Piedmont Physicians Gastroenterology Rockdale

Ekinadese Aburime MD, MPH is a therapeutic endoscopist with Piedmont Healthcare. He serves as Chair of Gastroenterology for Piedmont Healthcare. In addition, he serves as Director of Advanced Endoscopy at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. A board-certified gastroenterologist, Dr. Aburime specializes in the treatment and management of pancreatobiliary disorders, Barrett's esophagus, gastrointestinal malignancies and large polyps with a special interest in gastrointestinal cancer prevention and cutting-age endoscopic technologies.

Dr. Aburime graduated from Ross University Medical School, Dominica, West Indies. He completed his internal medicine residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Long Island College Hospital. He completed his gastrointestinal fellowship training at Metropolitan Hospital/Woodhall Medical Center in New York, New York. He completed additional training in advanced endoscopy at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio (UTHSCSA).

Dr. Aburime holds professional memberships with American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterology Association, American College of Gastroenterology and New York Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.

Originally from Connecticut, Shahzad Ahmed M.D., earned his undergraduate degree with honors in neuroscience from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut. While in medical school, he was awarded the Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship and was recognized with honors for his service and scholarship. He then attended Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California where he completed a residency in internal medicine and he completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ahmed completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. During this time, he served on several committees and completed specialized training in inflammatory bowel disease while visiting Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Ahmed is a board-certified physician specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology. He has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, clinical nutrition and liver diseases. He is passionate about helping patients achieve the best possible quality of life through excellent clinical care.

Dr. Ahmed performs standard procedures such as EGD/Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy as well as specialized procedures in GI including motility (esophageal manometry) and reflux (Bravo pH monitoring) testing. He also offers office based treatment of internal hemorrhoids (hemorrhoid banding).

In his spare time, Dr. Ahmed enjoys hiking, reading, following sports and spending time with his young family.