Education
Bachelor’s Degree – Yeshiva University
Medical Degree – New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship – Maimonides Medical Center
Residency – Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship – Maimonides Medical Center
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
- Colorectal cancer screening & colonoscopy
- Gastrointestinal bleeding and liver disease
- Pancreaticobiliary endoscopy
- ERCP
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Therapy for symptomatic hemorrhoids.
Hospital Affiliations
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn
- Greater NY Endoscopy Surgical Center
Other Appointments
- Chief of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Attending Physician, Maimonides Medical Center
- Attending Physician, Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Research
- Braha J, Guttmann S, et al. Getting Polyps off the Street: The Five-Year Experience of a “No-Cost” Screening Colonoscopy Program. Gastroenterology Vol. 142, Issue 5,S-213-S-214. Presented at Digestive Disease Week 2012, San Diego, California.
- Braha J. et al. Venous Blood Gas Calculated Hematocrit is an Accurate Predictor of Hematocrit in Patients With Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage. Gastroenterology Vol. 142, Issue 5, S-231
- Wall I, Badalov N, Braha J, et al. Decreased Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis Related to Early Aggressive Hydration. Gastroenterology Vol. 136, Issue 5, A-75.
- Badalov N, Wall I, Braha J, et al. Potential Savings for Federal Funding of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Uninsured Patients. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2008; 103: S1 s404. 1033A Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting 2008, Orlando, Florida. Senior Fellow Award – Astra Zeneca.
Fun Facts
- Dr. Braha is active in education and research in the area of gastroenterology and liver disease. He has been invited to present his research at a number of national and international scientific meetings.
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux
- Anorectal Disease
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Bile Duct Blockages and Stones
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Management
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Colon Cancer Syndromes
- GERD
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- High Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Silent Reflux
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Difficulty
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures Performed
- Anorectal Manometry
- Bacterial Overgrowth Test
- Barrett’s Treatment
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Complex Polypectomy
- CRH Hemorrhoid Ablation
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pseudocyst Drainage
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration
- Enteral Stents
- ERCP
- Esophageal Dilation/Testing
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and IRC
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Hemorrhoid Infrared Coagulation Therapy
- Hemorrhoid Treatments (IRC and Banding)
- Lactose Intolerance Breath Test
- Lactose Tolerance Test
- Luminal Stent
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ)
- Polypectomy
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Urea Breath Test (UBT)
- Variceal Banding
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