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Email

hasheme@bcm.edu

Positions

Vice President of the Learning Health System

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Houston, Texas United States

Chair and Professor

Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine
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Houston, Texas United States

Director

Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center
Houston, Texas

Gastroenterology Section Chief (2007-2016)

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Chief, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section

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Houston, Texas

Editor in Chief (2012-2017)

Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Journal

Addresses

Baylor Medicine at the McNair Campus (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge St., 8th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-0950
Clinic Website

Education

MPH from University of New Mexico

01/1998 - Albuquerque, NM United States

Fellowship at University of New Mexico

06/1997 - Albuquerque, NM United States

Gastroenterology

Internship at St. Michael's Medical Center

06/1993 - Newark, NJ United States

Residency at Greenwich Hospital/Yale University

06/1995 - Greenwich, United States

Internal Medicine

MD from Al-Arab Medical University

01/1991 - Benghazi, Libya

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Gastroenterology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

2025 - Texas Super Doctors

2024 - William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology

2024 - “World's Most Influential Scientific Minds” in the area of Clinical Medicine by Thomson Reuters, 2014-2024

2023 - Lifetime Achievement Award

2023 - Texas Top Doctors, 2011-2023

2022 - Internal Medicine and Educators, Who’s Who in America

2020 - Houston’s Best Doctors, 2009-2020

2016 - Ben Quarah Award, NAAMA Local Chapter Prestigious Award

2016 - Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award

2015 - Best Doctors in America®, 2009-2015

2014 - Top Doctors of the Year

2011 - Blue Faery Award for Excellence in Liver Cancer Research

2010 - Charles Mörtel Lecture, International Cancer Society

2008 - American Society for Clinical Investigators (ASCI)

2006 - American Gastroenterological Association's Masters Award in Clinical Research

2002 - American Gastroenterological Association's Young Clinical Investigator Award

1999 - Research Mentor Award, University of New Mexico

Professional Interests

• Barrett's esophagus
• Dyspepsia and gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Viral hepatitis
• Chronic liver disease
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Screening and surveillance of GI and liver cancers
• Epidemiology and outcomes of digestive disorders
• Colonoscopy and Upper Endoscopy
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Fatty Liver

Professional Statement

I currently serve as the Vice President of the Learning Health System and the Chair of the Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine at ��������, where I also direct the NIH-funded Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center and practice clinically at Baylor Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

My vision centers on integrating data-driven insights into patient care and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. In 2023, I launched the Learning Health System Initiative at �������� to accelerate evidence-based genomic medicine and create a continuously improving healthcare ecosystem.

My research focuses on digestive disorders, particularly chronic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and Barrett’s esophagus. I have published over 680 peer-reviewed articles (H-index 165), consistently ranking among the world’s top 1% most-cited clinical researchers. My work has shaped national guidelines and earned recognition from NPR and The New York Times. I have secured more than 70 research grants and served as Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology and President of the American Gastroenterological Association (2019).

Before joining Baylor in 1999, I earned my MD from Al-Arab Medical University in Libya, completed residency at Yale’s Greenwich Hospital, and a G.I. fellowship and MPH at the University of New Mexico. I am passionate about mentoring future physician-scientists and advancing healthcare through bold initiatives in research and education.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Stephen Lam Chan, Hui-Chuan Sun, Yang Xu, Hongmei Zeng, Hashem B El-Serag, Jeong Min Lee, et al. "." Lancet. 2025 Aug 16;406(10504):P731-778. Pubmed PMID:
• Kanwal F, Kramer JR, Li L, Yang YX, Cao Y, Yu X, Samuel R, Ali B, Desiderio R, Cholankeril G, Bajaj M, Asch SM "." JAMA Intern Med.. 2024 Nov 1;11(184):1314–1323. Pubmed PMID:
• Rustgi A, El-Serag HB "." N. Engl. J. Med. 2015 Apr;372(15):1472-3. Pubmed PMID:
• El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Davila JA, Kramer J, Richardson P "." Gastroenterology. 2014 May;146(5):1249-55.e1. Pubmed PMID: