The Physician Behind Your Care
Dr. Naeem Aslam , MD
Gastroenterologist / Hepatologists
Dr. Naeem is a board-certified gastroenterologist/Hepatologists with over two decades of experience diagnosing and treating complex disorders of the digestive system, liver, pancreas, and biliary tract. His career spans some of the most rigorous training programs in the United States, equipping him with expertise few practitioners can match.
Dr. Romila Aslam
rheumatologist
Dr. Romila is a board certified rheumatologist and internal medicine physician with more than a decade of experience diagnosing and treating complex autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. She is committed to providing compassionate, evidence based care that helps patients improve their quality of life and manage diseases.
- Specialized services
Procedures and Consultations by Specialists
Every service here is delivered by a fellowship-trained specialist with the depth to diagnose accurately, treat precisely, and manage your condition for the long term
- Digestive Disease Specialist
Comprehensive Gastroenterology Consultations
A fellowship-trained gastroenterologist evaluates your full clinical history before forming a single conclusion. Symptoms that have circled through general practice without resolution get a thorough, specialist-level diagnostic workup from the first appointment.
- Full GI symptom evaluation and history review
- Conditions missed elsewhere identified and addressed
- Fellowship-trained diagnostic thinking from appointment one
- Gold Standard Screening
Colon Cancer Screening and Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer is among the most preventable cancers when screening is performed by the right physician. With 15,000+ colonoscopies performed and above-benchmark adenoma detection rates, this is not a routine screening appointment.
- 15,000+ colonoscopies performed by one specialist
- Above-benchmark adenoma detection rates
- High-definition imaging with same-day results
- Medicare and major insurance plans accepted
- Advanced Diagnostic Procedure
Upper Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy
Visual diagnostic clarity that no lab result or imaging scan can replicate. Upper and lower GI endoscopy performed by a fellowship-trained gastroenterologist with the procedural depth to identify what every prior workup has missed.
- Upper endoscopy for esophagus, stomach and small intestine
- Capsule endoscopy for complete small bowel visualization
- Biopsy-capable with same-day findings discussion
- High-definition imaging with specialist interpretation
- Fellowship-Level Biliary Care
ERCP Procedures
The most technically demanding procedure in gastroenterology, performed in-house by a physician who completed a dedicated Advanced ERCP Fellowship. Bile duct stones, strictures, stent placement, and pancreatic intervention without an outside referral.
- Dedicated Advanced ERCP Fellowship training
- Bile duct stone removal and stent placement in-house
- Pancreatic duct intervention and stricture management
- No referral required for complex biliary conditions
- Deep Tissue GI Imaging
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
The only imaging method that evaluates GI tract walls, surrounding lymph nodes, and adjacent organs from the inside. Where external scans reach their limit, endoscopic ultrasound begins. Fellowship-trained precision on every case that requires it.
- Transmural imaging of GI walls and surrounding structures
- Lymph node evaluation and fine needle aspiration capability
- Pancreatic mass and bile duct assessment performed in-house
- Remote Specialist Access
Telehealth Gastroenterology Appointments
Board-certified gastroenterology consultation available in-person or remotely. The same specialist depth, the same diagnostic thinking, and the same clinical standard without the commute or the waiting room.
- Board-certified GI specialist available via telehealth
- New and existing patients accepted remotely
- Same diagnostic depth as an in-person consultation
- Autoimmune Specialist Evaluation
Comprehensive Rheumatology Consultations
- Full autoimmune and inflammatory disease workup
- Board-certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine
- Fellowship-trained diagnostic depth from visit one
- Complex Immune Disorder Care
Autoimmune Disease Management
Lupus, scleroderma, myositis, and connective tissue disease require a specialist committed to the long game. Fellowship-trained autoimmune management built around your specific disease course, monitored across every organ system involved.
- Lupus, scleroderma, and myositis managed long-term
- Specialist oversight across all organ system involvement
- Treatment plans built around your specific disease course
- Board-certified rheumatologist managing your full case
- Disease-Modifying Treatment
Inflammatory Arthritis Treatment
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis require early specialist intervention to prevent irreversible joint damage. DMARD and biologic therapy initiated and managed by a fellowship-trained rheumatologist from the first confirmed diagnosis.
- Rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis treated in-house
- DMARD and biologic therapy managed by a specialist
- Early intervention before structural joint damage occurs
- Ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis included
- Precision Imaging
Joint Injections and Aspiration
Every injection performed personally by a fellowship-trained rheumatologist. Corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid injections administered in-office with targeted precision, not delegated to a PA or scheduled as an afterthought between appointments.
- Corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid injections in-office
- Diagnostic joint aspiration performed by the specialist
- Not delegated to a PA or referring physician
- Targeted relief with fellowship-trained rheumatologist precision
- Metabolic Joint Disease Management
Gout and Crystal Arthropathy
Recurrent gout is an undertreated metabolic condition, not a dietary failure. Urate-lowering therapy properly titrated by a board-certified rheumatologist eliminates the recurrence cycle that general practice has been managing instead of resolving.
- Urate-lowering therapy titrated by a rheumatology specialist
- Crystal arthropathy diagnosed and managed in-house
- Recurrence cycle eliminated with proper specialist management
- Gout treated as the metabolic condition it clinically is
- Our Philosophy
A Diagnosis Is Not the Goal. The Right Diagnosis, Confirmed and Acted On, Is
Most patients who reach us have already sat in waiting rooms across three different offices. They’ve been told their labs are “normal.” They’ve been handed a pamphlet and sent home. What they haven’t been given is an answer that actually fits their life.
