Ali Akbar, MD
Gastroenterology
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Ali Akbar, MD
Gastroenterology
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Locations ofAli Akbar, MD
Baylor Scott & White Digestive Diseases - Waxahachie
2360 N Interstate 35E Ste 310 , Waxahachie, TX, 75165
6617.8mi
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469.800.9950
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- Monday:8:00 am-4:30 pm
- Tuesday:8:00 am-4:30 pm
- Wednesday:8:00 am-4:30 pm
- Thursday:8:00 am-4:30 pm
- Friday:8:00 am-4:30 pm
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Biography
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Dr. Ali Akbar is a board-certified gastroenterologist with a particular interest in colon cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease, liver diseases and biliary endoscopy. Dr. Akbar is a member of the American ... View More |
| Ages Seen |
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| Adults |
| Language(s) Spoken |
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| English |
| Urdu |
| Education |
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| Medical School: King Edward Medical College (2002) |
| Internship: Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic medical center (2006) |
| Residency: Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical center (2009) |
| Medical School: Mercy Catholic Medical center (2009) |
| Fellowship: Gastroenterology, The University of Tennessee (2016) |
| Medical School: The University of Tennessee (2016) |
| Certifications |
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| Gastroenterology- American Board of Internal Med/Gastroenterology |
| Hospital Affiliations |
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| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie |
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Reviews (73) for Ali Akbar, MD
| averageRating | metric | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Friendliness/Courtesy of Care Provider | |
| 4.8 | Provider included you in decisions | |
| 4.7 | Rate provider 0-10 | |
| 4.7 | Wait Time at Clinic | |
| 4.8 | Provider showed concern | |
| 4.8 | Time Care Provider spent with Patient |
Patient Comments**
| 4.1 | May 12, 2025 | Listen to my concerns | |
| 4.1 | May 7, 2025 | Office visit was short and sweet but procedure went great. | |
| 5.0 | May 7, 2025 | Very professional staff and Dr Akbar was straight forward and explained things with the right amount of information | |
| 5.0 | Apr 27, 2025 | He was very caring, hopefully he can help me with my Health situation. Thank you | |
| 5.0 | Apr 24, 2025 | He explained his answers to my questions very well and listened to my concers | |
| 5.0 | Apr 24, 2025 | Dr. Akbar was very friendly, knowledgeable, informative and listened to everything I had to say. | |
| 5.0 | Apr 23, 2025 | Listened to me and explained possibilities and options | |
| 5.0 | Apr 23, 2025 | Very patient and professional | |
| 4.9 | Apr 23, 2025 | Limited time to get a decision about this Dr but all great what I dealt with! | |
| 4.8 | Apr 21, 2025 | Still getting to know him, first visit as introductory. Seemed knowledgeable, still early but he is doing my procedure so enough comfort level. | |
| 5.0 | Apr 17, 2025 | Excellent caregiver. Communicates well, takes his time with patient, very knowledgeable. | |
| 5.0 | Apr 17, 2025 | The doctor and the nurse and the associates was very nice, helpful and very wonderful! They are all very amazing! I felt very grateful! Many blessings to all these great providers and nurses and staff and the doctor!!! Thank you so much! | |
| 5.0 | Apr 13, 2025 | Was given a very good report.he explained everything to me. | |
| 5.0 | Apr 12, 2025 | First meeting was amazing | |
| 4.8 | Apr 11, 2025 | Best cardiologist I've ever seen. He was patient and explained everything in great detail for me. | |
| 5.0 | Apr 9, 2025 | Excellent, very compassionate and kind the Dr and the entire staff | |
| 4.9 | Apr 5, 2025 | This was my first time to meet Dr. Akbar. I appreciated that he listened to everything that I had to say. He also seems very intelligent and caring. | |
| 4.8 | Apr 4, 2025 | Personable and caring. Listened and answered questions. | |
| 4.8 | Apr 2, 2025 | Very good explanations | |
| 5.0 | Apr 2, 2025 | Friendly caring | |
| 5.0 | Mar 26, 2025 | He spent time informing and explaining his diagnosis. | |
