Dr. Mounzer received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon before moving in 2005 to the United States.
He joined Yale University in New Haven, Conn., where he completed a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship focusing on the role of inflammatory molecules in vascular development. He completed both his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Mounzer received advanced training in interventional endoscopy at the University of Colorado Denver, one of the nation’s premier interventional endoscopy fellowship programs.
Dr. Mounzer served as an assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where he was involved the training of fellows. He subsequently co-developed the Interventional Endoscopy Service at Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix, where he also served as Director of Clinic Operations and Director of the Center for Pancreaticobiliary Health at the Digestive Institute.
Dr. Mounzer has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications published in high-impact journals, has received grant support from the American Society of Gastroenterology, and has spoken at multiple national conferences.