Ashraf M. Sufi, MD
Board Certified Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine
Kansas Medical Clinic, P.A.
2200 SW 6th St., Suite 104
Topeka, Kansas 66606
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Dr. Ashraf Sufi is Board Certified in Internal Medicine(1976) and Gastroenterology(1979). He earned his medical degree from University of Karachi, Pakistan in 1968. His post-graduate training was at Wayne State University of Detroit, Michigan where he finished his three years of Internal Medicine Residency and 2 years of Gastroenterology fellowship. He and his wife, Dr.Qaiser Sufi moved to Topeka in 1977. He worked for Santa Fe; Memorial Hospital for three years and in 1980 started his own Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology practice. In 1998 he was one of the co-founders of Kansas Medical Clinic.
Dr. Sufi was president of medical staff of Stormont Vail Hospital in 1995, President of Shawnee County Medical Society in 1999 and President of Islamic Medical Association of North America in 2008. He has been the medical director of Topeka Endoscopy Center every three years since its inception. He is versatile in all GI endoscopic procedures, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and therapeutic ERCP. His other interest is Medical Relief work in United States and other parts of the World.
Current Position:
Kansas Medical Clinic
2200 SW Sixth Street, Suite 104
Topeka, KS 66606
Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine
1990 to present
Education:
University of Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
1961-1963
Dow Medical College
Karachi, Pakistan
University of Karachi
Karachi, Pakistan
1963-1968
Internships:
Civil Hospital
Dow Medical College
Karachi, Pakistan
1969
Mayo Hospital
King Edward Medical College
Lahore, Pakistan
1970-1971
Christ Hospital
Jersey City, New Jersey
1971-1972
Residencies - Internal Medicine:
Harper Hospital
Wayne State University
Detroit University
1972-1974
Veteran Administration Hospital Allen Park
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
1974-1975
Fellowships - Gastroenterology:
Veteran Administration Hospital Allen Park
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
1975-1977
Hospital Affiliations:
- St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Topeka, KS
- Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, KS
- Select Specialty Hospital, Topeka, KS
- Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital, Topeka, KS
- Holton Community Hospital, Holton, KS
- Atchison County Hospital, Atchison, KS
- Veterans Administration Hospital, Topeka, KS
Licensure:
- Licensed to practice in the state of Kansas
- Licensed to practice in the state of Maryland
Certifications:
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine- 1977
- Board Certified, Gastroenterology- 1979
- M.B.B.S.
- E.C.F.M.G.
- F.L.E.X.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
- Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial Hospital, Topeka, KS 1988-1989
- Director, GI Lab, Memorial Hospital, Topeka, KS 1977-1989
- Director, GI Lab, St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, KS 1990-1995
- Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS 1991-92
- President-Elect, Medical Staff, Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS 1993-1994
- President, Medical Staff, Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS 1994-1995
- Chairman, Credential Committee, Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS 1995-1996
- Director, Endoscopy Center and Surgery Center of Topeka, KS, 1991-1993
- Gastroenterology/Internal Medicine Consultant 1990-current
- Kansas Medical Society, 1977- current
- Shawnee County Medical Society, 1977- current
- American Gastroenterology Association, 1980- current
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1980- current
- President, Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), 2007-2008
Special Interests:
- All Therapeutic Endoscopic procedures
- Liver disease
- Biliary tract disease
- National and International Medial Relief Work
Academics:
- Paper presentation, "Hyperoxalurea in Inflammatory Bowel Disease" Michigan State Medical Society, Detroit, MI 1976
- Paper presentation, "Reflux Esophagitis", Shawnee Medical Foundation, Topeka, KS, 1979
- Paper presentation, "Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Experience in a Community Hospital", American College of Physicians, Kansas Chapter Meeting, Topeka, KS 1980
- Paper presentation, "GI Laser Endoscopy Experience in a Community Hospital", American College of Physicians, Kansas Chapter Meeting, Topeka, KS 1984
- Two weeks training on Laser GI Endoscopy with world known Laser Endoscopist, Dr. Richard Dwyer, Los Angeles, CA, 1982
- Talk on Laser in GI Bleeding at the Shawnee County Medical Society Saturday Conference, 1985
- Talk on Laser to the Acute Care Nursing Association, July 1985
- Talk on Inflammatory Bowel Disease to the Ostomy Club, 1983
- Talk on Polyps and Colon Cancer to the Ostomy Club, 1984
- Talk on GERD, Islamic Medical Society, Kansas City, 1995
- Talk on Peptic Ulcer Disease, Islamic Medical Society, Kansas City, 1996
- Talk on Irritable Bowel Disorder, Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, KS
- Talk on Spastic Colon, VA Hospital, Topeka, KS, 1998
- Talk on Colon Cancer Prevention, Hallmark Company, Topeka, KS 1998
- Conduct Annual GI Symposium at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, KS (ongoing for greater than 10 years)
Research:
- Inhibition of Nocturnal Acid Secretion of Duodenal Ulcer Patients by an H2 Histamine Antagonist- Cimetide: A Controlled Double Blind Investigation, AM.J. Digestive Disease 21: 361-365, May 1976.