Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Department of Medicine
Email: Thangam.Venkatesan@osumc.edu
Research Goals
Dr. Venkatesan has spent her entire career focused on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of cyclic vomiting syndrome and a similar condition, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Her translational work involves the intersection of the endocannabinoid system with CVS, and she has elucidated endocannabinoid signaling in CVS as well as genetic polymorphisms underlying the condition. She has several key publications and was the lead author on the first-ever guidelines on the management of CVS. She is also co-editor on the first book on cyclic vomiting and cannabinoid hyperemesis and has authored several book chapters in this field.
She is an invited speaker to multiple national and international meetings in her field. She also collaborates closely with the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association (CVSA), a non-profit organization for which she serves as Chief Medical Advisor. She recently started a CVS fellowship, the first of its kind in the world and is committed to understanding the pathophysiology and developing better management options for CVS. She also believes in providing holistic care to her patients and has used complementary techniques such as Heartfulness meditation to improve patient care outcomes.
On a personal note, she is a long-term meditator and a certified Heartfulness meditation instructor. She is also an avid gardener and loves to travel with her family and friends.
Research Interests
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome
- Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
- Endocannabinoid signaling
Pubmed articles:
You can see Dr. Venkatesan's articles at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Thangam+venkatesan%5BAuthor%5D
Education and Training
MD: Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, India
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Honors
- Best Doctors of America (2009-2011, 2015-2020)
- Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin (2010)
- Department of Medicine Faculty Development Award, Medical College of Wisconsin (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Inaugural recipient of the American Gastroenterology Association Maria. A Leo Lieber Scholarship Award
- Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine Award (2022, 2023)
- Castle Connolly's Top Doctors (2023)