Shivani U. Thanawala, MD, MSCE

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Department: Medicine

Contact information
3737 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biology)
New York University, 2011.
MD
New York University School of Medicine, 2015.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2021.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Esophagus

Selected Publications

Beveridge CA, Farha N, Hermanns C, Maruggi C, Falloon K, Thanawala S, Harnegie MP, Brown JM, Ivanov AI, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Ma C, Gonsalves N, Lembo A, Muir AB, Gabbard S, Furuta GT, Rieder F.: Systematic Review: Variability in Definitions of Fibrostenosis in Eosinophilic Oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther August 2025.

Thanawala SU, Lynch KL.: Management of Esophageal Strictures. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am July 2025.

Beveridge CA, Hermanns C, Thanawala S, Yang Q, Qin Y, Thota PN, Hoscheit M, Brown JM, Ivanov AI, Lembo A, Gabbard S, Rieder F.: An Esophageal Luminal Diameter of 16 mm Predicts Dysphagia Resolution in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Dig Dis Sci May 2025.

Beveridge CA, Hermanns C, Thanawala S, Chatterjee A, Sharma N, Vura NVRK, Yang Q, Qin Y, Thota P, Hoscheit M, Brown JM, Ivanov AI, Lembo A, Gabbard S, Rieder F.: Predictors of persistent symptoms in eosinophilic esophagitis after remission: fibrostenosis, eosinophilia, anxiety, and depression. Dis Esophagus 38: doae110, Jan 2025.

Strauss Starling A, Thanawala SU, Beveridge CA, Falk GW, Lynch KL.: Look above the IRP: predicting abnormal confirmatory testing in patients with esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction. Ther Adv Gastroenterol 17: 17562848241306128, Dec 2024.

Shaul E, Kennedy KV, Spergel ZC, Daneshdoost S, Mahon M, Thanawala S, Spergel JM, Wilkins B, Ryan MJ, Muir AB: Endoscopic and histologic utility of transnasal endoscopy in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 78(5): 1155-1160, May 2024.

Kennedy, Kanak V; Shaul, Eliana; Spergel, Zachary; Daneshdoost, Shanaz; Mahon, Mark; Thanawala, Shivani U; Spergel, Jonathan; Ryan, Matthew J; Muir, Amanda B: Endoscopic and Histologic Utility of Transnasal Endoscopy in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology 166(5), May 2024.

Beveridge, Claire A; Thanawala, Shivani U; Qin, Yi; Zhang, Xuefeng; Yang, Qijun; Russano, Dominick; Qazi, Taha; Bhat, Shubha; Thota, Prashanthi N; Hoscheit, Matthew J; Ivanov, Andrei; Brown, Jonathan Mark; Gabbard, Scott L; Rieder, Florian: The Breath Metabolome Signature Is Linked With Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Pilot Study Assessing Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds. Gastroenterology 166(5), May 2024.

Thanawala SU, Klein A, Raval K, Amaro JIF, Beveridge CA, Muir AB, Falk GW, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Lynch KL: Exploring X: barriers to care for eosinophilic esophagitis. Diseases of the Esophagus May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1093/dote/doae043. Online ahead of print.

Beveridge, Claire A; Hermanns, Christina; Thanawala, Shivani U; Qin, Yi; Thota, Prashanthi N; Hoscheit, Matthew J; Lembo, Anthony; Gabbard, Scott L; Rieder, Florian: Esophageal Luminal Diameter is Associated with Dysphagia in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Implications for Endoscopic Dilation Therapy Gastroenterology 166(5), 2024.

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