Dr. El-Hachem specializes in caring for individuals with digestive disorders, including inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and microscopic colitis. She is the director of Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. She is skilled at advanced endoscopic procedures, such as chromoendoscopy, capsule endoscopy, pouchoscopy, and ileoscopy. After earning her degree at the American University of Beirut School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon, she completed her residency at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She gained additional training and expertise during her fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. El-Hachem speaks English, French, and Arabic.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
French
Arabic
English
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Expertise
lymphocytic colitis
gastrointestinal (gi) cancer screening
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd) with biopsy
stoma complications
sigmoidoscopy
endoscopy
pouchitis
microscopic colitis
pregnancy with ibd
collagenous colitis
ulcerative proctitis
repair anorectal fistula plug
ulcerative colitis
colo-screen
j pouch
ulcerative pancolitis
eosinophilic colitis
regional enteritis
infusion therapy
protein losing enteropathy
eosinophilic gastritis
indeterminate colitis
ulceration of intestine
eosinophilic enteritis
colon polypectomy
Credentials
Fellowship
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Residency
Cleveland Clinic
Internship
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Education
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Publications
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