Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
Recognition for Graduation with (Excellent with Honor)-Ain shams University, 1982
Best PGY1- NY Methodist Hospital, 2001-2002
Best Senior of the Month-NY Methodist Hospital, 2002
Recognition of Excellent Performance As PGY3 Chief Resident-NY Methodist Hospital, 2003-2004
Best Case Presentation at NYSGE Fellows Presentation, 2006
Winner Team of GI Jeopardy at NYSGE Meeting, 2006
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
Colorectal cancer screening
Peptic ulcer disease
Complex diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including pancreatic-biliary disease.
Hospital Affiliations
Maimonides Medical Center
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn
Greater NY Endoscopy Surgical Center
Research
A man with recurrent massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to an uncommon parasitic infection. A case report Wael El Darawy, Vincent Notar-Francesco, and Maurice A Cerulli.
Presented at ACG Annual Meeting Las Vegas 2006
Delayed life threatening rectal bleeding after transrectal prostate biopsy treated with clipping of the bleeding vessel. A case report Wael El Darawy, Won Sohn, and Maurice A Cerulli. Presented at ACG Annual Meeting Philadelphia 2007
An analysis of gastrojejunostomy stricture in patients undergoing laparoscopic roux en-y gastric bypass.
Piotr Gorecki , Won Sohn and Wael El Darawy.
Presented at DDW 2008
Significance of Fecal Occult Blood Status and Level Of Anemia As A Predictor of Gastrointestinal Bleed Associated with Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction Wael El Darawy, Renjy Vattasseril, Desh Sharma, and Maurice A. Cerulli. Presented at DDW 2008
“Five years experience with the modified ileal neobladder” W. Zakaria, S.I. Ragy, M.S. Mourad, and H. El Beialy. Egyptian Journal of Urology 1996.
“The use of the appendix for continent urinary diversion” El Kasaby, W. Zakaria, A. Abdelaal, and M. Sadek. Egyptian Journal of Urology, 1997.