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OSF HealthCare welcomes new gastroenterologist · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  OSF Healthcare welcomes new gastroenterologist. Written by Matthias Warner.
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  This article is being read by an automated voice, brought to you
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  by Everlit. If local residents don't trust their gut, there's a new
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  doctor in town who can set them straight. OSF Healthcare announced in
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  a news release that it is welcoming Dr. Amar Akeel to its
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  gastroenterology team. We are excited to welcome Dr. Aquiel to our gastroenterology
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  team. Chief Medical Officer of the OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Leonardo
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  Lopez said. Dr. Aquiel's expertise will help expand access to high-quality digestive
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  health services for patients throughout the region. Akiel will see patients in
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  Mendota for gastroenterology as well as in Peru for general surgery. His
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  extensive training, commitment to teaching and passion for delivering compassionate, patient centered
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  care will be a tremendous asset to the communities we serve Lopez
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  said. Akeel provides comprehensive care for patients with digestive health conditions, helping
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  the achieve better health and quality of life through personalized treatment plans,
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  advanced diagnostic procedures, and evidence-based care according to the release. He specializes
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  in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions affecting the digestive system,
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  according to the release. Akiel's expertise includes managing disorders of the esophagus,
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  stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder, as well as performing endoscopic procedures
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  to identify and treat gastrointestinal conditions. Akeel completed a gastroenerology
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  fellowship at Mercy Health in Rockford, according to the release. He also
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  served as a teaching attending physician with the Mercy Health Internal Medicine
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  Residency Program and was Chief Resident for the University of Illinois College
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  of Medicine Rockford Mercy Health Internal Medicine Residency Program. Appointments with AKEL
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  or another member of the team may be scheduled by calling 815-431-3079.