Dr. Fares S. Hakim, MD, FASGE, FACG

Expert Publications

• The alkaloids of Rauwolfia cumminsii Stapf (African Rauwolfia species. IX).
• The structure of the root and stem of Rauwolfia cumminsii stapf. (African rauwolfia species--X).
• Comparative potencies of European and Indian squill.
• Comparative potencies of European and Indian squill.
• The potency and phytochemistry of Indian squill soft extract.

Media Releases

Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Fares S. Hakim, who serves patients in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Hakim, a practicing gastroenterologist, has been in private practice in Pensacola, Florida since 2000. He sees patients at The Endoscopy Center and Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola.

The Endoscopy Center, located on 4810 North Davis Highway, is an ambulatory surgery center. It is designed specifically to perform out-patient endoscopy and colonoscopy. 

Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola is a ten physician office practice with eight office locations in Florida and two locations in Alabama. The physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive system such as hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and colon or rectal cancer. 

Born in Damascus, Syria, Dr. Hakim received his Baccalaureate degree from the French Institute of Syria and his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University in 1987. He then participated in an active GI physiology research program at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Administration Medical Center in affiliation with Georgetown and George Washington Universities for four years.

Furthering his training, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Georgia Hospitals and Clinics in Augusta, Georgia. His fellowships in gastroenterology and hepatology, having started at the Medical College of Georgia, were completed at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York where he served as chief GI fellow. He then obtained additional training in advanced therapeutic endoscopy and transplant hepatology.

Proudly holding two board certifications, Dr. Hakim is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine 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.

Licensed to practice medicine in multiple states, he is affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital-Pensacola, West Florida Hospital, and Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola.

Achieving professional competence, he is a Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE) and a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG). He is also a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Physicians.

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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