Experienced in Anemia

Dr. Ali Akbar

Gastroenterology
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Digestive Diseases Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX 
Offers Telehealth
24 Years of Experience

Experienced in Anemia
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Digestive Diseases Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX 
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Overview

Ali Akbar is a Gastroenterologist in Waxahachie, Texas. Dr. Akbar has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
King Edward Medical College, 2002.0
Residency
Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical center
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IA
Fellowships
Gastroenterology, The University of Tennessee
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Baylor Scott & White Digestive Diseases Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Call: 469-800-9500

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Akbar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


9 Total Publications

Role of MRCP in Diagnosing Biliary Anastomotic Strictures After Liver Transplantation: A Single Tertiary Care Center Experience.
Role of MRCP in Diagnosing Biliary Anastomotic Strictures After Liver Transplantation: A Single Tertiary Care Center Experience.
Journal: Transplantation direct
Published: November 27, 2017
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