Dr. Wajahat Z. Mehal is a gastroenterologist in West Haven, Connecticut and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He has been in practice for more than 20 years. Wajahat Zafar Mehal, MD, PhD, director of the Yale Weight Loss Program; Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat digestive disorders, such as stomach pain, ulcers, reflux, constipation and Crohn’s disease. Wajahat Zafar Mehal, MD, PhD, director of the Yale Weight Loss Program, focuses on trying to understand why so many people who are overweight develop liver disease, among other illnesses.