We built this practice on a different model. Dr. Naeem Aslam brings 20 years of advanced gastroenterology to every case involving the digestive system, liver, and pancreas. Dr. Romila Aslam brings over a decade of rheumatologic specialty care to conditions involving joints, autoimmune responses, and inflammatory disease.
When your body is signaling something that doesn’t fall neatly into one box, you shouldn’t have to choose which specialist gets to hear the whole story. Here, both of them do.
We are one call away from your answers
Our clinical team answers the phone. No automated maze. No three day email queue. A real person who can answer your question or connect you with someone who can.
Conditions Treated by Our Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Specialist Team
Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, and the Autoimmune Conditions That Sit Between Both.
01
GERD and Barrett's Esophagus
Acid reflux is structural. Barrett's demands surveillance. A prescription manages symptoms. Specialist care solves them.
02
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome
IBS is undertreated because it is always overgeneralized. Your symptom pattern drives the plan here, not a protocol.
03
Colon Cancer Screening and Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in US. It is also among the most preventable with early screening.
04
Liver Disease & Hepatitis
Your liver does extraordinary work. When something disrupts it, we intervene early with advanced monitoring .
05
Crohn's Disease
Remission is achievable. Sustaining it requires commitment. A physician who stays engaged long-term makes the difference.
06
Celiac Disease
Frequently misdiagnosed for years. We use precise diagnostic to reach a definitive answer and guide you toward recovery.
07
Ulcerative Colitis
Mucosal inflammation progresses when left undertreated. The goal here is durable remission, not just flare control.
08
Psoriatic Arthritis
Inflammation drives damage in both skin and joints equally. Treating only what is visible leaves the disease progressing.
09
Gastroparesis and Motility Disorders
Delayed gastric emptying is routinely misattributed for years. A confirmed motility workup changes the entire treatment path.
10
Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
Lupus attacks multiple organ systems and requires monitoring. General familiarity with lupus is not rheumatology expertise.
11
Gout and Crystal Arthropathy
Recurrent gout is a metabolic condition, not a diet problem. Proper urate-lowering therapy ends the cycle permanently.
12
Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders
Bile duct conditions demand fellowship-level technical depth. Dr. Aslam's ERCP Fellowship exists for exactly this category.
13
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint destruction in RA begins earlier than patients are told. Early DMARD therapy is what preserves long-term function.
14
Ankylosing Spondylitis & Axial Spondyloarthritis
Spinal inflammation progresses silently before most diagnoses. Early identification prevents irreversible structural damage.
15
Inflammatory Arthritis and Joint Injections
Fellowship-trained injections deliver precision, not guesswork. Joint care here is structured, specialist-led, and intentional.
16
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease
Sjogren's, scleroderma, and myositis need multi-system thinking. Specialist depth is the only thing that gets this diagnosis right.
01
Celiac Disease
Frequently misdiagnosed for years. We use precise diagnostic protocols to reach a definitive answer and guide you toward recovery.
02
Ulcerative Colitis
Mucosal inflammation progresses when left undertreated. The goal here is durable remission, not just flare control.
03
Crohn's Disease
Remission is achievable. Sustaining it requires commitment. A physician who stays engaged long-term makes the difference.
04
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome
IBS is undertreated because it is always overgeneralized. Your symptom pattern drives the plan here, not a protocol.
05
Colon Cancer Screening and Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in US. It is also among the most preventable with early screening.
06
GERD and Barrett's Esophagus
Acid reflux is structural. Barrett's demands surveillance. A prescription manages symptoms. Specialist care solves them.
07
Liver Disease & Hepatitis
Your liver does extraordinary work. When something disrupts it, we intervene early with advanced monitoring and targeted treatment.
08
Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders
Bile duct conditions demand fellowship-level technical depth. Dr. Aslam's ERCP Fellowship exists for exactly this category.
09
Gastroparesis and Motility Disorders
Delayed gastric emptying is routinely misattributed for years. A confirmed motility workup changes the entire treatment path.
01
Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
Lupus attacks multiple organ systems and demands monitoring. General familiarity with lupus is not rheumatology expertise.
02
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint destruction in RA begins earlier than patients are told. Early DMARD therapy is what preserves long-term function.
03
Psoriatic Arthritis
Inflammation drives damage in both skin and joints equally. Treating only what is visible leaves the disease progressing.
04
Gout and Crystal Arthropathy
Recurrent gout is a metabolic condition, not a diet problem. Proper urate-lowering therapy ends the cycle permanently.
05
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis
Spinal inflammation progresses silently before most diagnoses. Early identification prevents irreversible structural damage.
06
Inflammatory Arthritis and Joint Injections
Fellowship-trained injections deliver precision, not guesswork. Joint care here is structured, specialist-led, and intentional.
07
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease
Sjogren's, scleroderma, and myositis need multi-system thinking. Specialist depth is the only thing that gets this diagnosis right.
Your Insurance Is Most Likely Accepted.
We work with nearly every major plan in the region. Our billing team contacts your insurer before your visit so you walk in knowing exactly what to expect. No financial surprises.
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