Digestive health is important to your overall health and well-being. At Summit Health, we pride ourselves on giving you the care you need to keep your digestive health in check for years to come.
Our Approach to Gastroenterology
Summit Health gastroenterologists are there for all your digestive health needs. We work to prevent, diagnose, and treat the full spectrum of gastroenterological conditions using state-of-the-art procedures and advanced testing methods.
Conditions We Treat
- Nausea and vomiting
- Infections of the gastrointestinal tract
- Diverticulitis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Celiac disease
- C. difficile infection
- H. Pylori infection
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic diarrhea
- Abdominal pain and bloating
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Dyspepsia/Nausea and Vomiting
- Screening for colon polyps and prevention of cancer
- Family history of colon cancer and other cancers
- Genetic syndromes with risk of colon cancer
- Removal of colon polyps
- Multidisciplinary treatment of colon cancer
- Gastroesophageal reflux and heartburn
- Screening for esophageal cancer
- Esophageal motility disorders and Achalasia
- Difficulty swallowing
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Barrett’s Esophagus and ablation of Barrett’s
- Esophageal strictures
- Zenker’s Diverticulum
- Pancreatic cancer screening
- Pancreatic Exocrine insufficiency (EPI)
- Gallstones and gallbladder disease
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Autoimmune pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cysts
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Strictures and tumors of the bile ducts
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis
- Viral hepatitis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Hemochromatosis
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Use of newest biologic agents
- Cancer prevention and screening
- Endoscopic removal of early gastrointestinal cancers
- Endoscopic removal of large polyps
- Stenting of benign and malignant strictures of the GI tract
- Minimally invasive techniques for treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst
- Removal of complex bile duct stones
- Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic stones
- Enteroscopy for biliary tract disease in gastric bypass patients
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection
- Cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy (Spyglass)
- Apollo endoscopic suturing
- Radiofrequency ablation and Cryotherapy for Barrett’s
- POEM for achalasia
- TIF (endoscopic fundoplication for reflux disease)
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- ERCP
- PEG tube (feeding tube) placement
- Enteroscopy
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection
- Cholangioscopy (Spyglass)
- Apollo endoscopic suturing
- Radiofrequency ablation and Cryotherapy for Barretts
- POEM for achalasia
- TIF (endoscopic fundoplication for reflux disease)
- Bravo pH Testing
- Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy
- High resolution esophageal manometry
- Breath Testing for bacterial overgrowth and food intolerance
- Elastography for evaluation and staging of fatty liver disease
- Fecal transplant
Most Commonly Performed Procedures
Upper GI Endoscopy
An upper GI endoscopy is an outpatient procedure used to visualize the inside your esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine (duodenum). The endoscope is a flexible tube with a special type of camera that sends pictures of the lining of your gastrointestinal tract to a video screen. The procedure is done with sedation by an anesthesiologist and there is no discomfort associated with the procedure.
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is an outpatient procedure used to visualize the entire large intestine (colon). The colonoscope is a slim, flexible tube with a special type of camera that sends pictures of the lining of your gastrointestinal tract to a video screen. The colonoscope is inserted into anus while the patient is sedated and it allows your gastroenterologist to examine the inside of your colon and rectum.
Colonoscopy is the best technique to prevent colon cancer. Colon cancer screening is recommended for all adults starting at 45 with no symptoms or family history. Lifetime risk of colon cancer is 5% or 1 in 20 for both men and women. If you have symptoms or family history of cancer, screening may be recommended starting at an earlier age. Colonoscopy allows your physician to find and remove precancerous growths called polyps before they become cancers and allows for the detection of early colon cancers when they are easily treatable. Polyps which are detected during the procedure are removed at that time. The procedure is done with sedation by an anesthesiologist and there is typically no discomfort associated with the procedure including the removal of polyps.
Why Choose Summit Health
Collaboration across Summit Health
Sometimes it can be challenging to know whether the symptoms you’re experiencing are due to a digestive health issue. That’s where Summit Health can help. With a full range of specialists who work closely together and share one electronic health record, we can make sure you get to the right provider — close to home.
Management of acute and chronic digestive diseases
Our gastroenterologists have an impressive breadth of knowledge and experience that covers the spectrum of digestive diseases. They specialize in cancer prevention, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and pancreatic disease.
Summit Health understands that many digestive diseases are chronic. Therefore, we strive to provide compassionate care focused on optimizing health and improving quality of life. Our multidisciplinary approach includes coordinated care amongst surgeons, oncologists, and a support staff of nutritionist and genetic counselors.
