Gastroenterology & Hepatology in Florida

Services

Physicians in Gastroenterology & Hepatology see patients with diseases or disorders of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. Specialty clinics and areas of expertise include:

Diseases of the Esophagus

• Achalasia
• Barrett's esophagus
• Cancer of the esophagus
• Esophageal spasm, non-cardiac chest pain
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Esophagus services, including endoscopy, non-surgical and surgical treatments for GERD, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), photodynamic therapy, Ph (acid) monitoring and esophageal pressure monitoring (manometry); esophagectomy

Diseases of the Stomach

• Ulcers
• Cancer of the stomach
• Chronic indigestion (dyspepsia)
• Gastroparesis
• Helicobacter pylori
• Nausea and vomiting
• Stomach services, including endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and transit studies

Diseases of the Small Intestine, Nutrition

• Celiac disease
• Malabsorption of nutrients
• Short bowel syndrome
• Ulcers and bleeding
• Small bowel and nutrition services, including feeding tubes, parenteral and enteral nutrition

Diseases of the Colon (Bowel)

• Bleeding
• Colon polyps
• Cancer of the colon
• Rectal cancer
• Constipation
• Crohn's disease
• Diarrhea
• Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
• Fecal incontinence
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Pouchitis
• Ulcerative colitis
• Colon services, including colonoscopy, remicade infusion, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and ano-rectal pressure monitoring

Diseases of the Pancreas

• Acute pancreatitis
• Adult cystic fibrosis
• Ampullary carcinoma
• Cancer of the pancreas
• Chronic pancreatitis
• Cysts of the pancreas
• Islet cell cancer
• Pancreas services, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), genetic testing

Diseases of the Liver and Bile Ducts

• Bile duct cancer
• Bile duct stones
• Cancer of the liver
• Cirrhosis
• Hepatitis (A, B and C; non-alcoholic steato hepatitis)
• Liver Disease
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Primary biliary cirrhosis
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis
• Services include endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), liver transplantation

Services

• Ano-rectal pressure monitoring
• Capsule/wireless endoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Diagnostic CT, MRI and ultrasound scans
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Endoscopic treatments for GERD (radiofrequency treatment, injectable implants)
• Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
• Enteroscopy
• Esophageal pressure monitoring (manometry)
• Feeding tubes
• Genetic testing
• Intravenous nutrition training programs for patients (home parenteral or enteral nutrition)
• Liver Biopsy
• Liver Transplantation
• Ph (acid) monitoring
• Photodynamic therapy for Barrett's esophagus
• Remicaide infusion
• Surgery, including anti-reflux surgery
• Transit studies
• Upper endoscopy