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Adjunct rank detailsBadr Al Bawardy, MD
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Biography
Badr Al Bawardy, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. He performs the following procedures: esophagogastroduodenoscopy (a diagnostic endoscopic procedure for the upper digestive tract, also known as EGD), colonoscopy, chromoendoscopy, and video capsule endoscopy.
Dr. Al Bawardy earned his M.D. with distinction from the George Washington University. After medical school, he completed an internal medicine residency, gastroenterology fellowship and a specialized inflammatory bowel disease fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, which gave him valuable experience treating the disease alongside leaders in the field.
IBD is a chronic medical condition affecting the gut, and often requires doctors to build long-term relationships with patients to manage their care. This type of medical care was appealing to Dr. Al Bawardy. He is a proponent of shared decision making in management of IBD. When meeting patients, Dr. Al Bawardy discusses risks, benefits, and goals of treatment with his patients so they can make an informed decision about their care. He also asks them about their preferences related to lifestyle and career, for example. He takes all this information into account when developing a treatment plan.
“My patient-care philosophy is that the patient always comes first,” he says.
In addition to caring for IBD patients, Dr. Al Bawardy’s clinical interests include evaluating and treating patients with celiac disease, microscopic colitis and general gastroenterology. Dr. Al Bawardy also conducts research and is an assistant professor of medicine (digestive diseases) at Yale School of Medicine.
Last Updated on May 23, 2025.
Appointments
Digestive Diseases
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Digestive Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Spondyloarthritis Program
- Yale Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Education & Training
- IBD Fellow
- Mayo Clinic (2018)
- Fellow
- Mayo Clinic (2017)
- Resident
- Mayo Clinic (2014)
- MD
- The George Washington University (2011)
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Medical Research Interests
Colitis, Ulcerative; Crohn Disease; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Treatment Outcome
ORCID
0000-0002-6102-9267
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Deborah Proctor, MD
Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD
Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, MBA, MLIS, MPH
Kenneth Hung, MD, MS
Loren Laine, MD
Marie Robert, MD
119Publications
1,328Citations
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Crohn Disease
Treatment Outcome
Colitis, Ulcerative
Publications
2026
Breaking the cycle: from documenting data scarcity to enabling global IBD research
Quraishi M, Al-Bawardy B, Banerjee R, Brusco De Freitas M, Epstein D, Jess T. Breaking the cycle: from documenting data scarcity to enabling global IBD research. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2026, 11: 546-549. PMID: 42269623, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(26)00048-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricReducing the burden through early detection: Health-economic impact of gastrointestinal cancers in Saudi Arabia
Shedrawy J, Alessy S, Al-Bawardy B, Manzano A, Aldarwesh S, AlAhmed R, Bawaked R, Razack H, Alattas M, Allehebi A, Alshammari K, Alzanbagi A, Maddirevula S, Althwanay A, Rakic S, Cetinkaya V, Alghamdi S, AlJudaibi B, Hofmarcher T, Alqahtani S. Reducing the burden through early detection: Health-economic impact of gastrointestinal cancers in Saudi Arabia. Journal Of Cancer Policy 2026, 49: 100762. PMID: 42285498, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2026.100762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth economic impactEconomic burdenHigher YLLGI cancersBurden of GI cancersColorectal cancerOverall population healthPublic health investmentBurden of diseaseTreatment costsGastrointestinal cancerEarly detection strategiesGastrointestinal (GI) cancersHealth economic modelSaudi ArabiaPopulation healthProductivity lossYLLScreening accessEarly detectionScreening programCancer casesTotal costHealth investmentPublic healthGlobal phenotypic similarity in inflammatory bowel disease: the Eastern Mediterranean region perspective
Quraishi M, Jess T, Al-Bawardy B. Global phenotypic similarity in inflammatory bowel disease: the Eastern Mediterranean region perspective. Journal Of Crohn's And Colitis 2026, 20: jjag087. PMID: 42309522, DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjag087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel technologies for gastrointestinal cancer detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy.
Barlow M, Bailey S, Alessy S, Al-Bawardy B, Aldarweesh S, Bawaked R, Alharith H, Mahdi A, Alaklabi A, Mawardi M, Althwanay A, Althumiri N, Alabbad S, Bzeizi K, Rakic S, Allehebi A, Zivotic P, Cetinkaya V, AlJudaibi B, Alqahtani S. Novel technologies for gastrointestinal cancer detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy. Clinical And Translational Gastroenterology 2026 PMID: 42242200, DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000001058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaDiagnostic approachSystematic reviewStool DNA testHealth economic evaluationsRisk of biasGastrointestinal (GI) cancersMeta-analysis of diagnostic accuracyGastrointestinal cancer detectionCancer-related deathsQUADAS-2 toolCancer detectionPopulation-level studiesPositive FITCohort studyCirrhotic patientsEsophageal cancerPatient outcomesGI cancersCochrane LibraryColorectal cancerQUADAS-2Diagnostic accuracyUpper GIEconomic evaluationPrevalence, patient characteristics, and outcomes of high-dose upadacitinib in inflammatory bowel disease
Azar J, Johnkennedy R, Levine L, AlOmar I, AlMutairdi A, Attamimi M, Proctor D, Gaidos J, Al-Bawardy B. Prevalence, patient characteristics, and outcomes of high-dose upadacitinib in inflammatory bowel disease. Therapeutic Advances In Gastroenterology 2026, 19: 17562848261451333. PMID: 42180388, PMCID: PMC13195219, DOI: 10.1177/17562848261451333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid-free clinical remissionInflammatory bowel diseaseRetrospective cohort studyEndoscopic remissionClinical responsePatient characteristicsPatients treated with upadacitinibCrohn's diseaseUlcerative colitisBowel diseaseMaintenance groupAdverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse event ratesClinical remissionRefractory diseaseHerpes zosterVenous thromboembolismUPA groupAdverse eventsCardiovascular eventsMaintenance patientsMultivariate analysisPrimary outcomeRate of CRUpadacitinibComparison of early-onset and average-onset colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.
