Gassan Kassim

Gassan Kassim MD earned his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Debrecen in Hungary. While a medical student Dr. Kassim wrote his MD thesis about the etiology and pathogenesis of IBD. He then completed his internal medicine residency at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York. He then moved to the Mayo Clinic in Arizona where he completed his Gi fellowship. Dr. Kassim then went to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland Ohio, where he completed his IBD fellowship. While an IBD fellow, Dr. Kassim also completed the MILESTONE program. Dr. Kassim is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Currently he is an assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Washington University in Sain Louis., Missouri.

Dr. Kassim is currently working at the IBD center at WashU taking care of IBD patients. Dr. Kassim is very passionate and enthusiastic about delivering exceptional IBD care, improving access to care as well as education. He has contributed numerous peer-reviewed articles to the IBD literature and has presented at numerous national and international meetings. Dr. Kassim is active with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the American College of Gastroenterology.