Assem AlRefaei MD

Summary

• Assem Al Refaei, MD, is an Internal Medicine resident at Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College with a strong interest in gastroenterology, hepatology, and liver transplantation. His medical training across Jordan, Dubai, and New York has shaped his appreciation for diverse patients, healthcare systems, and approaches to medicine.
  
  His scholarly work includes peer-reviewed research in inflammatory bowel disease, metabolic liver disease, gastroenterology, public health, and clinical outcomes. His recent work has explored delayed diagnosis in IBD, the role of statins across gastrointestinal and liver diseases, and the relationship between metabolic liver and cardiovascular disease. He has also presented research examining disparities in outcomes following hospitalization for acute severe ulcerative colitis.
  
  Assem enjoys teaching and mentoring medical trainees and has several years of experience helping students prepare for the USMLE. He is particularly interested in making complex medical evidence practical, understandable, and useful at the bedside.
  
  He hopes to pursue a career in gastroenterology and hepatology that combines compassionate patient care, meaningful clinical research, medical education, and mentorship. He values curiosity, teamwork, humility, and being someone his patients and colleagues can rely on.