Prof. Dr. Umid Kumar Shrestha

Description

Professional Experience

• Clinic One: Senior Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, [2022 – present]

• Nepal Mediciti Hospital Principal Consultant and Chief, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy [2017 – present]

• Manipal College of Medical Sciences & Manipal Teaching Hospital
  Chief, Department of Medicine Unit II and Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  [Associate Professor of Medicine, 12/2009 – 12/2013; Professor of Medicine, 2017]

• Paschimanchal Community Hospital
  Chief, Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2017

Membership

• Professional member of American Diabetes Association                                  
• Life member of Society of Internal Medicine of Nepal
• Life member of Nepal Medical Association
• Life member of Nepalese Society of Gastroenterologists
• Life member of Nepal Cancer Relief Society
• Member of American College of Gastroenterology
• Member of American Gastroenterological Association
• Full member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE)
• Full member of World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
• Member of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME)

Awards

• Awarded as a Berenson International Scholar in Advanced Endoscopy (Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital), USA, 2014.
• Received Nepal Vidhya Bhushan Gold Medal class ‘A’ for academic achievement from the president of Nepal on 2009.
• Received several awards from different social organizations (Nepal Cancer Relief Society, Patan Jaycees, Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association, etc.) for the social service in the community.

Education and Training

• PHD : Gastroenterology & Hepatology : 2009
• MD : Internal Medicine : 2003
• MBBS : 1994

Fellowship & Scholarship

• Fellowship of American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), American College of Gastroenterology, MD, USA, 2020
• Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, MD, USA, 2019
• Berenson International Scholar, Advanced Endoscopy (including ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, USA, 2014

Professional Participation

• Live activity in Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Course (USA)
• Panelist on “Endoscopic Ultrasound” (EUS) in a virtual international conference, 2021
• Certificate of competency on Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
• Participation in 4^th International Liver Symposium
• Endoscopy Conference (ENDOCON)
• Editorial Processes for Journal Editors”
• Journal workshop on “Improving journal quality workshop”