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Hisham Akhtar

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)MedicineMcMaster University

Hisham Akhtar

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)

Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2025

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No graduate courses on record.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2023.

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akhtah7@mcmaster.ca

5 publications.

The Toronto Upper Gastrointestinal Cleaning Score: a prospective validation study

Khan R, Gimpaya N, Vargas JI, Ramkissoon A, Seleq S, Gholami R, Akhtar HJ, Bansal R, Scaffidi MA, Amin S

Endoscopy202332 citations

DOI: 10.1055/a-1865-4180

Vedolizumab for the Treatment of Noninflammatory Bowel Disease Related Enteropathy

Akhtar HJ, Nguyen TM, Ma C, Jairath V

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology20225 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.02.026

A200 VEDOLIZUMAB IS AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OPTION FOR NON INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE RELATED ENTEROPATHY

Akhtar H, Nguyen T, Jairath V

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2021First author

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab002.198

Vedolizumab Induced Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histological Improvement in Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease–associated Intestinal Enteropathy

Akhtar HJ, Markandey B, Ma C, Ramsewak D, Walsh JC, Jairath V

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases202010 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa012

A234 CLINICAL, ENDOSCOPIC AND HISTOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE ASSOCIATED ENTEROPATHY WITH VEDOLIZUMAB

Akhtar H, Markandey B, Ma C, Nguyen T, Jairath V

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2020First author

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz047.233

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