Sultan Mahmood MD
Sultan Mahmood
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Co-Program Director GI Fellowship Program
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Gastroenterology
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
My clinical practice is General Gastroenterology and I enjoy seeing patients with Inflammatory bowel disease, Barrett‘s esophagus, Chronic constipation, Achalasia, Nutritional disorders and other Gastrointestinal issues. I am passionate about colon cancer screening and have participated in various research projects and quality improvement projects to improve the access and quality of colonoscopy procedure.
"While we teach, we learn", said the Roman philosopher Seneca. I have been fortunate to have excellent mentors during my training and want to continue their legacy. Being a faculty at UBMD, I get the opportunity to work with medical students, residents and gastroenterology fellows.
Medicine is an ever evolving field and my practice is based on incorporating the latest medical literature in the plan of care. I like to present all options to patients and make them an integral part of the care plan.
Education and Training:
- Other, Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology BIDMC, Harvard Medical School (2023)
- Fellowship, Gastroenterology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2018)
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2015)
- Medicine and Surgery, King Edward Medical University (2010)
- BS, Punjab University (2007)
- FG Sirsyed College (2003)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2019-present)
- Attending Physician, Marshfileld Clinic (2018–2019)
- Resident House Officer, Lahore General Hospital (2011)
- Resident House Officer, Mayo Hosptial (2011)
- Medical Officer, Zahid Medical Complex (2009–2010)
Awards and Honors:
- Moments of Excellence in Education (2021)
- Academic and Leadership Award (2020)
- Outstanding Endoscopy Skills Award (2018)
- Clinical Competency Committee - Member (2017)
- Chief Fellow Gastroenterology (2017)
- Resident Council-Member (2017)
- Program Evaluation Committee - Member (2017)
- Oral Presentation (2017)
- Complications Index Team-Member (2016)
- GI Patient Safety Committee Member (2016)
- Resident Research Award (2015)
- Program Evaluation Commmittee (2014)
- The James F. Hammersten Award (2014)
- Young Achiever Award (2014)
- 2013 National ACP (2013)
- ACP Podium Presentation (2013)
- Resident Mentorship Program (2013)
- Resident Recruitment Committee (2013)
- Program Evaluation Committee- Member
Research Expertise:
- Colonoscopy: Screening, Diagnostic and Therapeutic
- EGD: Diagnostic and therapeutic Upper endoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy: Diagnostic
- Single Balloon Enteroscopy: Small bowel enteroscopy, Single balloon enteroscopy
- Video Capsule Endoscopy: Diagnostic VCE
Journal Articles:
- Eyerman, M. J., Khoury, A. R., Tomar, S. K., Quigley, B. M., Mahmood, S., & Tahir, M. (2021) S67 What Is the Endoscopy Yield in Abnormal Hepatobiliary Imaging and Factors Predicting the Yield? A Retrospective Single Center Study. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology. (Jun)(116): S29-S30.
- Bilal M, Aby ES, Mahmood S, Chiang AL, Breu AC, Charabaty A. (2021) Standardized reporting of gastroenterology-related social media scholarship for career advancement. National Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jun) doi:10.1038/s41575-021-00474-w
- Amjad, W., Kamal, F., Malik, A., Singh, R., & Mahmood, S. (2021) Histamine 2 receptor antagonists do not improve the outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (May)
- Cheung R, Fazel Y, Sparacino G, Sadek S, Tahir M, Mahmood S, Gudleski GD. (2021) Sa104 PERFORMANCE OF LOWER GI BLEED RISK STRATIFICATION TOOLS IN A LARGE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. Gastroenterology (May)
- Siau, K., Lui, R., and Mahmood, S. (2020) The role of a social media editor: What to expect and tips for success. United European Gastroenterology Journal (Dec)(8(10)): 1253-1257.
