Dr. Sandeep Nijhawan

Senior Professor & Head

Medical Gastroenterology

Dr Sandeep Nijhawan is the senior most Gastroenterologist in India having a rich teaching experience of 35 years. He is an alumnus of AIIMS, New Delhi. He has devoted his life to establish a state of art Gastroenterology centre at SMS Medical College, which is a centre of repute worldwide. He retired recently as Professor & Head from SMS Medical College after an illustrious tenure spanning 35 years.

Experience

Qualification

35 Years

Four months research experience in Gastroenterology at G.B. Pant Hospital under Dr. S.K. Sarin from August, 1987 to Dec. 1987.
3-Years research, teaching and clinical experience in Gastroenterology at All India Institute of Medical Science starting from January,1988 to January 1991.
Assistant Professor from 1991 to 1996
Associate Professor from 1996 to 2006
Senior Professor & HOD of Gastroenterology in S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur 2007-2024
Senior Professor & HOD of Medical Gastroenterology in Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital Jaipur 2024- Present

M.B.B.S. 1983 Third Position in University in Final M.B.B.S.
Second Position in SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
M.D. General Medicine 1987 S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur.
D.M. Gastroenterology 1989 All India Institute Medical Science, New Delhi.

Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Indian Association for Study of Liver (INASL)
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI)
Associate Fellow – National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)
American college of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Areas of interest are:-

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Functional GI disorders
Acute pancreatitis and complications
Endoscopy – ERCP, EUS and various therapeutic procedures

Areas of interest are:-

TPL104054: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Centre Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Study Drug to Reduce the Need for Platelet Transfusion in Thrombocytopenic Subjects with Chronic Liver Disease Undergoing Elective Invasive Procedures.
Randomized, Phase III-b, Multi-centre, Open-label, Parallel study of Study Drug (low molecular weight heparin) given concomitantly with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone in patients with inoperable gastric and gastro-oesophageal cancer)
Protocol Title: Protocol Title: Randomised, double-blind, multi-centre, 12 month extension study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of daily Study Drug MMX™ 6 mg vs placebo in the maintenance of remission in subjects with ulcerative colitis. Study no. : CB-01-02/04 Global Amendment 1& 2,Amendment 1 dated 18 May 2009 & Amendment 2 dated 28 July 2009
Study Title: A Multicenter, Open-label Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral Study Drug-MMX 9 mg Extended Release Tablets in Patients with Mild to Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis Protocol No: a) CB-01-02/06, Amendment 1 dated 7 September 2009
Study Title: Efficacy and safety of new oral Study Drug-MMX™ (CB-01-02) 6 mg and 9 mg extended-release tablet formulations in patients with mild or moderate, active ulcerative colitis. A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, double dummy comparative study versus placebo, with an additional reference arm evaluating Asacol® 2400 mg. Protocol No: CB-01-02/01. Amendment 1, Version 5, 27 May 2009
Study Title: A phase III, randomized, comparative, open label study of intravenous Study Drug administered by infusions or repeated bolus injections in comparison with oral iron sulphate in inflammatory bowel disease subjects with iron deficiency anaemia. Protocol Identifier: P-Monofer-IBD-01
An open label comparative, multicentric study to assess the efficacy and safety of fixed dose combination capsules of Omeprazole & Itopride hydrochloride SR in comparison with Omeperazole capsules in patients suffering from non-ulcer dyspepsia ( NUD ) or gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD )
Efficacy and Safety of Mesalamine Delayed-Release Tablets (1.2 g), (Test Drug) in the Treatment of Active Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Double Blind, Multicentre Randomized Phase III Study, Comparison with Placebo and Comparator® (1.2 g) Mesalamine Delayed-Release Tablets, : 073-08 Study
Protocol No. KP402- Multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of two dosages of AM3301 for add-on treatment of mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis
Protocol Title: A Phase 3b/4, Open-label, Multicenter, Prospective Study to Evaluate Effect of Remission Status on the Ability to Maintain or Achieve Clinical and Endoscopic Remission During a 12- Month, Long-term Maintenance Phase With 2.4g/day MMX® Mesalamine/mesalazine Once Daily in Adult Subjects With Ulcerative Colitis Study no. Protocol No: SPD476-409:
Protocol title: “Safety and Efficacy of Boceprevir in Combination with Peginterferon plus Ribavirin for Treatment of Asia Pacific Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Who Failed Prior Treatment with Pegylated Interferon plus Ribavirin.”
Protocol Title: " A prospective, multi-centric,open-lable,single arm study to evaluate the safty and efficacy of 4 mg of ZYH1 in Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ." Protocol No. ZYH1.09.004.01. PROT
Protocol Title: GS-US-418-3898: “Combined Phase 2b/3, Double-Blind, Randomized,Placebo-Controlled Studies Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Filgotinib in the Induction and Maintenance of Remission in Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis”.
GS-US-418-3899: “A Long-Term Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety of Filgotinib in Subjects with Ulcerative Colitis”.
GS-US-419-3895: “Combined Phase 3, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Filgotinib in the Induction and Maintenance of Remission in Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Crohn’s Disease.”
GS-US-419-3896: “A Long-Term Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety of Filgotinib in Subjects with Crohn’s Disease.”
Protocol No: CLJN452D12201C Protocol Title: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo controlled multicenter study to assess efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tropifexor (LJN452) & licogliflozin (LIK066) combination therapy, compared to each monotherapy, for treatment of adult patients with?nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver fibrosis.

