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Neilanjan Nandi

Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACP

Associate Professor


Department: Medicine: Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Practices: Drexel Gastroenterology

Specialties: Gastroenterology

Education

  • MD - Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (2005)
  • BA in Biology - Rice University (2001)

Awards & Honors

  • James H. Johnson Award for Clinical Excellence from the Florida Gastroenterologic Society, 2012
  • Chief fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Miami & Jackson Health System, 2011-2012
  • Teaching Attending of the Year, TJUH & Methodist Hospital, 2008-2009
  • Best Teaching Resident of the Year, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008
  • Dr. Frederick Stenn Award for Outstanding Humanism in Medicine, 2005

Memberships / Professional Affiliations

  • Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
  • American College of Gastroenterology
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology

Other Languages Spoken

Bengali

Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACP, is gastroenterologist who sees patients in Center City Philadelphia and Rittenhouse Square. He is director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Drexel.

Dr. Nandi is passionate about the quality of care provided to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Utilizing advances such as chromoendoscopy to survey the intestine for potentially pre-cancerous lesions and small bowel video capsule endoscopy, Dr. Nandi is able to bring the highest excellence in care to his patients. Managing acute flares is important, but prevention of future flares and complications of therapy, Dr. Nandi believes, are key aspects of providing good clinical care.

Looking beyond the intestine, Dr. Nandi believes that an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to IBD is critical in providing truly comprehensive care. This involves a close working environment with not only colorectal surgeons, medical subspecialists and radiologists but also with nutritionists, fitness professionals, therapists and complementary medicine specialists. This approach allows Drexel Gastroenterology to be mindful of the entire body, not just the intestine.

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and the study of the gut microbiome, especially in the context of modulating chronic illness, are Dr. Nandi’s areas of research interest. Drexel University’s established frozen donor stool bank promotes efficient and easy access to FMT. Patients afflicted with recurrent and/or refractory Clostridium difficile infection (R-CDI) may choose known or pre-screened, anonymous donors to provide their specimens for FMT. Success rates for FMT for R-CDI are around 90% with one fecal transplant. Developments in next generation encapsulated gut bacteria for oral ingestion and intestinal delivery are currently under way.

The application of interactive technologies to enhance clinical education of patients, students and health care professionals is another research initiative that Dr. Nandi explores. His hope is to appropriately utilize these technologies to raise more awareness about inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer screening and prevention.

Videos

Clinical Services

Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Lichen planus, Ulcerative colitis, Gastroenterology, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Cancer - early detection, Clostridium difficile (C diff) colitis, Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), Indeterminate colitis, Cutaneous Crohn's disease, Colorectal cancer screening, Eosinophilic esophagitis, Small bowel capsule endoscopy

Fellowships

  • Gastroenterology - University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital (2012)

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2008)

Internships

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2006)

Neilanjan Nandi, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is heavily involved in student and fellowship didactics. Dr. Nandi oversees the inflammatory bowel disease elective rotation, the GI clinical lecture series for the second-year medical student curriculum, and the fourth-year medical student internal medicine subspecialty elective rotations.

He previously served as a teaching attending at Methodist Hospital, where he ran didactic rounds for the Thomas Jefferson internal medicine residency program.

Dr. Nandi enjoys teaching and is particularly interested in the use of technology to enhance the educational experiences of medical trainees and patients alike.

Research

Dr. Nandi’s research interests focus on inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis) and fecal microbiota transplantation for Clostridium difficile colitis.

In the Media

Publications

Dr. Nandi has authored a number of abstracts, case reports, posters and full-length papers:

Selected Publications

"Engineering human microbiota: influencing cellular and community dynamics for therapeutic applications"
Woloszynek S, Pastor S, Mell JC, Nandi N, Sokhansanj B, Rosen G
International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, 2015

Book Chapters: "Crohn’s Disease," "Giardiasis," "Infectious Enteritis," "Intestinal Microbiome," "Mycobacterium Avium Intracellularle," "Parasites," "Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder," "Typhoid Fever"
Nandi, N.
Netter’s Gastroenterology, 2015

Book Chapter: "HIV Enteropathy"
Modi R, Thor S, Nandi N
Netter’s Gastroenterology, 2015

Book Chapter: "Intestinal & Peritoneal Tuberculosis"
Pillai A, Nandi N
Netter’s Gastroenterology, 2015

“It’s Easy, Just Ask”
Zuchelli T, Nandi N
ASGE Community Outreach Award for Trainees. Medium: Video (2014)

