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Murali Dharan, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology
Director, Advanced Endoscopy Program
NPI Number:
1740294313
Academic Office Location:
Gastroenterology
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-8074
Phone: 860-679-4124
Website(s):

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Dr. Dharan is a board-certified gastroenterologist specializing in conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, small intestines and large intestines.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
MBBSThe Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical UniversityMedicine
MRCPRoyal College of Physicians of UKMedicine

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
InternshipStanley Medical College & University Teaching Hospital
FellowshipNorthern General Hospital, University of Sheffield, UKGastroenterology
FellowshipRoyal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, UKGastroenterology
ResidencyBridgeport Hospital, Yale UniversityInternal Medicine
FellowshipBridgeport Hospital, Yale UniversityGastroenterology
FellowshipYale UniversityAdvanced Endoscopy/Digestive Diseases

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Best Doctors 2020Connecticut Magazine
Saint Francis Faculty Fellowship Award, October 2014Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Listed in 'Guide to America's Top Physicians' 2007-2010Guide to America's Top Physicians
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals 2003-2004America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
The Pasquale Perillie, MD Award Given for Outstanding Leadership and ScholarshipBridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health
Resident of the Month January 2003Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health
Maharaja of Travancore Prize in MedicineStanley Medical College, India
Dr. Gordoria Prize in RheumatologyMadras Medical College, India
Certificate of Merit in Pediatric SurgeryStanley Medical College, India
Dr. K.C. Paul Prize in Clinical MedicineStanley Medical College, India
Dr. K.C. Paul Prize in Clinical SurgeryStanley Medical College, India
Maharaja of Cochin Prize in PhysiologyStanley Medical College, India

General Gastroenterology
Abdominal Pain
Precancerous Growths
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
Primary Biliary Diseases
Pancreatic Disease

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Abstracts

  • Stent occlusion in EUS guided gallbladder drainage from bleeding mitigated by double pigtail plastic stent deployment within lumen apposing metal stent
    Dharan M International Journal of Gastrointestinal Interventions 2021 Oct;10(4);189-191

Case Reports

Reviews

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Bilothorax: Uncommon Accumulation in the Pleural SpacePosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2022American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Is transduodenal approach better than the transgastric for EUS-GBD? – A meta-analysisPosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2022American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Bacteremic CholangitisAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2021American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a patient with oral allergy syndrome: Is there overlap?American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2021American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting