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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 800-223-2273
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1968 - 1969
- Lahey ClinicResidency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1968
- Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1964 - 1965
- St Joseph's University Medical SchoolClass of 1964, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 1976 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2006
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 81 citationsSmall Polyps Found during Fiberoptic Sigmoidoscopy in Asymptomatic PatientsEdgar Achkar, William D. Carey
Annals of Internal Medicine. 1988-12-01 - 94 citationsPredictors of outcome of pneumatic dilation in achalasiaKaveh Farhoomand, Jason T. Connor, Joel E. Richter, Edgar Achkar, Michael F. Vaezi
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2004-05-01 - 57 citationsColonic epithelial lymphocytosis without a thickened subepithelial collagen table: a clinicopathologic study of 40 cases supporting a heterogeneous entity.Nancy Wang, John A. Dumot, Edgar Achkar, Kirk A. Easley, Robert E. Petras
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 1999-09-01
Press Mentions
- A Conversation with Incoming ACG President Carol Burke, MDSeptember 29th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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