Payal Saxena

Clinical Associate Professor Payal Saxena is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist, subspecialised in Interventional Endoscopy. She completed her specialist Gastroenterology training in Sydney then travelled to the USA where she undertook a two-year Interventional Endoscopy and Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

A/Prof Saxena performs a range of procedures including Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). She has received expert training in specialist areas including interventional EUS, advanced resection techniques for early gastrointestinal cancer including endoscopic submucosal dissection and removal of subepithelial tumors, endoscopic treatment of reflux disease, gastroparesis and obesity. She also performs Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), a new endoscopic treatment of achalasia and spastic oesophageal disorders.

A/Prof Saxena has a special interest in pancreatic disease including pancreatic cancer screening, pancreatic cysts, acute/chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency. She contributes to the International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening Consortium and International Registry.

A/Prof Saxena has numerous published works and has been invited to present at a variety of national and international conferences. She is an editorial reviewer for field publications such as Endoscopy,Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Digestive Diseases and Sciences.

A/Prof Saxena is involved in postgraduate teaching and passionate about ongoing research. She has many professional memberships including the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, American Gastroenterology Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research (NOSCAR) and Australasian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association.