About Me
As a gastroenterologist, I focus on inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as part of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. I also regularly perform procedures like esophagogastroduodenoscopy, also known as EGD, and colonoscopies to diagnose and treat conditions and screen for colorectal and anal cancer.
My career in medicine and choice of specialty has been propelled by two guiding principles: first, to provide quality care for people whose symptoms and underlying disease are out of alignment—a reality all too common in gastroenterology. And second, to serve as a safe and trusted medical provider for patients who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. My pronouns are he and him.
To achieve both goals, I try to always approach patient care from a place of empathy and compassion, prioritizing practices such as informed consent, racial and gender equity, and sex-positive and trauma-informed care. Through these techniques, I’m able to create a positive and supportive care experience for those who have been marginalized or dismissed in a healthcare setting.
I feel we are at a point where the queer community has been galvanized to become active stakeholders in their health and wellness. And as a medical provider I strive to provide an environment free of judgment, in which my patients can ask questions about their health and feel confident in their care.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- acid base disorder
- anal fissure
- anemia
- celiac disease & gluten sensitivity
- chronic diarrhea
- clostridium difficile infections
- colitis
- colon cancer
- colon polyp
- constipation
- crohn's disease
- diarrhea
- esophagitis
- gastritis
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastrointestinal bleeding
- gastrointestinal disease
- hyperplastic polyposis syndrome
- inflammatory bowel disease
- irritable bowel syndrome
- LGBTQ+ health
- microscopic colitis
- peptic ulcer disease
- pouchitis
- proctitis
- rectal bleeding
- small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (sibo)
- small intestine disease
- stomach disease
- stomach ulcer
- ulcer disease, gastrointestinal
- ulcerative colitis
Treatments
- bloodless medicine
- breath test, bacterial overgrowth
- breath test, h pylori infection
- breath test, lactose or fructose intolerance
- cancer screening
- capsule endoscopy
- colon cancer screening
- colonoscopy
- colorectal cancer screening
- endoscopy
- flexible sigmoidoscopy
- gastroscopy
- hybrid argon plasma coagulation (apc)
- j-pouch
- polypectomy
- push enteroscopy
- transplantation, fecal microbial
- upper endoscopy (egd)
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Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity , Clostridium Difficile Infections , Colorectal Cancer , Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease , Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Irritable Bowel SyndromeCredentials
Positions
- Assistant Professor,
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), 2022
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2020
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Gastroenterology, 2023
- Residency, MedStar Health, Internal Medicine, 2019
- MPH from Johns Hopkins University, 2013
- MD from American University of Beirut, 2012
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Anthem BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
- BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Ƶ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Ƶ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Elderplan
- Elderplan
- Elderplan FIDA
- Elderplan Medicare Advantage Plan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
- Emblem Select Care EPO
- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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Fidelis Care
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
- Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
- Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Essential Plan 1
- Fidelis Essential Plan 2
- Fidelis Essential Plan 3
- Fidelis Essential Plan 4
- Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
- Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
- Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
- Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Longevity Health Plan
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Metroplus
- Metroplus Bronze Plus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Child Health Plus
- Metroplus Essential Plan 1 and 2
- Metroplus Essential Plan 3 and 4
- Metroplus Gold
- Metroplus Gold Plus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Goldcare
- Metroplus Medicaid Managed Care
- Metroplus Medicare
- Metroplus Medplus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Platinum Plus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Silver Plus Plan Exchange
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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River Spring Health Plan
- River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (Ƶ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (Ƶ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (Ƶ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Elie S. Al Kazzi, MD, MPH does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
Video Visits
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Schedule a Video VisitƵ Ambulatory Care—Chelsea
160 West 26th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
Ƶ Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
305 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Corevitas Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Registry
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Proactive infliximab optimization using a pharmacokinetic dashboard versus standard of care in patients with Crohn s disease: The OPTIMIZE Trial
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Ƶ IBD Biorepository
Publications
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Barnes, Edward L; Agrawal, Manasi; Syal, Gaurav; Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N; Cohen, Benjamin L; Haydek, John P; Al Kazzi, Elie S; Eisenstein, Samuel; Hashash, Jana G; Sultan, Shahnaz S; Raffals, Laura E; Singh, Siddharth; ,
Gastroenterology. 2024 Jan ; 166(1):59-85
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Wang, Pei-Qi; Hu, Jun; Al Kazzi, Elie S; Akhuemonkhan, Eboselume; Zhi, Min; Gao, Xiang; de Paula Pessoa, Raquel Holand; Ghazaleh, Sami; Cornelius, Tuhina; Sabunwala, Suhel Abbas; Ghadermarzi, Shadi; Tripathi, Kartikeya; Lazarev, Mark; Hu, Pin-Jin; Hutfless, Susan
World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology & therapeutics. 2016 Nov 06; 7(4):556-563
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Oliva-Hemker, Maria; Hutfless, Susan; Al Kazzi, Elie S; Lerer, Trudy; Mack, David; LeLeiko, Neal; Griffiths, Anne; Cabrera, Jose; Otley, Anthony; Rick, James; Bousvaros, Athos; Rosh, Joel; Grossman, Andrew; Saeed, Shehzad; Kay, Marsha; Carvalho, Ryan; Keljo, David; Pfefferkorn, Marian; Faubion, William; Kappelman, Michael; Sudel, Boris; Schaefer, Marc E; Markowitz, James; Hyams, Jeffrey S
Journal of pediatrics. 2015 Sep ; 167(3):527-32.e1