Curriculum Vitae: Sahar Ghassemi, MD

Education/Training:

  • 2008- 2009 OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
    EUS Advanced Therapeutic Fellowship
  • 2004-2007 YALE UNIVERSITY
    Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow
  • 2004-2001 YALE UNIVERSITY
    Categorical Internal Medicine Program
  • 1997-2001 RUSH UNIVERSITY
    Doctor of Medicine with Honors.
  • 1991-1995 BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Biology

Honors/Awards:

  • 2007 Dannon Institute Leadership in Nutrition
  • 2007 AGA: Future Leaders in IBD Conference
  • 2001 AMWA Top 10
  • 2000 Alpha Omega Alpha
  • 1997 Winant Clayton Fellowship
  • 1996 AIMS Teaching Fellowship
  • 1995 Sigma Xi Honor Society

Faculty Appointment:

  • 2008-2009 OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
    Clinical Instructor
  • 2007-2008 Yale University Section of Digestive Diseases
    Clinical Instructor

Certification:

  • 2007 ABIM: Gastroenterology and Hepatology

  • 2004 ABIM: Internal Medicine

Additional GI Training :

  • 2007 American Motility Society: One month motility training at Temple University
  • 2007 University of Chicago: One month elective on Nutrition Service

Professional Societies:

  • American College of Gastroenterology
  • American Gastroenterology Association
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Publications:

  • 2007Ghassemi S. and Garcia-Tsao G. Prevention and Treatment of Infections in Cirrhosis. BailliereClinical Gastroenterology 2007
  • 2007Ghassemi S. and Garcia-Tsao G.Managing the Complications of Cirrhosis in a Pre-transplant Patient. Transplant Hepatology for the Non-Hepatologist. 2007 (Textbook Chapter)
    2008 Ghassemi S. Gastrointestinal Complications in Cancer Survivors.Medical and Psychosocial care of the Cancer Survivor. Jones and Bartlet Publishers. 2008 (Book Chapter)
  • 2009Ghassemi S, Faigel DO. EUS Guided Placement of Fiducials in Malignancies ( DDW ABSTRACT)
  • 2010Ghassemi S, Faigel DO.Training to be a Quality Endoscopist (Book Chapter, pending)

Miscellaneous:

  • 2007 Yale School of Medicine: Medical Students Pathophysiology Course
  • 2006-2008 Reviewer for Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
  • 1995-1997 Elementary School teacher: Norwood School. Bethesda, Maryland

Invited talks:

  • 2008 Gastrointestinal Complications in the Cancer SurvivorYale Cancer Survivorship Conference
  • 2006 Diarrhea in the Elderly. Connecticut Chapter Agency of Aging.
  • 2006 Natural History of Cirrhosis and associated Complications. West Haven Veteran Hospital HCV Resource Center CME

Interests:

  • Hiking, painting, bicycling, travel