Hamza H. Khan, M.D. Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Primary Appointment Location

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
1 Children's Way
Little Rock, AR 72202

Appointment Phone Numbers: 501-263-2644
Primary Care; 501-222-4596
Specialty Care

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Overview

Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Care; Digestive Health
Accepting New Patients: Yes (Referral Required)
Provides Second Opinion: Yes
Patient Type: Children and Adolescents
Languages: English, Urdu, Hindi

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Appointments for new patients are by referral only.

Existing patients can make an appointment by requesting an appointment online through Arkansas Children’s MyChart or by contacting the clinic directly.

About Dr. Khan

Dr. Khan’s clinical focus is advanced and transnasal endoscopy: he is currently being trained for the same. Dr. Khan is currently seeing general GI patients, as well as specializes in advanced endoscopy and transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (TNE).

Dr. Khan's Academic Background

Hamza Hassan Khan, M.D., has joined the Department of Pediatrics as an assistant professor in the gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition section.

Dr. Khan is originally from Pakistan and received his medical degree at Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Afterward, he worked as a research assistant at The Transplant Center for Children, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, DC. He completed his pediatric residency and served as a chief pediatric resident at Ascension St. John Children’s Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Thereafter, he completed his pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition fellowship at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Khan’s clinical focus is advanced and transnasal endoscopy: he is currently being trained for the same. Dr. Khan has been actively involved in clinical research and secured an intramural grant during his fellowship to study intestinal ultrasound findings compared to endoscopy at diagnosis in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients.

Faculty Appointments

Department of Pediatrics — Division of Gastroenterology: Associate Professor

Education and Training

Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Residency: Ascension St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Pediatrics
Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Professional Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics — General Pediatrics

Dr. Khan's Research

Dr. Khan has been actively involved in clinical research and secured an intramural grant during his fellowship to study intestinal ultrasound findings compared to endoscopy at diagnosis in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients.