Papers published in national and international journals:

S. Nijhawan Medical treatment of tubercular stricture. Tropical Gastroenterology. 1988; 9: 228-229.
DK Bhargava, S. Nijhawan, Manju Gupta. Diagnostic value of Adenosine Deaminase in diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis. Lancet 1989; 1261.
Duphare, S. Nijhawan, S. Rana, DK Bhargava. Heterotopic gastric and pancreatic tissue in large bowel. Am J Gastroenterol 1990; 85: 68-71.
S. Aggarwal, A. Kumar, S. Nijhawan, A. Arora, S. Sharma. Bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum demonstrated by digital subtraction angiography. Pediatr Radiol 1989; 19: 438.
S. Nijhawan, A. Arora, Artificial Bezoars in obesity. Tropical Gastroenterology. 1990; 11: 109-110.
A. Arora, S. Nijhawan, Nonsurgical treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. J Assoc Physician India. 1990; 38: 599-600.
Nijhawan S, Arora A, Tandon R.K. A randomized controlled trial of famotidine in duodenal ulcer disease. Indian Practitioner. 1990; 931-935.
DK Bhargava, M. Gupta, S. Nijhawan, S. Dasarathy, AKS Kushwaha. Adenosine deaminase [ADA] in peritoneal tuberculosis: diagnostic value in ascitic fluid and serum. Tubercle 1990; 71: 121-126.
MP Sharma, HV Duphare, S. Nijhawan, S. Dasarathy.Gallstone disease in north India: Clinical and ultrasound profile in a referral Hospital.J Clin Gastroenterol 1990; 12: 547-9.
RK Tandon, S. Nijhawan, A. Arora. Management of retained common bile duct stones with T-Tube in situ: role of endoscopic sphincterotomy. Am J Gastroenterol. 1990; 85: 1126-1131.
A Arora, RK Tandon, S. Nijhawan, M. Mathur, S. Shenoy. Unusual postoperative sequelae of duodenal ulcer. J Assoc Physician India. 1990: 38: 347-349.
SK Acharya, S. Balwinder, BN. Tandon, S. Nijhawan , AK Padhee. Large volume paracentesis. National Med. J India 1990; 3: 148-149.
A. Arora, S. Nijhawan. Pancreatitis: is there an easy way to predict severity? Tropical Gastroenterology 1990; 11: 48-49.
S Nijhawan, A Arora, SK Acharya, S Mukhopadhyaya. Colon Carcinoma presenting as fever of unknown origin.J Clin Gastroenterol.1991;13:243-4.
Nijhawan S, Rai R.R, Sharma CM. Domperidone induced galactorrhea. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1991; 10 :113.
Nijhawan S, Rai R.R. Sclerotherapy: An alternative treatment for patients of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Tropical Gastroenterology. 1991; 12: 92-93.
Nijhawan S, Rai RR. Parotid swelling after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 1992; 38: 94.
Nijhawan S, Rai RR. Management of bottle cap ingestion. Ind J Gastroenterol. 1992; 11: 147-148.
S Nijhawan, RR Rai. Endoscopic injection treatment of ulcer with a visible vessel. Tropical Gastroenterol. 1992; 13: 39-40.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai. Epidemiology of gallstones. Journal Assoc Physicians India 1992; 40: 682-684.
DK. Bhargava, Shriniwas, P Chopra, S Nijhawan, S. Dasarathy, AKS Kushwaha. Peritoneal Tuberculosis: Laparoscopic patterns and its diagnostic accuracy. Am J Gastroenterol, 1992; 87: 109-112.
A.K. Sharma, A. Shukla, G. Parbhakar, P. Mathur, Y Sarin, S. Nijhawan, RR Rai. Primary Non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the rectum. Indian J Pediatr 1992; 59: 378-379.
SK Acharya, S. Balwinder, AK Padhee, S. Nijhawan, BN Tandon. Large volume paracentesis and intravenous dextran to treat ascities. J Clin Gastroenterol 1992; 14: 31-5.
RR Rai, S. Nijhawan, N. Bhargava, S. Nepalia, DS Pokharna. Endoscopic sclerotheraphy: Treatment of choice in patients of extra hepatic portal vein obstruction below 3 year of age. Am J Gastroenterol. 1992; 87:1797-1800.
S Nijhawan, RR Rai, A. Mathur, N Bhargava. Rectal lipoma treated by endoscopic polypectomy. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1993; 12: 23.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, S. Nepalia, D.S. Pokharna, N. Bhargava. Endoscopic variceal Ligation: An effective method of variceal obliteration. Ind J Gastroenterol, 1993, 12: 95-96.
S. Nijhawan. Endoscopic Variceal Ligation.Tropical Gastroenterol. 1993; 14: 44-46.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, N Bhargava. Cobblestone appearance :An unusual endoscopic finding in chronic gastritis. Indian J Gastroenterol, 1993; 12: 25.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, N Bhargava. Thyrotoxicosis presenting with abdominal pain and constipation. Ind J Gastroenterol, 1993; 12: 26
S. Nijhawan, A. Mathur, V. Singh, VM Bhandari. Autonomic and peripheral neuropathy in insulin dependent diabetics. J Assoc Physicians India 1993; 41: 565-6.
