Dr. Hashem Beshir El-serag MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
6620 Main St Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Hashem El-serag is a gastroenterologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. El-serag 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. El-serag performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Al Arab Medicine University, School of Medicine, Benghazi, Libya, MD
Al Arab Medical University / Faculty of Medicine 1991
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Carbamazepine-associated severe bile duct injury.
- Rising incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States.
- Ethnic variations in the occurrence of gastroesophageal cancers.
- Celiac sprue among US military veterans: associated disorders and clinical manifestations.
- Outcome of erosive reflux esophagitis after Nissen fundoplication.
- Barrett's esophagus, hiatal hernia, and logistic regression analysis.
- Clinical epidemiology and natural history of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Segment length and risk for neoplastic progression in patients with Barrett esophagus.
- Risk factors for the rising rates of primary liver cancer in the United States.
- Trends in survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma between 1977 and 1996 in the United States.
- Improved survival after variceal hemorrhage over an 11-year period in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Risk factors for the development of renal dysfunction in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis.
- The role of diabetes in hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study among United States Veterans.
- Extraesophageal associations of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children without neurologic defects.
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