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Mohammad Alomari, M.D.
Gastroenterologist Mohammad Alomari, M.D., Joins UAMS, Will Lead Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
| LITTLE ROCK — Mohammad Alomari, M.D., a gastroenterologist who specializes in advanced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology to oversee its inflammatory bowel disease program and clinic.
“Dr. Alomari’s work with IBD will benefit UAMS and the state of Arkansas,” said Mauricio S. Garcia, M.D., who is chief of the division. “He is the only expert in IBD in the state and will offer the only intestinal ultrasound evaluation for IBD patients in Arkansas. Having him on staff is a significant step toward improving the state of health in Arkansas.”
Intestinal ultrasound is a portable, cost-effective diagnostic technology that can reduce the number of imaging tests required while mitigating health care barriers for rural and remote communities.
Alomari also has a strong interest in research and has authored and contributed to numerous medical publications.
He came to UAMS from The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he recently completed an advanced fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease. He previously completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at The Cleveland Clinic Florida.
After earning his medical degree with honors in 2011 from Cairo University Faculty of Medicine in Egypt, he completed two three-year internal medicine residencies, becoming chief resident in the final year of each program. One was at Jordan University Hospital in Amman, Jordan, and King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) in Jordan, and the second was at the Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital in Ohio.
Alomari later served as a fourth-year chief resident at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, which involved teaching and mentoring a large residency program.
He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Medical Specialties. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and is a reviewer for journals such as the Crohn’s & Colitis 360 journal and the World Journal of Gastroenterology. He received a national research excellence award from the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
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