Athar Altaf, MD

Dr. Athar Altaf is a gastroenterologist with four decades of experience treating digestive and intestinal disorders. He earned his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College and completed his residency training at Highland Hospital of Rochester and New York Methodist Hospital. Dr. Altaf further specialized through a fellowship at University of Kentucky Medical Center in 2009. He is fluent in both English and Urdu.

Dr. Altaf practices at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center with locations in Pittston and Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. His expertise includes managing inflammatory bowel conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. He also specializes in detecting and treating colon polyps. Dr. Altaf provides comprehensive care through home infusion therapy and performs diagnostic pathology tests with sedation services for patient comfort. Patients give him an average rating of 5.0 on Vitals.