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Masoud, Amir E., MD

Title
Medical Co-Director, Hartford HealthCare Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center

Gender

Male


Language

English

Providing the best care to our patients and their companions requires communicating in a way everyone understands. Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All spoken languages are available, as well as American Sign Language (AS/L).


Specialties
Accepting New Patients
  • Gastroenterology

Areas of Expertise
Achalasia, Barrett's Esophagus, Benign Esophageal Disorders, BRAVO, Breath Testing, Cancer Screening, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, Celiac Disease, Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Constipation, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Diverticular Disease, EndoFLIP, Endoscopy, Enteroscopy, Esophageal Motility Disorders, Esophageal/Ano-Rectal Manometry, Fecal Incontinence, Gastroenterology / Digestive Diseases in Women, Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD), Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Men's Health, Mucosal Integrity Testing (MiVu), Neurogastroenterology, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Peptic Ulcer Disease, PH Probe Monitoring, Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth, Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)

Hospitals and Organizations

  • St Vincents Medical Center
  • Integrated Care Partners
  • Backus Hospital
  • Windham Hospital
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut
  • MidState Medical Center
  • Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
  • Hartford Hospital

Education

Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine ‐ Digestive Diseases

Medical School
Ain Shams University

Residency
St. Louis University School of Medicine ‐ Internal Medicine

Bio

Dr. Amir E. Masoud is Medical Co-Director of the Hartford HealthCare Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center.

He joins HHC from Yale where he was Director of Outpatient Endoscopy and helped build and expand the Motility program to one of the busiest in the nation and a destination center for complex motility disorders.

Dr. Masoud’s areas of interest include esophageal and swallowing disorders, reflux and heartburn, and defecatory disorders including constipation and fecal incontinence.

The HHC Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center boasts the most cutting edge and comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic tools available. A careful, caring, and multi-disciplinary approach is employed to tailor management plans unique to every patient.

After earning his medical degree from Ain Shams University, in Cairo, Egypt, Dr. Masoud completed his Medicine residency at St Louis University where he was also elected Chief Resident. He then went on to Yale, where he completed his Gastroenterology fellowship training before joining the full-time faculty. An early adopter of innovation and modern techniques, he was quickly able to establish Yale as a destination center for complex esophageal and swallowing disorders. He was also Director of outpatient endoscopy and responsible for coordinating and overseeing critical system wide initiatives aimed at enhancing endoscopy efficiency and patient experience.

He is an active member of multiple societies including the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Foregut Society (AFS), and the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (ANMS) in addition to serving as a committee member for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). Board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Masoud is accepting new patients.

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Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Cigna Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., Connecticare, First Health Group Corp., Health New England, Multiplan, Northeast Health Direct, Oxford Health Plans, United Healthcare, BCBS Medicare, Connecticare Commercial, Connecticare Medicare, Corvel, Coventry, Essence Healthcare, Evercare, Focus, Health Connecticut, Health Direct, Healthy Connecticut, Prime Health Services, Private Health Care Systems, Inc., Senior Whole Health, WellCare of Connecticut, Inc., One Health Plan/ Great-West Healthcare, CarePartners of Connecticut, HMC/ Northeast Healthcare, Medspan Commercial, Medspan Medicare

This information is subject to change at any time. Please check with your insurance provider before scheduling your appointment or receiving services to confirm they are a participating member of the Hartford HealthCare network.

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