Dr. Tauseef Ali is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma in the section of digestive disease and nutrition. He is the chief of the gastroenterology department at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital, where he also serves as director of the IBD clinical and research program. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterology Association,and the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Ali graduated from King Edward Medical University in Pakistan. He completed his residency (2006) and fellowship (2009) program from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He was also selected as the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America visiting IBD fellow at the University of Chicago (2008).
His clinical interest includes inflammatory bowel disease. He was the recipient of the American Gastroenterology Association Bridges to Excellence Award to provide quality service to IBD patients. He is the author of “Crohn’s and Colitis for Dummies” by Wiley publishers. He has served on the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) International Relations, Training, Educational Affairs, and Public Relations committees. He has been the recipient of the ACG United States and World Gastroenterology Train the Trainers Program Travel Award. He is currently serving as section editor for inflammatory bowel disease in the ACG Self-Assessment Test subcommittee. His research interest is in sleep-related disorders in IBD patients. He is on the editorial board for the World Journal of Gastroenterology and several other journals. He is an active member of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterology Association, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. He is an active member of the Government and Industry Affairs Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. He is also recognized as the community leader and moderator for the ACG and CCFA IBD Circle, an online physician discussion forum. He regularly tweets through his educational twitter accounts @ibdtweets and @ibdclub. Dr. Ali is currently serving as the American College of Gastroenterology Governor for the Oklahoma Chapter.