European Board (UEMS-EBGH) certified Specialist of Gastroenterology (and Internal Medicine) with 25+ years of postgraduate experience, 15+ years of endoscopic proficiency, experience as sub-investigator/site-coordinator in sponsored trials, and more than 60 publications in major international medical journals.Currently working as an Associate Professor at the University of Sharjah.I received training as a research fellow of gastroenterology and hepatology at Hacettepe University Hospitals, where I have amassed vast experience in both diagnostic and interventional upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures (polypectomy and mucosal resection, sclerotherapy, band ligation and glue injection for variceal bleeding, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube placement, balloon dilatation for esophageal and colonic strictures, pneumatic dilatation for achalasia, etc.). I have also assisted and single-handedly performed more than 200 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography procedures (sphincterotomy, stone extraction, stent placement, etc.). Besides performing numerous ultrasound-guided liver biopsies, I have had first-hand experience with small bowel capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy.