Hamilton GI

Providing Quality, Affordable Care

Zafar Zamir, MD, FACG, AGAF

609-586-1319

(Hamilton Office)

I see patients at the following locations:

Hamilton Office

1374 Whitehorse Hamilton Square Road
2nd Floor
Hamilton, NJ 08690

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree – D.J. Science College, Pakistan
  • Medical Degree – Dow Medical College, Pakistan
  • Internship – Cook County Hospital
  • Residency – Cook County Hospital
  • Fellowship – Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • ‘O’ Level 8th Position in 40,000 candidates, Two year scholarship for scholastic achievement
  • ‘A’ Level, 4th Position in 32,000 candidates, Five year scholarship for scholastic achievement
  • M.B.B.S Gold Medal in Final Year
  • Distinction Certificate 7th position out of 800 candidates

Specialties & Main Areas of Interest

  • IBS
  • Ano-rectal disorders including hemorrhoids

Hospital Affiliations

  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  • Penn Medicine, Princeton Healthcare System
  • Capital Health System

Other Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, 2014 to Present
  • President of Medical Staff, RWJUH Hamilton, 2018 to Present
  • Vice President of Medical Staff, RWJUH Hamilton, 2016 to 2018
  • Chairman, Department of Medicine, RWJUH Hamilton, April 2013 to April 2018
  • Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, RWJUH Hamilton, 2005 to 2013
  • Chairman of TPN Task Force, RWJUH Hamilton, 2004-2013
  • Chairman, Peer Review Committee, RWJUH Hamilton 2002-2013
  • ICU Committee, RWJUH Hamilton, 2005 to 2015
  • Bariatric Surgery Task Force, RWJUH Hamilton
  • Medical Director, Hamilton Endoscopy & Surgery Center, 2009-2011
  • President of Hamilton Gastroenterology Group, 2011-2014
  • Treasurer/Secretary, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 2013-2016

Research

Author of multiple publications on Swallowing Disorder, Electrolyte Transport in the Human Bowel and Technique of ERCP. Research experience includes;

(1) Zamir Z, Barry JA, Ramaswammy K, Sodium transport in human intestinal basolateral membrane Vesicles. Gastroenterology 1991;100:A710.

(2) Zamir Z, Shaker R, Dodds WJ, Hogan WJ. Effect of aging on the coordination of deglutitive vocal closure and oropharyngeal Swallowing. Gastroenterology 1992;102:A587

(3) Zamir Z, Shaker R, Dodds WJ, Hogan WJ. Pharyngeal acid clearance time in young normal volunteers. Gastroenterology 1992;102:A193.

(4) Zamir Z, Shaker R, Dodds WJ. Effect of proximal esophageal pH, temperature and osmolality on the glottal and UES function. Gastroenterology 1992;102:A193

(5) Zamir Z, Barry JA, Ramaswammy K. Sodium transport in human intestinal basolateral membrane vesicles. Gastroenterology 1992;103:1817-22

(6) Goodell C, Shaker R, Bowser M, Zamir Z. Effect of aging and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) on nondeglutitive lingual pressure. Gastroenterology 1992;102:A554.

(7) Ren J, Shaker R, Zamir Z, Dodds WJ, Hogan WJ, Hoffman RG. Effect of age and bolus variables on the coordination of the glottis and upper esophageal sphincter during swallowing. American Journal of Gastroenterology 1993;88(5):665-9.

(8) Ren J, Shaker R, Zamir Z, Sarna A, Liu J. Effect of aging, position and temperature on the threshold volume that triggers pharyngeal swallowing. Gastroenterology 1993;104(4):A643.

(9) Bohorfoush AG, Ballinger PJ, Zamir Z, Hogan WJ. A new method of exchange of endoprosthesis in the biliary and pancreatic ducts. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1993;39(241)

(10) Zamir Z, Shaker R, Dodds WJ, Hogan WT, Ren J, Arndorfer R, Hofman C. Coordination of deglutitive vocal cord closure and oropharyngeal swallowing events in the elderly. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1996;8:425-429.

(11) Shaker R, Ren J, Zamir Z, Sarna A, Liu J, Sui Z. Effect of aging, position and temperature on the threshold volume that triggers pharyngeal swallowing. Gastroenterology 1994;107:396-402.

Fun Facts

Dr. Zamir enjoys trap shooting and sporting clays in his free time.

Conditions & Diseases Treated

Procedures Performed

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