Haleh Pazwash, MD, FACG

Dr. Pazwash is double board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Gastroenterology and is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for GI Endoscopy, and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Currently chair of the Division of Gastroenterology at The Valley Hospital, Dr. Pazwash previously served as chair of the endoscopy committee until 2017. Prior to her position at GANJ, Dr. Pazwash was in private practice and a partner at Gastrointestinal Associates, P.A. in Ridgewood, NJ. She also volunteered as an associate clinical professor at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in New York, NY.

Education & Training

Dr. Pazwash completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center and a residency in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. She received her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and her Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

In addition to conducting extensive research, Dr. Pazwash has published articles, and presented them throughout her career, primarily focusing on aspects of endoluminal gastroplication (ELGP). She has also given lectures on various gastrointestinal disorders and diagnostic procedures.