Overview
Hepatologist Merve Gurakar specializes in liver disease, and treats patients who have portal hypertension. Dr. Gurakar earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She remained at Johns Hopkins for fellowship training in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology. Her research interests include portal hypertension, endo-hepatology and global health.
Dr. Gurakar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreas Divisum, Liver Transplant, and Aneurysm Repair.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 34 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pancreas Divisum.
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Locations
4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, Level 03 North, A Building, Level 03 North, Baltimore, MD 21224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Gurakar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Vikesh Singh is a gastroenterologist who specializes in pancreatology and pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. He evaluates and treats patients with inflammatory diseases of the pancreas, including acute and chronic pancreatitis and autoimmune pancreatitis as well as the complications of these diseases. After earning his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Singh remained at Johns Hopkins to complete residency training in internal medicine. He pursued fellowship training in gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He then returned to Johns Hopkins, where he completed a two-year advanced endoscopy fellowship with a focus on pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. Dr. Singh has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins since 2008, and rose to the rank of professor in 2021. His research interests include acute and chronic pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and novel methods to evaluate and treat abdominal pain. Dr. Singh is a member of the board of directors of the National Pancreas Foundation, chair of the Pancreatic Disorders Section of the American Gastroenterological Association, a councilor for the International Association of Pancreatology and a member of the inaugural medical advisory board for the Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Singh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Endoscopy.
Mid-Atlantic GI Consultants
Jorge Uribe is a Gastroenterologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Uribe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Capital Digestive Care & Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group
Steven Zeddun is a Gastroenterologist in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Zeddun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
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- Acute PancreatitisDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
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- Aneurysm RepairDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.
- Gastrointestinal BleedingDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
- HepatitisDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis.