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Conditions:

• Appendicitis
• Colon cancer
• Colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Diverticulitis
• Esophageal cancer
• Gallbladder diseases and gallstones
• Heartburn and GERD
• Hepatitis
• Hiatal hernia
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Liver disease/ cirrhosis
• Liver/hepatobiliary cancer
• Obesity/overweight
• Pancreatic cancer
• Rectal cancer
• Stomach/gastric cancer
• Ulcers

Procedures:

• Anesthesia
• Appendectomy
• Barium enema
• Cholecystectomy
• Colon resection
• Colostomy
• Fistulotomy
• Gastrectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Hernia repair
• Nissen fundoplication
• Ostomy
• Sphincterotomy
• Upper GI series

Health care:

• Gastrointestinal health
• Medicare/insurance
• Nutrition
• Stress management

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American Digestive, Liver & Nutritional Diseases Center
Nandakumar Ravi, M.D.
Gastroenterology

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