SK Acharya, Panda SK, H. Duphare, S. Dasrathy, R. Ramesh, S. Jameel, S. Nijhawan, M. Irshad, BN Tandon. Chronic hepatitis in a large Indian hospital. National Med J India 1993;6: 202-6.
RR Rai, S. Nijhawan, N. Bhargava, S. Nepalia, DS Pokharna. Rectal Tuberculosis: A case report. Ind J Tub 1993; 40: 35-37.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai. Mechanical V/s Chemical therapy induced variceal ulcer. Trop- Gastroenterol. 1994; 15: 111-2.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, S. Nepalia, DS Pokharna, N. Bhargava. Natural history of postligation ulcers. Am J Gastroenterol. 1994; 89: 2281-2.
S. Nijhawan,RR Rai. Does post ligation esophageal ulcer healing require treatment? Lancet. 1994; 343: 116-7.
M. Nijhawan, S. Nijhawan, A. Verma, N. Bhargava. Peutz Jegher’s syndrome with polyductyly. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1994; 13: 72.
S. Nijhawan, A. Arora. B Raghav, Ashok Choudhary, MP Sharma, RK Tandon. Hemosuccus Pancreaticus: A rare cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. J Int Med Sci Academy 1994; 7: 19-22.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, S. Nepalia. Endoscopic Variceal Ligation. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1995; 14: 117.
S. Nijhawan, S. Nepalia. Dislocation of temporomendibular joint after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Trop Gastroenterol. 1995; 15: 232.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, N Bhargava, S. Nepalia, DS Pokharna. Jejunal perforation: a complication of colonoscopy. Trop Gastroenterol. 1994; 15: 225-7.
S. Nijhawan, RR. Rai. Pneumatic dilatation of achalasia cardia with indigenous pneumatic dilator. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1995; 14: 17-18.
S. Nijhawan, Patni T, U Sharma, RR Rai, N Miglani. Endoscopic variceal ligation in children. J Pediatr Surg 1995; 30: 1455-6.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, S. Agarwal, R. Vijayvergiya. Unusual foreign bodies of upper gastrointestinal tract. Trop Gastroenterol. 1995; 16: 50-2.
S. Nijhawan, DS Pokharna, H. Malhotra, A. Verma, Hematuria: a presentation of carcinoma stomach. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1996; 15: 102.
SK Acharya, S. Dasarathy, TL Kumar, S. Sushma, KS Prasanna, A Tandon, Sreenivas V, S. Nijhawan, SK. Panda, SK Nanda, M. Irshad, YK Joshi, S. Duttagupta, Tandon RK, Tandon BN. Fulminant hepatitis in a tropical population: Clinical course cause and early predictors of outcome. Hepatology. 1996; 23: 1448-55.
S. Nijhawan, T. Patni, S. Agarwal, R. Vijayvergiya, RR Rai. Primary aortoesophageal fistula: Presenting as massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Indian J Pediatr. 1996; 63: 696-98.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, G. Singh. Post-Ligation stricture: A rare complication Endoscopy 1996; 28: 406.
S. Nijhawan, R Vijayvergiya, S. Agarwal, S. Jain, RR Rai. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in various groups living in captivity. Indian J Gasteroenterology 1997; 16: 75-76.
RR Rai, S. Nijhawan, S. Nepalia. Injection Polypectomy of gastric polyps. Indian J Gastroenterology. 1997; 16: 155
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, DS. Pokharna, S. Nepalia, N. Bhargava, SS. Sharma. Endoscopic Variceal Ligation: An Experience of fifty patients of portal hypertension. J Assoc Physicians India. 1997; 45: 199-200.
S. Nijhawan, R. Pokharna. Endoscopic variceal bleeding management: How I do It . Gastroenterology today. 1997; 1: 181-85.
S. Nijhawan, K. Mendiratta Cholelithiasis or tumefective sludge. J Assoc Physician India. 1997. 45: 67.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, Improvisation of indigenous pneumatic dilator. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1997; 16: 119.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai, D. Sharma, Saxena HB. HBsAg prevalence in blood donors in Jaipur. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1997; 16: 162.
S. Nijhawan, RR Rai. Flush endoscopic variceal injectors with acetone after glue injection. Indian J Gastroenterology. 1998; 17: 69.
Nijhawan S., Rai R R, Nepalia S, Pokharna R. Suction retrieval of esophageal foreign bodies. Endoscopy 1998; 30: S59.
Pokharna R., Nijhawan S, Rai RR. Vaccination status of surgeons against hepatitis B virus. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 1998; 17: 113.
S Nijhawan, N Jain, MP Sharma, RR Rai. Heat trauma: A cause for esophageal ulcers?. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2000; 19: 147.
S Nijhawan, RR Rai. Achalasia cardia: Pneumatic dilatation with indigenous balloon. Gastroenterology today. 2000; 4: 121 – 122
