Advanced in Diverticular Disease

Dr. Ajay Bakhshi

Gastroenterology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Ajay Bakhshi MD LLC
9406 Old Georgetown Road, 
Bethesda, MD 

Advanced in Diverticular Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Ajay Bakhshi MD LLC
9406 Old Georgetown Road, 
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Ajay Bakhshi is a Gastroenterologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Bakhshi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

His clinical research consists of participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1979
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Allergy And Immunology
Fellowships
MedStar Health, Gastroenterology, 1989
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, 1981
Hospital Affiliations
Suburban Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Holy Cross Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ajay Bakhshi MD LLC
9406 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Call: 301-530-5142

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Bakhshi 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


2 Clinical Trials

CONSORTIUM - A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study of VE303 for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium (Clostridioides) Difficile Infection
CONSORTIUM - A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study of VE303 for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium (Clostridioides) Difficile Infection
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 03, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Blood and Stool Sample Collection in Subjects Participating in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Act Bold
Blood and Stool Sample Collection in Subjects Participating in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Act Bold
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 21, 2020
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