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 Gastrectomy. 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.
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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.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gastroenterologist Mouen Khashab specializes in therapeutic endoscopy, and he oversees this group of practitioners across the Johns Hopkins enterprise. Nationally and internationally known in the field of interventional endoscopy, Dr. Khashab has contributed immensely to the field’s advancement as a minimally invasive means to treat gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary disorders. Dr. Khashab earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Indiana University. He then completed a two-year fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the faculty in 2011. A busy researcher, Dr. Khashab has published more than 600 papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he described the procedure called gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (known as G-POEM) and was able to disseminate and teach it all over the world. Other procedures that he expanded include peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F), Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) and full thickness resection. In 2022, he received the Master Endoscopist Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for his numerous contributions to the field. His procedural expertise includes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), interventional EUS, submucosal endoscopy, POEM/achalasia, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, luminal stenting, large polyp resection and Barrett’s therapy, among others. Dr. Khashab is involved with multiple gastrointestinal societies and has served on many committees, including the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, which is in charge of formulating guidelines for the practice of endoscopy. He has also served as an associate editor for the journal Endoscopy, a premier journal in the field. Khashab is a highly sought-after speaker at national and international conferences, and he has participated in multiple live endoscopy conferences. Outside of academic medicine, Dr. Khashab is an entrepreneur. His major interest is in new technology and medical devices, and his goal is to disrupt the field by introducing technology that makes endoscopic procedures safer, easier, efficient and more scalable. Dr. Khashab is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Gastroenterology Associates Of Northern Virginia, LLC
Shazia Rashid is a Gastroenterologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Rashid is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Achalasia, Gastrectomy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Rashid is currently accepting new patients.
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Naveen Gupta is a Gastroenterologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
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.