Bhaskar Banerjee

Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Optical Sciences
 

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-626-3992
  • E-mail:
    bbanerjee@deptofmed.arizona.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee
    1505 N. Campbell Ave.
    P.O. Box 245028
    Tucson, AZ 85724-5028

 

Education

  • M.B.B.S. (M.D.), University of London, 1983

  • Internship in Medicine, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, 1984–1985

  • Residency in Medicine, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, 1985–1987

  • Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, 1987–1989

Certification

  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987

  • Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Professor, College of Optical Sciences, 2011–present; Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, 2008–present; Professor, College of Medicine, 2008–present; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2008–present; Member, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, 2008– present; Member, Arizona Cancer Center, 2008–present

  • Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology: Professor of Medicine, 2007–2008; Associate Professor of Medicine, 1999–2007

  • University of Missouri: Associate Professor, 1995–1999

  • University of Arkansas, College of Medicine: Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1990–1994; Instructor in Medicine, 1989–1990

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1996

  • Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association, 2006

  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2006–2011

  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2007–2011

  • Who's Who in the World, 2008–2011

  • Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology, 2010

Professional Affiliations

  • American Gastroenterological Association, 1989–present

  • American College of Gastroenterology, 2007–present

  • SPIE, 2009–present

Research

  • Optical detection of gastrointestinal cancer using native fluorophores

  • Receptor targeted imaging of gastrointestinal cancer