S. Nijhawan, V Agarwal, D Sharma, RR Rai. an invitro study of garlic oil as a potential contact dissolution agent for gallstones: comparison with monooctanoin. Trop Gastroentrol. 2000; 21: 177-9.
S Nijhawan, A. Mathur, MP Sharma, N Jain, RR Rai. Foreign body removal by “home made loop basket”. Gastrointest Endoscopy. 2001; 53: 540-1
V Singh, S Nijhawan, V Agarwal, S Bansal. Effect of esophageal and gastric distension on bronchial hyper responsiveness in patients with bronchial asthma. Journal Asso Phys India. 2000;48 486-488.
V Singh, V Agarwal, S Bansal, S Nijhawan, N Chaudhary. Effect of intraesophageal acid instillation on airway reactivity in patients with asthma. Journal Assoc Phys India. 2000; 48: 601-602.
M Nijhawan, S. Nijhawan, S. Vijayvergiya, A Agarwal. Oral histoplasmosis. J Assoc Physicians India. 2001; 49: 925-6,
S Nijhawan, NK Jain, MP Sharma, L Shimpi, V Mathur, RR Rai. An economical endoscope disinfection container. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2001; 20: 249-50.
S Nijhawan, L Shimpi, NK Jain, RR Rai. Impacted foreign body at the pharyngoesophgeal junction: an innovative management. Endoscopy. 2002; 34: 353.
S Nijhawan, L Shimpi. Management of ingested foreign bodies: a review. Trop Gastroenterol. 2002; 23: 54-56.
S Nijhawan, L Shimpi, A Mathur, V Mathur, RR Rai. Management of ingested foreign bodies in upper gastrointestinal tract: report on 170 patients. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2003; 22: 46-48.
S Nijhawan. Indigenous endoscopic accessories. Indian J gastroenterol. 2003; 22(3): 94-97.
S Nijhawan, A Joshi, D Kumar, A Shinde, N Agarwal, A Mathur, RR Rai. Barotrauma: a cause of hemobilia. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2003; 22: 112.
Nijhawan S, Shimpi L, Mathur V, Rai RR. Improvized pneumatic dilator for achalasia cardia.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2003; 22:143-4.
Nijhawan S, Kumar D, Joshi A, Shinde A, Agarwal N, Mathur A, Rai RR. Sudden-onset dysphagia due to aortic aneurysm. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004;23:37-8.
Nijhawan S, Joshi A, Shende A, Agarwal N, Kumar D, Mathur A, Rai R. Endoscopy-assisted ferromagnetic foreign-body removal with a novel magnetic instrument. Endoscopy. 2004; 36:1130.
Nijhawan S, Joshi A, Kumar D, Shende A, Mathur A, Rai RR. Pre-vaccination screening for hepatitis B infection in high-risk population: is HBsAg alone adequate? Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004;23:229-30.
Nijhawan S, Joshi A, Shende A, Mathur A, Rai RR.A new band deployment system: do we really need two threads?Endoscopy. 2005;37:495.
Nijhawan S, Shende A, Joshi A, Mathur A, Rai RR. The cue-stroke band ligator: a new instrument for variceal ligation.Endoscopy. 2005;37:680-1.
Rai RR, Shende A, Joshi A, Mathur A, Nijhawan S. Rigiflex pneumatic dilation of achalasia without fluoroscopy: a novel office procedure. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005;62:427-31.
Nijhawan S, Joshi A, Shende A, Malhotra H, Mathur A, Rai RR. EBV-associated hepatitis with aplastic anemia.J Assoc Physicians India. 2005;53:1079.
Nijhawan S, Rastogi M, Tandon M, Mallikarjun P, Singh V, Mathur A, Rai RR. Magnetic loop basket: a "two-in-one" instrument.Endoscopy. 2006;38(7):723-5.
Nijhawan S, Tandon M, Rastogi M, Singh V, Mallikarjun, Mathur A, Rai RR. Indigenized short striped nitinol wire for esophageal stricture dilatation. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2006;25(3):170-1.
Nijhawan S, Mathur A, Kumar D, Tandon M, Rastogi M, Joshi A, Shende A, Agarwal N, Rai RR. Achalasia cardia: A study of 113 patients managed with indigenous dilator. Trop Gastroenterol. 2006;27:31-3.
Panagaria N, Varma K, Nijhawan S, Mathur A, Rai RR. Comparison of nutritional status between patients with alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Trop Gastroenterol. 2006;27:75-9.
Nijhawan S, Rastogi M, Tandon M, Mathur A, Rai RR. Aluminum phosphide-induced esophageal stricture: an unusual complication. Endoscopy. 2006;38 Suppl 2:E23.
Nijhawan S, Singh V, Mallikarjun P, Jain P, Tandon M, Rastogi M, Mathur A, Rai RR. Endoscopic removal of sharp foreign bodies. Endoscopy 2006; 38:E331.
Nijhawan S, Jain P.Acid ingestion as cause of acute pancreatitis. Hungarian Medical Journal 2007; 1(3):387-9.
Nijhawan S, Jain P,Singla D, Mallikarjun P, Singh V. Single-thread multishooter ligator system shooting at 7 o’clock position: an ideal band ligator. Endoscopy 2007 Jul 5 (Epub ahead of print)
Jain P, Rai RR, Udawat H, Nijhawan S,Mathur A. Insulin and heparin in treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(18): 2642-3.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Acute viral hepatitis with pancreatitis: is it due to the viruses or sludge. Pancreatology 2007; 7: 544-5.
