Dr. Bharat Sapra

MD (Internal Medicine) DM (Gastroenterology), PGIMER Chandigarh, India ( Fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology ) ESEGH – Certified in Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Royal College of Physicians, UK)

Head of Department & Consultant Gastroenterology & Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopist

Work Experience

• 2021 – 2025 - Lead Consultant & Founding Head of Gastroenterology Burjeel Medical City & Burjeel Cancer Institute, Abu Dhabi Established advanced GI Interventional services: ERCP, EUS, HR Manometry & pH Metry & Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Surgery – Oncology & Critical Care
• 2021- Senior Consultant – Gastroenterology NMC Royal Hospital, Dubai. Focused on advanced therapeutic endoscopy and GI motility diagnostics
• 2007 – 2020 - Senior Professor – Gastroenterology SMS Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur. Trained over 50 DM Gastroenterology fellows. Led academic and national GI research programs
• 2002 – 2005 - Professor & Head – Gastroenterology MBS Medical College, Kota & JLN Medical College, Ajmer. Introduced and developed therapeutic endoscopy services/post graduate academics.
• 1996 – 1999– Professor Internal Medicine & Head of Nephrology JLN Medical College, Ajmer

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Urdu
• Punjabi
• Local Rajasthani dialects

Special Interests

• Advanced Interventional /Therapeutic Endoscopy
  • ERCP (5,100+ cases) – Spy glass ( Cholangioscopy )
  • EUS (1,050+ cases)
  • Gastroscopy & Colonoscopy (40,000+ procedures)
  • Pediatric Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy (>5,000 cases)
• >Functional GI Disorders
  • IBS,(constipation/Diarrhoea) GERD,Pain abdomen/Bloatig ,gas High-resolution manometry (HRM) and 24-72 hr pH metry

  GI Oncology

  • Early detection and endo-oncologic therapies/ Cancer Screening
  • Metallic stents for malignant GI obstruction
• Liver /Pancreatic /Billiary Diseases
  • Fatty Liver,, hepatitis, jaundice
  • Liver Transplant-related Endoscopy care
  • FibroScan-guided liver assessment
• Pediatric GI & Motility Disorder Studies
  • Pediatric endoscopy and motility in children >20 kg /5 yrs
• Bariatric Endotherapy
  • Intragastric balloon placement
  • Medical obesity /Weight management/Dietics
• Post-liver transplant endotherapy
• Small Bowel Diagnostics ( GI Bleeding / Anaemia )
  • Capsule endoscopy
  • Spiral enteroscopy
• Crohns & Ulcerative Colitis ( Bloody Diarrhea)
  • Biological & AI assisted Endoscopy - NBI

Research & Publications

Authored 40+ peer-reviewed research papers in high-impact domains including:

• Novel techniques in EUS and ERCP
• Management of GI bleeding and pancreatic disorders
• NAFLD and family screening for Celiac disease
• GI manifestations and complications of COVID-19

MembershipsLife Member of:

• Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
• Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL)
• Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI)
• Association of Physicians of India (APICON)

Awards & Recognition

• Patient Hero Award 2024
• Recognized by Burjeel Medical City/Burjeel Cancer Institute, Abu Dhabi based on Google patient reviews
• Honoured by Rajasthan State MBS Medical College, Kota & SMS Medical college, Jaipur India.
• Gold Medalist – (MBBS) Internal Medicine, Pathology & Forensic Medicine.