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Address
1001 N Waldrop Dr Ste 509
Arlington, TX 76012
Phone
817-394-4300Hours
Open today 8:30AM - 5 PMQuick Facts
- Virtual Telemedicine Visits Available, Call For Details
- Board Certified Gastroenterologist
- Currently Accepting New Patients
- Most Insurance Plans Accepted
- Performs Colonoscopies
Locations
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants - Arlington, TX
Gastroenterology in Arlington, TX
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants - Arlington, TX
1001 N Waldrop Dr
Ste 509
Open today 8:30AM - 5 PM
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About M. Tarek Al-Assi, M.D.
Originally from Syria, Dr. M. Tarek Al-Assi received his medical degree from Damascus University Medical School in 1986. Dr. Al-Assi completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine at Cook’s County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He then did fellowships in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dr. Al-Assi obtained a master’s degree in public health, with a concentration in biostatistics, from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and completed a fellowship in Clinical Research in Gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. While at Baylor, Dr. Al-Assi served as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound. Also, he contributed to clinical research with multiple publications in the areas of peptic ulcer disease and helicobacter pylori.
Dr. Al-Assi has been in private practice since 1998. His special interests in gastroenterology include colon cancer, ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gallbladder, and pancreatic disease, as well as therapeutic endoscopy – including ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle biopsy.
Dr. Al-Assi is board certified in gastroenterology. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Texas Medical Association, and Tarrant County Medical Society. Outside of the office, Dr. Al-Assia enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, movies and music.
Topics
- Abdominal Pain
- Anal/Rectal Bleeding
- Bloating
- Blood in the Stool
- Bowel Incontinence
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Heartburn
- Indigestion
- Nausea
- Unexplained Weight Gain/Loss
- Vomiting
- Yellowing of the Skin/Eyes
- Acid Reflux
- Anal Fissure
- Anemia/Iron Deficiency
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Biliary Obstruction
- C. Difficile Colitis
- Celiac Disease
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Polyps
- Crohn's Disease
- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS)
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticulosis
- Dysphagia
- Encopresis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Esophageal Motility Disorder
- Esophagitis
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Fistula
- Food Intolerance
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastritis
- GERD
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hiatal Hernia
- Ileitis
- Impacted Bowel
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcers
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Anorectal Manometry
- Argon Laser Therapy
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colonoscopy
- EGD
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- ERCP
- Esophageal Manometry
- Esophageal Impedance Test
- Feeding Tube Insertion (PEG)
- FibroScan®
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Infusion Therapy (IV Infusion)
- Sphincterotomy
Reviews
Thank you! Dr Tarek and kind and very friendly nursing staff for making me feel very comfortable before my surgery and after and even my follow up. haven’t been a client long but I love the very friendly greeting from the time you enter the office until you leave. Dr Tarek is a very caring doctor explaining everything holding nothing back. Thank you
Great help in finding problems and identifying solutions.
Dr Al-Assi is very friendly and makes the patient feel at ease while discussing health issues. Explaining complex issues in a simple manner made my experience excellent.
Entire staff is very courteous and helpful. Dr. Al-Assi was patient with my questions and my procedure went smoothly.
Dr. Al-Asis us a wonderful doctor to be cared for by. Very caring and thorough.
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