Guru Trikudanathan, MBBS, FASGE

Guru Trikudanathan is a therapeutic endoscopist who specializes in pancreatobiliary diseases particularly pancreatic endotherapy. His clinical and research interests are in optimal management of acute and chronic pancreatitis particularly their complications besides pancreatic cysts and  autoimmune pancreatitis. He is internationally recognized for his seminal contributions in necrotizing pancreatitis which had changed the practice paradigm. He has over 160 peer reviewed publications, majority as the principal author in several high impact journals. He was the recipient of  American Pancreas Association young investigator award in 2020. He is currently the co-principal investigator for the University of Minnesota clinical site in two NIH sponsored consortia in acute and chronic pancreatitis. He is currently the section lead for the Advanced Endoscopy section and the co-director for Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplantation program at UMN