Dr. Munira Altarrah is a Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist at Al Salam Hospital. With expertise in acute and chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and liver disease during pregnancy, Dr. Altarrah performs FibroScan, capsule endoscopy, upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy.
Specialties
Hepatology
Languages
Arabic, English
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Kuwait University Transplant Hepatology, King's College Hospital, UK
Scope of Service
Diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy
Acute and chronic liver disease
Liver disease during pregnancy
Cirrhosis and liver transplant
Fibroscan
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and Esophageal diseases (GERD)
Esophageal PH capsule monitor
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
Capsule endoscopy
Peptic ulcer disease and H. pylori infection
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Liver and pancreatic diseases
Celiac disease
Change in bowel habits (constipation and diarrhea)
Abdominal pain
Cases of bleeding from G. I. tract
Insertion and removal of gastric balloons for weight reduction