About me
Dr. Atul Shah earned his medical degree at Seth GS Medical College in India. He has been practicing Gastroenterology for over 30 years and finds it extremely rewarding when he can help alleviate his patients' ailments. In his spare time, Atul enjoys listening to music, exercising on a regular basis and hiking. He is a passionate nature lover and feels that going hiking and seeing the beauty of nature is truly one of the most amazing experiences a person can have.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dysphagia
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Throat Pain
- Upper Endoscopy
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Anal Fissures
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Depression
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Dysphagia
- Endometriosis
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Nausea
- Pancreatitis
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Baby Gates
- Barium Enema
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Float Therapy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Imaging
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: District Of Columbia General Hospital (1984)
Residency: Wayne State Univ/Detroit Medical Center Internal Medicine (1982)
Internship: University of Maryland Prince Georges Hospital (1981)
Medical School: Seth Gs Medical College & Kem Hospital (1977)