Rajiv Chhabra, MD

Rajiv Chhabra, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist with Saint Luke's Hospital Abdominal Transplant and Multispecialty Clinic. 

Member of Royal College of Physicians–MRCP (UK)
Fellow of American College of Gastroenterology (FACG)
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
Annual Scientific Program Committee Member - Chair for Subcommittee on Upper GI and Small Bowel (2020-2021)

Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
Associate Director GI Fellowship Training Program, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine

Peer-Reviewed Publications
* Characterization and timing of gastrointestinal bleeding in continuous flow left ventricular assist device recipients. D Kapuria, T Khumri, S Shamim, P Surana, S Khan, N Al-Khalisi, S Aggarwal, C Koh, R Chhabra. Heliyon 6 (9), e04695. (PMID: 32939410)
* Utility and safety of balloon assisted enteroscopy in patients with left ventricular assist devices: a retrospective multicenter study. BM Hasan, C McMahon, RA Khalid, DC Mayorga, A Elkafrawy K Tandon, M Shafiq, I Hussain, T Erim, F Castro, R Charles, R Chhabra. Endoscopy International Open 8 (8) E 1002. (PMID: 32743049)
* High Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. A Likhitsup, J Dundulis, S Ansari, S Patibandla, C Hutton, K Kennedy, J H Helzberg, R Chhabra. Annals of Gastroenterology 2019; 32 (30): 283. (PMID: 31474792)
* Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on computed tomography in patients with inflammatory bowel disease patients visiting an emergency department. Likhitsup A, Dundulis J, Ansari S, El-Halawany H, Michelson, R, Hutton C, Kennedy K, Helzberg, JH, Chhabra R. Annals of Gastroenterology 2019; 32:1-4. (PMID: 31040626)
* Duodenoscope associated infections: Update on emerging problem. Rahman MR, Peristti A, Coman R, Bansal P, Chhabra R, Goyal H. Digestive Disease Sciences 2018. (PMID: 30569333)
* Cannabis in liver disorders: a friend or a foe. H Goyal, MR Rahman, A Perisetti, N Shah, R Chhabra. European journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2018 Nov;30 (11): 1283-1290. (PMID: 30169449)
* Sclerosing mesenteritis: a comprehensive clinical review. MS Green, R Chhabra, H Goyal. Annals of Translational Medicine 2018 Sep;6(17):336. (PMID: 30306075)
* The role of fecal calprotectin in investigating digestive disorders. CW McMahon, R Chhabra. Journal of Laboratory and Precision Medicine 2018; 3:19
* Prognostic significance of red blood cell distribution width in gastrointestinal disorders. Hemant Goyal, Giuseppe Lippi, Altin Gjymishka, Bijo John, Rajiv Chhabra, Elizabeth May. World J Gastroenterol 2017 July 21;23(27):4879-4891. (PMID: 28785142)
* Randomized sham-controlled trial evaluating efficacy and safety of endoscopic gastric plication for primary obesity: The Essential trial. Sullivan S, Swain JM, Woodman G et. al. Obesity 2017 Feb;25(2):294-301 (PMID: 28000425)
* The role of Infliximab Biosimilar CT-P13 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Kapuria D, Chhabra R. J Explor Res Pharmacol 2017;2(1):1-6
* Ischemic colitis caused by Intra-Aortic balloon pump counterpulsation. El-Halawany H, Baja A, Shobassy M, Qureini A, Chhabra R. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2015;2015:747989 (PMID: 26609454)
* Increased intrathoracic and hepatic visceral adipose tissue independently correlates with coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic patients. Patil H, Patil N, King SI, O’Keefe E, Chhabra R, Ansari S, Kennedy KF, Dey D, O’Keefe JH, Helzberg JH, Thompson RC. J Nucl Cardiol. 2014 Oct;21(5):880-9. (PMID: 25128404)
* Association of coronary artery calcification with hepatic steatosis in asymptomatic individuals. Chhabra R, O’Keefe JH, Patil H, O’Keefe E, Thompson RC, Ansari S, Kennedy KF, Lee LW, Helzberg JH. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Nov; 88(11):1259-65. (PMID: 24138963)
* Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Myelodysplastic Syndrome with little or no evidence of associated auto-immune disorders - a case report and a brief review of the literature. Das M, Chhabra R, Hinton SW. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Oct;336(4):368-71. (PMID: 18854686)
* Muscular metastasis, a rare presentation of non small cell lung cancer. Razak ARA, Chhabra R, Hughes AN, Dildey P, England S, McMenemin R. MedGenMed. 2007; 9 (3):20. (PMID: 18092026)
Book Chapter
* Sanchez-Fermin, P., Dundulis, J., Chhabra, R., & Clarkston, W. K. (2015). Evaluation of the Small Bowel and Colon. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (pp. 83-105). Springer New York.
Invited lectures/Moderator
* Invited speaker at “Digestive Diseases Conference 2019”, Overland Park, KS, Nov 2019. Topic: State of small bowel endoscopy
* Expert moderator for a scientific session (Advances in small bowel imaging and therapy) at DDW 2019 conference, San Diego, CA, May 2019
* Expert moderator for a scientific session (Updates in capsule endoscopy and balloon assisted enteroscopy) at DDW 2018 conference, Washington, DC: June 2018
* Invited speaker at “Updates in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conference”, Overland Park, KS, Nov 2016. Topic: Vascular malformations- management options
* Invited speaker at American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Midwest Regional Postgraduate Course, Kansas City, MO, August 2015. Topic: Hemostasis techniques
* Invited speaker at “Updates in Endoscopy Conference”- Kansas City, MO, January 2015. Topic: Deep enteroscopy, patient selection and outcomes
* Invited speaker at “Biliary, Pancreatic and Functional Abdominal Pain Conference”, Kansas City, MO, January 2014. Topic: Whats’s new in GI
*Oral Presentation at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Orlando, FL May 2013. Topic: Hepatic steatosis is an independent and strong predictor of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic patients, beyond that expected from conventional Framingham risk factors and metabolic syndrome