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Ziad Kanaan, MD, Gastroenterology, Detroit, MI

ZiadKanaanMDPh.D.(He/Him)

Gastroenterology Detroit, MI

Biliary Tract Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pancreas Disease

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  • Office

    4646 John R St
    Ste 205
    Detroit, MI 48201
    Phone+1 313-576-1000
    Fax+1 313-576-1000

Summary

  • Dr. Ziad Kanaan is a gastroenterologist in Detroit, MI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Henry Ford Rochester Hospital, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital & University Health Center, John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic and French. He specializes in biliary tract disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and pancreas disease and is experienced in inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, biliary tract disease, and gastroenterology. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Crittenton Hospital
    Crittenton HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013
  • Crittenton Hospital
    Crittenton HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2011 - 2012
  • University of Louisville
    University of LouisvillePhD, Physiology & Biophysics, Dean's Citation, 2008 - 2011
  • University of Louisville
    University of LouisvilleMS, Physiology & Biophysics, Dean's Citation, 2008 - 2009
  • Wayne State University
    Wayne State UniversityResearch Associate, Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea , 2006 - 2008
  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
    American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2006
  • American University of Beirut
    American University of BeirutBS, Biology , 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • First Prize Best Basic Science Award Association of VA Surgeons Meeting, 2011
  • Second Prize Poster Award James Graham Cancer Retreat - University of Louisville, 2010
  • First Prize Poster Award for Best Basic Science Research Surgical Infection Society - 30th Annual Meeting, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The high prevalence of anal squamous cell carcinoma parallels that of smoking rates and cancer of the uterine cervix.  
    Kanaan Z, Battista C, Vahrenhold C, Galandiuk S., J. Ky. Med. Assoc.
  • Conscious Sedation: A Dying Practice?  
    Manickam P., Kanaan Z, Zakaria K, World Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Postablative stricture formation in ultra-long-segment Barrett's esophagus  
    Manickam P, Kanaan Z, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Crohn's Disease Prevalence in States with High Smoking Rates
    Shannon K, Kanaan Z, Eichenberger MR, Galandiuk S, Research Louisville!, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
  • The contribution of Prothrombin and MTHFR mutations to venous and arterial thromboembolism in carriers of Factor V Leiden
    Taher A, Otrock Z, Mahfouz R, Khalil I, Shamseddeen W, Kanaan Z, The 11th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • HR2 haplotype in patients with venous thromboembolism in Lebanon
    Mahfouz R, Otrock Z, Zaatari G, Sabbagh A, Taher A, Shamseddeen W, Khalil I, Kanaan Z, 11th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic, French