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Sabina Ali

Sabina Ali

MD

Pediatric gastroenterologist
IBD expert and travel enthusiast

Dr. Sabina Ali is a gastroenterologist who specializes in caring for children with either of the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. She performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopies, and cares for both hospitalized patients and patients visiting the clinic. Her special interests include IBD that develops in young children or adolescents as well as liver disease.

Ali is medical director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She has been caring for children with stomach and intestinal conditions in the East Bay since 2008 and is passionate about improving remission rates for IBD patients.

Ali studies IBD and has a particular research interest in quality improvement in IBD care. She is actively involved both locally and nationally with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. At Oakland, she leads research on IBD care through multicenter collaboration within the network ImproveCareNow.

After earning her medical degree from Jinnah Sindh Medical University in Pakistan, Ali completed a residency in pediatrics at University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital. She completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Ali belongs to the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Crohn's & Colitis Foundation; and American Gastroenterological Association.

In her free time, Ali loves to travel, especially to explore new places and cultures.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2009

  • Fellowships

    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2008

    Children's Scottish Rite Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2008

  • Residencies

    University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Pediatrics, 2005

    University of South Alabama Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2005

  • Internship

    University of South Alabama Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2003

  • Education

    Jinnah Sindh Medical University, 1999

  • Languages

    English

"Working with kids, getting them back to what they love to do – it feels awesome."

My focus is personalizing treatment and improving quality of life for children with acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases.

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