Dr. Sara El Ouali

Dr. Sara El Ouali

, MD

Staff Physician, Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Institute

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Arabic
  • French

Years of Experience

14
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Biography

Dr. Sara El Ouali, MD, is a staff physician in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. El Ouali worked in Montreal, Canada, where she previously earned her medical degree from McGill University and where she was awarded several scholarships for academic excellence.

Dr. El Ouali completed her Internal Medicine residency at the McGill University Health Center, where she was awarded the Ezra Lozinski prize in recognition of her outstanding compassion, understanding and sense of responsibility.

She completed her Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship as Chief Resident at McGill University, and then underwent additional advanced training in inflammatory bowel disease at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. She acquired extensive experience managing complex patients with IBD during her time in Cleveland.

Dr. El Ouali is American and Canadian-Board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Dr. El Ouali has published numerous articles and book chapters and has presented at major international conferences. She is actively involved in IBD research and academic activities with Cleveland Clinic, Ohio and other international sites. She is the associate co-editor of the IBD Journal for social media and is also part of the editorial team of several gastroenterology journals.

Dr. El Ouali is passionate about gastroenterology, and has a special interest in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Other interests include the impact of COVID-19 on patients with IBD and other gastrointestinal diseases.

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Treatments & Services

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Colitis
  • Microscopic colitis
  • Peptic Ulcer Disease
  • Diarrhea
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Endoscopy
  • Heartburn
  • Crohn’s Disease
  • Celiac Disease
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Education

  • 2019 Fellowship
    2019 - 2020

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, US (Advanced IBD Fellowship)

  • 2015 Fellowship
    2015 - 2016

    Pierre & Marie Curie University Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France (Fellow, Inflammatory Bowel Disease)

  • 2013 Fellowship
    2013 - 2015

    Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada (Chief Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology)

  • 2010 Residency
    2010 - 2013

    McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Resident, Internal Medicine )

  • 2006 Medical School
    2006 - 2010

    Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada (Doctor of Medicine (MD))

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Career Experience

  • 2016
    2016 - 2019

    Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Consultant Gastroenterologist)

  • 2016
    2016 - 2016

    Fleury Hospital, Montreal, Canada (Staff Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist)

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