Bakhtiar Syed
Experienced in Diverticular Disease

Dr. Bakhtiar Syed

Gastroenterology
UPMC
UPMC Gastroenterology Associates
310 Stock Street, Suite 8, 
Hanover, PA 
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Experienced in Diverticular Disease
UPMC
UPMC Gastroenterology Associates
310 Stock Street, Suite 8, 
Hanover, PA 
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Overview

Bakhtiar Syed, MD, is a gastroenterologist with UPMC Specialty Care Gastroenterology Associates. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in obesity medicine from the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Originally from the Hanover area, Dr. Syed graduated as Valedictorian from Hanover High School. He received his medical degree from the Penn State College of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Syed’s clinical interests include colorectal cancer screening, endoscopy, reflux disease, motility disorders, and obesity medicine.  Outside of medicine, he enjoys tennis, soccer, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Syed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Morning Sickness, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceromegaly, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Gastroenterology
Fellowships
Yale University School of Medicine GME
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Hanover
Gettysburg Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Gastroenterology Associates
310 Stock Street, Suite 8, Hanover, PA 17331
Call: 223-303-4248

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Syed 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 Total Publications

Treatment-resistant cough: a rare manifestation of IgG4-related disease involving the larynx.
Treatment-resistant cough: a rare manifestation of IgG4-related disease involving the larynx.
Journal: BMJ case reports
Published: November 24, 2020
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