Our Providers

Pradeep K. Bekal, MD, FACG, FASGE
Dr. Pradeep K. Bekal graduated from Madras Medical School in Madras, India, and completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. His Gastroenterology Fellowship was completed at the Brooklyn Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Bekal also completed an Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Board Certified in Gastroenterology, he has a special interest in endoscopic modalities of treatment in complex pancreatobiliary disorders. He is proficient in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and was one of the first physicians in the Tristate to do these advanced endoscopic procedures. He is proud to be listed as a Top Doc in Cincinnati Magazine’s annual survey of local providers.
Along with patient care, Dr Bekal is also a principal investigator on numerous clinical trials at the practice. His trials look at the efficacy and safety of new drugs to treat IBD, IBS, and esophagitis. He is the Director of Endoscopy at The Christ Hospital. He is actively involved in teaching medical students from the University of Cincinnati and residents from Christ Hospital and serves as a preceptor for undergraduate students at Miami University (Ohio). He is a fellow of both the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Dr Bekal serves on the executive committee of the national Digestive Health Physicians Association, works in the community to raise awareness of GI health, and is on the board of a local cultural advocacy group. Dr Bekal was named to the board of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. He is married with two children and is interested in travel.
Contact Information
Phone: (513) 751-6667
Fax: (513) 872-4553
Office Locations
Clifton
2925 Vernon Place
Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone: (513) 751-6667
Fax: (513) 872-4553
Montgomery (8271)
8271 Cornell Road
Suite 730
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Phone: (513) 936-0700
Fax: (513) 792-4682
Endoscopy Centers
Norwood Endoscopy Center
4746 Montgomery Road
Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45212
Phone: (513) 731-5600
Fax: (513) 731-5666
Tri-State Endoscopy Center
2925 Vernon Place
Suite 101
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone: (513) 872-4541
Fax: (513) 872-4558
Liberty Endoscopy Center
7360 Liberty One Drive
Liberty Township, OH 45044
Phone: (513) 326-9120
Fax: (513) 326-9090

In the News
Podcast - Colonoscopy Preparation Doesn’t Need to be Difficult (a discussion of innovation in bowel cleansing)
Gastro Broadcast - Independent GI Radio
Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam talks with Dr. Pradeep Bekal of Ohio Gastroenterology & Liver Institute and Dr. William Stern of CapDigestive about colonoscopy prep with HygiPrep from hygieacare
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