Overview
Dr. Parikh, a native of Atlanta, earned his undergraduate degree at Emory University and medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. He then attended the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas where he completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in transplant hepatology. Dr. Parikh received his specialized gastroenterology training at Emory University. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Parikh has been practicing gastroenterology in the Atlanta community since 2015. More recently, he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University. He presented on various GI topics, including viral hepatitis and colon cancer screening. He has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals and book chapters. Dr. Parikh specializes in upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, capsule endoscopy, high resolution esophageal manometry, anorectal manometry, and management of chronic liver diseases, including hepatitis B and C therapy. In his spare time, Dr. Parikh enjoys spending time with his wife and two children and sports.
Dr. Parikh is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.
Dr. Parikh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Helicobacter Pylori Infection. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3869 Highway 81 South, Loganville, GA 30052
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Parikh 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.
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Originally from Connecticut, Shahzad Ahmed M.D., earned his undergraduate degree with honors in neuroscience from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut. While in medical school, he was awarded the Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship and was recognized with honors for his service and scholarship. He then attended Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California where he completed a residency in internal medicine and he completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ahmed completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. During this time, he served on several committees and completed specialized training in inflammatory bowel disease while visiting Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.Dr. Ahmed is a board-certified physician specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology. He has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, clinical nutrition and liver diseases. He is passionate about helping patients achieve the best possible quality of life through excellent clinical care.Dr. Ahmed performs standard procedures such as EGD/Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy as well as specialized procedures in GI including motility (esophageal manometry) and reflux (Bravo pH monitoring) testing. He also offers office-based treatment of internal hemorrhoids (hemorrhoid banding).In his spare time, Dr. Ahmed enjoys hiking, reading, following sports and spending time with his young family. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Helicobacter Pylori Infection. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Diarrhea, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Parikh isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Gardner SyndromeDr. Parikh isDistinguished. Learn about Gardner Syndrome.
- Turcot SyndromeDr. Parikh isDistinguished. Learn about Turcot Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Parikh isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Parikh isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AnemiaDr. Parikh isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Parikh isAdvanced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Parikh isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Parikh isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Experienced
- AchalasiaDr. Parikh isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Anal FissureDr. Parikh isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AscitesDr. Parikh isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Parikh isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Parikh isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.