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Badr Al Bawardy, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He performs diagnostic procedures such as esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, along with chromoendoscopy and video capsule endoscopy. Dr. Al Bawardy earned his MD from George Washington University, completed an internal medicine residency, and a gastroenterology fellowship focused on IBD at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His approach to patient care emphasizes shared decision-making, where he engages with patients to discuss treatment options, consider their lifestyle preferences, and collaboratively develop a care plan. In addition to IBD, Dr. Al Bawardy has clinical interests in celiac disease and microscopic colitis. He conducts research as an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) at Yale School of Medicine.
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