- Mahmood, S. (2020) An online platform to discuss the latest gastroenterology and hepatology publications. https://www.mdedge.com/gihepnews/article/232212/mixed-topics/gijournal-online-platform-discuss-latest-gastroenterology-and?channel=46646 (Nov)
- Fazel, Yousef MD; Tahir, Muhammad MD; Cheung, Randy MD; Sparacino, Gina MD; Sadek, Sarah MD; Gudleski, Gregory D. PhD; Mahmood, Sultan MD. (2020) S0631 Performance of Upper GI Bleeding Scores in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital. The American Journal of Gastroenterology (Oct), 115(P S316 doi:10.14309/01.aig.0000704572.79392.3e)
- Sadek, Sarah MD; Tahir, Muhammad MD; Sparacino, Gina MD; Fazel, Yousef MD; Chueng, Randy MD; Gudleski, Gregory D. PhD; Mahmood, Sultan MD. (2020) S0613 The Role of Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) in Acute Care Settings in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital. The American Journal of Gastroenterology (Oct), 115(P S 307 doi: 10 14309/01.aig.0000704500.09548.ba)
- Chueng, Randy MD1; Fazel, Yousef MD1; Sparacino, Gina MD2; Sadek, Sarah MD1; Tahir Muhammad MD1; Gudleski, Gregory D. Ph D1; Mahmood, Sultan MD1. (2020) S0615 Performance of Lower GI Bleeding Scores in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital. (Oct)
- Sadek, Sarah MD1; Fazel, Yousef MD1; Sparacino, Gina MD2; Chueng, Randy MD1; Tajammal, Rutaba MD3; Tahir Muhammad MD1; Mahmood, Sultan MD1. (2020) S1229 Aspirin and the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Review of Risks and Benefits. The American Journal of Gastroenterology (Oct), 115(P S617 doi:10.14309/01.aig.0000706964.55460.af)
- Gina Sparacino, Muhammad Tahir, Sarah Sadek, Yousef Fazel, Randy Chueng, Gregory D. Gudleski, and Sultan Mahmood. (2020) S3173 Yield of Endoscopic Investigation in Overt vs Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital. Official Journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (Oct), S1666(ACG 115)
- Ali IA, Mahmood S, Tierney WM. (2019) Bouveret syndrome: a tough nut to crack. VideoGIE (Mar), 4(3): 126-127.
- Mahmood S, Hoffman L, Ali IA, Zhao YD, Chen A, Allen K. (2019) Smart Phone/Device Application to Improve Delivery of Enteral Nutrition in Adult Patients Admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Nutr Metab Insights (Jan), 12: 1178638818-1178638818.
- Syed T, Fazili J, Ali IA, Zhao D, Hughes D, Mahmood S. (2018) Hepatocellular Carcinoma Occurrence and Recurrence in Hepatitis C-infected Patients Treated with Direct-acting Antivirals. Cureus (Jun), 10(6): 2843-2843.
- Mir Fahad Faisal, Natalie Cosgrove, Vladimir Kushnir, Thomas Hollander, Swaroop P. Vitta, Riddhi S. Patel, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Sultan Mahmood. (2018) Mo1285 LUMEN APPOSING SELF EXPANDING METAL STENTS HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS COMPARED TO DOUBLE PIG-TAIL STENTS IN MANAGEMENT OF WALLED OFF PANCREATIC NECROSIS: A MULTICENTER EXPERIENCE. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Jun), Mo(1080)
- Syed T, Farooqui S, Tajammal R, Mahmood S, Kastens D. (2018) Chilaiditi's Sign Associated with Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction: A Radiological Diagnosis. Cureus (Mar), 10(3): 2351-2351.
- Mahmood S, Farooqui SM, Madhoun MF. (2018) Predictors of inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (Jan), 30(8): 819-826.
- Mahmood S, Jackson R, Zhao YD, Oxentenko AS, Ali T. (2015) Assessment of Work-Life Balance of Resident Physicians. Am J Med Sci (Dec), 350(6): 519-520.
- Nusrat S, Mahmood S, Bitar H, Tierney WM, Bielefeldt K, Madhoun MF. (2015) The impact of chronic opioid use on colonoscopy outcomes. Dig Dis Sci (Apr), 60(4): 1016-1023.
- Chaudrey K, Salvaggio M, Ahmed A, Mahmood S, Ali T. (2015) Updates in vaccination: recommendations for adult inflammatory bowel disease patients. World J Gastroenterol (Mar), 21(11): 3184-3196.
- Nusrat S, Mahmood S, Kastens D, Bielefeldt K. (2014) Cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia in gastroparesis: mimic or misfortune?. South Med J (Dec), 107(12): 757-761.
- Ali T, Chakraburtty A, Mahmood S, Bronze MS. (2013) Risk of nocardial infections with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. Am J Med Sci (Aug), 346(2): 166-168.
- Ali T, Kaitha S, Mahmood S, Ftesi A, Stone J, Bronze MS. (2013) Clinical use of anti-TNF therapy and increased risk of infections. Drug Healthc Patient Saf (Mar), 5: 79-99.
- Tariq S, Mahmood S, Madeira S, Tarasov E. (2013) Congenital complete absence of pericardium masquerading as pulmonary embolism. Heart Views (Jan), 14(1): 29-32.
