Gastroenterology
Wajahat Mehal, MD
Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Director, Yale Fatty Liver Disease Program; Director, Yale Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program; Vice Chief for Basic Research, Digestive Diseases
Wajahat Mehal, MD, DPhil, is a Professor of Medicine in the Section of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine, serving as Director of the Yale Fatty Liver Disease Program and the Yale Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program, as well as Vice Chief for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases. He specializes in transplant hepatology and gastroenterology, managing patients with all liver diseases in both outpatient and inpatient settings, with a particular focus on non-alcoholic fatty liver dis
35+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Transplant Hepatology (ABIM)
- Gastroenterology (ABIM)
- Obesity Medicine (American Board of Obesity Medicine)
Education & Training
- DPhil University of Oxford (1993)
- MD University of Oxford (1990)
- MD Oxford University Medical School — MD, 1993
- Resident Yale New Haven Hospital (1996)
- Fellow Yale New Haven Hospital (2001)
Peer Recognition
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases — Fellow
2021
- Gastroenterology Research and Education Group — REGAL Award for Research in Gastroenterology
2002
- Glaxo Institute for Digestive Health — Award for Basic Science
2001
- Miles and Shirley Fiterman Foundation — Basic Science Award
2002
- REGAL — Award for Research in Gastroenterology
2002
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Yale New Haven Hospital
- Griffin Hospital
- Yale School of Medicine
- Bridgeport Hospital
Languages
English
Experience
35+ years in practice