Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Riad R. Azar, MD
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Dr. Riad R. Azar is an expert in the field of Gastroenterology. He researched medicine at St Joseph's University Medical School. Riad Azar is also published. He has 56 publications published. The lastest publication: "De novo monomorphic and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following coronary artery bypass grafting.' Dr. Riad R. Azar accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Compliance with surveillance recommendations for foregut subepithelial tumors is poor: results of a prospective multicenter study.
- Advanced Colorectal Adenomas in Patients Under 45 Years of Age Are Mostly Sporadic.
- Sensitivity of endoscopic ultrasound, multidetector computed tomography, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in the diagnosis of pancreas divisum: a tertia...
- Long-term outcomes after single-balloon enteroscopy in patients with obscure gastroIntestinal bleeding.
- Use of a pancreatic duct stent or guidewire facilitates bile duct access with low rates of precut sphincterotomy: a randomized clinical trial.
- Learning curves for EUS by using cumulative sum analysis: implications for American Society for GastroIntestinal Endoscopy recommendations for training.
- A single-institution review of 157 patients presenting with Benign and malignant tumors of the ampulla of Vater: Management and outcomes.
- Timing of endoscopy after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for chronic Pancreatitis.
- Training in EUS-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: Safety and Diagnostic Yield of Attending Supervised, Trainee-Directed FNA from the Onset of Training.
- Risk of post-ERCP Pancreatitis with placement of self-expandable metallic stents.
- A screening instrument for sleep apnea predicts airway maneuvers in patients undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures.
- Nearly missed GI stromal tumor: EUS diagnosis of a jejunal GI stromal tumor mistaken for a pancreatic mass on CT.
- Fiducial placement for stereotactic radiation by using EUS: feasibility when using a marker compatible with a standard 22-gauge needle.
- Incidence of sedation-related complications with propofol use during advanced endoscopic procedures.
- Difficult Biliary cannulation: use of physician-controlled wire-guided cannulation over a pancreatic duct stent to reduce the rate of precut sphincterotomy (with video).
- Balloon-assisted peroral cholangioscopy by using an 8.8-mm gastroscope for the diagnosis of Mirizzi syndrome.
- Physician-controlled wire-guided cannulation of the minor papilla.
- Carbon dioxide insufflation during ERCP for reduction of postprocedure Pain: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
- Predicting malignant potential of gastroIntestinal stromal tumors using endoscopic ultrasound.
- Routine positron emission tomography does not alter nodal staging in patients undergoing EUS-guided FNA for esophageal Cancer.
- Reliability of gross visual assessment of specimen adequacy during EUS-guided FNA of pancreatic masses.
- Diagnosis and management of GI stromal tumors by EUS-FNA: a survey of opinions and practices of endosonographers.
- Stenting for malignant colonic Obstruction: a comparison of efficacy and complications in colonic versus extracolonic malignancy.
- Wire-assisted access sphincterotomy of the minor papilla.
- Wire-guided pancreatic pseudocyst drainage by using a modified needle knife and therapeutic echoendoscope.
- Pancreaticopleural fistula: report of two cases and review of the literature.
- [Sensitization of tilt-table testing for syncope of unknown etiology: which drug to use?].
- Phenotype-genotype correlation and follow-up in adult patients with hypokalaemia of renal origin suggesting Gitelman syndrome.
- Factors influencing survival in hemodialysis patients aged older than 75 years: 2.5-year outcome study.
- [Heart rate variability alteration in patients on chronic hemodialysis].
- Management of a patient with angina pectoris.
- Short- and medium-term outcome differences in women and men after primary percutaneous transluminal mechanical revascularization for acute myocardial infarction.
- Acidosis and nutritional status in hemodialyzed patients. French Study Group for Nutrition in Dialysis.
- Nutritional status of haemodialysis patients: a French national cooperative study. French Study Group for Nutrition in Dialysis.
- A randomized placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of antiinflammatory therapy with methylprednisolone in unstable angina (MUNA trial).
- Influence of nutritional factors and hemodialysis adequacy on the survival of 1,610 French patients.
- Impact of end-stage renal Disease on clinical and angiographic outcomes after coronary stenting.
- De novo monomorphic and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Updated guidelines for live endoscopy demonstrations.
- Severe cholestatic hepatitis caused by thiazolidinediones: risks associated with substituting rosiglitazone for troglitazone.
- Synergy between intracoronary stenting and abciximab in improving angiographic and clinical outcomes of primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction.
- Pancreatitis following Olanzapine Therapy: A Report of Three Cases.
- Palliation of patients with esophageal Cancer and metal stents.
- Avoiding pneumomediastinum during ERCP after percutaneous transhepatic Biliary drainage.
- Endoscopic removal of the wireless pH monitoring capsule in patients with severe discomfort.
- Successful endoscopic management of gastrojejunal anastomotic strictures after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Obesity as a risk factor for sedation-related complications during propofol-mediated sedation for advanced endoscopic procedures.
- The impact of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) on esophageal Cancer staging: a survey of thoracic surgeons and gastroenterologists.
- Acute Pancreatitis after EUS-guided FNA of solid pancreatic masses: a pooled analysis from EUS centers in the United States.
- Endoscopic ultrasound for early stage Esophageal adenocarcinoma: implications for staging and survival.
- Patient preference and recall of results of EUS-guided FNA.
- Primary and overall success rates for clinical outcomes after laparoscopic, endoscopic, and open pancreatic cystgastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocysts.
- Pancreatitis is frequent among patients with side-branch intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia diagnosed by EUS.
- Clinical applications of endoscopic ultrasound to oncology.
- Findings at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after endoscopic treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leaks.
Schools
Faculte Francaise De Medecine Et De Pharmacie
University Mass Med Center
Harvard UBeth Israel Deaconess Med Center
Procedures Preformed
- Biliary Drainage
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
- Biliary Atresia
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -
University of Massachusetts -
University of Connecticut -
St Joseph's University Medical School
Hospital
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
St. Louis Children's Hospital
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1952358970 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AZAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | RIAD |
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