Professional Memberships:
- AGA Social Media Editor/ Member AGA Board of Education for CGH/Gastroenterology/TIGE; Work with editorial team of the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology and TIGE to highlight media worthy articles on Twitter and other Social media platforms. Attend meetings of the Board of Editors for CGH, Gastro and TIGE (2020–present)
Presentations:
- "Sa104 PERFORMANCE OF LOWER GI BLEED RISK STRATIFICATION TOOLS IN A LARGE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL" DDW (2021)
- "Sa103 TO SMEAR OR NOT TO SMEAR: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN ENDOSCOPIC FINDINGS FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH GI BLEEDING WHO UNDERGO FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TESTING?." DDW (2021)
- "Sa106 AIM 65 BEST PREDICTOR OF OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH UPPER GI BLEEDING" DDW (2021)
- "Personalized CRC Screening: Choosing the Best Option" City-Wide Grand Rounds; University at Buffalo; Department of Medicine (2020)
- "Total Abdominal Colectomy Amongst Hospitalized Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Biologic Era: Evidence from the National Inpatient Sample (1998 - 2013)" DDW 2019; American Gastroenterology Association; Gastroenterology (2019)
- "Updates in Gastroenterology" System-Wide Surgery & Digestive Disease Meeting; Marshfield Clinic; Gastroenterology and General Surgery (2019)
- "Tube Feed App: A Novel Smart Phone Application for Enteral Nutrition" 27th Annual North American Conference of Gastroenterology Fellows (2017)
- "Enteral Nutrition in the Intensive Care Union" DDW (2016)
- "Gastrinomas: Always onthe Differential" Stewar Wolf Research Day (2016)
- "Inpatient Burden of Morbid Obesity in the U.S.: An analysis of Time trends: A comparison between 1197 and 2013." Stewar Wolf Research Day (2016)
- "The Burden of Cirrhosis and Its Complications in the United States" DDW (2016)
- "Immunization against Hepatittis A and Hepatitis B in patients with Chronic Liver Disease" American Journal of Gastroenterology (2015)
- "Inpatient Burden of Morbid Obesity in U.S.: An Analysis of Time Trends from 1997 - 2012" American Journal of Gastroenterology (2015)
- "Assessment of Secual Dysfunction Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients" American Journal of Gastroenterology (2014)
- "Bile Leak atter Cholecystectomy" American Journal of Gastroenterology (2014)
- "Factors Affecting Adverse Outcomes During Colonoscopy" American Journal of Gastroenterology (2014)
- "Impact of Chronic Opioid Use on Colonoscopy Outcomes" Stewart Wolf Day (2014)
- "Screening Pap Smear: A Resident Clinic Quality Improvement Project" Stewart Wolf Day (2014)
- "The Impact of Chronic Opioid Use on Colonoscopy" Digested Disease Week (2014)
- "Tube Feeding Calculator: A Smartphone Application Project" Stewart Wolf Day (2014)
- "Work-Life Balance of Gastroenterology Trainees" Digested Disease Week (2014)
- "A Web Based Cross sectional Survey" National American College of Physicians Meeting; National American College of Physicians (2014)
- "Diagnostic Dilemma: EBV and CMV Co-Infection in a Patient with Crohn's Disease" CSCTR/MWAFMR Combined Annual Meeting (2014)
- "Assessment of Work-Life Balance Issues Of Resident Physicians" Stewart Wolf Lecture and House Staff Research Presentations; American College of Physicians (2013)
- "A Rare Case of Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Obstructive Jaundice" Stewart Wolf Lecture and House Staff Research Presentations (2013)
- "Are you Happy with your Work Life Balance?" Stewart Wolf Lecture and House Staff Research Presentations (2013)
- "Cutaneous Nocardiosis: A rare compllication of anti-TNF therapy" Oklahoma Chapter Annual Meeting (2012)
- "An Audit of Colonoscopies Carried out in Lahore General Hospital Pakistan" Lahore Chapter Annual Meeting (2011)
Service Activities:
- Division of Gastroenterology, Develop GI curriculum for Internal Medicine residents and medical students, coordinate and improve GI consult rotations experience.; Education Leader Department of Medicine (2020–present)
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Devise the conference schedule for the academic year, supervise fellows in research projects & conference presentations. Work with program leadership to improve educational experience of GI fellows.; Co-Program Director GI Fellowship Program (2019–present)
- As a member and site director for Buffalo General Hospital, we meet on a 6 monthly basis to discuss fellows performance; Clinical Competency Committee- Member (2019–present)
- Review program performance on ACGME survey and work with program leadership to address any issues and devise a performance improvement plan for upcoming academic year.; Program Evaluation Committee Member (2019–present)