I aim to provide my patients with thoughtful, compassionate, and timely care of the highest quality. Building trusted relationships with my patients allows me to tailor the best individualized care plan centered around their health. Being at the forefront of new technology, I am able to offer access to the latest advanced endoscopic techniques and weight loss procedures.

Rameez Alasadi, MD
Gastroenterology, Interventional Endoscopy
Years in Practice:
25
years
Practices In:
Elmhurst, Naperville, Winfield
Patients Seen:
Adults
Board Certifications
Gastroenterology
Languages
English, Arabic
Awards & Accolades
Best Doctors in America
2007
Best Doctors in America
2006
Clinical Interests
General gastroenterology, Benign pancreatic disease, Gallbladder diseases, Gastric cancer, Heartburn, Pancreatic cancer, Barrett’s Esophagus, Medical and endoscopic management of various pancreatobiliary diseases, Staging of esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and colorectal cancer via endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, EUS-guided celiac plexus block for pancreatic nerve pain, EUS-guided psuedocyst drainage, Intraabdominal abscess endoscopic psuedocyst debridement, Diagnostic and therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Direct cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy, Stone lithotripsy, Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for treatment of superficial/early gastrointestinal cancers, Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of Barrett’s mucosa, Endoscopic GERD management with Transoral Incisionless Funduplication (TIF procedure), Endoscopic placement of self expandable metal stent to palliate obstructive symptoms induced by either esophageal, gastric, duodenal, biliary or colonic malignancies, Endoscopic suturing (Apollo system), Endoscopic examination of the small bowel with single balloon enteroscopy, Capsule endoscopy, Endoscopic revision of gastrojejunal anastomosis to treat weight regain after gastric bypass surgery
Memberships
American College of Gastroenterology
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Pancreatic Association
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Edward Hospital
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
School
University of Damascus
Graduation Date:
1992
Degree:
MD
Residency
Henry Ford Hospital
Resident in Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Northwestern University
Gastroenterology
University of California at Irvine
Gastroenterology
Provider’s Publications
Improving Treatment Outcomes and Sharing Decision Making in Pancreatic Cancer; http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/829856
January 2000
Procedures
48-Hour Bravo, Anoscopy, Biliary Stent Placement and Removal, Choledochoscopy & Pancreatoscopy, Colon Cancer Screening, Colon Polyp Removal, Colonoscopy, EMR - Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, ERCP/Papillotomy, EUS Fine Needle Aspiration, Endoscopic Foreign Body Removal, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopan - creatography, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Enteral Stenting, Enteroscopy (Therapeutic & Diagnostic), Esophagogastro- duodenoscopy - EGD, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, G-Tube Placement and Removal, Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection- EMR, Ileoscopy, Minor Papillotomy, Pancreatoscopy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement, Prevention of NSAID-Related Ulcer Complications, Radio Frequency Ablation for Barrett's Esophagus, Therapeutic & Diagnostic ERCP, Transoral Incisonless Fundoplication (TIF) for Reflux, pH Study for Esophageal Reflux Disease
Conditions
Acute Infectious Diarrhea in Adults, Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Adults), Acute Pancreatitis, Barrett's Esophagus, Bile Duct Strictures, Celiac Disease, Choledocholithiasis (Bile Duct Stones), Diverticular Disease of the Colon in Adults, Eosinophillic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Eosinophilia, Fecal Incontinence, GERD, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Pancreatic Cysts, Pancreatic Nerve Pain, Pancreatitis, Pancreatobiliary Diseases (Benign & Malignant), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Staging of Colorectal Cancer Via EUS, Staging of Esophageal Cancer Via EUS, Staging of Gastric Cancer Via EUS, Staging of Pancreatic Cancer Via EUS, Ulcer Bleeding