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Shima Ghavimi, MD, Gastroenterology, Waterloo, IA

ShimaGhavimiMD

Gastroenterology Waterloo, IA

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Diseases Specialist - Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist.

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  • Office

    1015 S Hackett Rd
    Waterloo, IA 50701
    Phone+1 319-234-5990

Summary

  • I am trained and board certified Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. I completed my Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellowship at one of the nation's top Medical Universities 'Rutgers NJMS' where I learned to be a compassionate, innovative and competent physician for my patients. I graduated from Howard University Hospital as an Internal Medicine resident.

Education & Training

  • University of Chicago - IBD center of Excellence
    University of Chicago - IBD center of Excellence IBD preceptorship program, Inflammatory Bowel Disease , 2022 - 2022
  • Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2017 - 2020
  • Howard University
    Howard UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
  • National Institute of Health
    National Institute of HealthGraduate Certificate, Clinical Research Certificate, 2014 - 2015
  • IHI Open School Basic Certificate in Quality & Safety
    IHI Open School Basic Certificate in Quality & SafetyCertificate, Patient Safety , 2014 - 2015
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
    Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2021
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2014 - 2017
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
  • AIBDAdvances in IBD certificate
  • American College of Gastroenterology ACG IBD School Certificate

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Women In GI Committee ACG - American College of Gastroenterology, 2021-2024
  • Social Media Advisor and Jr. Editorial Board Member HepatomaResearch, 2021-2023
  • Prize - National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ASGE, 2021
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding–Impact of Timing of Endoscopy on Patient Outcomes: Impact of Timing of Endoscopy on Patient Outcomes  
    Abdullah Abbasi, Shima Ghavimi, Louis H. Lau, Cosmos Liutao Guo, Rashid Lui, GIJournal, 11/18/2021
  • Geriatric Hepatology: The Hepatic Diseases of the Elderly and Liver Transplant  
    Shima Ghavimi, Hamed Azimi, Neel Patel, Oleg Shulik, Journal of Digestive Diseases and Hepatology, 9/3/2019
  • Geriatric Hepatology: The Hepatic Diseases of the Elderly and Liver Transplant  
    Shima Ghavimi, Hamed Azimi, Neel Patel, Oleg Shulik, Journal Digestive Diseases and Hepatology, 9/3/2019

Abstracts/Posters

  • Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Leading to Idiopathic Terminal Ileal Ulceration
    Umair M Nasir, Jeffrey M Paer, Yi Jiang, Shima Ghavimi, Kathleen Pergament, Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG, 10/22/2020
  • A National Study of IBD Patients Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer: The Microbiome Link and Prevalence
    Reza Hashemipour, Shima Ghavimi, Umair M Nasir, Hamed Azimi, Catherine Choi, Yi Jiang, Oleg Shulik, Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG, 10/1/2020
  • A Rare Presentation of Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease
    Umair M Nasir, Jeffrey M Paer, Nityasree Srialluri, Dayna Panchal, Shima Ghavimi, Weizheng Wang, Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG, 10/1/2020
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Lectures

  • Common GI emergencies Part 1 
    Twitter - 8/7/2021
  • Knowledge and attitudes of medical residents and fellows working in various hospitals of United States of America, on genetic tests for various biomarkers and knowledg... 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2015

Other

Authored Content

  • Geriatric Hepatology: The Hepatic Diseases of the Elderly and Liver TransplantSeptember 2019

Press Mentions

  • Colon Cancer Awareness month
    Colon Cancer Awareness monthApril 2nd, 2021
  • Colon Cancer Awareness month
    Colon Cancer Awareness monthApril 2nd, 2021
  • 2019 GI Fellow Board of Advisor
    2019 GI Fellow Board of AdvisorApril 4th, 2021
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Committees

  • Co-Lead of GI Online committee, Women In Gastroenterology 2021 - 2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French, Farsi