Dilip Ghanekar, MD
Dr. Ghanekar was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey. In the final year of his residency, he served as chief resident. In 1997, Dr. Ghanekar completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota .This rigorous 4 year fellowship included NIH funded research in Pancreatic Disease.
In 1997 Dr. Ghanekar was appointed as a attending gastroenterologist to the staff of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During his 2 years there he supervised and taught medical residents and GI fellows.
Dr. Ghanekar has been with Gastroenterology Associates of West Florida since 1999. He prizes commitment to quality and aims to provide compassionate patient care.Dr Ghanekar strongly believes in the importance of helping his patients understand their disease or symptoms. In June 2012, this commitment to his patients was recognized by the BayCare Heath System and Dr. Ghanekar was awarded the Excellence in Medicine Award.
Dr. Ghanekar enjoys volunteering abroad and every year takes part in a four day medical clinic in Haiti through a local organization called People for Haiti.
Dr. Ghanekar is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.
He looks forward to working with you.