Selected Publications

Khan HH, Munden MM, Spence LH, Jones RH, Whatley J, Suppa C. Intestinal ultrasound at diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease compared to endoscopy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Dec 24; ():. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12444 PMID: 39718128.
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Khan HH, Lewin DN, Suppa C. Protein-losing enteropathy secondary to collagenous colitis in a 2-year-old. JPGN Rep. 2024 May; 5(2):178-181. doi: 10.1002/jpr3.12051 PMID: 38756128.
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Khan HH, Lewin DN, Kasi N. Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder of the Epiglottis in a 21-Month-Old Child. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jul 11; ():. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002954 PMID: 39078385.
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Lin S, Dixon TC, Khan HH, Munden MM, Anderson JN. Unique sequelae of portal vein thrombosis in a pediatric patient with cystic echinococcosis: A case report. JPGN Rep. 2024 May; 5(2):218-222. doi: 10.1002/jpr3.12066 PMID: 38756114.
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Khan HH, Anderson JN, Lin S, Munden M. Hepatic Hydatic Cyst Causing Portal Hypertension and Cavernous Transformation in a Pediatric Patient. ACG Case Rep J. 2024 Feb; 11(2):e01265. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001265 PMID: 38328769.
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Khan HH, Kaufman SS, Yazigi NA, Khan KM. Outcomes of Portosystemic Shunts in Children with and without Liver Transplantation. Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr. 2024 Jan; 27(1):37-42. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2024.27.1.37 PMID: 38249644.
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Lee J, Khan HH, McBee M, Kasi N. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Presenting as Esophageal Stenosis in a Pediatric Patient. JPGN Rep. 2022 Aug; 3(3):e213. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000213 PMID: 37168637.
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Khan HH, Streck CJ Jr, Eklund MJ. A Partial Esophageal Duplication in a Two-Year-Old Female-An Incidental Finding. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 May 1; 74(5):e127. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003436 PMID: 35579881.
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Khan HH, Subedi S, Kumar S, Lyons H. The Pattern of CT Scan Use in the Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Community Hospital. Cureus. 2021 Oct; 13(10):e19162. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19162 PMID: 34873505.
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Khan HH, Witkowski A, Clark JA, Mata A. A 17-Year-Old Girl with a Recent History of Marijuana Use Presented with Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium and Tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Hospital Admission. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Jun 16; 22():e931800. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.931800 PMID: 34131098.
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Kumar S, Bennett WE, Bozic MA, Croffie JM, Ferrell E, Hon EC, Khan HH, McFerron BA, Molleston JP, Pfefferkorn MD, Steiner SJ, Rao GS, Vanderpool CP, Waseem S, Watts A, Gupta SK. Inadequate Bowel Preparation in Pediatric Colonoscopy-Prospective Study of Potential Causes. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Sep 1; 73(3):325-328. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003178 PMID: 34415261.
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Khan HH, Ansar I, Kontos N, Kumar S, Lyons H. Report of a Fatal Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome and a Review of the Literature. Cureus. 2020 Dec 13; 12(12):e12049. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12049 PMID: 33457141.
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Khan HH, Parr L, Jay A, Raza S, Lyons H, Kumar S. Glycogen Storage Disease Type IX due to a Novel Mutation in PHKA2 Gene. Case Rep Pediatr. 2020; 2020():8836534. doi: 10.1155/2020/8836534 PMID: 33014498.
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Khan HH, Klingert CE, Kumar S, Lyons H. Cirrhosis in a Young Child Due to Fatty Liver; Importance of Early Screening: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Am J Case Rep. 2020 Jun 25; 21():e923250. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.923250 PMID: 32583813.
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Chauhan N, Khan HH, Kumar S, Lyons H. Clinical Variables as Predictors of First Relapse in Pediatric Crohn's Disease. Cureus. 2019 Jun 24; 11(6):e4980. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4980 PMID: 31467814.
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Khan HH, Vijay A, Cooper M, Ghasemian SR. Using Back-Table Angioscopy to Evaluate Renal Allograft Arterial Injury. Prog Transplant. 2018 Dec; 28(4):394-395. doi: 10.1177/1526924818800049 PMID: 30223722.
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Khan ZH, Ilyas K, Ghazanfar H, Khan HH, Hussain Q, Hammad S, Munir A, Asim R. Fatal Fulminant Hepatitis from Rituximab-induced Hepatitis B Reactivation in a Patient with Follicular Lymphoma: A Case Report and a Brief Review of Literature. Cureus. 2018 Mar 2; 10(3):e2257. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2257 PMID: 29725560.
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Khan ZH, Ilyas K, Khan HH, Ghazanfar H, Hussain Q, Inayat F, Yasir M, Asim R. Unresectable Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver in an Adult Male Treated with Chemotherapy and Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Cureus. 2017 Oct 8; 9(10):e1759. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1759 PMID: 29226049.
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Mansoor S, Siddiqui M, Mateen F, Saadat S, Khan ZH, Zahid M, Khan HH, Malik SA, Assad S. Prevalence of Obesity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Cureus. 2017 Jul 26; 9(7):e1519. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1519 PMID: 28959514.
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Khan HH, Schroeder L, Fitzpatrick MS, Kaufman SS, Yazigi NA, Yurasek GK, Steinhorn DM, Fishbein TM, Khan KM. Successful venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for prolonged hepatopulmonary syndrome following pediatric liver transplantation: A case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Nov; 21(7):. doi: 10.1111/petr.13036 PMID: 28833992.
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Assad S, Khan HH, Ghazanfar H, Khan ZH, Mansoor S, Rahman MA, Khan GH, Zafar B, Tariq U, Malik SA. Role of Sex Hormone Levels and Psychological Stress in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases. Cureus. 2017 Jun 5; 9(6):e1315. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1315 PMID: 28690949.
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Siddiqui M, Noon MJ, Mehboob N, Khalid R, Mansoor S, Khan HH. Smokeless Tobacco Use and Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study. Ann Glob Health. 2016 Sep-Oct; 82(5):768-769. doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.09.002 PMID: 28283127.
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Khan HH, Assad S, Rahman MA, Niazi AK. Rolipram: Eotaxin and phosphodiesterase IV inhibitor versus bronchial hyper-reactivity response. Adv Biomed Res. 2015; 4():224. doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.166647 PMID: 26623399.
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Khokhar N, Qureshi MO, Ahmad S, Ahmad A, Khan HH, Shafqat F, Salih M. Comparison of once a day rifaximin to twice a day dosage in the prevention of recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with chronic liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Sep; 30(9):1420-2. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12970 PMID: 25867912.
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