Dr. Tarek Bakain joined the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in Medicine in July 2024. He was born and raised in Amman, Jordan, and pursued his medical degree at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, graduating with university honors in 2018. His passion for medicine extended beyond academics; during his medical school years, he was actively involved with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), organizing numerous campaigns and events aimed at improving health care for underserved populations and refugees in Jordan. Dr. Bakain completed his residency in Internal Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University-Washington Hospital Center in 2024 before joining the Division of Hospital Medicine. Throughout his residency, Dr. Bakain engaged in several quality improvement projects and research within the hospital medicine and gastroenterology fields and was able to provide care to a variety of populations and age groups while keeping up his passion for helping underserved communities. He enjoys teaching and working with both medical students and residents.
Education
- Medical Degree: University of Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan (2018)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Luzmila Hospital, Amman Jordan (2021)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (2024)
Clinical Interests
General internal medicine, focusing on inpatient care, gastroenterology
Publications
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transmural Drainage By 6- And 8-mm Cautery-Tipped Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent: Exploring the possible indication. (Pending).
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transmural Biliary Drainage With 6- And 8-MM Cautery-Enhanced Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent. (Pending.)
Viral Esophagitis in non-HIV Patients: a case-control study. Ahmad Al-Dwairy1, MD. Loai Azar1, MD. Tarek Bakain1, MD. Akram Ahmad1, MD. Stephanie Woo2, MD. Pichayut Nithagon2, MD. Walid Chalhoub2, MD. (2023, Jul). Journal of Translational Gastroenterology and Clinical Hepatology.
Abstracts and Presentations
Bakain, Tarek MBBS, Tyler Sanchez, Stephanie M. Woo, Mark J. Real . (2023, Jun). Uncommon Convergence: A Case Report of Coexisting CMV Esophagitis and Cryptosporidium Colitis in an HIV-Positive Patient. American College of Gastroenterology.
Ahmad, Akram I. MBBS1; Caplan, Claire MD, MS2; Al-Dwairy, Ahmad MD3; Lee, Arielle BS4; Rodriguez, Brittney MD5; Bakain, Tarek W. MBBS1; Cho, Won k. MD11. (2022, Oct). Factors Associated With Delayed Gastric Motility: A Retrospective Case-Control Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 117(10S), e1179.
Al-Dwairy, Ahmad MD1; Nadeem, Danial MD2; Bakain, Tarek W. MD2; Varghese, Jobin MD3; Sharma, Disha MD1; Bastakoti, Manish MD2. (2022, Oct). A Rare Case of Secondary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma With Ileocecal Involvement. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 117(10S), e1469.
Akram I. Ahmad, Claire Caplan, Colin Wikholm, Nicole Hodgins, In Guk Kang, Samantha Marshall, Brittney Rodriguez, Abhinav Sehgal, Matthew Sweeney, Ahmad AlDwairy, Bakain Tarek, Won Cho.. (2022, May). Factors Associated With Development And Progression of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia . Gastroenterology 2022, 162(7), S-318-S-318.
Colin Wikholm, Akram I. Ahmad, Claire Caplan, Loveleen Bhogal, Ioannis Pothoulakis, Ahmad Al-Dwairy, Bakain W. Tarek, Faith Buchanan, Loai F. Azar and Won Cho. (2022, May). Pyoderma Gangrenosum And Crohn’s Disease Phenotypes Among Hospitalized Patients: A Cross-Sectional National Inpatient Study . Gastroenterology 2022, 162(7), S-623-S-623.
Jennie Zhang, Akram I. Ahmad, Claire Caplan, Colin Wikholm, Ahmad Al-Dwairy, Bakain Tarek, Loveleen Bhogal, Lea Fisher, Faith Buchanan, Andrew Wilbur, Samantha Marshall, Garrett Buechner, Malaak Hamzeh, Rachna Dhanjal, Alexander Boos and Lynette Sequeira. (2022, May). External Validation of SHA2PE Score: A Score Stratifying Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed. Gastroenterology 2022, 162(7), S-35-S-36.