Alessy S, Al-Bawardy B, Alabdullah A, Barakeh D, Alatout M, Khan S, Altamimi O, AlBader S, Alasheikh A, Alhassoun M, Alsubki L, Khoja B, Alshammari A, AlEnaz N, Alorainy S, Sulaiman N, Alharbi A, Alomaim W, Bukhary M, Alqahtani S. Comparison of early-onset and average-onset colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. Saudi Journal Of Gastroenterology 2026 PMID: 42241356, DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_51_26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEO-CRCLate-stage diagnosisColorectal cancerAbdominal painRectal bleedingRates of late-stage diagnosisEarly-onset colorectal cancerMulticenter retrospective cohort studyLog-rank testKaplan-Meier curvesMultivariate Cox regressionRetrospective cohort studyColorectal cancer diagnosisHazard of deathShort-term survivalType 2 diabetesTumor characteristicsOverall survivalTumor locationReferral centerNo significant differenceRetrospective studySaudi ArabiaSmoking historyCare policyMortality and Infectious Adverse Events in Neutropenic Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bahirwani J, Chugh R, Tran A, Ogurick A, Grimshaw A, Ciarleglio M, Deng Y, Al-Bawardy B, Hung K, Laine L. Mortality and Infectious Adverse Events in Neutropenic Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastro Hep Advances 2026, 5: 100994. PMID: 42293779, PMCID: PMC13264052, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2026.100994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious adverse eventsInfection-related mortalityNeutropenic patientsDay of endoscopyAdverse eventsAntibiotic useMeta-analysisSafety of gastrointestinal endoscopySafety of endoscopySystematic reviewRandom-effects meta-analysesGastrointestinal endoscopic proceduresRisk of biasPooled incidenceGastrointestinal endoscopySociety guidelinesCohort studyEndoscopic proceduresWeb of ScienceCoprimary outcomesOdds ratioSecondary outcomesEndoscopyBacteremiaCochrane LibrarySa1610 CONTEMPORARY OUTCOMES OF SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS HOSPITALIZATIONS: A LARGE POPULATION-BASED STUDY
Sahyoun L, Alzahrani S, Alessy S, Li D, Al-Bawardy B. Sa1610 CONTEMPORARY OUTCOMES OF SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS HOSPITALIZATIONS: A LARGE POPULATION-BASED STUDY. Gastroenterology 2026, 170: s-1007-s-1008. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(26)02620-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTu1512 MACHINE LEARNING–BASED EARLY PREDICTION OF IN-HOSPITAL COLECTOMY IN SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Mirza J, AbdelHamid A, Sahyoun L, Alzahrani S, Alessy S, Li D, AlMutairdi A, Attamimi M, Ying J, Al-Bawardy B. Tu1512 MACHINE LEARNING–BASED EARLY PREDICTION OF IN-HOSPITAL COLECTOMY IN SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Gastroenterology 2026, 170: s-1277-s-1278. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(26)03200-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTu1512 MACHINE LEARNING–BASED EARLY PREDICTION OF IN-HOSPITAL COLECTOMY IN SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Mirza J, AbdelHamid A, Sahyoun L, Alzahrani S, Alessy S, Li D, AlMutairdi A, Attamimi M, Ying J, Al-Bawardy B. Tu1512 MACHINE LEARNING–BASED EARLY PREDICTION OF IN-HOSPITAL COLECTOMY IN SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2026, 103: s-1277-s-1278. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(26)03131-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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05/01/2021Regional AwardCrohn's and Colitis Foundation, Connecticut/Westchester ChapterDetailsUnited Stateshonor Young Investigator Travel Grant Award
01/01/2020National AwardCrohn's and Colitis FoundationDetailsUnited Stateshonor Howard M. Spiro Fellowship Teaching Award
06/18/2019Yale School of Medicine AwardDigestive Diseases, Yale School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Edward C Rosenow Award
05/01/2018Regional AwardDepartment of Internal Medicine. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNDetailsUnited Stateshonor Travel Grant Award
12/01/2017National AwardAdvances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ConferenceDetailsUnited States
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- August 10, 2023
Ulcerative Colitis: Early Sigmoidoscopy & Clinical Outcomes (Discoveries & Impact August 2023)
- July 13, 2023
Oral Vancomycin as a Treatment Option for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis-associated Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Discoveries & Impact July 2023)
- June 05, 2023
Yale Digestive Diseases Shares Latest Research in Chicago
- April 13, 2023
Discoveries & Impact (April 2023)