Dipendra Parajuli, M.D.

• Professor of Medicine
• Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Fellowship Training Program

UofL Physicians Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-6991 - Academic Office
502-588-4600 - Patient Appointments

Featured Publications

• Robertson DJ, Dominitz JA, Beed A, Boardman KD, Del Curto BJ, Guarino PD, Imperiale TF, LaCasse A, Larson MF, Gupta S, Lieberman D, Planeta B, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Menees SB, Saini SD, Schoenfeld P, Goebel S, von Rosenvinge EC, Baffy G, Halasz I, Pedrosa MC, Kahng LS, Cassim R, Greer KB, Kinnard MF, Bhatt DB, Dunbar KB, Harford WV Jr, Mengshol JA, Olson JE, Patel SG, Antaki F, Fisher DA, Sullivan BA, Lenza C, Prajapati DN, Wong H, Beyth R, Lieb JG 2nd, Manlolo J, Ona FV, Cole RA, Khalaf N, Kahi CJ, Kohli DR, Rai T, Sharma P, Anastasiou J, Hagedorn C, Fernando RS, Jackson CS, Jamal MM, Lee RH, Merchant F, May FP, Pisegna JR, Omer E, Parajuli D, Said A, Nguyen TD, Tombazzi CR, Feldman PA, Jacob L, Koppelman RN, Lehenbauer KP, Desai DS, Madhoun MF, Tierney WM, Ho MQ, Hockman HJ, Lopez C, Carter Paulson E, Tobi M, Pinillos HL, Young M, Ho NC, Mascarenhas R, Promrat K, Mutha PR, Pandak WM Jr, Shah T, Schubert M, Pancotto FS, Gawron AJ, Underwood AE, Ho SB, Magno-Pagatzaurtundua P, Toro DH, Beymer CH, Kaz AM, Elwing J, Gill JA, Goldsmith SF, Yao MD, Protiva P, Pohl H, Kyriakides T; CONFIRM Study Group. Baseline Features and Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) Study, a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2321730. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21730. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2330304. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30304. PMID: 37432690; PMCID: PMC10336619.
• Winrich EJ, Tiwari H, Gala KS, Royer AJ, Parajuli D, Vatsalya V. Characterization of Hypomagnesemia in Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients and Its Association with Liver Injury and Severity Markers. J Clin Med. 2023 Apr 19;12(8):2968. doi: 10.3390/jcm12082968. PMID: 37109302; PMCID: PMC10142006.
• Do Q, Farooqui ZA, Parajuli D. Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Colon With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Cureus. 2023 Mar 26;15(3):e36709. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36709. PMID: 37113364; PMCID: PMC10129070.
• Heckroth M, Eiswerth M, Elmasry M, Gala K, Cai W, Diamond S, Shine A, Liu D, Liu N, Tholkage S, Kong M, Parajuli D. Serrated polyp detection rate in colonoscopies performed by gastrointestinal fellows. Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 Dec 12;15:26317745221136775. doi: 10.1177/26317745221136775. PMID: 36531201; PMCID: PMC9749503.
• Sagaram M, Royer AJ, Hu H, Rajhans A, Parthasarathy R, Krishnasamy SS, Mokshagundam SP, Kong M, Schwandt ML, Parajuli D, Cave MC, Vatsalya V. Illustration of Gut-Thyroid Axis in Alcohol Use Disorder: Interplay of Gut Dysfunction, Pro-Inflammatory Responses, and Thyroid Function. Cells. 2022 Oct 1;11(19):3100. doi: 10.3390/cells11193100. PMID: 36231061; PMCID: PMC9563601.
• Khan F, Lu S, Parajuli D. A Rare Cause of Massive Hematochezia: Arteriovenous Malformation of the Appendix. ACG Case Rep J. 2021 Nov 18;8(11):e00679. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000679. PMID: 34815977; PMCID: PMC8604030.
• Rastogi V, Banwait R, Singh D, Toklu H, Finer L, Parajuli D, Ganti L. Prevalence of hepatopancreatic injury and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 in USA. Int J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov 6;14(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12245-021-00393-2. PMID: 34742236; PMCID: PMC8572059.
• Heckroth M, Luckett RT, Moser C, Parajuli D, Abell TL. Nausea and Vomiting in 2021: A Comprehensive Update. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2021 Apr 1;55(4):279-299. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001485. PMID: 33471485; PMCID: PMC7933092.
• Vatsalya V, Gala KS, Mishra M, Schwandt ML, Umhau J, Cave MC, Parajuli D, Ramchandani VA, McClain CJ. Lower Serum Magnesium Concentrations are associated With Specific Heavy Drinking Markers, Pro-Inflammatory Response and Early-Stage Alcohol-associated Liver Injury§. Alcohol Alcohol. 2020 Mar 19;55(2):164-170. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa001. PMID: 32047901; PMCID: PMC7082490.
• Rastogi V, Singh D, Mazza JJ, Parajuli D, Yale SH. Flushing Disorders Associated with Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Part 2, Systemic Miscellaneous Conditions. Clin Med Res. 2018 Jun;16(1-2):29-36. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2017.1379b. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID: 29650526; PMCID: PMC6108508.