Qiang Cai, MD, PhD

Qiang Cai, M.D., Ph.D, is the director of Gastroenterology at LSU Health Shreveport and Chief of Gastroenterology at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. Dr Cai received his bachelor’s degree from Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China and master’s degree from Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China. He pursued his Ph.D. at Cornell University. Dr. Cai performed his residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Joseph's Hospital, University of Wisconsin prior to engaging in his Fellowship in the Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine. He remained at Emory University rising to the rank of Full Professor.Dr. Cai offers focused and unique expertise in Gastric Pre-Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) for refractory gastroparesis, Pre-Oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for patients with achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, GE junction outlet obstruction etc. He also performs additional procedures including Endoscopic mucosal resection, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (for early gastrointestinal cancers), Single & Double Balloon Enteroscopy, Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection, Sumucosal Tunnel Endoscopic Resection, Endoscopic Diversiculotomy for Zenker’s Diverticulum, ERCP and EUS.