Hamita Sachar, MD
Education
MD: State University of NY at Buffalo School of Med (2008)
Postdoctoral Fellow: Yale School of Medicine
Fellow: Yale School of Medicine
Resident: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2011)
Professional Affiliations
Gastrointestinal Organizational Leadership Development (GOLD) Program: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) (2022)
Advanced Emerging Leaders Program: Yale School of Medicine/Yale School of Management (2020)
Emerging Leaders Program: Yale School of Medicine/Yale School of Management (2019)
Leadership, Education And Development (LEAD) Program: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) (2018)
Phi Beta Kappa: State University of New York at Stony Brook (2003)
Certifications
AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2011)
AB of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (2015)
Hamita Sachar, MD, specializes in treating gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, such as abdominal migraines, diarrhea, functional abdominal pain syndrome, and GI bleeding. She utilizes various diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, including lower GI series, hepatobiliary scans, abdominal duplex ultrasounds, and barium enemas. Additionally, she performs innovative therapies like gut-directed hypnotherapy and fecal transplants for treating traveler's diarrhea.
Dr. Sachar's research explores sedation, anesthesia, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and ulcer treatment and prevention.
A participant in the Gastrointestinal Organizational Leadership Development (GOLD) Program and the Emerging Leaders Program, Dr. Sachar received the Samuel Kushlan Award for Excellence in Research and a Teaching Award conferred by chief residents.
Dr. Sachar is an associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
