Bashar M. Attar, MD

 

Specialty:

Gastroenterology
 

Location(s):

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Provident Hospital
 

Department/Division:

Digestive Health
 

Faculty Rank:

Professor of Medicine, System-Wide Chairman, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Director, GI Fellowship Program
 

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board of Gastroenterology, Subspecialty Board of Geriatric Medicine, and Subspecialty Board of Transplant Hepatology
 

Medical Education:

Northwestern University, Harvard University, University of Illinois
 

Residency:

Cook County Health & Hospitals
 

Fellowship:

University of Illinois and Cook County Hospital
 

Clinical Expertise:

Liver Disease, Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Acid-peptic Disorders, Chemoprevention of cancer, Epidemiology of diseases, Geriatric GI, Public Health issues, and Medical informatics
 

Research Interests:

Viral Hepatitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Chemoprevention of Cancer, Colon Cancer Screening, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Barrett's Esophagus, Geriatric GI, Epidemiology, Medical informatics, Health Outcome Studies, and Health Care Management