Dr. Omar Jamil

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Omar K. Jamil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, specializing in gastroenterology. His clinical interests include nutrition, small bowel disorders, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr. Jamil's work emphasizes the integration of diet and nutrition-based therapy into IBD care, with a focus on systematic assessment and optimization for medically complex patients preparing for major abdominal surgery. He completed a combined Internal Medicine–Pediatrics residency and later trained in Adult Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago, where he served as Chief Resident and Chief Fellow. His fellowship research involved a clinical trial evaluating proprietary MRI-based technology for quantifying sarcopenia. Dr. Jamil's ongoing academic interests encompass malnutrition assessment, sarcopenia, and the development of structured perioperative nutritional optimization pathways for patients with complex gastrointestinal diseases. As the Associate Medical Director for Clinical Nutrition, he collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to advance evidence-based nutrition care, particularly in enteral and parenteral nutrition, perioperative nutrition strategies, and the development of malnutrition screening protocols. He provides comprehensive care in general gastroenterology, IBD, and clinical nutrition at UChicago Medicine’s Hyde Park campus.

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Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
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IELTS
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Required:7
Writing
Required:7
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Overall
Required:7
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