Nijhawan S, Jain P, Kumpawat S, Kalla K.Cronkhite-canada syndrome: a report of 2 cases. Hungarian Medical Journal 2007; 1(2): 257-60.
Jain P, Nijhawan S,Rai RR, Nepalia S, Mathur A. Acute pancreatitis in acute viral hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(43): 5741-44.
Nijhawan S, Jain P. Acute pancreatitis as an unusual complication of corrosive ingestion. J Gastrointestinal Liver Disease 2007; 16(3): 345-6.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Portal vein thrombosis: Etiology and clinical outcome of cirrhosis and malignancy-related non-cirrhotic, non-tumoral extrahepatic portal venous obstruction. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(39): 5288-9.
Rai RR, Jain P,Udawat H, Nijhawan S, Mathur A. Gastric amyloidosis simulating gastric carcinoma and lymphoma. Hungarian Medical Journal 2007; 1(3): 391-3.
Jain P, Rai RR, Udawat H, Nijhawan S, Mathur A. Cytomegalovirus colitis in a patient with endogeous cushing’s syndrome. Hungarian Medical Journal 2007; 1(4): 533-6.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Primary amyloidosis of liver presenting as intrahepatic cholestasis. Hungarian Medical Journal 2007; 1(4): 529-32.
Jain P, Rai RR, Udawat H, Nijhawan S, Mathur A. Hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis-treatment with heparin and insulin or conservative management. Hungarian Medical Journal 2007; 1(4):443-7.
Jain P,Nijhawan S. Cerebral sinus thrombosis in a patient of ulcerative colitis. J Gastrointestinal Liver Disease 2008 Mar; 17(1):112-4.
Jain P,Nijhawan S. Occult hepatitis C virus infection is more common than hepatitis B infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients. World J Gastroenterology 2008; 14(14): 2289-90.
Jain P, Nijhawan S, Rai RR. Pseudocystic liver metastasis with right sided heart failure:unusual onset of carcinoid tumor. Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 157-60.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Tuberculous abdominal cocoon- a case report an
review of literature. American J Gastroenterology 2008; 103(6): 1577.
Jain P, Rai RR, Nijhawan S. Chronic hepatitis C infection and Celiac disease: are they causally associated? Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 249-51.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Acute pancreatitis due to hydrochlorthiazide and lisinopril. Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 459-61.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Polycystic liver disease presenting as portal hypertension. Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 265-9.
Jain P, Nijhawan S. Pancreatic carcinoma manifesting as acute pancreatitis: a case report and review of literature. Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 455-8.
Jain P, Rai RR, Udawat H, Nijhawan S, Mathur A. Evaluation of clinical, biochemical, virological and etiological parameters in patients of hepatocellular carcinoma: experience from a tertiary care center. Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 427-34.
Jain P, Rai RR, Nijhawan S. Randomized placebo-controlled trial on the effect of corticosteroid on prolonged cholestasis due to acute hepatitis A. Hungarian Medical Journal 2008; 2: 435-41.
Ashish Kumar Jha, Rupesh Pokharna, Sandeep Nijhawan, Anil Sharma, S S Sharma, Subhash Nepalia. Successful endoscopic management of bronchobiliary fistula in a patient of pulmonary tuberculosis: Tropical gastroenterology: official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 32(1):62-3.
Ashish Kumar Jha, Sandeep Nijhawan, Rupesh Pokharna, Subhash Nepalia, Arya Suchismita Colo-cutaneous fistula formation due to delayed mesh migration following lumbar hernia repair: colonoscopic diagnosis. Tropical gastroenterology: official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 33(3):236-8.
Ashish Kumar Jha, Rupesh Pokharna, Sandeep Nijhawan, Arya Suchismita Asymptomatic chronic pancreatitis presenting as colonic stricture. Tropical gastroenterology: official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 33(1):79-81.
Ashish Kumar Jha, Sandeep Nijhawan, Arya Suchismita Sepsis in acute on chronic liver failure. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 02/2011; 56(4):1245-6; author reply 1246.
Jha AK, Pokharna R, Nijhawan S, Nepalia S, Jain P, Suchismita A, Sapra B, Mathur ,A Atraumatic rupture of spleen. Tropical gastroenterology: official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 01/2012;
