomas Prieto, Walter J. Hogan, Abigail Schroeder, B.U. Li, Safwan Jaradeh. A prospective study of autonomic nerve function in adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Gastroenterology, 136, A-162. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 2009 |
7. Venkatesan T, Stephanie Wagler, Nilay Kumar, Jyotirmoy Sengupta, Abhilasha Pandey, Abigail Schroeder, B.U. Li, Kathleen Adams, Richard G. Boles. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Quantitative Pedigree Analysis for Maternal Inheritance Patterns in Adults and Children. Gastroenterology, 138, S-458. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 2010 |
8. Venkatesan T, Daniel J. Stein, Benson T. Massey, Richard Komorowski, Walter J. Hogan. Chronic Idiopathic Entercolitis (Cie): Maintaining a Corticosteroid Free Response with Immunosuppressive Therapy. Gastroenterology, 138, S-764. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week, 2010 |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Community/Lay Public |
3/2008 Venkatesan T Autonomic dysfunction and gastrointestinal disorders. Presentation at dysautonomia patient support group. Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital |
Resident and Fellow Education |
9/2008 Venkatesan T. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Presentation to 1st and 2nd year medical residents |
4/2010 Venkatesan T. Peptic Ulcer Disease. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course. |
4/2010 Venkatesan T. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
4/2010 Venkatesan T. Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
4/2010 Venkatesan T. Normal and Abnormal Esophageal Motility. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
5/2010 Venkatesan T. Gastritis. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course. |
5/2010 Venkatesan T. Malabsorptive Disorders, Small-Bowel Diseases, and Bacterial Overgrowth. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
5/2010 Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
5/2010 Venkatesan T. Gastric Neoplasms and Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course. |
6/2010 Venkatesan T. Nutritional Disorders. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
6/2010 Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of HIV Infection. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
6/2010 Venkatesan T. Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
6/2010 Venkatesan T. Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
7/2010 Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Disease. Gastroenterology Fellows Board Review Course |
Continuing Medical Education |
2/2006 Venkatesan T. Colorectal cancer screening. Grand Rounds |
2/2008 Venkatesan T. Extreme emesis: Cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds |
4/2008 Venkatesan T. Gastrointestinal disorders in Parkinson's disease. Invited presentation at the Neurological Movement Disorders Conference, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital |
3/2010 Venkatesan T. Colon cancer screening. Colon Cancer Awareness Event, Cancer Center, Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital |
5/2010 Venkatesan T. What's new in CVS? Dysphagia Research Seminar |
10/2010 Venkatesan T. Celiac Disease. Endocrinology Grand Rounds |
12/2010 Venkatesan T. Autonomic Dysfunction. Autonomic Support Group |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Manocha AP, Sossenheimer M, Martin SP, Sherman KE, Venkatesan T, Whitcomb DC, Ulrich CD. Prevalence and predictors of severe acute pancreatitis in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS). Am. J. Gastro. 1999; 94:784-9 |
2. Somogyi L, Martin SP, Venkatesan T, Ulrich CD .Recurrent acute pancreatitis: an algorithmic approach to identification and elimination of inciting factors. Gastroenterology. 120:708-17, 2001. |
3. Venkatesan T, Moulton JS, Ulrich C, Martin SP. Prevalence and predictors of severity as defined by Atlanta criteria among patients presenting with acute pancreatitis. Pancreas 26:107-10, 2003 |
4. Matthews BA, Nattinger AB, Venkatesan T, Shaker R, Anderson RC. Objective risk, subjective risk, and colorectal cancer screening among a clinic sample. Psychol Health Med. 2007 ;12:135-47. |
