Ragunath Appasamy, MD, PhD
Gastroenterology
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Ragunath Appasamy, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hosptial of the University of Pennsylvania and Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

My education and training

  • Bangalore Medical CollegeMedical School
  • Bangalore Baptist HospitalResidency
  • Thomas Jefferson University HospitalResidency
  • Cooper University HospitalResidency
  • University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

171 reviews

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Anonymous
October 2026
Always pleasant cheerful respectful and professional
Anonymous
October 2026
Shows empathy
Anonymous
September 2026
Im not satisfied with this provider.
Anonymous
August 2026
dr appasamy is a kind caring doctor who is very knowledgeable

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Appasamy is a Penn Medicine provider.

Qualifications and experience

All conditions and treatments

Research

Publications

Karna R, Rana T, Mohy-Ud-Din N, Chaudhary D, Appasamy R. Acute hypotensive hematochezia due to jejunal diverticular bleed. , Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2022 Jul 25;35(6):854-855. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2097573. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36304625, 35(6): 2025,854-855


Rabinovitz M, Appasamy R, Finkelstein S Primary biliary cirrhosis diagnosed during pregnancy. Does it have a different outcome? , Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 40(3): 1995,571-4


Appasamy R, Bryant J, Hassanein T, Van Thiel DH, Whiteside TL Effects of therapy with interferon-a on peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets and NK activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C , Clin Immunol Immunopathol, 73(2): 1994,350-7


Appasamy R, Tanabe M, Murase N, Zarnegar R, Venkataramanan R, Van Thiel DH, Michalopoulos GK Hepatocyte growth factor, blood clearance, organ uptake, and biliary excretion in normal and partially hepatectomized rats , Lab Invest, 68(3): 1993,270-6


Michalopoulos GK, Appasamy R Metabolism of HGF-SF and its role in liver regeneration. in: Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Scatter Factor (HGF-SF) and the C-Met Receptor , EXS, 65: 1993,275-83