RH Provider
Zaid H. Tafesh, M.D.
Specialties:
Transplant Hepatology (Internal Medicine), Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Interests:
Hepatology
Transplant Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
Transplant Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
Languages Spoken
Arabic
Aetna, Inc.
America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)
Magnacare
Clover Health Plans
Devon Health Services/ULLICO
Horizon BCBS Managed Care
Horizon NJ Health
Horizon NJ Total Care (HNJH)
Horizon PPO Network
Medicaid
Medicare
Multiplan/PHCS
Prime Health Services, Inc.
Qual Care HMO
Qual Care PPO
Three Rivers Provider Network
UHC Comm / Oxford
United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)
WellCare Health Plans
Wellpoint (formerly AmeriGroup Medicaid HMO/Amerivantage Dual Coordination (HMO SNP))
University Hospital, Newark
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (08/01/2007-05/30/2009)
M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (09/08/2009-04/19/2013)
New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA (06/21/2013-06/20/2014)
Resident-Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA (06/21/2013-06/25/2016)
Clinical Fellow-Adult Transplant Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA (07/01/2016-06/30/2017)
Fellow-Gastroenterology, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA (07/01/2017-06/30/2020)
Hepatology
Transplant Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
Locations
40.740542657877, -74.19226466709
140 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
973-972-9000
40.742375, -74.191345
90 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
See below
40.740227437028, -74.192435374758
150 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
973-972-4300
Provider Biography
Dr. Tafesh joined the faculty of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2020. He practices as a Transplant Hepatologist at University Hospital. He also serves as the Assistant Program Director of the Hepatology Fellowship. Dr. Tafesh received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in 2013, graduating with academic honors. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he served as a chief fellow. Additionally, he completed a one-year fellowship in Adult Transplant Hepatology at the Columbia and Weill Cornell campuses of New York Presbyterian Hospital. During his Gastroenterology fellowship, Dr. Tafesh obtained a Masters in Health Policy and Economics from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
Dr. Tafesh is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. He has received multiple awards and honors including induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. His research and publications focus on health services and outcomes in the fields of hepatology and liver transplantation.