Sun-Chuan Dai, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Medicine
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    University of PennsylvaniaAdvanced Endoscopy2014
    Boston University Medical CenterGastroenterology2013
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInternal Medicine2009
    Baylor College of MedicineMD2006

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    Dr. Sun-Chuan Dai is a gastroenterologist who specializes in endoscopic treatments. He cares for people with complex pancreas or bile duct problems, as well as those who have other damage to the digestive tract. He is passionate about communicating with his patients, and believes that a few minutes of careful explanation can go a long way toward relieving anxiety.

    Dai's research investigates ways to improve the quality and success rates of procedures such as endoscopic ultrasound (a method that combines technologies to obtain high-quality images of the digestive tract and adjacent structures), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (a procedure that combines upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and X-rays to treat problems of the bile or pancreatic ducts) and surgical removal of large intestinal polyps. He also works closely with UCSF's hereditary cancer group to explore how best to screen individuals with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.

    Endoscopy has long been a big part of Dai's life. A New Hampshire native, he spent snow days watching his father, also a gastroenterologist, perform colonoscopies on patients who gave consent for observation.

    Dai earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Boston University and a fellowship in advanced endoscopy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he met his wife.

    Dai is a member of several professional societies, including the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American College of Gastroenterology.

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    1. Index admission cholecystectomy for biliary acute pancreatitis or choledocholithiasis reduces 30-day readmission rates in children. Surg Endosc. 2024 May; 38(5):2649-2656. Pathak SJ, Avila P, Dai SC, Arain MA, Perito ER, Kouanda A. PMID: 38503905; PMCID: PMC11078817.
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    2. Correction to: Over-the-Scope Clips Versus Standard Endoscopic Treatment for First Line Therapy of Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Jan; 69(1):311-313. Faggen AE, Kamal F, Lee-Smith W, Khan MA, Sharma S, Acharya A, Ahmed Z, Farooq U, Bayudan A, McLean R, Avila P, Dai SC, Munroe CA, Kouanda A. PMID: 38010602.
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    3. Index admission cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis reduces 30-day readmission rates in pediatric patients. Surg Endosc. 2024 Mar; 38(3):1351-1357. Pathak SJ, Ji H, Nijagal A, Avila P, Dai SC, Arain MA, Kouanda A. PMID: 38114877; PMCID: PMC10881756.
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    4. Impact of Telemedicine on No-Show Rates in an Ambulatory Gastroenterology Practice. Telemed J E Health. 2024 Apr; 30(4):1026-1033. Kouanda A, Faggen A, Bayudan A, Kamal F, Avila P, Arain M, Dai SC, Munroe CA. PMID: 37883629.
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    5. Current state of biliary cannulation techniques during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): International survey study. Endosc Int Open. 2023 Jun; 11(6):E588-E598. Kouanda A, Bayudan A, Hussain A, Avila P, Kamal F, Hasan MK, Dai SC, Munroe C, Thiruvengadam N, Arain MA. PMID: 37564727; PMCID: PMC10410689.
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    6. Over-the-Scope Clips Versus Standard Endoscopic Treatment for First Line Therapy of Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 06; 68(6):2518-2530. Faggen AE, Kamal F, Lee-Smith W, Khan MA, Sharma S, Acharya A, Ahmed Z, Farooq U, Bayudan A, McLean R, Avila P, Dai SC, Munroe CA, Kouanda A. PMID: 36943590.
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    7. Efficacy and safety of EUS-guided biliary drainage for benign biliary obstruction - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Endosc Ultrasound. 2023 Mar-Apr; 12(2):228-236. Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Farooq U, Tarar ZI, Faggen AE, Aziz M, Chandan S, Ahmed Z, Kouanda A, Dai SC, Munroe CA, Adler DG. PMID: 36751758; PMCID: PMC10237615.
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    8. Efficacy and safety of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage for rescue treatment of malignant biliary obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Endosc Ultrasound. 2023 Jan-Feb; 12(1):8-15. Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Farooq U, Aziz M, Kouanda A, Dai SC, Munroe CA, Arain M, Adler DG. PMID: 36861505; PMCID: PMC10134926.
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    9. Second exam of right colon improves adenoma detection rate: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Endosc Int Open. 2022 Oct; 10(10):E1391-E1398. Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Imam Z, Farooq U, Hanson J, Pulous V, Aziz M, Chandan S, Kouanda A, Dai SC, Munroe CA, Howden CW. PMID: 36262512; PMCID: PMC9576333.
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    10. Telecytology versus in-room cytopathologist for EUS-guided FNA or fine-needle biopsy sampling of solid pancreatic lesions. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 03; 97(3):466-471. Kouanda A, Mclean R, Faggen A, Demissie E, Balassanian R, Kamal F, Avila P, Arain M, Dai SC, Munroe C. PMID: 36252871.
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    11. Systematic review with meta-analysis: one-year outcomes of gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy for refractory gastroparesis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 01; 55(2):168-177. Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Jowhar D, Farooq U, Aziz M, Kouanda A, Dai SC, Howden CW, Munroe CA. PMID: 34854102.
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    12. Microforceps in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Bronchogenic Cyst Under Endoscopic Ultrasound Guidance. ACG Case Rep J. 2020 Mar; 7(3):e00356. Kouanda A, Umetsu S, Dai SC. PMID: 32337317; PMCID: PMC7162121.
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    13. Practice patterns of post-ERCP pancreatitis prophylaxis techniques in the United States: a survey of advanced endoscopists. Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 03; 91(3):568-573.e2. Avila P, Holmes I, Kouanda A, Arain M, Dai SC. PMID: 31743690.
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    14. Endoscopic Therapy is Effective for Recurrent Anastomotic Biliary Strictures after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Ann Hepatol. 2017 November-December,; 16(6):924-931. Dai SC, Goldberg D, Agarwal A, Ma GK, Yam C, Ahmad NA, Ginsberg GG, Jaffe DL, Kochman ML, Olthoff KM, Chandrasekhara V. PMID: 29055929.
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    15. Genetic confirmation that ependymoma can arise as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome. Acta Neuropathol. 2017 04; 133(4):661-663. Cuevas-Ocampo AK, Bollen AW, Goode B, Pajtler KW, Chavez L, Sharma T, Dai SC, McDermott M, Perry A, Korshunov A, Solomon DA. PMID: 28238068; PMCID: PMC5391795.
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    16. Intragastric balloons: an introduction and removal technique for the endoscopist. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Dec; 82(6):1122. Dai SC, Paley M, Chandrasekhara V. PMID: 26183825.
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    17. Low-dose nocturnal tegaserod or erythromycin delays symptom recurrence after treatment of irritable bowel syndrome based on presumed bacterial overgrowth. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2009 Jun; 5(6):435-42. Pimentel M, Morales W, Lezcano S, Sun-Chuan D, Low K, Yang J. PMID: 20574504; PMCID: PMC2886395.
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    18. A systematic review of diagnostic tests for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jun; 53(6):1443-54. Khoshini R, Dai SC, Lezcano S, Pimentel M. PMID: 17990113.
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