Patient Services

To Schedule an appointment, please call:
(520) 694-8888
(520) 694-4000

 
The Section of Gastroenterology is involved in digestive diseases research and training of the next generation of physicians.  It is thus ideally poised to provide the most up-to-date information and the latest treatments to patients in this constantly changing subspecialty.  Our endoscopists use the latest high definition endoscopes and offer expertise and procedures that are unique to the region. 
 
We work closely with the Arizona Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer center in the southwest, which also has a GI SPORE- one of five NCI funded Specialized Programs in Research Excellence in the nation. Our physicians also work closely with gastrointestinal, colon and transplant surgeons in the Department of Surgery as well as other specialists at the Arizona Health Sciences Center to provide outstanding, comprehensive care in the following areas:
 
Disorders of the esophagus  
o   Gastro esophageal reflux disease
o   Barrett’s esophagus
o   Eosinophilic esophagitis
o   Swallowing disorders
o   Esophageal cancer
 
Disorders of the stomach and duodenum
o   Gastric and duodenal ulcers
o   Gastric cancer
o   Nausea and vomiting
 
Disorders of the intestines
o   Irritable bowel syndrome
o   Unexplained bleeding
o   Diarrhea
o   Celiac disease
o   Lactose intolerance
 
Inflammatory bowel disease
o   Crohn’s disease
o   Ulcerative colitis
o   Microscopic colitis
 
Disorders of the colon
o   Colon cancer screening and surveillance
o   Familial colon cancers such as Lynch Syndrome, FAP
o   Genetic testing for familial cancers
o   Constipation, diarrhea
o   Diverticular disease, diverticulitis 
  
Disorder of the Liver
o   Viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D,E)
o   Liver transplantation
o   Non- alcoholic fatty liver disease
o   Acute and chronic hepatitis
o   Chronic liver diseases
o   Cirrhosis
o   Liver failure
o   Liver cancer
 
 
Gall bladder and bile duct disorder
o   Gall stones
o   Bile duct cancer
o   Jaundice
o   Bile duct strictures
 
Pancreatic disorders
o   Acute and chronic pancreatitis
o   Pancreatic cancer
o   Pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts
 
Others 
o Unexplained abdominal pain
o Unexplained bleeding
o Unexplained weight loss
 
Endoscopic procedures performed
o  Upper endoscopy
o  Ultra-thin upper endoscopy - endoscopy with very slim endoscopes
o  Endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding
o  Banding of esophageal varices
o  Colonoscopy
o  Assessment and removal of large polyps of the colon and stomach
o  Small intestinal balloon enteroscopy
o  ERCP (Endoscopy of the bile and pancreatic ducts)
o  EUS (Endoscopic ultrasound)
o  Enteral stents (stents placed in esophagus and colon to treat obstruction)
o  PEG (endoscopically placed stomach feeding tubes)
o  Barrett’s ablation (BarrX)
o  Capsule endoscopy
o  Motility and pH studies