Dr. Reza Akhtar is board-certified in gastroenterology, providing expert care in digestive health, advanced endoscopy services, digestive oncology and pancreaticobiliary disease. Dr. Akhtar performs screening and diagnostic colonoscopies and advanced endoscopy services.

Education & Training

• Undergraduate Degree: Rutgers University (high honors, Henry Rutgers Scholar)
• Medical Degree: Tufts University School of Medicine
• Internship and Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City (Chief Resident and faculty teaching assistant)
• Fellowship (Gastroenterology & Hepatology): Mount Sinai Hospital (Chief Fellow)
• Certifications: Advanced endoscopic techniques, including EUS, ERCP, cholangioscopy and stenting

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• Director of Advanced Endoscopy, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
• American Medical Association
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopists
• American College of Physicians

Conditions Treated

Dr. Akhtar evaluates and treats a wide range of digestive conditions, including the following:

• Abdominal Pain, Acid Reflux, GERD, Nausea and Vomiting, Gas, Constipation
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
• Gastritis/Gastric Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer/Cysts
• Colon Polyps
• Colorectal Cancer

Practice Website: www.shoregastro.com