Wednesday 6 January 2016

Emad Aljahdli - Finding Better Endoscopy Techniques

Emad Aljahdli is a doctor of gastroenterology based in the Boston area. He moved there from Saudi Arabia to participate in growing research into endoscopy and how it can be improved to find colon cancer in patients earlier in its development to introduce treatment quicker and isolate cancerous cells. Dr. Aljahdli was drawn to medical research in addition to his primary care duties because he wants to be an active member of the medical community that works to find new ways of treating deadly diseases like colon cancer and other problems with the gastrointestinal tract.


Emad Aljahdli
Emad Aljahdli
 Emad Aljahdli is a gastrointestinal and gastroenterology expert who has worked with many different research teams dedicated to developing improvements to endoscopic procedures so that doctors like him can find diseases like colon cancer and signs of cancer such as colon polyps in patients so they can introduce treatments sooner. Emad Aljahdli, as an expert in the gastrointestinal tract, participated in a quality improvement study in colonoscopy procedures so that he and other specialists like him can find colon polyps and other signs of cancer in patients in a more efficient manner. Studies like this can help doctors working with cancer patients, especially colon cancer patients find the signs of colon cancer and pancreatic cancer sooner and save lives.

Emad Aljahdli hopes to participate in the growing research community of doctors looking for better ways to use procedures like endoscopies to detect the warning signs of colon cancer and other serious gastrointestinal disorders and diseases.