Kalpit Himmatbhai Devani, MD

Description

Kalpit Devani, MD, FACP, FASGE, is a board-certified interventional gastroenterologist with specialized expertise in advanced and therapeutic endoscopy and leads endoscopy services as Director of Endoscopy. He performs a high volume of complex interventional procedures for diseases of the GI tract, pancreas, liver and bile ducts, often providing patients with effective, minimally invasive alternatives to traditional surgery. His advanced endoscopic expertise includes: • Comprehensive EUS: Diagnostic, staging, and complex EUS guided therapies (biopsy, drainage, ablation, neurolysis, variceal treatment, portal pressure measurement) • Complex ERCP: Stone removal (including lithotripsy), stenting, stricture management, ampullectomy and cholangioscopy/pancreatoscopy • Bariatric endoscopy: Non-surgical weight loss such as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and post-surgery revisions (TORe, pouchoplasty) • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR), RFA, cryotherapy and APC • Luminal and access: Hemostasis, stenting (SEMS), dilation, endoscopic suturing and complex access procedures (EDGE, GATES) A leader in the field, Dr. Devani contributes to advancing patient care through clinical research, having authored numerous publications and presented extensively nationally. His expertise is recognized through his role as a peer reviewer for major medical journals and his election as a fellow by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE) and the American College of Physicians (FACP). He honed his skills during fellowship training at East Tennessee State University, where he was selected as Chief Fellow. Dr. Devani combines technical mastery with a compassionate, patient-first approach, developing personalized treatment plans for complex digestive health conditions and welcoming complex referrals.

Keywords gastroesophageal reflux surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease after weight loss surgery, type 2 diabetes, bariatric revision, bariatric surgery revision, laparoscopic gastric restrictive procedure, weight gain after bariatric surgery, obesity, esophageal stricture, intestinal fistula, gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal malignancy, esophageal cancer surgery, esophageal cancer, barrett's esophagus, gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, cholelithiasis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic lesions, pancreatic cyst, obstructive jaundice, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreas cancer, endoscopic ultrasound, miniprobe endoscopic ultrasound (eus), endoscopic-ultrasound guided drainage of fluid collections, endoscopic-ultrasound guided drainage of pancreas pseudocysts, endoscopic-ultrasound guided drainage of walled-off necrosis, endoscopic ultrasound (eus) guided fiducial placement, endoscopic ultrasound directed transgastric ercp (edge) procedure, bariatric endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, peg (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy), peg tube evaluation, gj tube evaluation, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd) with botox injection, upper gi series, proctosigmoidoscopy, colon polypectomy, small bowel stricture, colon stricture, feeding tube removal, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd) with dilation, early detection of cancer, single balloon enteroscopy, gastroscopy, gastrointestinal (gi) cancer screening, sigmoidoscopy, rectal fistula, proctitis, polypectomy, inflammatory bowel disease, ileoscopy, feeding tube placement, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd), colonoscopy.