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Haleh Vaziri, MD

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
DegreeInstitutionMajor
MDTehran University of Medical ScienceMedicine

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
InternshipStony Brook University Medical CenterInternal Medicine
ResidencyUniversity of Massachusetts Medical CenterInternal Medicine
FellowshipStony Brook University Medical CenterGastroenterology and Hepatology

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

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-focused clinical research.

Journal Articles

Books

  • Guandalini, S. and Vaziri, H. (Co-Editors) Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances 2010 Jan;
  • Vaziri H (Contributor). Plates 3.22 (Colonoscopy), 3.65-3.68 (Ulcerative Colitis), 3.69-3.71 (Crohn’s Disease), 3.72 (Microscopic Colitis), 3.90-3.91 (Colonic Involvement in Systemic Disease). The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations, Digestive System: Part II –Lower Digestive Tract, Third Edition. Edited by James C. Reynolds, Peter J. Ward, Suzanne Rose, Missale Solomon and Christopher Steele. Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadephia, PA. May 3, 2024. ISBN: 978-0-323-88131-9.

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

Editorials

Other

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

Reviews

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Case Series of SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Esophageal CarcinomaPosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2022American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Tumor-Colonic Fistula in a Patient with Renal Cell CarcinomaPosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2022American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Failed Tofacitinib Rescue Therapy in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Refractory to Steroids and Anti-TNF TherapyPosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2022American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Intestinal Granulomas: Not Always Crohn’s DiseasePosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2021American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Ocular Melanoma: A Rare Complication of TNF-a Antagonist Therapy in Ulcerative ColitisPosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2021American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Microscopic Becomes Macroscopic: A Case Report of Colitis TransformingPosterAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2021American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
Intestinal lymphangiectasia: When diseases stop following the rulesAmerican College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting2020ACP 2020 IM Meeting
Don’t Make a Rash Diagnosis: Not Every Terminal Ileitis Is Crohn’s DiseaseAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2020ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Emphysematous GastritisAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2020ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Increased Risk of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2010-2014American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2020ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Hypercalcemia as a Cause of DysphagiaAmerican College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting2020ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting