AlvinM.ZfassMD

Gastroenterology • Richmond, VA

Professor, Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
1201 Broad Rock Blvd
Richmond, VA 23249
Phone+1 804-675-5000

Fax+1 804-675-5585
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Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1960 - 1963
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1958 - 1960
NYU Grossman School of Medicine (Veterans)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1958 - 1959
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1957 - 1958
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1957

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1958 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Obituary for Dr. Gabriel M. Makhlouf.
John R. Grider, Karnam S. Murthy, Mitchell L. Schubert, Alvin M. Zfass, Owyang Chung> ;Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2021 Sep 24
10 citations
Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation Compared to Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy for the Eradication of Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus
Matthew Fasullo, Tilak Shah, Milan Patel, Pritesh Mutha, Alvin Zfass, Robert Lippman, George Smallfield> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 May 5
2 citations
Correlation of Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) and Mucosal Integrity Testing (MIT) with Epithelial Barrier Function and Presence of Gastroesophageal R...
Pritesh R. Mutha, Matthew Fasullo, Shijian Chu, Mitchell L. Schubert, Alvin M. Zfass, Patricia Cooper, Mankanchan M. Gill, Le Kang, Michael F. Vaezi, Stu Wildhorn, Chr...> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 May 3
3 citations
Endoscopic resection reduces morbidity when compared to surgery in veterans with large and complex colorectal polyps.
Milan Patel, Mahfuzul Haque, Divyanshoo R. Kohli, Pritesh Mutha, Syed Shah, Leopoldo Fernandez, Alvin M. Zfass, Tilak Shah> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Mar 1
7 citations
Neoadjuvant cryotherapy improves dysphagia and may impact remission rates in advanced esophageal cancer
Tilak Shah, Vladimir Kushnir, Pritesh Mutha, Mankanchan Majhail, Bhaumik B. Patel, Matthew Schutzer, Drew Mogahanaki, George Smallfield, Milan Patel, Alvin M. Zfass> ;Endoscopy International Open. 2019 Oct 31
8 citations
Early Esophageal Cancer: A Gastroenterologist's Disease.
Joseph Spataro, Alvin M. Zfass, Mitchell L. Schubert, Tilak Shah> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2019 Aug 30
11 citations
Real-time diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus: a prospective, multicenter study comparing confocal laser endomicroscopy with conventional histology for the identification...
Cory Richardson, Paul D. Colavita, Christy M. Dunst, John Bagnato, Peter Billing, Kurt Birkenhagen, Francis Paul Buckley, William Buitrago, Joseph Burnette, Phil Legge...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2019 May 1
1 citations
Accuracy of EUS-FNA in Solid Pancreatic Lesions: Sometimes Size Does Matter.
Tilak Shah, Alvin M. Zfass> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2019 Feb 6
18 citations
Gut Movements: A Review of the Physiology of Gastrointestinal Transit.
Dennis Kumral, Alvin M. Zfass> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2018 Aug 25
3 citations
Predicting Cholangitis with Procalcitonin: Procrastinate or Procedure?
Tilak Shah, Alvin M. Zfass> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2018 May 8
18 citations
Accuracy of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) compared to random biopsies during endoscopic surveillance of Barrett's esophagus.
Tilak Shah, Robert Lippman, Divyanshoo R. Kohli, Pritesh Mutha, Sanjeev S. Solomon, Alvin M. Zfass> ;Endoscopy International Open. 2018 Mar 29
6 citations
Surgery Reduces Risk of Complications Even in High-Risk Veterans After Endoscopic Therapy for Biliary Stone Disease
Samarth Patel, Divyanshoo R. Kohli, Jeannie Savas, Pritesh Mutha, Alvin M. Zfass, Tilak Shah> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2018 Jan 29
30 citations
Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy is Associated With Less Postprocedural Pain Than Radiofrequency Ablation in Barrett's Esophagus: A Multicenter Prospective Study.
Sanjeev S. Solomon, Shivangi Kothari, George Smallfield, Sumant Inamdar, Peter H. Stein, Viviana Rodríguez, Adam Sima, Krystle Bittner, Alvin M. Zfass, Vivek Kaul, Arv...> ;Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2019 Feb 1
9 citations
Performance characteristics of optical coherence tomography in assessment of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer: systematic review.
Divyanshoo R. Kohli, Mitchell L. Schubert, Alvin M. Zfass, Tilak Shah> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2017 Nov 1
19 citations
Safety and efficacy of endoscopic spray cryotherapy for esophageal cancer.
Franklin Tsai, Shireen Ghorbani, Bruce D. Greenwald, Sunguk Jang, John A. Dumot, Matthew J. McKinley, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Fadlallah Habr, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Julian A...> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2017 Nov 1
2 citations
Management of Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: Teaching an Old SOD New Tricks?
Tilak Shah, Alvin M. Zfass, Mitchell L. Schubert> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2016 Jul 19
2 citations
Choledocholithiasis Without Cholelithiasis: Should the Gallbladder Stay or Should It Go?
Pritesh Mutha, Tilak Shah, Douglas M. Heuman, Alvin M. Zfass, Mitchell L. Schubert> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2016 Jan 6
2 citations
Chemoprevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis with Rectal NSAIDs: Does Poking Both Ends Justify the Means?
Tilak Shah, Alvin M. Zfass, Mitchell L. Schubert> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2015 Jun 23
49 citations
Use of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) in gastrointestinal applications. A consensus report based on clinical evidence.
Kenneth K. Wang, David L. Carr-Locke, Satish K. Singh, Helmut Neumann, Helga Bertani, Jean Paul Galmiche, Razvan Arsenescu, Fabrice Caillol, Kenneth J. Chang, Stanisla...> ;United European Gastroenterology Journal. 2015 Jun 1
9 citations
Presence of SPINK‐1 variant alters the course of chronic pancreatitis
Bimaljit S. Sandhu, Patrik Vitazka, Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Arti Pandya, Ravi Vachhani, Doumit BouHaidar, Alvin M. Zfass, Arun J. Sanyal> ;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2011 Jun 1
1 citations
Critical appraisal of a fixed combination of esomeprazole and low dose aspirin in risk reduction
Ravi Vachhani, Doumit BouHaidar, Alvin M. Zfass, Bimaljit S. Sandhu, Ali Nawras> ;Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 2010 Jun 24
Massive rectal prolapse with small bowel involvement.
William A. Hackworth, Alvin M. Zfass> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2010 Mar 1
104 citations
Complications Associated With Double Balloon Enteroscopy at Nine US Centers
Lauren B. Gerson, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Michael V. Chiorean, Simon S. Lo, G. Anton Decker, David R. Cave, Doumit BouHaidar, Daniel S. Mishkin, Charles Dye, Oleh Haluszka, ...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009 Nov 1
188 citations
Safety and efficacy of endoscopic spray cryotherapy for Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia
Nicholas J. Shaheen, Bruce D. Greenwald, Anne F. Peery, John A. Dumot, Norman S. Nishioka, Herbert C. Wolfsen, J.Steven Burdick, Julian A. Abrams, Kenneth K. Wang, Dam...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2009 Apr 1
99 citations
Endoscopic Spray Cryotherapy for Esophageal Cancer: Safety and Efficacy
Bruce D. Greenwald, John A. Dumot, Julian A. Abrams, Charles J. Lightdale, Donald S. David, Norman S. Nishioka, Patrick Yachimski, Mark H. Johnston, Nicholas J. Shahee...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2009 Apr 1
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