A Professor of Medicine, Dr. Slivka's research interests include non-invasive diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary cancer, development and testing of new drugs and devices used during ERCP, and the development of new strategies to treat pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Evaluation and management of patients with pancreaticobiliary diseases both benign and malignant. ERCP. Endoscopic mucosal resection of tumors of the large and small bowel.
Training fellows in ERCP and EMR. Lecture medical students on the pathophysiology of gallstones.
- BS, University of Michigan, 1981
- MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1988
- PhD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1988
- Residency, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 1991
- Clinical & Research Fellowships, Gastroenterology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 1993
- 3rd Tier Interventional Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 1994
Education & Training
Papachristou, G.I., Muddana, V., Yadav, D., O'Connell, M., Sanders, M.K., Slivka, A., Whitcomb, D.C. Comparison of BISAP, Ranson's, APACHE-II, and CTSI scores in predicting organ failure, complications, and mortality in acute pancreatitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2010; 105(2): 435-41.
Papachristou, G.I., Abu-Elmagd, K.M., Bond, G., Costa, G., Mazariegos, G.V., Sanders, M.K., Slivka, A. Pancreaticobiliary complications after composite visceral transplantation: incidence, risk, and management strategies. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011; 73(6): 1165-73.
Meining, A., Chen, Y.K., Pleskow, D., Stevens, P., Shah, R.J., Chuttani, R., Michalek, J., Slivka, A. Direct visualization of indeterminate pancreaticobiliary strictures with probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy: a multicenter experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011; 74(5): 961-8.
Nasr, J.Y., Hashash, J.G., Orons, P., Marsh, W., Slivka, A. Rendezvous procedure for the treatment of bile leaks and injury following segmental hepatectomy. Digestive and Liver Disease. 2013; 45(5): 433-6.
Slivka, A., Gan, I., Jamidar, P., Costamagna, G., Cesaro, P., Giovannini, M., Caillol, F., Kahaleh, M. Validation of the diagnostic accuracy of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for the characterization of indeterminate biliary strictures: results of a prospective multicenter international study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015; 81(2): 282-90.
Kahaleh, M., Giovannini, M., Jamidar, P., Gan, S.I., Cesaro, P., Caillol, F., Filoche, B., Karia, K., Smith, I., Gaidhane, M., Slivka, A. Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for indeterminate biliary strictures: refinement of the image interpretation classification. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2015; 2015: 675210.
Slivka, A. Advances in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2015; 25(4): xv-xvi.
Singhi, A.D., Slivka, A. Evaluation of indeterminate biliary strictures: Is it time to FISH or cut bait?. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2016; 83(6): 1236-8.
- Excellence in Education Award - Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2nd Year Facilitator, 1997
- Man of the Year, National Pancreas Foundation, 2009
- Pittsburgh Best Doctors (Pittsburgh Magazine & Castle Connolly), 2009 - Present
- ASGE Master Endoscopist Award, 2021
