Dedicated to providing up-to-date comprehensive health care for the diagnosis and treatement of gastrointestinal diseases.
Louis E. Lataif Jr., M.D.

Louis E. Lataif Jr., M.D., F.A.C.G

 

Special Interest: Therapeutic Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy
Medical Education: Medical College of Virginia
Degrees: B.A., M.D.
Undergraduate Education:

Northwestern University
Fellowship: Northwestern University Medical School
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine, The University Hospital
Additional Administrative Activities :

2004-2008
Board of Trustees
Redmond Regional Medical Center

1998-2002
Chief of Medicine
Redmond Regional Medical Center

1999-2001, 2006-2008
Board of Directors
Coosa Clinics / Compass IPA

2003-2007
Cancer Committee
Rome hospitals combined

Lecturer (Volunteer Faculty)
Family Practice Residency
Floyd Medical Center

2006-2011
Board of Directors
ADAMS Management Services Corporation

Board Certification:

1997, 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

1995, 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine

1992
National Board of Medical Examiners Certificate
State of Georgia
Medical Associations:

American Gastroenterological Association

American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology

Georgia Gastroenterologic and Endoscopic Society

Publications:

Cordoba, J., Cabrera, J., Lataif, L., Penev, P., Zee, P., Blei, A. "High Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis" Hepatology. 1998; 27: 339-345

Oh, J. K., Meiselman, M., Lataif, L. E., Jr. "Ischemic Colitis Caused By Oral Hyperosmotic Saline Laxatives." Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997: 45(3) 319-322

Lee, A., Lataif, L. E. , Carlson, S. J., Spiess, A. G., Parsons, W. G. “A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Balloon vs. Dormia Basket Extraction of Bile Duct Stones.” Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997: 75(4) AB138

Cabrera, J., Cordoba, J., Lataif, L., Blei, A. T. “High Prevalence of Insomnia in Compensated Cirrhosis: A Controlled Survey." Hepatology. 1996 452A

Lataif, L. E. Jr., Niu, N., Afdahl, N. H., Offner, G. D. "Interaction of Biliary Cholesterol with Mucin Gels." Gastroenterology. 1994: 106(4) A925