Dr. Vineet Ahuja

 Associate Professor, MD, DM, MNAMS

 Department of GastroEnterology

 

Research Interest : Luminal Gastroenterology : Inflammatory bowel disease, Peptic ulcer disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Amebic liver abscess

 

Current Research Projects :

 

Ulcer Clinic Projects :

  1. Molecular Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori – Its implications in failure of eradication, recurrence of Infection after successful eradication and route of reinfection in patients of peptic ulcer disease ( Funding Agency : Department of Science and Technology)

  2. Comparison of diagnostic efficacy of immunohistochemistry with histology ( Warthin Starry stain ) and urease based tests ( rapid urease test, C14 urea breath test) before and after eradication of Helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer disease . ( Funding Agency : ICMR)

  3. p53 expression in gastric mucosa specimens pre and post eradication therapy

  4. Evaluation of Endoscopic balloon dilatation as the first line therapeutic modality in benign gastric outlet obstruction

  5. Cytochrome CYP2C19 polymorphisms in patients on proton pump inhibitors

  6. A new salvage therapy for eradication of H.pylori in peptic ulcer disease

  7. A randomized controlled factorial trial evaluating long term therapy for H.pylori eradication in Peptic ulcer disease

  8. DNA microarray analysis of pathogenic factors in H.pylori

  9. Evaluating the efficacy of UL 409 in eradication of H.pylori 

  10. Randomized trial of Amalant with ranitidine in treatment of non ulcer dyspepsia

Inflammatory bowel disease :

  1. Efficacy of curcurmin and its effect on cytokine profile in rectal biopsies of patients with ulcerative colitis

  2. Standardization and Validation of non invasive tests of intestinal permeability

  3. Standardization and validation of Faecal calprotectin test as a noninvasive marker of intestinal inflammation

  4. Evaluation of a novel faecal fat test

  5. Family history of IBD in index cases of ulcerative colitis

  6. Incidence and spectrum of bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal infection in inflammatory bowel disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease:

  1.  Prevalence of Gastroesophageal disease in adult urban community in North India

  2. Prevalence of GERD in a rural community in North India

  3. Prevalence of GERD in a rural community in Ladakh

 Amebic Liver abscess

  1. A genomic comparison of strains of Entamoeba histolytica isolated from amebic liver abscess and stool specimens

  2. Prevalence of secondary bacterial infection in untreated amebic liver abscess

  3. A randomized controlled trial comparing needle aspiration with percutaneous catheter drainage in amebic liver abscess

  4. Randomized trial of satronidazole with metronidazole in treatment of amebic liver abscess