Ashish Kumar Jha, Sandeep Nijhawan, Ramesh Roop Rai, Subhash Nepalia, Pankaj Jain, Arya Suchismita Etiology, clinical profile, and inhospital mortality of acute-on-chronic liver failure: a prospective study.Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 03/2013;
Sandeep Nijhawan, Saket Kumpawat, P Mallikarjun, RP Bansal, Dinesh Singla, Prachis Ashdhir, Amit Mathur, and Ramesh Roop Rai Barium meal follow through with pneumocolon: Screening test for chronic bowel pain: World J Gastroenterol. 2008 November 21; 14(43): 6694–6698.
Sandeep Nijhawan Prashant Katiyar, Prevalence of associated diseases in Indian celiac: IJG 2013 ( Accepted )
Sandeep Nijhawan, Prashant Katiyar, Is sideviewing endoscope assisted balloon dilatation for corrosice gastric outlet obstruction better than front viewing endoscope : Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology 2013 ( Accepted )
Sandeep Nijhawan, Bir Singh Amritesh Kumar, Dilip Ramrakhiani, Amit Mathur, Gaurav Gupta Randomized controlled trial of comparision of the adequacy and diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration with and without a stylet in Indian patients: A prospective single blind study.
Sandeep Nijhawan, Bir Singh, Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan, Dilip Ramrakhiani Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration without rapid on site evaluation by cytopathologist : An institutional experience.
Chronic liver disease in alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis patients: Does lightning strike twice? Soni A, Singh B, Nijhawan S, Mathur A, Gupta G. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2015 Jul;34(4):345-6.
Sandeep Nijhawan, Bir Singh, Amritesh Kumar Gaurav Gupta Rare Cause of Uncomplicated Gas-Forming Pyogenic liver abscess
Phytobezoar; A C.T Diagnosis Sandeep Nijhawan, Amritesh Kumar, Bir Singh and Gaurav Gupta Austin J Gastroenterol.2015;2(4): 1046.
Comparative evaluation of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography/magnetic resonance splenoportovenography and endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of portal cavernoma cholangiopathy. Rai GP1, Nijhawan S2, Madhu MP1, Sharma SS1, Pokharna R1.
Bhanwar Singh Dhandhu,Gaurav Kumar Gupta,Shashank J. Wanjai, Nidhi Sharma, Sandeep Nijhawan A prospective study to evaluate the role of duodenal bulb biopsy in the diagnosis of celiac disease Indian J Gastroenterol March 2018, Volume 37, Issue 2, 98–102.
Carcinoma of gallbladder: Clinical evaluation and survival rate at a tertiary care center in Rajasthan. Goyal G, Narayan KS, Gupta Gaurav K, Nijhawan S2. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2017 Jul;36(4):326. doi: 10.1007/s12664-017-0766-0.
Sudhakar Pandey, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Shashank J. Wanjari , Sandeep Nijhawan Comparative study of tinidazole versus metronidazole in treatment of amebic liver abscess: A randomized control trial Indian J Gastroenterol. 2018 May;37(3):196-201. doi: 10.1007/s12664-018-0848-7. Epub 2018 Jun 14.
Padhi, Shivadatta, Maharshi, Sudhir, Gupta, Gaurav K., Garg, Kapil, Nijhawan, Sandeep, Efficacy and Safety of Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C in Thalassemic ChildrenJournal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: October 2018 - Volume 40 - Issue 7 - p 511–514 doi:10.1097
Is it Worth to Repeat Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography after Failed Precut? Short Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India. Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan, Sudhakar Pandey, Bhanwar Singh Dhandhu, Shekhar Puri, Awanish Kumar, Deepak Sharma. Journal of Digestive Endoscopy ¦ Volume 8 ¦ Issue 3 ¦ July-September 2017; 129-31.
Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Amritesh Kumar, Nidhi Sharma, Sandeep nijhawan. Mean platelet volume; a supportive predictor of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. The RMJ Issue Jan. 2017 1-5
Randomized controlled trial of comparison of the adequacy, and diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration with and without a stylet in Indian patients: A prospective single blind study Sandeep Nijhawan, Bir Singh, Amritesh Kumar, Dilip Ramrakhiani, Amit Mathur, Gaurav Gupta. Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, Year 2014, Volume 5, Issue 4 149-53.
Impact of Serum Sodium with Severity of Complications of Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study in Tertiary Medical Center of Rajasthan Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Ram Pratap Singh, Dhawal Vyas, Sandeep Nijhawan. Int J Med Res Prof.2017 Sept; 3(5); 56-60.
