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
- 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
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Dysphagia
- 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 Cirrhosis
- Melena
- Nausea
- Pancreatitis
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Liver Biopsy
- Malabsorption Testing
- Melena Treatment
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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)