Syed Jafri, MD

Syed Jafri, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist with special clinical interests in diseases of the pancreas. He has advance training in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and therapeutic endoscopy. Dr. Jafri is the leading Kansas City physician in the use of SpyGlass Direct Visualization, a cutting-edge procedure that aids in diagnosis and can frequently eliminate a patients need for surgery.

Dr. Jafri has served as a clinical instructor for both the University of California-Irvine and the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he was also the director of endoscopic ultrasound and therapeutic endoscopy. He is credited with numerous articles, papers, and presentations within his field. Dr. Jafri is a diplomat of the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and an American Gastroenterology Association fellow, and has been honored with a Distinction in Community Medicine designation. Dr. Jafri earned his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Missouri-Columbia.