Dr. Abid Showkat Zagar
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Consultant gastroenterologist and former head of gastroenterology at a major Indian hospital, with over 15 years' experience and 40+ publications.
LocationMediclinic Parkview Hospital
Experience15-20
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, kashmiri, Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic
NationalityIndia
About
Dr. Abid treats the full range of digestive and liver conditions - reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, and GI cancers - and performs advanced therapeutic endoscopy: ERCP for bile and pancreatic duct stones, endoscopic removal of early tumours, endoscopic ultrasound including pain relief for cancer, and endoscopic treatment of obesity and reflux. Fellowship-trained in advanced endoscopy at Hanyang University Hospital in South Korea, he received the Asian Young Endoscopist Award and set up EUS and ERCP services at his previous hospital.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MBBS
MD (Medicine)
DM (Gastroenterology)
Areas of expertise
StomachColonIntestines
Special interests
All types of liver diseaseMotility disorders of the gi system including gastroparesis, dysphagiaGerd and endoscopic treatment of gerd and barrett’s oesophagusAll types of stomach problems like gastritis, helicobacter pylori infection, peptic ulcer disease, functional dyspepsiaIrritable bowel syndromeColonic problems like ibd, colonic polyps, srus, diverticulitisAnal problems like hemorrhoids, fissureInflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and crohn’s diseaseCeliac diseaseFood allergiesGi cancersBasic and advanced therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy)
Awards and recognitions
He was awarded the prestigious Asian Young Endoscopist Award (AYEA) in Seoul, South Korea