| 4.7 | Mar 21, 2025 | He was thorough friendly understanding and explained everything to my understanding | |
| 5.0 | Mar 19, 2025 | He explained everything | |
| 4.0 | Mar 18, 2025 | Great customer service | |
| 5.0 | Mar 18, 2025 | Dr Akbar was professional and listened carefully to my concerns. He patiently described possible diagnoses and procedures to evaluate my issue. I am most impressed with him. | |
| 5.0 | Mar 13, 2025 | Very welcoming. He made me feel welcome and very comfortable being there. He was very knowledgeable and explained everything to me and took his time making sure I understood everything before leaving the room. | |
| 5.0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Very friendly & explained things well! | |
| 4.9 | Mar 7, 2025 | Very professional Felt comfortable talking with him | |
| 5.0 | Mar 7, 2025 | Showed concern and was patient with explaining everything to me. | |
| 5.0 | Mar 6, 2025 | Friendly staff waited about 15 minute to see dr akbar who was very nice | |
| 5.0 | Mar 5, 2025 | I liked him very much. He listened to me and really cares about my problem and wants to get to the bottom of my problems. | |
| 4.8 | Feb 26, 2025 | Very friendly and answered all my questions. | |
| 4.9 | Feb 26, 2025 | Was fast paced appointment but I trust this doctor on my new journey | |
| 5.0 | Feb 19, 2025 | Very profession, personable and emphatic about my symptoms. Explained possible causes for my concerns and explained benefits of colonoscopy procedures. I had been hesitant to go the GI doctor and I cam e away assured that I chose to do the right thing and that I was so pleased with choosing their physician. | |
| 5.0 | Feb 15, 2025 | He listens and is very personable | |
| 5.0 | Feb 13, 2025 | This was best experience we ever had with a surgeon. His office was very quick to get me an appointment.I saw him on Tuesday and had the colonoscopy on Thursday. He explained the procedure in detail. He also gave the results right after the procedure. His stall from the front office to the post op could not have been more kind and professional. | |
| 5.0 | Feb 13, 2025 | Great bedside manner. | |
| 5.0 | Feb 12, 2025 | Dr Akbar was very knowledgeable, listened intently, reassuring, professional and polite. I feel very comfortable in his care. | |
| 4.4 | Feb 12, 2025 | Dr listened toy concerns and gave me answers than made sense to me. | |
| 5.0 | Feb 2, 2025 | Dr. Ackbar was very pleasant and friendly. I felt he was extremely honest in his evaluation. Was very knowledgeable and polite. | |
| 5.0 | Jan 31, 2025 | Very good with the information given me about my MRI and blood work. | |
| 5.0 | Jan 30, 2025 | Very personable, attentive & skillful dr | |
| 4.2 | Jan 28, 2025 | He was in and out so quickly that I wasn't really able to discern much about him. | |
| 5.0 | Jan 28, 2025 | Very friendly and knowledgeable. | |
| 5.0 | Jan 26, 2025 | Very professional, and answered, and satisfied all my questions. | |
| 5.0 | Jan 24, 2025 | Clear concise communication. | |
| 5.0 | Jan 10, 2025 | Great service | |
| 4.8 | Jan 9, 2025 | He looked me in the eye and spoke to me like an intelligent person. | |
| 4.7 | Dec 18, 2024 | Doctor n his nurse very caring. | |
| 4.8 | Dec 18, 2024 | Answered all questions | |
| 4.4 | Dec 13, 2024 | Very personable. Explains things well. | |
| 5.0 | Dec 6, 2024 | Very professional. On time | |
| 5.0 | Nov 28, 2024 | The Doctor and staff were very friendly,kind and professional. | |
| 5.0 | Nov 27, 2024 | He listened to me and advised me on how to make better choices for myself. | |
| 3.8 | Nov 23, 2024 | Dr was knowledgeable and very professional. Explained well. Could have spent more time on possible treatment and meds. | |
| 5.0 | Nov 22, 2024 | Explained everything and answered my questions. | |
| 5.0 | Nov 21, 2024 | Had a good personality wanted me to see his specialist before making decisions on what could be going on with my wrist to x-rays and just listen and have a wonderful smile and good attitude | |
| 5.0 | Nov 21, 2024 | Everyone was very nice and helpful. | |
| 5.0 | Nov 19, 2024 | Dr. Akbar was very thorough and explained everything very well. He suggested what I should do and ordered more test. |
*The patient rating score is an average of all responses to physician-related questions on our nationally recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
**Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey and are displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.