5. Matthews BA, Nattinger AB, Venkatesan T, Shaker R. Colorectal cancer screening among midwestern community-based residents: indicators of success. J Community Health. 2007;32:103-20. |
6. Venkatesan T, Tarbell S, Adams K, McKanry J, Barribeau T, Beckmann K, Hogan WJ, Kumar N, Li B. A survey of emergency department use in patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome. BMC Emerg Med. 2010 24;10(1):4. |
7. Venkatesan T, Prieto T, Barboi A, Li B, Schroeder A, Hogan W, Ananthakrishnan A, Jaradeh S .Autonomic nerve function in adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome: a prospective study. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010;22:1303-7, e339. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Venkatesan T, Hariharan RS. Peripheral Neuropathy in NIDDM. The Antiseptic: June 1993, 90:275-278. |
2. Jones MP, Venkatesan T and Wulsin LR. Evaluation of NonCardiac Chest Pain: Toward a Positive diagnosis, Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 6:41-51, 1999. |
3. Somogyi L, Martin SP, Venkatesan T, Ulrich CD.Recurrent acute pancreatitis: an algorithmic approach to identification and elimination of inciting factors. Gastroenterology. 120:708-17, 2001. |
4. Venkatasubramani N, Venkatesan T, Li BUK. Extreme Emesis: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Practical Gastroenterology. September 2007. 31(9): 21-34 |
5. Venkatesan T, B Li. Cyclic vomiting syndrome. E-medicine review available at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/933135-overview |
6. Venkatesan T. Current Literature Review of Probiotic Prophylaxis in Predicted Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2008; 23: 662-3. |
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other |
1. Venkatesan T. Book review: Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy: 49 Clinical Questions. Practical Gastroenterology, 2009:36 |
Abstracts |
1. Venkatesan T, Moulton J, Ulrich C, Martin SP. Prevalence and predictors of severity as defined by Atlanta criteria in patients admitted with acute pancreatitis. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 1999. Gastroenterology, 116:A1148 |
2. Pedroso MRA, Oliva J, Venkatesan T, Ulrich C, Saul M, Schoen RE, Whitcomb DC. An admission hematocrit of 40 or less predicts a low risk of pancreatic necrosis and may reduce the need for diagnostic CT scans. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 1999. Gastroenterology, 116:A1176 |
3. Venkatesan T, Martin SP, Prince MD, Hameed A, Somogyi L, Gates LK and Ulrich CD. The frequency of altered duct morphology and natural history of patients following appropriate pancreatic duct stent placement. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 2000. Gastroenterology, 118:P 271 |
4. Venkatesan T, Sally Tarbell, Kathleen Adams, Trish Barribeau, Jennifer McKanry, Kathleen Beckmann DO, B U.K. Li MD. To ER is human: emergency room use in cyclic vomiting syndrome. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 2008. Gastroenterology, 134:M 1818 |
5. Venkatesan T, Jyotirmoy R. Sengupta, Naveen Reddy, Bashar Qumseya, Abigail Schroeder, Kathleen Adams, Walter J. Hogan, B.U. Li. Cyclic vomiting syndrome : The clinical response and treatment profile in 101 patients. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 2009. Gastroenterology, 136, A-376-A-377,M1227 |
6. Venkatesan T, Alexandru Barboi, Thomas Prieto, Walter J. Hogan, Abigail Schroeder, B.U. Li, Safwan Jaradeh. A prospective study of autonomic nerve function in adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 2009. Gastroenterology,136,A-162 |
7. Venkatesan T, Stephanie Wagler, Nilay Kumar, Jyotirmoy Sengupta, Abhilasha Pandey, Abigail Schroeder, B.U. Li, Kathleen Adams, Richard G. Boles. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Quantitative Pedigree Analysis for Maternal Inheritance Patterns in Adults and Children. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 2010. Gastroenterology, 138, S-458. |
8. Venkatesan T, Daniel J. Stein, Benson T. Massey, Richard Komorowski, Walter J. Hogan. Chronic Idiopathic Enterocolitis (CIE): Maintaining a Corticosteroid Free Response with Immunosuppressive Therapy. Presented as a poster at Digestive Diseases Week 2010. Gastroenterology, 138, S-764. |
