ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Gastroenterology ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (PENDING) | Pathology

Certifications American Board of Preventive Medicine Gastroenterology Clinical Focus Antibiotic-Associated Colitis-C Difficile http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/celiac-disease Celiac Disease http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/colon-polypectomy Colon Polypectomy http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/colon-polyps Colon Polyps http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/colonoscopy Colonoscopy http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/colorectal-cancer Colorectal Cancer http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/constipation Constipation http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/crohns-disease Crohn's Disease http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/diarrhea Diarrhea http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/endoscopic-band-ligation Endoscopic Band Ligation http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/enteral-feeding Enteral Feeding http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/flexible-sigmoidoscopy Flexible Sigmoidoscopy http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/malabsorption Malabsorption http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/peptic-ulcer Peptic Ulcer http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/percutaneous-endoscopic-gastrostomy Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/short-bowel-syndrome Short Bowel Syndrome http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/ulcerative-colitis Ulcerative Colitis http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/treatments-and-procedures/upper-gi-endoscopy Upper GI Endoscopy Education MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Residency, Internal Medicine Cleveland Clinic Hospital Fellowship, Medical Informatics Cleveland Clinic Hospital Fellowship, Gastroenterology Cleveland Clinic Hospital Biography Ashish Atreja, MD, MPH completed his internal medicine and gastroenterology training at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH and joined Mount Sinai Medical Center in July 2013. He has formal training and experience in public health and informatics. Dr. Atreja's clinical interests are inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, recurrent clostridium difficile infection, diarrhea, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), also referred to as stool transplant. Dr. Atreja believes in providing culturally-sensitive, patient-centered care through education, counseling and empowerment. He is currently accepting patients from New York Metropolitan area as well as out-of state referrals for second-opinion. Awards 2013 - Performed the first fecal microbiota transplantation in Mount Sinai Medical Center Received NIH K23 award for improving quality of life and quality of care among patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 2011 - Nominated as Editor for Online Education at American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) 2009 - Fellow representative to American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Editorial Board for Online Education. 2008 - Awarded fellowship (FACP ) to American College of Physicians. 2008 - Invited Presentation at Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Fl. 2006 - Awarded Distinquished poster award at AMIA Spring Meet, Phoenix, AZ 2006 - Invited Presentation at Center for Disease Control (CDC) on using electronic health records for infection control and biosurveillance, Atlanta, GA. 2005 - Awarded the best merit paper at ACP-OHIO Annual Meet, Cleveland, OH. 2005 - Nominated for the top ten papers (distinguished papers) at AMIA Annual Meet, Washinton, DC. 2000 - Recipient of National Delta Omega Awards for excellence in Public Health, Chicago, IL. 1993 - First in the State and 7th in the nation in medical entrance examination 1993 - National award for standig among the top 25 students in India selected for physics Olympiad 1991 - National Talent Search Scholarship, Govt. of India