Dr. Patrick Ikemefuna Okolo MD MPH
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1830 E Monument St Suite 422 Baltimore MD, 21287Rating
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About
Dr. Patrick Okolo is a gastroenterologist practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Okolo specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Okolo performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gastric recurrence of an ocular mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.
- Disparities in demographics among patients with pancreatitis-related mortality.
- Liquid gastric emptying is often abnormal when solid emptying is normal.
- Are large side holes associated with reduced rates of pancreatic stent occlusion?
- Spiral-enteroscopy-assisted enteral stent placement for palliation of malignant small-bowel obstruction (with video).
- A comparative evaluation of single-balloon enteroscopy and spiral enteroscopy for patients with mid-gut disorders.
- Re: underrepresentation of underrepresented minorities in academic medicine.
- ERCP or laparoscopic exploration for the treatment of suspected choledocholithiasis?
- Effect of a retrograde-viewing device on adenoma detection rate during colonoscopy: the TERRACE study.
- Autoimmune pancreatitis: current diagnostic criteria are suboptimal.
- Deep enteroscopy: training, indications, and the endoscopic technique.
- Accessing the pancreatobiliary limb and ERCP in the bariatric patient.
- Use of Powder PEG-3350 as a Sole Bowel Preparation: Clinical Case Series of 245 Patients.
- Spiral assisted ERCP is equivalent to single balloon assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y anatomy.
- Mid-gut stents.
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