Penn Medicine Provider
Gastroenterology
Farzana Rashid Hossain, MD
4.9
(318)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Pennsylvania Hospital
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About me

  • Director of Women's GI Health
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Sheffield School of Medicine
  • Residency: Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital
  • Residency: The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
  • Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
  • Fellowship: University of Missouri-Columbia

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

318 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
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5.0
doctor rashid was very nice , took her time and explained everything to me .
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. rashid is very knowledgeable about our daughters health issues and will continue to help us keep her well. yes i would encourage other people to get an appointment with dr. rashid if they need an excellent gi.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very knowledgeable and thorough
April 2025
5.0
5.0
great service and treatment

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My Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Rashid Hossain is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Sehgal, P et al. SAFETY AND CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF GLP1 AGONISTS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PATIENTS , DDW - oral presentation: 2024

Sehgal, et al IMPACT OF GLP1 AGONISTS ON INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE , DDW Poster : 2024

Unmesha Roy Paladhi 1 2, Ali H Harb 1, Scott G Daniel 3, Ghadeer K Dawwas 1, Erin M Schnellinger 1, Colin Wollack 4, Faten N Aberra 5, Meenakshi Bewtra 1 5, Jesse A Green 5, Jan-Michael A Klaproth 5, Gary R Lichtenstein 5, Akriti Saxena 5, Shivali Berera 5, Anna Buchner 5, Shivan J Mehta 5, Mark T Osterman 5, Farzana Rashid 5, Vesselin Tomov 5, Freddy Caldera 6, Saha Sumona 6, Uma Mahadevan 7, Abhik Roy 8, Lisa Nessel 1, Gary D Wu 5, Kyle Bittinger 3, James D Lewis 1 5 The Impact of Introducing Patient Reported IBD symptoms via Electronic Survey on Clinic Visit Length, Patient and Provider Satisfaction and the Environment Microbiome , Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 27(5): 2021,746-750

Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD, Yasmin Halwani, MD, Sandra de Montbrun, MD, Puja M.Shah, MD, TraciL.Hedrick, MD, Farzana Rashid, MD, David A.Schwartz, MD, Robin L.Dalal, MD, Jan P.Kamiński, MD, Karen Zaghiyan, MD, Phillip R.Fleshner, MD, Jason M. Weissler, MD, John P. Fischer, MD Current management of perianal Crohn’s disease , Current Problems in Surgery, 54(5): 2017,262–298

Farzana Rashid and Gary Lichtenstein New Non-Anti-TNFa Biological Therapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease 3rd Edition: 2017,425-450

Farzana Rashid Hossain Womenomics: Gender Diversity on the Board for Philadelphia's Economic Growth , Philadelphia Business Journal: 2017

Co-author with Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS and Laura Uwakwe, MD Obesity in Women - The Clinical Impact on Gastrointestinal and Reproductive Health and Disease Management , Gastroenterology Clinics of North America - Women's Health in Gastroenterology, 45: 2016,317-331

Rashid, Farzana and Lichtenstein, Gary. Chapter in Book: Novel Treatments in Ulcerative Colitis , Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis: 2014,191-207

http://www.chop.edu/service/gastroenterology-hepatology-and-nutrition/transition/ CHOP-Penn Transition Education Video , http://www.chop.edu/service/gastroenterology-hepatology-and-nutrition/transition/: 2011

Rashid F, Bechtold M, Puli S, Bragg J. Utility of IBD serology tests: Experience at a Midwest Academic Center. , Am J Gastroenterol. , 104(S3): 2009,S465