"GI Crossword Puzzle III"
Nandi N, Bichachi A, Barkin J.
Clin Trans Gastro: Submission pending, 2014

"GI Crossword Puzzle II"
Nandi N, Bichachi A, Barkin, J
Clin Trans Gastro: 4(e37) (doi:10.1038/ctg.2013.10) 2013

"GI Crossword Puzzle I"
Nandi, N, Bichachi, A. Barkin, J
Clin Trans Gastro: 3(e25) (doi:10.1038/ctg.2012.20) 2012

"Superiority of the DNA amplification assay for the diagnosis of C. difficile infection: A clinical comparison of fecal tests"
Barkin JA, Nandi N, Miller N, Grace A, Barkin JS, Sussman D
Dig Dis Sci, (PMID:22576711) May 11, 2012

"A collaborative wound care initiative in Lucknow, India"
Brace J, Barrett C, Landon S, Nandi N
J WOCN; 36(3S):34, AB3330, May 2009

"A comparison of split dose polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution and simethicone versus standard overnight fast for small bowel cleansing prior to capsule endoscopy"
Seymour BJ, Matro R, Daskalakis C, Nandi N, Kastenberg DM.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 69(5):AB104, (doi:10.1016/j.gie.2009.03.064) April 2009

"A validation study of 3 grading systems to evaluate small bowel cleansing for wireless capsule endoscopy: a quantitative index, qualitative evaluation, and overall adequacy assessment"
Brotz C, Nandi N, Schroeder T, Conn M, Daskalakis C, DiMarino M, Infantolino A, Katz L, Kastenberg D
Gastrointest Endosc; 69(2):262-70, Feb 2009.

"The standard preparation for wireless capsule endoscopy is substandard"
Nandi N, Brotz C, Schroeder T, Conn M, Daskalakis C, DiMarino M, Infantolino A, Katz L, Kastenberg D
DDW: T1260, ICCE:831333, 2007

"Superior small bowel cleansing is associated with improved odds of definitive treatment following wireless capsule endoscopy"
Brotz C, Nandi N, Schroeder T, Conn M, Daskalakis C, DiMarino M, Infantolino A, Katz L, Kastenberg D
DDW: T1246, ICCE:833493, 2007

"Bowel Preparation Prior to Colonoscopy"
Kastenberg D. Acknowledgement: Nandi N.
In US Gastroenterology Review: Falk GW, Johnson DA, Keeffe EB, Mazariegos G, Quigley E, Wexner S.(Ed.), London, AE: Touch Briefings, 1:37-42, 2007

"Immunoreactive Androgen Receptor and Genetic Alterations in Subjects with Androgen Resistance and Undetectable Androgen Receptor Levels in Genital Skin Fibroblast Ligand-Binding Assays"
Avila DM, Wilson CM, Nandi N, Griffin JE, McPhaul MJ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 87(1):182-188 (PMID: 11788645) 2002

Selected Abstracts and Posters

"Fecal microbiota transplantation in a paraplegic with recurrent Clostridium difficile diarrhea"
Nandi N, Patel S
Poster & Abstract: Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology Conference, 2014

"Diarrhea in a 24 year-old female with Chlamydia trachomatis and terminal ileitis"
Nandi N, Sharma G, Baffy N, Pillai A, Myers S.
Poster & Abstract: Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology Conference, 2014

"Gastric amyloidosis in a patient with multiple myeloma presenting as a massive GI bleed"
Jucandella AC, Nandi N, Deshpande A
Abstract & Poster: P1180, ACG 2012

"A colonic conundrum: metastatic breast cancer to the colon"
Sendzischew M, Nandi N, Deshpande A
Abstract & Poster: P1445, ACG 2012

"The utility of clinical predictors for appropriate ordering of C difficile testing, using gold standard toxigenic culture"
Barkin JA, Nandi N, Miller N, Grace A, Barkin JS, Sussman D
Abstract & Poster: P1090, ACG 2011

"DNA amplification for diagnosis of C difficile infection: The solution to false positive cytotoxin EIA testing"
Barkin JA, Nandi N, Miller N, Grace A, Barkin JS, Sussman D
Abstract & Poster: P1089, ACG 2011

"Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplifcation (LAMP) assay for Clostridium difficile as a stand-alone test for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection"
Barkin JA, Grace A, Miller N, Nandi N, Sussman D, Poppiti R, Barkin JS
Abstract & Poster: P629, American Society for Microbiology 111th General Meeting, 2011


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