Overview
Dr. Elham Afghani is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joins us from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine. She completed her internal medicine residency as well as an extra year as chief resident at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center. She then completed her gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with additional training in pancreatic diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With a unique specialization in pancreatic disease, she has participated in numerous research projects at the Cedars Sinai division of pancreatico-biliary diseases and was involved in a U01 Consortium for the study of chronic pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Afghani’s areas of expertise include acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. She is an accomplished researcher with multiple publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals as well as presentations at national meetings.
Dr. Afghani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 61 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pancreas Divisum.
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Locations
2360 West Joppa Road, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Lutherville, MD 21093
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
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.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Vikesh Singh is a gastroenterologist who specializes in pancreatology and pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. He evaluates and treats patients with inflammatory diseases of the pancreas, including acute and chronic pancreatitis and autoimmune pancreatitis as well as the complications of these diseases. After earning his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Singh remained at Johns Hopkins to complete residency training in internal medicine. He pursued fellowship training in gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He then returned to Johns Hopkins, where he completed a two-year advanced endoscopy fellowship with a focus on pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. Dr. Singh has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins since 2008, and rose to the rank of professor in 2021. His research interests include acute and chronic pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and novel methods to evaluate and treat abdominal pain. Dr. Singh is a member of the board of directors of the National Pancreas Foundation, chair of the Pancreatic Disorders Section of the American Gastroenterological Association, a councilor for the International Association of Pancreatology and a member of the inaugural medical advisory board for the Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Singh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Endoscopy.
Mid-Atlantic GI Consultants
Jorge Uribe is a Gastroenterologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Uribe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Capital Digestive Care & Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group
Steven Zeddun is a Gastroenterologist in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Zeddun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreas Divisum. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Afghani isElite. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Distinguished
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Afghani isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Afghani isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyDr. Afghani isDistinguished. Learn about Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.
- Advanced
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gastrointestinal BleedingDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
- LithotripsyDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Lithotripsy.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
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- AnemiaDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.