Shivani Umang Thanawala, MD
Gastroenterology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Digestive and Liver Health Center University City
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
  • Residency: NYU Langone/Bellevue Hospital Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

149 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
April 2026
she is knowledgeable, friendly and caring
Anonymous
March 2026
my doctor is the best
Anonymous
March 2026
i was fully satisfied and have no qualms recommending her.
Anonymous
March 2026
dr. thanawala is very kind, clear, and considerate, and explains medical problems and procedures well. she also doesn't judge opinions, even if they may be wrong.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Beveridge CA, Farha N, Hermanns C, Maruggi C, Falloon K, Thanawala S, Harnegie MP, Brown JM, Ivanov AI, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Ma C, Gonsalves N, Lembo A, Muir AB, Gabbard S, Furuta GT, Rieder F. Systematic Review: Variability in Definitions of Fibrostenosis in Eosinophilic Oesophagitis , Aliment Pharmacol Ther: 2025

Thanawala SU, Lynch KL. Management of Esophageal Strictures , Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am: 2025

Beveridge CA, Hermanns C, Thanawala S, Yang Q, Qin Y, Thota PN, Hoscheit M, Brown JM, Ivanov AI, Lembo A, Gabbard S, Rieder F. An Esophageal Luminal Diameter of 16 mm Predicts Dysphagia Resolution in Eosinophilic Esophagitis , Dig Dis Sci: 2025

Beveridge CA, Hermanns C, Thanawala S, Chatterjee A, Sharma N, Vura NVRK, Yang Q, Qin Y, Thota P, Hoscheit M, Brown JM, Ivanov AI, Lembo A, Gabbard S, Rieder F. Predictors of persistent symptoms in eosinophilic esophagitis after remission: fibrostenosis, eosinophilia, anxiety, and depression , Dis Esophagus, 38: 2025,doae110

Strauss Starling A, Thanawala SU, Beveridge CA, Falk GW, Lynch KL. Look above the IRP: predicting abnormal confirmatory testing in patients with esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction , Ther Adv Gastroenterol, 17: 2024,17562848241306128

Shaul E, Kennedy KV, Spergel ZC, Daneshdoost S, Mahon M, Thanawala S, Spergel JM, Wilkins B, Ryan MJ, Muir AB Endoscopic and histologic utility of transnasal endoscopy in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis , J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 78(5): 2024,1155-1160

Kennedy, Kanak V; Shaul, Eliana; Spergel, Zachary; Daneshdoost, Shanaz; Mahon, Mark; Thanawala, Shivani U; Spergel, Jonathan; Ryan, Matthew J; Muir, Amanda B Endoscopic and Histologic Utility of Transnasal Endoscopy in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis , Gastroenterology, 166(5): 2024

Beveridge, Claire A; Thanawala, Shivani U; Qin, Yi; Zhang, Xuefeng; Yang, Qijun; Russano, Dominick; Qazi, Taha; Bhat, Shubha; Thota, Prashanthi N; Hoscheit, Matthew J; Ivanov, Andrei; Brown, Jonathan Mark; Gabbard, Scott L; Rieder, Florian The Breath Metabolome Signature Is Linked With Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Pilot Study Assessing Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds , Gastroenterology, 166(5): 2024

Thanawala SU, Klein A, Raval K, Amaro JIF, Beveridge CA, Muir AB, Falk GW, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Lynch KL Exploring X: barriers to care for eosinophilic esophagitis , Diseases of the Esophagus: 2024

Beveridge, Claire A; Hermanns, Christina; Thanawala, Shivani U; Qin, Yi; Thota, Prashanthi N; Hoscheit, Matthew J; Lembo, Anthony; Gabbard, Scott L; Rieder, Florian Esophageal Luminal Diameter is Associated with Dysphagia in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Implications for Endoscopic Dilation Therapy , Gastroenterology, 166(5): 2024