Prevalence of associated disorders in Indian patients with celiac disease.Nijhawan S, Katiyar P, Nagaich N, Saradava V, Nijhawan M, Gupta G, Mathur A, Sharma R, Nepalia S. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2013 Sep;32(5):330-4.
Is side-viewing endoscope assisted balloon dilatation better for corrosive gastric outlet obstruction? Katiyar P, Nijhawan S, Saradava V, Nagaich N, Gupta G, Mathur A, Nepalia S. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2013 Nov;6(6):438-41.
Sandeep Nijhawan, Gaurav Gupta, Anil Sharma, AMIT mathur, Subhash Nepalia; Single thread system shooting at any position; A better choice of variceal ligator S Journal: Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2010;1(4):180-82
Colonic mucosal bridging in ulcerative colitis. Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Gastric Phytobezoar : successful removal by Snare and Guillotine. Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Flexible video- endoscopic injection Sclerotherapy for second and third degree internal Hemorrhoids . Sandeep Nijhawan, Udawat H, Gaurav Gupta
3, 6 or 9-band shooters: tailor made ligators as needed. Nijhawan S, Gupta G, Sharma A, Mathur A, Sapra B, Nepalia S. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jul;30(4):182.
Precut papillotomy : The mystery continues. Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Pancreatic Lipomatosis Picked Up on Imaging. Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan, Rahul Virani, Subhash Nepalia Journal of Medicine › Vol 12, No 2 ;2011
Dysphagia in Indian Patients—Benign Outnumber Malignant Kapil Dhingra, Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Atul Gawande, Deepak Sharma, Sanddep Nijhawan: A baby feeding nipple: simple, cost effective and safe technique for removal of denture: Journal of digestive endoscopy ( accepted, JDE_27_18)
Self-Expanding Metallic Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction-Patency and Clinical Efficacy: A Prospective Study from North India Tertiary Center Ankit Gupta, Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Virender Chauhan, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Vasudha Goel, Dilip Singh Mudgal, Mukesh Jain, Sandeep Nijhawan .Spontaneous Rupture of Infected Walled-Off Necrosis in the Transverse Colon with a Nonoperative Favorable Outcome: A Rare Event Journal of Digestive Endoscopy Vol. 10 No. 4/2019 237-9.
Manoj Kumar, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, SJ Wanjari, V Tak, M Ameta, S Nijhawan: Relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. Journal of clinical & experimental hepatology(JCEH) Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology | March–April 2019 | Vol. 9 | No. 2 | 215–220.
Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Among School Children of Urban and Rural Jaipur, Rajasthan Kapil Dhingra, Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Unique Removal of a Kinked Nasogastric Tube Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan, Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan
Seth S, Maharshi S, Sharma KK,. Nijhawan S, et al. Changing etiological spectrum of acute liver failure. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2024 Apr 27. doi: 10.1007/s12664-024-01578-2. Online ahead of print.
Maharshi S, Gupta PK, Sharma KK,. Nijhawan S, et al. Scrub Typhus: An acute precipitant for acute on chronic liver failure. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2024; 14(3): 101344.
Sharma SS, Maharshi S, Sapra B,. Nijhawan S, et al. Outcome of forgotten biliary stents for more than five years- A two decades experience. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jan 11. PMID:38206449.
Tak V, Maharshi S, Tak R, Sharanabasava, . Njhawan S, et al. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of incidentally detected adrenal gland lesions. Mar Gastroenterology 2023 Aug.
Maharshi S, Mudgal DS, Sharma SS,. Nijhawan S, et al. Etilogical spectrum of sub acute obstruction in gastroenterology practice in India. Tropical Gastroenterology 2023; 44(4):152-59.
Maharshi S, Sharma D, Sharma SS,. Nijhawan S, et, al. Aetiology and Clinical Spectrum of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in North West India. Trop Doct 2023;53(4):433-36.
Wanjari S, Maharshi S, Gupta GK, Jain M, Nijhawan S, Sharma SS. Correlation Between Quantitative HBsAg and Serum HBV DNA Levels in Treatment Naive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients. Tropical Gastroenterology 2022;43.3
Sharma KK, Maharshi S, Sharma SS, Sapra B, Nijhawan S. Hepatic and Gastrointestinal manifestation of COVID-19. EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System 2021;8.3:69-77.
