Esophagitis

Esophagitis care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

Mayo Clinic doctors from a number of specialties diagnose and treat esophagitis. Doctors trained in digestive diseases, allergies, and heart surgery work together as a team to provide coordinated, comprehensive care for people who have esophagitis. Virtually every test and treatment for esophagitis is available in one convenient location. Treatment can involve lifestyle changes, medicines and surgery.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

Mayo Clinic specialists are skilled at distinguishing between various causes of esophagitis. Mayo Clinic researchers were among the first in the United States to recognize eosinophilic esophagitis as a new disease.

Expertise and rankings

Experience

Mayo Clinic gastroenterologists and thoracic surgeons have extensive experience treating people with all types of esophagitis, including eosinophilic esophagitis and reflux, drug-induced and infectious esophagitis. Mayo doctors evaluate and treat nearly 6,000 people each year with esophagitis.

The latest techniques and technology

At Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, specialists in allergy and gastroenterology work together in the Mayo Clinic Program for the Study of Mast Cell and Eosinophil Disorders to study a wide variety of diseases, including eosinophilic esophagitis.

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranks No. 1 for digestive disorders in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for digestive disorders by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023–2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's gastroenterology and hepatology department's expertise and rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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