Vegas Inc. Health Care Quarterly Names Dr. Shafi a top Gastroenterologist in Las Vegas.

Dr. Mohammed Shafi is a partner in Digestive Diseases.  Dr. Shafi is a 1985 graduate of Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India and completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the St. Lukes Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, followed by residency at the Wayne State University, Detroit.  In Detroit, Dr. Shafi continued his advanced studies and completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology from the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.

Dr. Shaif is also part of the staff at St. Rose Siena Hospital and has been practicing Gastroenterology in Southern Nevada since 1995. His work includes Specialist consultation and performance of endoscopy and colonoscopies for diagnosing digestive problems. He is also involved in clinical teaching for the medical students at Touro  University.Dr. Shafi has published his research work in various leading journals of medicine. He was the first one to report the Familial Inheritance of Gastric Cancer (Linitis Plastica) in the Annals of Internal Medicine.  Dr. Shafi has done an extensive high-level research in the pathogenesis and causation of Colon cancer and is a member of the American College Of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Shafi is passionately involved in local community service. He serves on the Board of Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada, Board of trustees of the Islamic Society of Nevada, and on the Board of Directors for the Islamic Information center, He is also a member of the founding Board of Council of American Islamic relations (CAIR-Nevada) and Islamic foundation of Nevada. 

Dr. Shafi is the recipient of many awards. He received the  “Community Leadership” award from Citi-Group Financial Corporation. Dr.Shafi is also listed as one of America’s top doctors by Consumer’s Research Council of America. Dr. Shafi enjoys traveling, reading, fishing and spending time with his wife and their four children.