Overview
Dr. Altaf is a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist. His clinical interests include general gastroenterology and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Altaf earned his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Pakistan. He then moved to the United States, where he completed a residency at Highland Hospital in Rochester. He completed two fellowships in gastroenterology at Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Dr. Altaf is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
Dr. Altaf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Menetrier Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA 17961
1201 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Altaf 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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Philosophy of care | My philosophy centers around building relationships with patients, whether it be for a routine screening colonoscopy or long-term treatment of irritable bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis. | Why I entered medicine | Medicine should focus 100% on patient care. I entered the field to treat you and all my patients the way I would want my family members treated: with care, respect and to the best of my knowledge and skill. | Community involvement | Saint Thomas More Catholic Church. South Parkland Youth Association. | Personal interests | I enjoy sports, hiking, muscle cars and grandkids. Dr. Bross is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Menetrier Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn's Disease, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Altaf isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Altaf isAdvanced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Altaf isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- EndoscopyDr. Altaf isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- GastrectomyDr. Altaf isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- GastritisDr. Altaf isAdvanced. Learn about Gastritis.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Altaf isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Anal FissureDr. Altaf isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AscitesDr. Altaf isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Altaf isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Altaf isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Altaf isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.