Dhingra K, Maharshi S, Sapra B, Ratra S, Sharma SS, Nijhawan S. Seronegative celiac disease- frequently encountered yet undiagnosed clinical entity. Middle East J Dig Dis (Accepted article 2020).2021:13
Gawande A, Maharshi S, Wanjari S,. Nijhawan S, et al. Pattern of alcohol consumption in patients of alcoholic liver disease in India. Tropical Gastroenterology. 2021;42(2): 84-91.
Maharshi S, Sharma SS, Sharma D, Sapra B, Nijhawan S. Response to letter- Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Thrombin Injection a Management Approach for Visceral Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Case Series. Endosc Int Open 2020 8(7):968. PMID32633730.
Gupta R, Maharshi S, Sharma SS, Sapra B, Nijhawan S. Isolated polycystic pancreatic disease: endoscopic ultrasound image. Int J Med Clin Imaging 2020;5(3)346-47.
Maharshi S, Sharma SS, Sharma D, Sapra B, Nijhawan S. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided thrombin injection, a management approach for visceral artery pseudoaneurysm. Endosc Int open 2020;8(3):E407-E412.
Padhi S, Maharshi S, Gupta GK, Garg K, Nijhawan S. Efficacy and Safety of Direct-acting antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C in thalassemic children. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018;40:511-514.
Sharma SS, Singh B, Jain M, Maharshi S, Nijhawan S, Sapra B, Jhajharia A. Endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off pancreatic necrosis: A two-decade experience. Indian J Gastroenterol 2016 Jan;35(1):40-7.
Nidhi Sharma, Sandhya Gulati, Gaurav Gupta , Sudhir Mehta. An update on complete blood count parameters for gastroenterologists: implications in day to day practice July 2017 RMJ; 17-22.
An unusual case of obstructive jaundice: isolated pancreatic granulocytic sarcoma (case report) accepted. Gaurav kumar Gupta (1ST and corresponding author), Ankit Gupta, Nidhi Sharma, Sandeep Nijhawan. Tropical gastroenterology(TG-3347)
Vasudha Goel, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Deepak Sharma, Sandeep Nijhawan, Tetany as the first symptoms of celiac disease; a case report: TG-3544( Accepted)
Ankit Gupta, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Nidhi Sharma, Dilip Singh Mudgal, Mukesh Jain, Sanddep Nijhawan: VIPoma- presenting as quadriparesis.
Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Atul Gawande, Deepak Sharma, Sanddep Nijhawan: A baby feeding nipple: simple, cost effective and safe technique for removal of denture: Journal of digestive endoscopy ( accepted, JDE_27_18)
15 cm long impacted chewing wood stick in stomach: Endoscopic removal Surender Sultania, Vidhyadhar Singh Nitar, Sandeep Nijhawan, Gaurav Gupta . Journal of Digestive Endoscopy Vol 7 | Issue 4 | October-December 2016.
Colonic mucosal bridging in ulcerative colitis. Gupta G, Nijhawan S, Chander S, Mathur A, Nepalia S.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jan;31(1):39.
Rectal Dieulafoy's lesion : An uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal bleed. Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan, Vimal Gupta, Amit Mathur, Subhash Nepalia Journal of Digestive Endoscopy Dec 2012 Volume : 3 Number : 4, 94 page
Primary tubercular liver abscess rupture leading to parietal wall abscess: a rare disease with a rare complication.Gupta G, Nijhawan S, Katiyar P, Mathur A.J Postgrad Med. 2011 Oct-Dec;57(4):350-2.
Flexible video-endsocopic injection sclerotherapy for second and third degree internal hemorrhoids Sandeep Nijhawan, H Udawat, Gaurav Gupta, Anil Sharma, Amit Mathur, Bharat Sapra, Subhash Nepalia Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, Year 2011, Volume 2, Issue 1 [p. 1-5]
Gupta G, Nijhawan S, Sharma A, Mathur A, Nepalia S Gastric Phytobezoar: Successful Removal By Snare And Guillotine J Digestive Endoscopy 2010, 1, 164 Editor of Books Year Book of Gasteroenterology 2023 Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MAFLD) 2024 How I Do IT (2025)

RR Rai, S Nijhawan, A Mathur, RA Bhujwala, BN Tondon. Serological profile of hepatitis E virus during an epidemic at Jaipur, India. A Tropical Gastroenterology Publication. 1995; 152.
RR Rai, S Nijhawan, A Mathur. Helicobacter pylory: When to test, When to treat. Post Graduate Medicine. 1999; 13: 238 - 246.
S. Nijhawan,R.P. singh Non ulcer dyspepsia, Management of functional dyspepsia. Progress inGastroenterology & Hepatology 2016

Winner of RAJASTHAN APICON best paper award 1997
Winner of Best Paper award Indian society of gastroenterology 2000
Winner of the Sher A Kasmir award 2001
Winner of best Paper award Indian society of gastroenterology 2003
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