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Rami El Abiad, MD

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Assistant Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

Education

  • MD, The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitlas & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellow, Gastroenterology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Endoscopic ultrasonography
  • Balloon assisted enteroscopy
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis
  • Barrett’s esophagus
  • Tunnel endoscopy
  • Complex polypectomy

Licenses & Certifications

  • Medical License, Iowa Boad of Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Selected Publications

  • Durham K, El Abiad R, Khashab M. (2025) Endoscopic Approaches to Small Bowel Strictures. Minerva Gastroenterology. DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.25.03868-9. PMID: 40116217.
  • Brindise E, Khashab MA, El Abiad R. Insights into the endoscopic management of esophageal achalasia, Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 January 1;14. doi: 10.1177/26317745211014706.
  • Sandhu DS, Holm AN, El-Abiad R, Rysgaard C, Jensen C, Gerke H.. EUS with tissue sampling is accurate in the diagnosis and subclassification of gastrointestinal spindle cell neoplasms. Endosc Ultrasound. 2017 May-Jun;6(3):174-180. doi: 10.4103/2303-9027.208173.
  • Masadeh M, Nakshabendi R, El Abiad R. Not All Roads Lead to the Cecum: A Rare Case of Colonic Duplication in an Adult. ACG Case Rep J. 2018 Aug 15;5:e58. doi: 10.14309/crj.2018.58. eCollection 2018.
  • Ashat M, El Abiad R, Khashab M. G-POEM for gastroparesis: Making Sense of the Pros. GI Endoscopy (2022) (in press)
  • Riyat, Nayna D. MD; El-Abiad, Rami G. MD; Johlin, Frederick C. MD; A Curious Case of Duodenal Mass Causing Malignant Biliary Obstruction and White Bile; The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S737; doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000780108.14744.3f
  • Meade, Charles MD1; Braseth, Annie MD1; Tran, Huy MD, PhD1; El-Abiad, Rami G. MD2; Dysphagia Lusoria: Diagnostic Imaging and Manometry Findings in an Unusual Case of Dysphagia; The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S881; doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000781652.38248.0b
  • POEM FOR TREATMENT WITH ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY IN PATIENTS IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR BARIATRIC SURGERIES: A MULTICENTER EXPERIENCE; Jagpal S. Klair, Munish Ashat, Joanna K. Law, Michael Larsen, Rami El Abiad, Henning Gerke, John Keech, Kalpaj Parekh, Peter Nau, Richard A. Kozarek, Shayan S. Irani, Andrew Ross, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2020.03.1091
  • Nakshabendi, Rahman MD1; Klair, Jagpal S. MD2; Hasan, Yazan MBBS3; Gerke, Henning MD4; El Abiad, Rami MD4; Orifice to Orifice Evaluation, in a Single Exam; The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2019 - Volume 114 - Issue - p S1660-S1661; doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000601888.50315.5c
  • Klair, Jagpal S. MD1; Hasan, Yazan MBBS2; Masadeh, Maen MD3; Gerke, Henning MD4; Murali, Arvind MD4; Parekh, Kalpaj MD4; Keech, John MD4; Nau, Peter MD4; El Abiad, Rami MD4;  Safety and Efficacy of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in Patients ≥ 65 Years at a Single Academic Tertiary Care Center. The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2019 - Volume 114 - Issue - p S221. doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000591048.43221.3c