Dr. Sheikh A. Saleem
Overview
Dr. Sheikh A Saleem has worked in the field of gastroenterology since 2017. He is a fellowship-trained gastroenterologist with clinical focus in the areas of colon cancer screening and the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Inflammatory bowel disease, various liver diseases, and acute and emergent GI conditions. He uses minimally invasive endoscopic procedures including esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopy, and other techniques for management of various GI conditions.Dr. Saleem earned his medical degree at Lahore Medical and Dental College in Pakistan. He completed his internal medicine residency at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. He remained in the northeast to complete his fellowship training in gastroenterology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y. Dr. Saleem previously spent five years with Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York before relocating to North Texas in 2025. He is fluent in the Punjabi and Urdu languages.
Dr. Saleem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Proctitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6124 W Parker Rd, Ste 336, Plano, TX 75093
Allen, TX 75013
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Saleem 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.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Gastrointestinal BleedingDr. Saleem isDistinguished. Learn about Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
- Advanced
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Saleem isAdvanced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Saleem isAdvanced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Saleem isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- CirrhosisDr. Saleem isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- ColitisDr. Saleem isAdvanced. Learn about Colitis.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Saleem isAdvanced. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.
- Experienced
- Accessory PancreasDr. Saleem isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Saleem isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Saleem isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Saleem isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AnemiaDr. Saleem isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Saleem isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.