University of Pennsylvania Health System Untitled Document Table of Contents Physician Index Medicine Gastroenterology Specialists in the diagnosis and care of disorders related to the digestive system. Included are problems of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum, liver, gall bladder, and pancreas, as well as nutritional disorders.
Diagnostic techniques employed include upper endoscopy, colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy.
The department is also the site of the Crohns and Colitis Comprehensive Care Program and provides specialty care for digestive problems in the older patient. A private practice physician who maintains medical staff privileges at Presbyterian Medical Center but is not employed by the University of Pennsylvania Health System.