SpecialtiesThomas P. Prindiville, M.D. 
Clinical/Research Interests
Basic Science which includes Autoimmunity, Lymphoma, Epstein-Barr virus infection in patients with inflammatory diseases, Mucosal immunity and HIV infection, Changes in colonic biota in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Molecular profiling in patients with pancreatic neoplasia; and,
Clinical Science which includes Therapy of inflammatory bowel disease, Diagnosis and palliation of biliary and pancreatic neoplasia, Evaluation and treatment of strictures in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Effects of 6 MP methylation in the management of patients with IBD, Clinical outcomes in patients evaluated by capsule endoscopy, Effects of diet in patients with IBD.
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2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Education:
Little Rock, Arkansas
M.D. 1970
College of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas
B.S. 1966
Internships:
Austin, Texas
1970-1971
Residency:
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1971-1973
Internal Medicine
Fellowships:
Sacramento, California
1982-1984
Gastroenterology
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1973
Professional Memberships:
American Gastrointestinal Association
Honors and Awards:
Drummond Award for Science, 1966
Select Recent Publications:
Rafiq A Sheikh, Thomas P Prindiville, R Erick Pecha, and Boris H Ruebner. Unusual presentations of eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Case series and review of literature. World J Gastroenterology 2009, 15(17): 2156-2161.
Foster EN, Quiros JA, Prindiville TP. Long-term Follow-up of the Endoscopic Treatment of Strictures in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 2008, 42(8): 880-5.
Ross WA, Wasan SM, Evans DB, Wolff RA, Trapani LV, Staerkel GA, Prindiville T, Lee JH. Combined Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine-Needle Aspiration and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in the Evaluation of Patients Presenting with Obstructive Jaundice from Presumed Pancreatic Malignancy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007.
Sankaran S, George MD, Reay E, Guadalupe M, Flamm J, Prindiville T, Dandekar S. Rapid onset of intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction in primary HIV infection is driven by imbalance between immune response and mucosal repair and regeneration. J Virol 2007.
Guadalupe, M, Sankaran S, George MD, Reay E, Verhoeven D, Shacklett BL, Flamm J, Wegelin J, Prindiville T, Dandekar S. Viral Suppression and Immune Restoration in the Gastrointestinal Mucosa of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I-Infected Patients Initiating Therapy during Primary or Chronic Infection. J Virol 2006, 80:8236-47.
Cohen SH, Shetab R, Tang-Feldman YJ, Sarma P, Silva J, Jr., Prindiville TP, Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in hospital-acquired diarrhea. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2006, 55:251-4.
Tu RH, Grewall P, Leung JW, Suryaprasad AG, Sheykhzadeh PI, Doan C, Garcia JC, Zhang N, Prindiville T, Mann S, Trudeau W. Diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation for colonoscopy : a double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2006, 63(1): 87-94.
Foster E, Quiros A, Prindiville T. Outcomes and long-term follow-up of the endoscopic treatment of strictures in pediatric and adult patients with inflammatroy bowel disease (IBD). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2006, 63(5) AB206.
