Education
Bachelor’s Degree – AM-Shams University
Medical Degree – Ain-Shams University
Internship – Ain-Shams University
Residency – Ain-Shams University
Fellowship – Ain-Shams University
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Recognition for Graduation with (Excellent with Honor)-Ain shams University, 1982
- Best PGY1- NY Methodist Hospital, 2001-2002
- Best Senior of the Month-NY Methodist Hospital, 2002
- Recognition of Excellent Performance As PGY3 Chief Resident-NY Methodist Hospital, 2003-2004
- Best Case Presentation at NYSGE Fellows Presentation, 2006
- Winner Team of GI Jeopardy at NYSGE Meeting, 2006
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
- Colorectal cancer screening
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Complex diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including pancreatic-biliary disease.
Hospital Affiliations
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn
- Greater NY Endoscopy Surgical Center
Research
- A man with recurrent massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to an uncommon parasitic infection. A case report
Wael El Darawy, Vincent Notar-Francesco, and Maurice A Cerulli.
Presented at ACG Annual Meeting Las Vegas 2006 - Delayed life threatening rectal bleeding after transrectal prostate biopsy treated with clipping of the bleeding vessel. A case report
Wael El Darawy, Won Sohn, and Maurice A Cerulli. Presented at ACG Annual Meeting Philadelphia 2007 - An analysis of gastrojejunostomy stricture in patients undergoing laparoscopic roux en-y gastric bypass.
Piotr Gorecki , Won Sohn and Wael El Darawy.
Presented at DDW 2008 - Significance of Fecal Occult Blood Status and Level Of Anemia As A Predictor of Gastrointestinal Bleed Associated with Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wael El Darawy, Renjy Vattasseril, Desh Sharma, and Maurice A. Cerulli. Presented at DDW 2008 - “Five years experience with the modified ileal neobladder” W. Zakaria, S.I. Ragy, M.S. Mourad, and H. El Beialy. Egyptian Journal of Urology 1996.
- “The use of the appendix for continent urinary diversion” El Kasaby, W. Zakaria, A. Abdelaal, and M. Sadek. Egyptian Journal of Urology, 1997.
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Bile Duct Blockages and Stones
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Management
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Colon Cancer Syndromes
- GERD
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- High-Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Silent Reflux
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Difficulty
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures Performed
- Anorectal Manometry
- Bacterial Overgrowth Test
- Barrett’s Treatment
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Complex Polypectomy
- CRH Hemorrhoid Ablation
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pseudocyst Drainage
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration
- Enteral Stents
- Esophageal Dilation/Testing
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Hemorrhoid Infrared Coagulation Therapy
- Hemorrhoid Treatments (IRC and Banding)
- Lactose Intolerance Breath Test
- Lactose Tolerance Test
- Luminal Stent
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ)
- Polypectomy
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Urea Breath Test (UBT)
- Variceal Banding
