Dr. AlBawardy is a consultant gastroenterologist and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist. He is an adjunct assistant professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut, USA and Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

After completing medical school at the George Washington University in Washington DC, Dr. AlBawardy spent 7 years at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, USA where he completed an internal medicine residency, gastroenterology fellowship and IBD fellowship. During his time at Mayo Clinic, Dr. AlBawardy received multiple awards and was promoted to instructor of medicine. 

He was on faculty at Yale University as an assistant professor of medicine for 5 years where he developed and lead the Yale IBD Fellowship Program. Dr. Albawardy has an interest in clinical research, has authored multiple publications and serves as an associate editor and is on the editorial boards of multiple gastroenterology journals. 

Core Competencies

• Adult Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Specialist in in the diagnosis and management of Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis) and celiac disease 
• Diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, and Helicobacter pylori infection.
• Diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Diagnosis and management of biliary, pancreatic and liver diseases

Qualifications 

• MD from The George Washington University School of Medicine 
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship from Mayo Clinic
• American Board of Internal Medicine 
• American Board of Gastroenterology 
• Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology