Wasif M. Abidi, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Director-Center for Advanced Endoscopy
(713) 798-0947Positions
- Assistant Professor, Director-Center for Advanced Endoscopy
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Medicine-Gastroenterology
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Addresses
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine Medical Center, McNair Campus (Office)
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7200 Cambridge St., 8th Floor, Suite 8B
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-0947
/healthcare/care-centers/gastroenterology-hepatology
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine Medical Center, McNair Campus (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge St., 8th Floor, Suite 8B
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-0947
/healthcare/care-centers/gastroenterology-hepatology
Education
- BS from Haverford College
- Haverford, Pennsylvania
- MD-PhD from New York University School of Medicine
- New York, NY
- Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital of Icahn School of Medicine (Mount Sinai)
- New York, New York
- Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Gastroenterology Fellowship
- Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Bariatric Endoscopy Fellowship
- Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Excellence in Tutoring Award
- Harvard Medical School (04/2015)
- Poster of Distinction
- DDW (05/2015)
- Rochelle Hirschhorn Award for Excellence in Research
- (11/2005)
- President's Service Award
- N.Y.U (05/2001)
- Ruth L. Kirschtein National Research Service Award
- (08/2000 - 05/2009)
- Department of Biology Honors
- Haverford College (05/2000)
Professional Interests
- Endoscopic Weight Loss Procedures (Intragastric Balloons, Sleeve Gastroplasty, Aspiration, etc)
- Endoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Complications of Bariatric Surgery
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- ERCP and Cholangioscopy
- Pancreatic Fluid Collections and Cysts
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Zenker's Diverticulum Treatment (Flexible Endoscopic Cricopharyngeotomy)
- Management of Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders
- Colorectal Cancer Screening & Colonoscopy
Professional Statement
Dr. Abidi earned his medical degree and doctorate from New York University School of Medicine. He continued his internship and residency training in New York at Mount Sinai Hospital. He then completed Gastroenterology, Bariatric Endoscopy, and Advanced Endoscopy Fellowships at Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston. While there, Dr. Abidi gained unique experience in endoscopic primary weight loss procedures and treatment of complications of bariatric surgery. He has participated in numerous studies and clinical trials in novel treatments of obesity and diabetes. He has also served as faculty at international meetings on flexible endoscopic surgery.
Dr. Abidi has experience in a variety of gastrointestinal diseases and offers both basic and interventional endoscopic procedures. He is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
Dr. Abidi has experience in a variety of gastrointestinal diseases and offers both basic and interventional endoscopic procedures. He is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Gastroenterological Association
- Association of Bariatric Endoscopy
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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