ErikF.RahimiMD

Gastroenterology • Lakeway, TX

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional

Assistant Professor / Gastroenterology

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Office
100 Medical Pkwy
Lakeway, TX 78738
Phone+1 512-571-5000

Summary

Are you seeking care for gastrointestinal issues?

Dr. Erik Rahimi specializes in gastrointestinal disorders, including diseases of the pancreas and liver.

Dr. Erik Rahimi is board certified in gastroenterology, and has additional training in advanced therapeutic endoscopy.

He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and MD Anderson Cancer Center, followed by an advanced endoscopy fellowship at UTHealth in Houston. He worked as assistant professor in Gastroenterology at UTHealth in Houston, prior to moving to Baylor Scott & White - Lakeway in the Austin area.

Clinical interests include reflux management, Barrett’s esophagus management, bile duct diseases, bile duct stones, gallstones, pancreatic diseases, pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts management, pancreatic cancer detection / screening, colon cancer detection / screening, colon polyp removal, early gastrointestinal cancer removal, EUS (endoscopic ultrasound), ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), luminal stents, upper endoscopy, small bowel enteroscopy and colonoscopy.

Dr. Erik Rahimi works at Baylor Scott & White
- Lakeway in the Austin area. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology and Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.

Clinical Expertise

Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Endoscopic ultrasound, Biliary tract disease, Pancreatic cancer, Esophageal disease, Laryngopharyngeal reflux, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonAdvanced Endoscopy Fellowship , 2015 - 2016
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2012 - 2015
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008
Touro CollegeM.Sc., Interdisciplinary Biological and Physical Sciences, 2004
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical SchoolB.Sc., Zoology/Pre-Med, 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2013 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Endoscopic devices and techniques for the management of gastric varices (with videos).
, Guru Trikudanathan, Erik F Rahimi, Amit Bhatt, Juan Carlos Bucobo
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2024-10-31
4 citations
Devices for esophageal function testing
Rahul Pannala, Kumar Krishnan, Rabindra R. Watson, Marcelo F. Vela, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh
Videogie. 2021-10-22
2 citations
Devices for esophageal function testing.
Rahul Pannala, Kumar Krishnan, Rabindra R. Watson, Marcelo F. Vela, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021-10-08

Journal Articles

Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ghouri Y, Richards D, Rahimi E, Krill J, Jelinek K, Dupont A, Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
Using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration to diagnose mediastinal cryptococcosis.
Rahimi E, Behin D, Pellecchia A, Endoscopy, 9/13/2011

Abstracts/Posters

Risk of Stroke in Cirrhotic Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Ghouri Y, Batra Y, Siddiqui S, Rahimi E, Machicao V, Fallon M, Gastroenterology, 5/1/2014
Protein Calorie Malnutrition Predicts Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality in Cirrhotics: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.
Siddiqui S, Batra S, Ghouri Y, Rahimi E, Machicao V, Fallon M, Gastroenterology, 5/1/2014
Risks of Endoscopic Complications in Patients with Neutropenia: a Population-Based US Study. Poster Presentation
Rahimi E, Batra S, Siddiqui S, Guha S, ACG, 79th Annual Scientific Meeting, 1/1/2014
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) for the Management of Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Esophagus. Poster Presentation
Rahimi E, Hofstetter W, Pinnix C, Thomas S, Loghavi S, Medeiros J, Weston B, ACG, 79th Annual Scientific Meeting, 1/1/2014
Cholecystoduodenal Fistula Masquerading as a Duodenal Mass. Poster Presentation
Rahimi E, Weston B, ACG, 79th Annual Scientific Meeting, 1/1/2014
Increased Incidence of Second Primary Pancreatic Cancer in Patients with Prior Non-Pancreatic Malignancy: A Population-based US Study
Rahimi E, Batra S, Thosani N, Guha S, Am J Gastroenterol, 10/1/2013
Large Gastric Mucosal Tear Secondary to Gastric AL Amyloidosis.
Rahimi E, Gomez-Esquivel R, Jelinek K, Am J Gastroenterol, 10/1/2013
Medication Exposures Associated with Increased Short-Term Mortality of Patients with Clostridium difficile- associated disease (CDAD).
Das R, Feuerstadt P, Rahimi E, Brandt LJ, Gastroenterology, 5/1/2011
Safety and Efficacy of Loco-regional Treatment Modalities of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Geriatric Population.
Rahimi E, Olaywi M, Reinus J, Gaglio P, Kalia H, Norkus E, Massoumi H, Gastroenterology, 5/1/2011
Is Elevated Red Cell Distribution Width Associated with Colon Ischemia?
Patel M, Rahimi E, Brandt LJ, Am J Gastroenterol, 10/1/2010
S1228 Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CA-CDAD): Characterization of an Urban Disease.
Feuerstadt P, Nunez JC, Rahimi E, Das R, Brandt LJ, Gastroenterology, 5/1/2010
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