Subspecialty	Gastroenterology
Clinical Interests	Gastroenterology
	Liver Disease
Languages	English
	Indian (Hindi)
Gender	Female
E-mail	meena.bansal@mssm.edu
Education and Training	MD, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
	M.D., Cornell University Medical College
	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
	Summa Cum Laude, Harvard University
	Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
	Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Hospital of the University of Penn.
Awards	Miles and Shirley Fiterman Basic Research Award American Gastroenterological Association
	2006 Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award Regal Awards: Research Excellence in GI and Liver
	2001 First Prize Awarded to GI fellow performing most outstanding basic research in all Philadelphia programs Komarov Competition-Basic Science. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	1997 David E. Rogers Memorial Prize Awarded for most outstanding research during residency training The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College
	1997 C. Richard Bowman Memorial Award The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College

Dr. Bansal joined the faculty at Mount Sinai in 2001 after completing Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2002 she became the Hepatology Fellowship Director, leading one of the largest hepatology fellowships in the United States.  While remaining clinically active, she has also developed an NIH-funded basic research program focusing on understanding underlying molecular mechanisms of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis in an effort to develop novel anti-fibrotic therapies.  Her research interests focus on the role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in liver fibrosis and regeneration and Role of the chemokine receptors, CXCR4 and CCR5, on stellate cell biology and fibrogenesis.  The latter has great implications in understanding mechanism of HCV- and HIV/HCV-induced liver disease.  Her research has resulted in numerous awards which include the AGA Shirley and Miles Fiterman Basic Research Prize(2005), The Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award (2006), and the Regal Award for Research Excellence in GI and Liver(2006).

Education and Training	MD, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
	M.D., Cornell University Medical College
	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
	Summa Cum Laude, Harvard University
	Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
	Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Hospital of the University of Penn.
Board Certification	Gastroenterology

Subspecialty	Gastroenterology
Clinical Interests	Gastroenterology
	Liver Disease
Languages	English
	Indian (Hindi)
Board Certification	Gastroenterology

Specific Clinical/Research Interests: Role of chemokine receptors, CXCR4 and CCR5, on stellate cell biology and fibrogenesis; molecular regulation of hepatic fibrosis and regeneration

Current Students: Yedidya Saiman

Postdoctoral Fellows: Ana Tuyama; Ritu Agarwal

Research Personnel: Feng Hong

Summary of Research Studies:
Brief Biosketch and Research Interests Dr. Bansal joined the faculty at Mount Sinai in 2001 after completing Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2002 she became the Hepatology Fellowship Director, leading one of the largest hepatology fellowships in the United States. While remaining clinically active, she has also developed an NIH-funded basic research program focusing on understanding underlying molecular mechanisms of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis in an effort to develop novel anti-fibrotic therapies. Her research interests focus on the role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in liver fibrosis and regeneration and Role of the chemokine receptors, CXCR4 and CCR5, on stellate cell biology and fibrogenesis. The latter has great implications in understanding mechanism of HCV- and HIV/HCV-induced liver disease.

Bansal MB, Friedman SL. Reversal of Hepatic Fibrosis-Fact or Fantasy?. Hepatology 2006; 43: S82-88.

Kodali R, Hajjou M, Berman AB, Schecter AD, Zhang S, Pan JJ, Bansal MB. Chemokines Induce Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Through Activation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells. Cardiovascular Research 2006; 69: 706-715.

Bansal MB, Kovalovich K, Li W, Gupta R, Taub RA, Alvarez CE, Safadi R, Radbill B, Friedman SL, Agarwarl A. Interleukin-6 Protects Hepatocytes from CCl4- Mediated Necrosis and Apoptosis in Mice by Reducing MMP-2 Expression. Journal of Hepatology 2005; 42: 548-556.

Safadi R, Ohta M, Alvarez CE, Friedman SL, Bansal MB, Mehal WZ, Fiel MI. Immune Stimulation of Hepatic Fibrogenesis by CD8 Lymphocytes and its Attenuation by Transgenic Interleukin 10 from Hepatocytes. Gastroenterology 2004; 127: 870-882.

Friedman SL, Bansal MB. The enlarging role of matrix metalloproteinases in liver injury - beyond scar degradation. J Hepatol 2002 Aug; 37(2): 293-294.

Friedman SL, Bansal MB, editors. Fibrogenesis. San Diego, Elsevier,Academic Press; pp34-38.