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Haleh Vaziri, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Director, Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program

NPI Number: 1336328459
Academic Office Location: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-1845
Phone:	800-535-6232 860-679-7692
Website(s):	Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program

Education & Training
Research
Publications
Presentations

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
M.D.	Tehran University of Medical Science	Medicine

Degree

Institution

Major

M.D.

Tehran University of Medical Science

Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Stony Brook University Medical Center	Internal Medicine
Residency	University of Massachusetts Medical Center	Internal Medicine
Fellowship	Stony Brook University Medical Center	Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

Stony Brook University Medical Center

Internal Medicine

Residency

University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Stony Brook University Medical Center

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Outstanding Teaching Award, Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program, 2016	UConn School of Medicine
Outstanding Teaching Award, Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program, 2011	UConn School of Medicine

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Outstanding Teaching Award, Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program, 2016

UConn School of Medicine

Outstanding Teaching Award, Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program, 2011

UConn School of Medicine

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-focused clinical research.

Journal Articles

Case Series of SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Esophageal Carcinoma
Ahmed O T, Nam G, Shui Y, Villavicencio J and Vaziri H Cureus 2022 Oct;14(10): e30874
Immunotherapy-induced Colitis: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnostic Workup, and Management Plan.
Vaziri, Haleh; Turshudzhyan, Alla; Vecchio, Eric Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2022 Aug;56(7):555-564
Immunotherapy-induced Hepatotoxicity: A Review.
Da Cunha T, Wu GY and Vaziri H. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2022 Jul;
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review.
Da Cunha, Teresa; Vaziri, Haleh; Wu, George Y Journal of clinical and translational hepatology 2022 Jun;10(3):531-542
Colitis and Intestinal Granulomas in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Da Cunha, Teresa; Patel, Sanket; Vaziri, Haleh Clinical journal of gastroenterology 2022 Jun;
Small bowel T-cell lymphoma: a MEITL-ing diagnosis.
Mago, Sheena; Mavilia, Marianna; Forouhar, Faripour; Vaziri, Haleh Clinical journal of gastroenterology 2021 Aug;
Occult small bowel bleeding.
Pratt P and Vaziri H. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 2021 Mar;
Reproductive health in IBD patients.
Patel S and Vaziri H. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 2021 Jan;
Dysphagia in a Cancer Patient.
Villavicencio Kim, Jaimy; Saraceni, Corey; Vaziri, Haleh Dysphagia 2021 Jan;
The Usefulness of Fecal Calprotectin in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mago, Sheena; Vaziri, Haleh; Tadros, Micheal Gastroenterology 2020 May;
Stool DNA for the Detection of High Grade Dysplasia and Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Vaziri, Haleh; Anderson, Joseph C Gastroenterology 2020 Feb;
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis.
Vinsard, Daniela Guerrero; Wakefield, Dorothy; Vaziri, Haleh; Karagozian, Raffi Inflammatory bowel diseases 2019 Nov;
Hepatotoxicity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medications.
Shamberg, Lucy; Vaziri, Haleh Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2018 Sep;52(8):674-684
Hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma: a unifying entity in a patient with hemolytic anemia, massive splenomegaly, and liver dysfunction.
Mavilia, Marianna; McAuliffe, Agnes; Hafeez, Safina; Vaziri, Haleh Clinical journal of gastroenterology 2018 May;
Is Chromoendoscopy Superior to Standard Colonoscopy for Long-term Surveillance of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Vaziri, Haleh; Anderson, Joseph C Gastroenterology 2017 Feb;152(3):665-667
Endoscopy in neutropenic and/or thrombocytopenic patients.
Tong, Michelle C; Tadros, Micheal; Vaziri, Haleh World journal of gastroenterology 2015 Dec;21(46):13166-76
White Light Endoscopy Versus Chromoendoscopy for the Detection of Dysplasia During Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surveillance With Colonoscopy.
Vaziri, Haleh; Anderson, Joseph C Gastroenterology 2015 Nov;149(6):1630-2
Esophageal stricture secondary to drug-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis presenting in an adult: an unusual complication of a rare disease.
Njei, Basile; Schoenfeld, Adam; Vaziri, Haleh Connecticut medicine 2013 Oct;77(9):541-4
Chromocolonoscopy.
Devuni, Deepika; Vaziri, Haleh; Anderson, Joseph C Gastroenterology clinics of North America 2013 Sep;42(3):521-45
Sessile serrated adenomas in the proximal colon are likely to be flat, large and occur in smokers.
Rustagi, Tarun; Rangasamy, Priya; Myers, Matthew; Sanders, Melinda; Vaziri, Haleh; Wu, George Y; Birk, John W; Protiva, Petr; Anderson, Joseph C World journal of gastroenterology 2013 Aug;19(32):5271-7
The potential utility of serum CA 72-4 as a marker for stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Njei, Basile; Birk, John; Vaziri, Haleh Connecticut medicine 2013 Mar;77(3):141-5
Diarrhoea. Preface.
Vaziri, Haleh; Surawicz, Christina Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology 2012 Oct;26(5):549
Treatment of chronic diarrhoea.
Li, Zhongzhen; Vaziri, Haleh Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology 2012 Oct;26(5):677-87
Risk factors for sessile serrated adenomas.
Anderson, Joseph Carl; Rangasamy, Priya; Rustagi, Tarun; Myers, Matthew; Sanders, Melinda; Vaziri, Haleh; Wu, George; Birk, John W; Protiva, Petr Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2011 Sep;45(8):694-9
Chylous Ascites: A Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
Bhardwaj, R., Vaziri, H., and Wu, G.Y J Clin Trans Hepatol 6105-113

