Dr. Tauseef Ali

Tauseef Ali, MD, FACP, FACG is a consultant gastroenterologist at SSM Health Saint Anthony Hospital. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma in the Digestive Disease and Nutrition section and adjunct faculty at Oklahoma State University. He is the medical executive director of Saints Digestive Institute and director of IBD clinical and research program at SSM Health Saint Anthony Hospital.

Dr. Ali graduated from King Edward Medical College, Pakistan (2001). He completed his internal medicine residency (2006) and Gastroenterology fellowship (2009) program from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He also completed CCFA visiting IBD fellowship at the University of Chicago (2008). He has been the recipient of the ACG United States and World Gastroenterology Train the Trainers Program Travel Award.

His clinical interest includes Inflammatory Bowel Disease. He is the author of Crohn’s and Colitis for Dummies book by Wiley Publishers. He was the recipient of the AGA Bridges to Excellence Award to provide quality service to IBD patients. He is a fellow member of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and has served on ACG International Relations, Training, Educational Affairs, Bylaws, membership, and Public Relations Committees. He is currently serving as the Chair of the Public Relations Committee of the College. He has served as section editor for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the ACG Self-Assessment Test subcommittee. His research interest is in sleep-related disorders in IBD patients.

He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. He is an active member of the Govt. and Industry Affairs Committee and Patient Education Committee of Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. He is recognized as the community leader and moderator for the ACG and CCFA IBD Circle, an online physician discussion forum.

He regularly tweets through his educational Twitter account @ibdtweets and is the founder and moderator of the social media international IBD journal club (@ibdclub). Dr. Ali is currently serving as the American College of Gastroenterology Governor for the Oklahoma Chapter and chair of its Public Relations Committee.