Saras Cappelle, DO
Saras Cappelle, DO
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Program: Gastrointestinal Oncology
Language(s): English
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Overview
Dr. Saraswathi Cappelle is an Assistant Member in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Cappelle received her DO degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, Florida. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency, followed by a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then completed an Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Dr. Cappelle joins us from Temple University Hospital where she was appointed as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Endoscopy Director. Dr. Cappelle’s clinical and research interests include pancreatic cystic neoplasms, pancreaticobiliary disease, gastrointestinal malignancies, therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound and colonic gastrointestinal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR).
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Publications
- Radosavljevic I, Dam A, Luthra AK, Pena L, Cappelle S, Permuth JB, Felder S, Sanchez J, Stefanou A, Friedman M, Mok SR. Assessing outcomes of full-thickness resection in piecemeal polypectomy scar consolidation of colon adenomas containing cancer. Endosc Int Open. 2025 Sep.13:a26372047. Pubmedid: 40932816. Pmcid: PMC12417760.
- Bolla R, Mok S, Friedman M, Dam A, Luthra AK, Cappelle S, Peña LR. Self-Assembling Hemostatic Peptide Gel Used to Successfully Treat Rectal Ulcer in Radiation-Associated Vascular Ectasia: A Case Report. Am J Case Rep. 2025 Mar.26:e946886. Pubmedid: 40091537. Pmcid: PMC11927923.
- Rodriguez VI, Mammadova J, Permuth JB, Luthra A, Pena L, Friedman M, Dam A, Cappelle S, Malafa MP, Hallmon C, Miranda C, Mok SRS. Elevated Urinary Levels of Fungal and Environmental Toxins in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2024 Oct.56(1):4. Pubmedid: 39419859. Pmcid: PMC11486816.
- Shaikh DH, Park M, Chen J, Huang J, Friedman MS, Dam AN, Luthra AK, Cappelle S, Pena LR, Permuth JB, Mok SRS. Differences in Gender and Overall Survival for Temperature-Sensitive TP53 Mutations in Gastroesophageal Cancer. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Nov.60(11). Pubmedid: 39597086. Pmcid: PMC11597060.
- Arasu S, Liaquat H, Suri J, Ehrlich AC, Friedenberg FK. Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after variceal band ligation. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2019 Dec.25(4):374-380. Pubmedid: 31315388. Pmcid: PMC6933116.
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