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Dr. Uday Shankar, MD

(53 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Patna Medical College (2004)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders), inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer screening

160 Robbins Road
Waterbury, CT 06706

(203) 709-4300

Dr. Uday Shankar, MD is a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Patna Medical College in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Uday Shankar, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England.

Office Locations

1154 Highland Avenue
Cheshire, CT 06410

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133 Scovill Street Suite 101
Waterbury, CT 06706

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Trinity Health of New England

160 Robbins Road
Waterbury, CT 06706

(203) 709-4300

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3801 E Main Street Floor 2
Waterbury, CT 06705

(203) 709-4001

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Trinity Health of New England

56 Franklin Street
Waterbury, CT 06706

(203) 709-6000

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20900 Biscayne Boulevard
Aventura, FL 33180

(201) 706-1164

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic upper endoscopy

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

In 2012, Dr. Uday Shankar, MD performed more diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, EGD with biopsy, and EGD with lesion removal procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	220
inpatient care	220

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	831
inpatient care	755
outpatient care	76

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	105
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	81
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	58
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	51
hospital care	688
inpatient care	603
outpatient care	85

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	87
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	57
Dementia	40
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	27
hospital care	766
inpatient care	638
outpatient care	128

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	202
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	188
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	56
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	410
inpatient care	358
outpatient care	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	52
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	59
Dementia	42
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	40
gastrointestinal procedures	41
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	18
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	71
gastrointestinal procedures	82
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
minimally invasive procedures	82
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	39
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	189
doctor visit	78
gastrointestinal procedures	234
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
minimally invasive procedures	234
preventive care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	189

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	22
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	61
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	98
gastrointestinal procedures	124
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	124
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	124

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	41
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Cheshire, CT were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	106
doctor visit	71
gastrointestinal procedures	120
hospital care	375
inpatient care	337
minimally invasive procedures	120
outpatient care	85
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	106

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	74
85 and over	63
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	90

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Uday Shankar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Uday Shankar, MD graduated from Patna Medical College in 2004. He completed residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, American Board and has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Patna Medical College (2004)

Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2012)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board (2011)

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Uday Shankar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Trinity Health of New England

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Uday Shankar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 53 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Uday Shankar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cheshire, CT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Uday Shankar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$483 SPYGLASS $338	EXALT Model D $112	RESOLUTION CLIP $33
AbbVie, Inc.	$385 Mavyret $265	Viekira $100	Humira $20
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$287 Interventional Therapies $287
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$223 Ocaliva $223
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$158 DUPIXENT $158
Other	$944 Skyrizi $134	ZEPOSIA $131	REMICADE $125	Ranexa $118	VOWST $111	Other $324

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,463
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. Uday Shankar is an adult gastroenterology specialist. Areas of expertise for Dr. Shankar include inflammatory bowel disease, internal medicine, and colorectal cancer screening. Dr. Shankar has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He graduated from Patna Medical College. He is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England.