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Nikola Natov, MD
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Meet Nikola Natov, MD
Title(s)
Director of Endoscopy and Advanced Endoscopy, Attending Physician and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Department + Services
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Clinical Focus Areas
Advanced Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP including biliary and pancreatic stone extraction, stenting, tissue acquisition, cholangioscopy, pancreatoscopy, electrohydraulic lithotripsy, radiofrequency ablation, and ampullectomy, Diagnostic and staging EUS, Interventional EUS including pseudocyst and walled-off necrosis drainage, fiducial placement, gallbladder drainage, EUS-guided biliary access, and endoscopic gastrojejunostomy, Management of dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus and early esophageal cancer with use of endoscopic mucosal resection and radiofrequency ablation, Endoscopic mucosal resection of large colon polyps and early cancers, Enteral stent placement, Single-balloon enteroscopy, Endoscopic full-thickness resection, Endo-hepatology including liver biopsy, portal pressure measurement, and treatment of gastric varices
Research Focus Areas
Advanced Endoscopy
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Boston, 617-636-5883
Melrose,
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| Programs + Specialties |
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| Training + Education |
Tufts University School of Medicine; Residency - New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine; Fellowship - Tufts Medical Center (Gastroenterology) and University of Virginia Health (Advanced Endoscopy)
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| Board Certifications |
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology |
| NPI # |
1952690695 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Language(s) |
Bulgarian |
| Accepted Insurances |
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Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington St., Proger 3
Boston, MA 02111
Phone #: 617-636-5883
Fax #: 617-636-1480
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MelroseWakefield Hospital
585 Lebanon St.
Melrose, MA 02176
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Alpha Omega Alpha, Tufts University School of Medicine
Robert Fahey Award, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Louis Weinstein Prize, Tufts University School of Medicine
1) Dailey J, Nguyen LH, Kohli A, Ha JB, Russell MB, Dhingra R, Kiernan MS, Thomas MF, Coglianese EC, Sterling MJ, Yacavone RF, Natov N, Richter JM. A Multicenter Study of Left Ventricular Assist Device-Related Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2022 Oct 1;13(10):e00526. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000526. PMID: 36007177; PMCID: PMC9624495.
2) Alvencar S, Holzwanger E, Dhingra R, Karagozian R, Olans L, Natov NS. The Pillow Sign: Is It Always Benign? ACG Case Rep J. 2021 Feb 26;8(2):e00540. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000540. PMID: 33654703; PMCID: PMC7909236.
3) Dhingra R, Natov NS, Daaboul Y, Guelrud M, Cherukara A, Hung PF, Sterling MJ. Increased Risk of Progression to Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Non-dysplastic Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Versus a Control Population. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Nov;65(11):3316-3323. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-06031-5. Epub 2020 Jan 8. PMID: 31916085.
4) Yang D, Aihara H, Perbtani YB, Wang AY, Aadam AA, Tomizawa Y, Hwang JH, Zou B, Natov NS, Siegel A, Khoshknab MP, Khashab MA, Ngamruengphong S, Khara HS, Diehl DL, Maniere T, Andrawes S, Benias P, Kumta NA, Ramay F, Kim RE, Samarasena J, Chang K, Hashimoto R, Tharian B, Inamdar S, Lan G, Sethi A, Nosler MJ, Tabash A, Othman MO, Draganov PV. Safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for rectal neoplasia: a multicenter North American experience. Endosc Int Open. 2019 Dec;7(12):E1714-E1722. doi: 10.1055/a-1010-5663. Epub 2019 Dec 2. PMID: 31803823; PMCID: PMC6887644.
5) Gao L, Natov NS, Daly KP, Masud F, Chaudhry S, Sterling MJ, Saif MW. An update on the management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Anticancer Drugs. 2018 Aug;29(7):597-612. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000633. PMID: 29782352.
6) Schumann R, Natov NS, Rocuts-Martinez KA, Finkelman MD, Phan TV, Hegde SR, Knapp RM. High-flow nasal oxygen availability for sedation decreases the use of general anesthesia during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound. World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Dec 21;22(47):10398-10405. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i47.10398. PMID: 28058020; PMCID: PMC5175252.
7) Sharaiha RZ, Natov N, Glockenberg KS, Widmer J, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M. Comparison of metal stenting with radiofrequency ablation versus stenting alone for treating malignant biliary strictures: is there an added benefit? Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Dec;59(12):3099-102. doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3264-6. Epub 2014 Jul 18. PMID: 25033929.
8) Talreja JP, Turner BG, Gress FG, Ho S, Sarkaria S, Paddu N, Natov N, Bharmal S, Gaidhane M, Sethi A, Kahaleh M. Pre- and post-training session evaluation for interobserver agreement and diagnostic accuracy of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for biliary strictures. Dig Endosc. 2014 Jul;26(4):577-80. doi: 10.1111/den.12214. Epub 2013 Dec 18. PMID: 24344750.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
