Allen Walter Barbish MD FACP FACG

Esophagus Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders

FACP, FACG

1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 53623912 Taubman CenterAnn Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-647-9252
Fax+1 734-936-7352

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Summary

Dr. Allen Barbish is a gastroenterologist in Ann Arbor, MI and is affiliated with Michigan Medicine. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in esophagus disease, gastrointestinal cancer, and gastrointestinal functional & motility disorders and is experienced in general gastroenterology, abdominal pain, gastroesophageal reflux, biliary tract disease, and esophageal disease.

Education & Training

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1989 - 1992
Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1989
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
MI State Medical License 1987 - 2027
IN State Medical License 1992 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FACP American College of Physicians, 2019
FACG American College of Gastroenterology, 2019
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Outgoing Public Health Reporting from EpicCare Functionality, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

49 citations
Successful endoscopic injection sclerotherapy of a bleeding duodenal varix.
A W Barbish, M N Ehrinpreis
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1993-01-01
36 citations
Polyamine levels, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, and ODC-mRNA expression in normal and cancerous human colonocytes
Y. Elitsur, Jeffrey A. Moshier, R. Murthy, A. Barbish, Gordon D. Luk
Life Sciences. 1992-01-01