Dr. Fidelis Okoli, a highly regarded gastroenterologist specializing in digestive diseases with an emphasis on liver health, joined Wichita Falls Gastroenterology in 2024. Dr. Okoli trained in Internal Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, completing his residency and board certification in 2020. He then had advanced training attending a Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York, NY in 2020-2021, followed by completing a three-year Gastroenterology Fellowship at New York University Langone Hospital in Long Island, NY in 2024. After his extensive training, Dr. Okoli moved to Wichita Falls to join WFGIA.
Dr. Okoli is skilled in general gastroenterology, endoscopy, enteroscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy and abdominal paracentesis. Dr. Okoli also specializes in managing complex liver diseases including the patients being evaluated for liver transplant and those that have been transplanted. Dr. Okoli is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) where he has done poster presentations in their annual scientific meetings. Dr. Okoli has published in major scientific journals and he has been involved in quality improvement projects, focusing on infection control and prevention, underscoring his provision of high-quality, compassionate patient care. Dr. Okoli’s life philosophy is to treat others the way he would love others to treat him. Dr. Okoli believes in the holistic approach to medicine “caring for the whole man, spirit, soul and body”.
Receiving recognition for outstanding service from the New York State Government and outstanding community service awards from various organizations, Dr. Okoli demonstrates initiative in serving his community. Outside of his professional career, Dr. Okoli enjoys playing soccer and basketball, watching NBA games, tennis, and soccer and spending time with his family.