Prashant Y Kanni

DM: Medical Gastroenterology, MD: General Medicine, MBBS
Languages spoken : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu

Gastroenterologist with 10+ years of experience in Bangalore.Integrated expertise across three key areas: clinical practice, academic medicine, and advanced endoscopic procedures.Highly motivated professional committed to excellence in patient care and medical innovation

Work history

2025-03 – Current : Professor of Gastroenterology

Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences,
Bangalore

Key Responsibilities:

  • Managing OPD and IPD
  • Performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures
  • Supervising postgraduate students and junior staff
  • Conducting academic sessions and clinical meeting

2020-01- 2025-03 : Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore

2016-08 – 2019-12 : Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology

Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore

Areas of Expertise

  • Diagnostic & Therapeutic Upper GI endoscopy
  • Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreato graphy(ERCP)
  • General Gastroenterology
  • IBD
  • ESD, EMR

Memberships

  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
  • Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI)

Publications

  • Retrospective Study of Clinical Profile, Endoscopic Profile & In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Upper GI Bleed in a Tertiary Health Care Centre in South India, IJCMR, Vol. 6, Issue 8, August 2019
  • Comparative Study of EUS-FNA & ERCP Based Brush Cytology for Tissue Diagnosis in Malignant Biliary Obstruction, Cureus, 14(10): e30291. doi:10.7759
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis Profile & Response to Treatment in Indian Patients, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    International Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 2, July 11, 2019
  • Endoscopic Cystogastrostomy vs. Open Cystogastrostomy Drainage for Pancreatic Pseudocyst: A Comparative
    Study, Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2024, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 012–015