Overview
Zobair Younossi is a Gastroenterologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Younossi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis C, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Younossi is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 692 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 111 articles in the study of Obesity.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
Locations
3300 Gallows Rd Medicine, Falls Church, VA 22042
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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Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, FACP, FTOS, is now an adjunct professor of gastroenterology and general internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Since 2019, he has also been a professor (and chair from 2019 to 2024) of Nutrition and Food Studies in the College of Public Health at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. In his research, Dr. Cheskin studies the effectiveness of various lifestyle and dietary changes in weight loss and weight maintenance. He has experience in the design and implementation of controlled clinical trials and laboratory studies of different dietary techniques, as well as individual and community-based interventions, including those targeting underserved residents of inner-city and suburban Baltimore. His background and experience are broad, ranging from basic science work on dopamine genetics to efforts aimed at preventing childhood obesity through systems-focused studies of the effects of policies and the built environment. Most recently, he has been studying health risk factors among young adult college students and the utility of mHealth in positively influencing diet and weight control. He has written approximately 250 peer-reviewed publications and 9 books and is frequently cited in the media on issues related to obesity, nutrition, and dieting. Dr. Cheskin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Malnutrition, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Liver Embolization, and Endoscopy.
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
- Elite
- CirrhosisDr. Younossi isElite. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Head LiceDr. Younossi isElite. Learn about Head Lice.
- HepatitisDr. Younossi isElite. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis BDr. Younossi isElite. Learn about Hepatitis B.
- Hepatitis CDr. Younossi isElite. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Liver TransplantDr. Younossi isElite. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Younossi isDistinguished. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- CholangitisDr. Younossi isDistinguished. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Liver CancerDr. Younossi isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Liver FailureDr. Younossi isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Maturity Onset Diabetes of the YoungDr. Younossi isDistinguished. Learn about Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.
- Primary Biliary CholangitisDr. Younossi isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Biliary Cholangitis.
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Younossi isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Younossi isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- CholestasisDr. Younossi isAdvanced. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Younossi isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- COVID-19Dr. Younossi isAdvanced. Learn about COVID-19.
- CryoglobulinemiaDr. Younossi isAdvanced. Learn about Cryoglobulinemia.
- Experienced
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Younossi isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AnemiaDr. Younossi isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- ArthritisDr. Younossi isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Younossi isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Younossi isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Congenital HyperinsulinismDr. Younossi isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Hyperinsulinism.
