
Aaron Z Tokayer MD
Associate Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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4813 9 Ave4813 Ninth AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11220
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Summary
- Aaron Tokayer, MD is Chief of Gastroenterologist at Maimonides Medical Center, In Brooklyn New York. He received his medical education from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and underwent residency in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He further specialized in gastroenterology through a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He is Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine as well as SUNY-Downstate.
He was on faculty at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Tokayer's expertise is in the spectrum of Neurogastroenterologic and GI Motility Disorders, to include esophageal diseases and swallowing disorders, gastric motility and colonic disorders, Disorders of Brain-Gut Interactions (DBGIs), as well as colonoscopic and endoscopic interventions. His research work, which features a focus on these specialties, has been cited multiple times in various publications. In recognition of his contributions to the field, he has been awarded honorary fellowships by the American Gastroenterological Association American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the New York Society of Gastroenterology as well as the American College of Physicians.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1989 - 1992
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1987 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1989 - 1993
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow FACG ACG
- NYSGE-F NYSGE
- FASGE ASGE
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of hiatal hernia on periprocedural outcomes following peroral endoscopic myotomy: a nationwide retrospective study.Yasutoshi Shiratori, Neha Sharma, Syed Matthew Kodilinye, Carla Barberan Parraga, Sarah Meribout
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-09-01 - Language Artificial Intelligence Models as Pioneers in Diagnostic Medicine? A Retrospective Analysis on Real-Time Patients.Azka Naeem, Omair Khan, Syed Mujtaba Baqir, Kundan Jana, Prem Shankar
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-02-10 - Comparing peroral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic Heller myotomy for esophageal motility disorders: Nationwide cohort study.Yasutoshi Shiratori, Neha Sharma, Syed Matthew Kodilinye, Carla Barberan Parraga, Sarah Meribout
Endoscopy International Open. 2025-01-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- New York Society of Gastrointestinal EndoscopyFellow
- Neurogastroenterology and Motility SocietyMember
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