Dr. Ahmad Farooq, MD
Concierge Gastroenterology physician, Houston, TX
Curative Digestive Disease & Cancer CenterDr. Ahmad Farooq is a Duke-trained gastroenterologist and hepatologist and the founder of Curative Digestive Disease Center.
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About Dr. Farooq
Dr. Farooq finished his medical education at Punjab Medical College. He did a postdoctoral research fellowship at Yale School of Medicine. His research there looked at how metabolites may help treat acute pancreatitis and acute liver failure.
He did his internal medicine residency at the University at Buffalo Catholic Health System and was Chief Resident. He then completed a GI and liver fellowship and an NIH T32 research fellowship, both at Duke University. At Duke his research linked low phosphate levels to alcoholic pancreatitis and studied phosphate as a treatment.
Dr. Farooq founded Curative Digestive Disease Center and sees patients at its Medical Center and Downtown locations. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke University. He treats liver disease, chronic pancreatitis, gallstones, GERD, IBD and IBS, and performs colonoscopy, EGD, EUS and ERCP.
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Where did Dr. Farooq train?
He studied medicine at Punjab Medical College and did research training at Yale. He did his residency at the University at Buffalo Catholic Health System and his GI and liver fellowship at Duke.
Where is Dr. Farooq's office?
Dr. Farooq sees patients at the Medical Center and Downtown locations of Curative Digestive Disease Center.
Does Dr. Farooq treat pancreatitis?
Yes. He treats chronic pancreatitis, and his research has included pancreatitis.
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