Overview
Dr. Akshintala received his medical degree from the Andhra Medical College in India in 2011. Following this, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he established himself as a dedicated researcher. Dr. Akshintala completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2016. He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2019. Dr. Akshintala then completed additional fellowships in Advanced Endoscopy and Medical Pancreatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2021. As of July 1, 2021, Dr. Akshintala is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Akshintala’s research is focused on the medical as well as endoscopic evaluation and treatment of inflammatory disorders of the pancreas. He is also interested in developing new devices and technologies for the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Dr. Akshintala has conducted multi-national randomized-controlled trials and has won numerous awards at major national and international conferences for his research. He also has authored more than 60 original articles, editorials, book chapters and review articles. Dr. Akshintala has received grant funding from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Maryland State to support his research. As an innovator, Dr. Akshintala has patented new therapies for gastrointestinal bleeding and pancreas necrosis, a complication of acute pancreatitis. An internationally recognized researcher conducting multi-national clinical trials, Dr. Akshintala holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in India, one of the largest gastroenterology hospitals in the world. Dr. Akshintala is a Ph.D. candidate with the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group in the Netherlands, who have been pioneered landmark clinical trials related to pancreatitis. Dr. Akshintala offers in-person clinic visits at the Baltimore location and also provides telemedicine visits for patients located in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
Dr. Akshintala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Indigestion. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 118 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, Level 03 North, A Building, Level 03 North, Baltimore, MD 21224
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Delaware Center For Digestive Care LLC
Richard Caruso is a Gastroenterologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Caruso is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Indigestion. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Volvulus, Portal Hypertension, Indigestion, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Gastroenterology Associates Of Northern Virginia, LLC
Mu Hong is a Gastroenterologist in Annandale, Virginia. Dr. Hong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Indigestion. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Indigestion, Esophagitis, and Portal Hypertension.
Frederick Gastroenterology Associates PA
Dawei Yang is a Gastroenterologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Yang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Indigestion. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Indigestion, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Acute PancreatitisDr. Akshintala isElite. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Akshintala isElite. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Akshintala isElite. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Distinguished
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Akshintala isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Akshintala isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyDr. Akshintala isDistinguished. Learn about Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.
- Advanced
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Akshintala isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- LithotripsyDr. Akshintala isAdvanced. Learn about Lithotripsy.
- Experienced
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Akshintala isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Akshintala isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Akshintala isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- CholestasisDr. Akshintala isExperienced. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Akshintala isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- CirrhosisDr. Akshintala isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.