Dr. Shamila B. Zawahir

Pediatric Gastroenterology
HackenSack Meridian health
Department Of Pediatric Gastroenterology
155 Polifly Road, Suite 102, 
Hackensack, NJ 
23 Years of Experience

HackenSack Meridian health
Department Of Pediatric Gastroenterology
155 Polifly Road, Suite 102, 
Hackensack, NJ 
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Shamila Zawahir is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Zawahir has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Celiac Disease, Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas, Lactose Intolerance, and Colonoscopy.

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

Graduate Institution
Sri Siddhartha Medical College, 2003.0
Residency
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Licenses
Pediatric Gastroenterology in MD
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology
155 Polifly Road, Suite 102, Hackensack, NJ 7601.
Call: 551-996-8840
Other Locations
102 James Street, Suite 303, Edison, NJ 8820.
Call: 848-205-2620

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

Celiac Disease and Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity.
Celiac Disease and Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity.
Journal: Pediatric clinics of North America
Published: May 16, 2017
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