Asif Zamir, MD, FACG

Biography

Dr. Zamir completed medical school in Karachi, Pakistan in 1990. He relocated to New York for post-graduate training where he completed a residency and fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center in 1997. He received many accolades throughout his undergrad and post-graduate education and he is double board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Zamir has been involved in research, has several publications and is a member of numerous medical societies, including the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. In 1998, Dr. Zamir relocated to McAllen and began private practice. During these past 17 years practicing gastroenterology, Dr. Zamir has participated as an associate professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC), San Antonio, and has delivered multiple lectures for the University of Texas Health Science Center Regional Academic Health Center residents. Dr. Zamir is a member of the Board of Governors at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. He has special interest and experience in interventional and advanced endoscopic procedures, especially ERCP’s. Dr. Zamir has achieved the highest adenoma detection rate (detection rate of pre-cancerous polyps) for the past several years.