· Esophageal heartburn (GERD), swallowing disorders management ofnon-cardiac chest pain
· Dyspepsia, indigestion, bloating, acute and chronic diarrhea andconstipation,
· Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
· Food intolerance (lactose and gluten intolerance) malabsorptiondisorders, Celiac disease, SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
· Inflammatory Bowel disease (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis)
· Colon cancer screening (colonoscopy and simple/complex colon polypremoval therapy).
· Hemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula
· Liver diseases including fatty liver, viral hepatitis, fibroscan andliver biopsy
· GI physiology (esophageal manometry and pH study)
· Gastric balloon insertion and removal
Dr. Agkop Avakian, after gaining a bachelor’sdegree in molecular biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook,graduated with a medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicinein 1999. He received hisspecialization degree in Gastroenterology in Greece after having worked inmultiple hospitals in the UK as part of General Medicine and Gastroenterologyrotations.
He has been working in Dubai since 2014 and held head of the Departmentof Gastroenterology position at prestigious hospitals in Dubai.
His main area of interest are functional bowel disorders, liver diseasesand bowel cancer prevention (screening colonoscopy and simple/complex colonpolyp removal therapy).
• B.Sc. in Molecular Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1995
• M.D., St. George’s University School of Medicine, 1999
• M.R.C.P.(UK), London, 2005
• M.A in Medical Education, University of Bedfordshire, 2007
• Certificate of Specialization in Gastroenterology, Athens, Greece, 2011
• European Board of Gastroenterology, 2015
