Ariyo Ihimoyan, MD

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Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Ariyo Ihimoyan, who serves patients in the Bronx, New York City, New York.

Dr. Ihimoyan is an attending gastroenterologist within the Division of Gastroenterology at BronxCare Health System in the Bronx, New York City, New York. As such, he manages patients with a wide variety of gastroenterology, liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders; actively performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies and colonoscopies that help to improve patients’ clinical outcomes; and manages and treats a diverse population of patients with viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and advanced liver diseases.

BronxCare is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health and teaching hospital system serving the South and Central Bronx, with 859 beds and more than 4,500 employees. Its two main hospital divisions, comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency programs, long-term care facility, and extensive outpatient network are delivering the highest quality and accessible services to the community. 

The Division of Gastroenterology at BronxCare Health System provides the community with excellent clinical care in addressing gastrointestinal diseases and related problems. It has two state-of-the-art endoscopic centers staffed by eight board-certified faculty members. The Division of Gastroenterology also performs advanced endoscopic procedures including ERCP, EUS, capsule endoscopy, balloon enteroscopy, and high-resolution manometry.

In the early days of his academic career, Dr. Ihimoyan graduated with his medical degree from the University of Ibadan College of Medicine in Nigeria in 2002. Upon relocating to the United States, he went on to perform his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in gastroenterology at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York, completing his training in 2012.

With over two decades of experience, the doctor is board-certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Promoting professional development within his field, Dr. Ihimoyan is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Physicians, and the American Medical Association.

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.

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