Zahid I. Baig, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree – Forman Christian College, Pakistan
  • Medical Degree – Bahauddin University, Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan
  • Internship – Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio
  • Residency – Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio
  • Fellowship – University of South Florida; Tampa
  • Board Certifications – Gastroenterology

Honors & Awards

  • American College of Physicians Clinical Research Award
  • Best Senior Resident Award, Wright State University
  • Best Teaching Resident Award, Wright State University
  • Barrett H. Bolton Award for Humanism
  • Best Scholarly Paper Award, Wright State University
  • Young Investigators Conference Best Presentation
  • American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
  • Best Abstract of the Year Award, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  • Outstanding Patient Satisfaction & Service Award
  • Member in the National Registers of Who’s Who
  • Teaching Excellence Award, UMDNJ/RWJ – Rutgers Medical School
  • America’s Top Physician, Consumers Research Council of America, 2005 and 2013
  • Top Doctor, NJ Monthly, 2018-2025

Specialties & Main Areas of Interest

  • Lower GI Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
  • Advanced polypectomy technique (ASGE Star Certified)
  • Complicated Esophageal Strictures
  • EGD, Colonoscopy, ERCP
  • Esophageal, Duodenal and Colonic Stenting

Hospital Affiliations

  • Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health Hospital
  • Capital Health System
  • Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center

Other Appointments

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Board member, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • President and Co-founder, Medina Community Clinic

Fun Facts

Dr. Baig enjoys cricket, photography, reading, as well as philanthropy.

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