Books

Guandalini, S. and Vaziri, H. (Co-Editors) Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances 2010 Jan;

Book Chapters

Colon Cancer Screening and Surveillance in the IBD Patient in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management.
Siddique O, Vaziri H and Anderson J 2021 Aug;
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Chapter 5) in Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics, Third Edition
Patel S and Vaziri H 2021 Aug;
The Woman with IBD: Fertility, Pregnancy and Beyond in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management.
Patel S and Vaziri H 2021 Aug;
Small Bowel (Chapter 7) in Management of Occult GI Bleeding.
Pratt PK and Vaziri H. 2021 Jun;
HIV and the Stomach in HIV and GI Tract Complications: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide.
Olefson S. and Vaziri H. 2019 Jun;
Empiric treatment of Chronic Diarrhea
Haleh Vaziri Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances 2010 Jan;

Case Reports

Case report and review of esophageal lichen planus treated with fluticasone.
Ynson, Marie Lourdes; Forouhar, Faripour; Vaziri, Haleh World journal of gastroenterology 2013 Mar;19(10):1652-6

Editorials

Colorectal Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Delayed but Not Forgotten.
Vaziri, Haleh; Anderson, Joseph C Digestive diseases and sciences 2023 Oct;

Other

Colorectal dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases
Chioma Ihunnah and Haleh Vaziri 2017 Feb;21(4):

Reviews

Genetics of Gallstone Disease and Their Clinical Significance: A Narrative Review.
Costa, Christopher J; Nguyen, Minh Thu T; Vaziri, Haleh; Wu, George Y Journal of clinical and translational hepatology 2024 Mar;12(3):316-326
Immunotherapy-induced Hepatotoxicity: A Review.
Da Cunha, Teresa; Wu, George Y; Vaziri, Haleh Journal of clinical and translational hepatology 2022 Dec;10(6):1194-1204
Chylous Ascites: A Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.
Bhardwaj, Richa; Vaziri, Haleh; Gautam, Arun; Ballesteros, Enrique; Karimeddini, David; Wu, George Y Journal of clinical and translational hepatology 2018 Mar;6(1):105-113
Update on the Use of Biologic Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis.
Aggarwal, Aakash; Sabol, Timothy; Vaziri, Haleh Current treatment options in gastroenterology 2017 Jan;15155-167
Primary Follicular Lymphoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Case Report and Review.
Moy, Brian T; Wilmot, Jonathan; Ballesteros, Enrique; Forouhar, Faripour; Vaziri, Haleh Journal of gastrointestinal cancer 2016 Jun;47255-63
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Review Featuring a Women’s Health Perspective
Marchioni Beery, R, Vaziri, H and Forouhar, F Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology 2014 Dec;4(2):266-284

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Case Series of SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Esophageal Carcinoma	Poster	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2022	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Tumor-Colonic Fistula in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma	Poster	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2022	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Failed Tofacitinib Rescue Therapy in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Refractory to Steroids and Anti-TNF Therapy	Poster	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2022	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Intestinal Granulomas: Not Always Crohn’s Disease	Poster	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2021	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Ocular Melanoma: A Rare Complication of TNF-a Antagonist Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis	Poster	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2021	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Microscopic Becomes Macroscopic: A Case Report of Colitis Transforming	Poster	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2021	American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Intestinal lymphangiectasia: When diseases stop following the rules		American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting	2020	ACP 2020 IM Meeting
Don’t Make a Rash Diagnosis: Not Every Terminal Ileitis Is Crohn’s Disease		American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2020	ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Emphysematous Gastritis		American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2020	ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Increased Risk of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2010-2014		American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2020	ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Hypercalcemia as a Cause of Dysphagia		American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting	2020	ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

Case Series of SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Esophageal Carcinoma

Poster