Nizar Talaat, MD

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Education Committee, Core Faculty, NIZAR TALAAT, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
eiPAC, Physician Informaticst, NIZAR TALAAT, Medical Informatics
ntalaat@kumc.eduProfessional Background
I completed Medical School from the University of Khartoum in Sudan. I then joined Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center (currently Beaumont Health–Dearborn) in Dearborn, Michigan for Internal Medicine Residency. This was followed by a 2 years Postdoctoral Research Rellowship in Hepatology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI under the mentorship of Dr. Anna Lok. I joined the University of Missouri-Columbia, MO for an Advanced Hepatology Fellowship following by joining East Carolina University in Greenville, NC for Gastroenterology Fellowship. I then topped my training by completing a Transplant Hepatology fellowship at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Education and Training
- MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Khartou, Khartoum, Sudan
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center (Currently Beaumont Health-Dearborn), Dearborn, Michigan
- Clinical Fellowship, Hepatology, University of Missouri, Colum, Missouri
- Clinical Fellowship, Hepatology, University of Missouri, Colum, Missouri
- Clinical Fellowship, Gastroenterology, East Carolina Universiy, Greenville, North Carolina
- Clinical Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Research
Overview
I was involved in multiple research project during residency that looked into barriers to colon cancer screening among immigrants from the Middle East in Michigan. This was followed by clinical research in viral hepatitis B and C at the University of Michigan. I was also involved in quality improvement projects to maximize the utility of electronic medical records to ensure high-quality care is provided to patients with cirrhosis