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Alex Koral, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
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Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology

333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

About

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)

Biography

Dr. Koral Board Certified Pediatric Gastroenterologist in the Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He completed a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and stayed at Case for medical school. He completed his pediatric residency at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in 2012. After a year of general pediatrics, he completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. His interests include eosinophilic esophagitis, endoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy. He is building a multispecialty Eosinophilic Esophagitis program at Yale and pioneering Transnasal Endoscopy in Connecticut. He is currently seeing patients in Trumbull and New Haven.

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Education & Training

Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital at Montefiore (2016)
Resident
Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (2012)
MD
Case Western Reserve University, Medicine (2009)
BS
Case Western Reserve University, Biomedical Engineering (2005)

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

  • activity

    American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

  • honor

    Best Teaching Fellow

Clinical Care

Overview

Alex Koral, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist who treats a variety of issues, including stomachaches, constipation, celiac disease, and inflammatory bowel disease. His particular interest is in eosinophilic esophagitis, an allergic condition that occurs in the esophagus.

“More and more people are being diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis, and it's becoming a relatively common condition, but we don't really have good treatment options and we don't know a whole lot about it,” Dr. Koral says. “I’m interested in trying to figure out a little bit more about how the disease works and what we can do about it.”

Dr. Koral says he was drawn to the field of gastroenterology (GI) because he had issues when he was growing up. “I had a lot of stomachaches in high school. There was nothing seriously wrong with me, but it bothered me,” he says. “So, to see kids come in and they have all these symptoms and for me to be able to say, ‘I went through what you went through; you're going to be okay,’ and reassure them is a good feeling.”

Likewise, Dr. Koral says he also enjoys being able to help parents. “I’m a parent myself. Seeing families go through issues with their children, it's nice to offer expertise and guidance, especially in cases when the kid is really sick,” he says.

Dr. Koral’s expertise also includes transnasal endoscopy, a way of taking biopsies from the esophagus that doesn’t require fully sedating the child.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2019
    Original Certification Date
    2017
  • Pediatrics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2019
    Original Certification Date
    2012

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Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology

333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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