George Abdelsayed, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF, FAASLD

George Abdelsayed is an associate professor of medicine at the RWJ Medical School. He has worked as a board-certified gastroenterologist with a specific clinical focus on treating liver disease, including hepatitis B and C, alcohol-induced liver disease, and nutritional liver disease.

His areas of interest also include trainee education, ambulatory care quality improvement, and coding/documentation. Dr Abdelsayed earned his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla. He performed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Winthrop University Hospital and his fellowship in gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center Wakefield Campus.

Throughout his career he has served at several institutions in varying capacities, including Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Staten Island University Hospital).  He has served as a member of organizations including the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, president of the New Jersey Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, member of the American Liver Foundation Medical Advisory Committee, and physician-at-large of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, among others.

Dr. Abdelsayed has also served on national grant review panels and committees such as a member of the Patient Care Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology, Vice Chairman of the Public and Clinical Policy Committee of the AASLD, and member of the Professionalism Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology.