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Office
500 Walter St NE
Ste 401
Albuquerque, NM 87102Phone+1 505-727-7833Fax+1 505-727-9590
Summary
- I am board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. I have completely my General GI fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine, followed by an extra year of training in Advanced Endoscopy at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
I have special interest in advanced endoscopy, especially esophageal diseases including Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer, and pancreatic and biliary diseases including cancer diagnosis and treatment.
In 2016, I have joined the advanced endoscopy faculty at Oklahoma University Health Science Center. In 2019, I was elected to be the president of Arkansas-Oklahoma Society of Endoscopy and I have joined SSM Medical Group, I was appointed as the director of Advanced Endoscopy at St. Anthony Hospital.
Due to my significant contribution in the field of gastroenterology and endoscopy I have been designated to be a fellow at both societies, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).
Education & Training
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Advanced Endoscopy, 2015 - 2016
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2012 - 2015
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
- Garyounis University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2011 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- NM State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- ACG (American College of Gastroenterology)Fellow
- ASGE (American College for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)Fellow
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- First Exceptional House Staff Award UIC/ACMC, 2006
- Award of Outstanding Scientific Achievement Garyounis University, 2004
Clinical Trials
- DCLK1 as a Marker/Indicator of Stem Cell Response in Barrett's Esophagus/Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 69 citationsEsophagogastric junction and esophageal body contraction metrics on high-resolution manometry predict esophageal acid burden.Arvind Rengarajan, Ahmed Bolkhir, P. Gor, D. Wang, Satish Munigala
Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2018-05-01 - 35 citationsPatient perception and preference of EUS-guided drainage over percutaneous drainage when endoscopic transpapillary biliary drainage fails: An international multicenter...Kwangwoo Nam, Dong Uk Kim, Tae Hoon Lee, Takuji Iwashita, Yousuke Nakai
Endoscopic Ultrasound. 2018-01-01 - 1 citationsCoeliac disease screening is suboptimal in a tertiary gastroenterology settingHeba Iskandar, Darrell M. Gray, Hongha Vu, F. Mirza, Mary K. Rude
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2017-08-01
Press Mentions
- Oklahoma New Hires and PromotionsJune 2nd, 2019
Committees
- Member, ASGE e-Learning Committee 2019 - Present
- Member, ACG Practice Management Committee 2019 - Present
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