Abdelhai Abdelqader, MD

Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology

3325 S TAMIAMI TRL STE 200 SARASOTA FL, 34239 Show map

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Dr. Abdelhai Abdelqader is a gastroenterologist practicing in SARASOTA, FL. Dr. Abdelqader specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Abdelqader performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.

Education and Training

St. Georges University MD 2014

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)

Provider Details

Male English, Arabic

Abdelhai Abdelqader, MD

Abdelhai Abdelqader, MD's Expert Contributions

My Answers

Can gastric sleeve surgery cause any issues?
This is a very good question. There are issues that can occur right after surgery (acute post-operative), and issues that can occur after your body heals from the surgery (chronic). Acute issues can very and often be severe, but do not always happen. This includes, sleeve leak, bleeding, sleeve stenosis. Sleeve leak means there is a disruption along the staple line of where the stomach was cut. This leads to fluid in the stomach to leak outside the stomach, which can get infected causing pain and fevers. This often requires drainage. Drainage in this situation can be done by a tube put from skin to the abscess. If there is an interventional endoscopist, this maybe drained internally with a temporary stent. Either way, most heal and do not need surgery. If surgery is needed, you may need to get IV nutrition, nothing by mouth and conversion to roux-en-y gastric bypass. Stenosis means there is a kink in the stomach making it difficult for food to go to the bottom of the stomach, leading to nausea and vomiting. This may need surgical revision or conversion to roux-en-y gastric bypass. Bleeding can be self-limited. Chronic issues also include sleeve stenosis, but reflux. Since the top of the stomach (fundus) is cut out, there is no accommodation of more food, so any over eating or even reduced portions can and do reflux back into the chest. This makes patients very uncomfortable and some may get a linx procedure for reflux or get converted to a roux-en-y gastric bypass. Alternatively, a sleeve can be done endoscopically (without cutting at skin site). This is called endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG). If you have had a sleeve gastrectomy and regained weight, but do not want to get converted to a roux-en-y gastric bypass, you can use ESG technique to revise your stomach without surgical incisions. READ MORE
Can colon polyps be removed?
Absolutely, and would recommend not waiting to remove them. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Interventional EndoscopyEndobariatricsAnti-reflux interventionsPOEM ProcedureGeneral Gastroenterology

Awards

Advanced Clinical Practice: GI Fellow-Directed QI Projects 2020 AGA

Professional Memberships

American College of Gastroenterology
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Fellowships

Advanced Endoscopy at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 2020-2021Gastroenterology at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 2017-2020

Professional Society Memberships

ASGE, AGA, ACG

What do you attribute your success to?

Responding to my patients by providing highest quality of GI care using minimally invasive endoscopic techniques.

Hobbies / Sports

Biking, swimming

Areas of research

1) Gjeorgjievski M, Bareket R, Kabaria S, Abdelqader A, Bhurwal A, Shahid HM, Sarkar A, Tyberg A, Kahaleh M. “Endovacuum Therapy -Two Methods of Successful Endosponge Placement for Treatment of Anastomotic Leak in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.” Gastrointes Endoscopy. 2021 May 23;93(6):AB356.

2) Abdelqader A, Kahaleh M. "When ERCP Fails: EUS-Guided Access to Biliary and Pancreatic Ducts." Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2022): 1-11.

3) Gjeorgjievski M, Abdelqader A, Sarkar A, Shahid H, Tyberg A, Kahaleh M. "Endoscopic coloenterostomy for treatment of malignant small-bowel obstruction: troubleshooting and management of complications." Endoscopy. 2022 Apr;54(4):E176-E177.

4) Kahaleh M, … Abdelqader A, et al. “Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Zenker’s Diverticulum: A Novel and Superior Technique Compared With Septotomy?.” J Clin Gastroenterol. 2022 Mar 1;56(3):224-227.

5) Abdelqader A, Bareket R, Tyberg Am, Shahid HM, Sarkar A, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M. “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on turnover time and revenue in the endoscopy unit: single center experience.” Endoscopy International. 2021 Nov 12;9(11):E1680-E1685.