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Munish Ashat, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Munish Ashat, MD - University of Iowa
Primary Office
4544 Colloton Pavilion
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Education

  • MBBS, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Gastroenterology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
  • Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellow, Advanced Endoscopy, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

Licenses & Certifications

  • Iowa State Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Selected Publications

  • Klair JS, Ashat M, Law J, et al. (2020) Outcomes of POEM among patietns with prior bariatric surgeries with Achalasia: A multicenter experience. Journal of Digestive Diseases.
  • Klair JS, Ashat M, Zafar J, et. al. (2020) Effectiveness and safety of eus rendezvous after failed biliary cannulation with ERCP: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy.
  • Ashat, M, Klair JS, Patel DS, et al. (2020) Impact of Real-Time use of Artificial Intelligence in improving the Adenoma and Polyp detection during colonoscopy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Endoscopy International Open.
  • Ashat M, Berei J, El-Abiad R, Khashab MA. (2024) Benign Biliary Strictures: A Comprehensive Review. Turk J Gastroenterol. 35(7):513-522. PMCID: PMC11363390
  • El Abiad R, Ashat M, Khashab M. (2024) Complications related to third space endoscopic procedures. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 71:101908. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2024.101908. Epub 2024 Mar 23. PMID: 39209411.
  • Ashat M, El Abiad R, Shrigiriwar A, Khashab MA. (2023) Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound: Current Status and Future Frontiers. AM J Gastroenterol. 118:1768-1778. PMID: 37646335
  • Ashat M, El Abiad R, Khashab MA. (2023) Endoscopic approaches to small intestinal strictures. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 39(5):356-361. PMID: 37389433
  • Ashat M, Kandula S, Cote GA, Gromski MA, Fogel EL, Sherman S, Lehman GA, Watkins JL, Bick BL, Easler JJ. (2023) Utilization pattern of prophylactic measures for prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: a National Survey Study. Gastrointest Endosc. PMID: 36738796.
  • Klair JS, Zafar Y, Ashat M, Bomman S, Murali AR, Jayaraj M, Law J, Larsen M, Singh DP, Rustagi T, Irani S, Ross A, Kozarek R, Krishnamoorthi R. (2023) Effectiveness and Safety of EUS Rendezvous After Failed Biliary Cannulation with ERCP: A Systematic Review and Proportion Meta-Analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol.  57(2):211-217. PMID:34009843.
  • Kamalumpundi V, Rieth J, Tran H, Ashat M, Zhang X. (2023) A Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease Causing Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis. ACG Case Rep J.10(1):e00963. ePub 20230120. PMCID: PMC9857465