Bob Etemad , M.D.

GENERAL

Specialties:	Gastroenterology (Board Certified in 1995) - Accepting New Patients Internal Medicine (Board Certified in 1993) - Not Accepting New Patients

Age: 49      Gender: M
Years in practice: 17

Medical School:
Temple University School of Medicine

Residency:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Fellowships:

• Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Medical University of South Carolina

Affiliations:

• Bryn Mawr Hospital - On staff since 2009
• Lankenau Medical Center - On staff since 2009
• Paoli Hospital - On staff since 2009

Clinical/Dept Titles:
Medical Director of Endoscopy - Main Line Health System

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PRACTICE

Practice Name:
Main Line Gastroenterology

Location:

Lankenau MOB East, Suite 252 100 East Lancaster Avenue Wynnewood, PA  19096 TEL: 610.896.7360 FAX: 610.896.5207

Access Information:  Public Transportation,Handicap Access Hours: Weekdays

Areas of Clinical Interest
Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound
Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Oncology
Early Cancer Detection and Prevention (Barrett's, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Deep Enteroscopy

Statement of Practice Philosophy

Dr. Etemad has joined Main Line Gastroenterology Associate and the Main Line Health System after most recently being at Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson University Hospitals as Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Interventional Endoscopy.  Prior to that, he was Chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Medical Director of Endoscopy at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans.   His practice has focused on interventional endoscopy and complex endoscopic procedures after completing his advanced endoscopy fellowship under the direction of Robert Hawes, Peter Cotton, and Brenda Hoffman at the Medical University of South Carolina.  He also served as director of Endoscopic Ultrasound for two years at the University of Pittsburgh's Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Etemad's focus is on providing tertiary referral quality consultations for patients with complex gastrointestinal diseases.  In addition to his clinical practice, he is active in the GI fellowship program in teaching endoscopic techniques as well as coordinating research efforts with those fellows.

Dr. Etemad was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and did his undergraduate work in biology and education at Swarthmore College.

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PUBLICATIONS & CITATIONS

Recent Clinical Studies Published

Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Adam S, Hawes RH, Brand RE, Anderson MA, Money ME, Banks PA, Bishop MD, Baillie J, Sherman S, Disario J, Burton FR, Gardner TB, Amann ST, Gelrud A, Lo SK, Demeo MT, Steinberg WM, Kochman ML, Etemad B, Forsmark CE, Elinoff B, Greer JB, O'Connell M, Lamb J, Barmada MM. Multicenter Approach to Recurrent Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2008 Sep 3;8(4-5): 520 - 531.

Gloss DS, Shah SB, Etemad B, Neitzschman HR. Radiology case of the month.Abdominal Pain. Choledochocystectomy for chronic chronic cholecystitis. Journal of LA State Medical Society 2008 Jan-Feb;160(1):15-16.

Eloubeidi MA, Gress FG, Savides TJ, Wiersama MJ, Kachman ML, Ahmad NA, Ginsberg GG, Erickson RA, Dewitt J, Van Dam J, Nickl NJ, Levy MJ, Clain JE, Chak A, Sivak MV Jr, Wong R, Isenberg G, Scheiman JM, Bounds B, Kimmey MB, SAunders MD, Cahng KJ, Sharma A, Nguyen P, Lee JG, Edmundowitz SA, Early D, Azar R, Etemad B, Chen YK, Waxman I, Shami V, Catalano MF, Wilcox CM.Acute pancreatitis after EUS-guided FNA of solid pancreatic masses: A pooled analysis from EUS centers in the United States. Gastrointest Endos 2004 Sep;60(3):385-389.

Deveraux BM, Fein S, Purich E, Trout JR, Lehman GA, Fogel EL, Phillips A, Etemad B, Jowell P, Toskes PP, Sherman S.A new synthetic porcine secretin for faciklitation of cannulation of the dorsal pancreatic duct at ERCP in patinets with pancreas dividium: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind comparative study.Gastrointest Endosc 2003;57:643-647.

Ohori NP, Khadid A, Etemad B, Finklestein SD. Multiple loss of heterozygosity without K-ras mutation identified by molecular analysis on fine-needle aspiration cytology specimen of acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas.Diagn Cytopathol 2002 Jul;27(1); 42-46.

Eloubeidi MA, Wallace MB, Reed CE, Hadzijahic N, Lewin DN, Van Velse A, Leveen MB, Etemad B, MAtsuda K, Patel RS, Hawes RH, Hoffman BJ. The utility of EUS and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration in detecting celiac lymph node metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer: A single-center experience.Gastrointestinal Oncology 2001 Dec 54(6):714-719.

Wallace MB, Kennedy T, Durkalski V, Eloubeidi MA, Etemad B, MAtsuda K, Lewin D, Van Velse A, Hennessey W, Hawes RH, Hoffman BJ.Randomized controlled trial of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration techniques for the detection of malignant lymphadenopathy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2001 Oct; 54(4):441-447.

Etemad B, Whitcomb DC.Chronic pancreatitis: Diagnosis, classification and  new genetic developments. Gastroenterology 2001 Feb; 120(3):682-707.

Kim CY, Etemad B, Glenn TF, Mackey HA, Viator GE, Wallace MB, Mokhashi MS, Cotton PB, Hawes RH. Remote clinical assessment of gastrointestinal endoscopy (tele-endoscopy): An initial experience. Oriceedings/AMIA Annual Symposium;2000:4230427.

Nelson DB, Block KP, Bosco JJ, Burdick JS, Curtis WD, Faigel DO, Greenwald DA, Kelsey PB, Rajan E, Slivka A, Smith P, Wassef W, VanDam J, Wang KK, Barthel J, Affronti JP, Aliperti G, Etemad, Kocab MA, Kozam ML, Rosen AM, Silverstein BD, Vakil N.Technology status evaluation report: Computerized endoscopic medical record systems. Nov 1000. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.2000 Jun; 51(6):793-796.

Etemad B. Gastrointestinal complications of renal failure. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 1998 Dec; 27(4):875-892.

Current Memberships and Activities

Dr. Etemad was featured in a live Web chat on the subject of teatment options for reflux. See the Q&A at Philly.com

Membership on the medical staff of any of our hospitals does not constitute an employment or agency relationship.